Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of Katherine.

People with the first name Katja

Actresses

• Katja Flint (born 1959), German actress

• Katja Herbers (born 1980), Dutch actress

• Katja Medbøe (1945–1996), Norwegian actress

• Katja Riemann (born 1963), German actress

• Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch actress, singer and television personality

• Katja Woywood (born 1971), German actress, former child star

• Katja Zoch (born 1961), American voice actress

Musicians

• Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist

• Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer

• Katja Moslehner German singer

• Katja Glieson, Australian recording artist

Politicians

• Katja Adler (born 1974), German politician

• Katja Boh (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician

• Katja Kipping (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party

• Katja Husen (1976–2022), German politician

• Katja Suding (born 1975), German politician

Athletes

• Katja Demut (born 1983), German triple jumper

• Katja Dieckow (born 1984), German diver

• Katja Ebbinghaus (born 1948), German tennis player

• Katja Gerber (born 1975), German judoka

• Katja Haller (born 1981), Italian professional biathlete

• Katja Keller (born 1980), German heptathlete

• Katja Koren (born 1975), former Slovenian alpine skier

• Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer

• Katja Langkeit (born 1983), German handball player

• Katja Lehto, Finnish ice hockey player

• Katja Mayer (born 1968), German triathlete

• Katja Nass (born 1968), German fencer

• Katja Nyberg (born 1979), (naturalized) Norwegian handball player

• Katja Požun (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper

• Katja Rajaniemi, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor

• Katja Riipi, Finnish ice hockey player

• Katja Roose (born 1981), Dutch professional kite surfer

• Katja Schroffenegger, Italian football goalkeeper

• Katja Schülke (born 1984), German handball player

• Katja Seizinger (born 1972), German alpine skier

• Katja Tengel (born 1981), German sprinter

• Katja Višnar (born 1984), Slovenian cross-country skier

• Katja Vuković (born 2006), Croatian handball player

• Katja Ziliox (born 1970), German swimmer

Miscellaneous

• Katja von der Bey (born 1962), German art historian and feminist

• Katja Fennel, marine biologist

• Katja von Garnier (born 1966), German film director

• Katja Hoyer (born 1985), German historian and writer

• Katja Kallio (born 1968), Finnish novelist, journalist, columnist and screenwriter

• Katja Mragowska (born 1975), Polish-German artist

• Katja Oxman (born 1942), German-born American visual artist

• Katja Pettersson, Swedish designer

• Katja Rahlwes (born 1967), German fashion photographer

• Katja Shchekina (born 1986), Russian supermodel

• Katja Špur (1908–1991), Slovene journalist, writer, poet, translator

• Katja Thater (born 1966), German poker player

• Katja Tukiainen (born 1969), Finnish artist

Fictional characters

• Katja, an antagonist in the Swedish adventure game

• Katja Brandner, a character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe

• Katja, a character from the Walking Dead video game.

• Katja Hertz, a playable character in the Korean MOBA Eternal Return

See also

• 1113 Katja, an asteroid

• Katia

• Katya

References