1. Gertrude Abercrombie (1909)

American Painter

Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called the queen of the bohemian artists Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and friends with musicians such as...

2. Gertrude Alderfer (1931)

Baseball Player

Gertrude Alderfer is a former first basewoman and catcher who played from 1949 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.

3. Gertrude Aston Thimelby (Unknow)

English Writer

Gertrude Aston Thimelby was an English poet and author who became a Roman Catholic nun late in life. One of the 10 children of Sir Walter Aston of Tixall and...

4. Gertrude Atherton (1857)

Novelist

An American fiction writer and essayist, she is particularly known for her 1923 best-selling novel, Black Oxen. She also published a popular book series on the social history of California.

5. Gertrude B. Elion (1918)

Pharmacologist

Gertrude B. Elion is a famous Pharmacologist, who was born on January 23, 1918 in United States. Pioneer pharmacologist who was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine...

6. Gertrude Baniszewski (1929)

American Murderer

Indiana woman who, with the assistance of her own children and children in her neighborhood, oversaw the torture and murder of teenage girl Sylvia Likens in 1965. She was convicted...

7. Gertrude Baumstark (1941)

Chess Player

Gertrude Baumstark is a famous Chess Player, who was born on May 21, 1941 in Romania. According to Astrologers, Gertrude Baumstark's zodiac sign is Gemini.

8. Gertrude Bell (1868)

English Woman Explorer Of Arabia

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell CBE was an English writer traveller political officer administrator archaeologist and spy who explored mapped and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her...

9. Gertrude Berg (1899)

Screenwriter

American actress and screenwriter who won the Tony Award for Best Actress for 1959's A Majority of One.

10. Gertrude Bloede (1845)

American Writer

Gertrude Bloede was a United States poet. She used the pen name “Stuart Sterne” for her publications.

11. Gertrude Blom (1901)

Swiss Mesoamericanists

Gertrude Trudi Duby Blom was a Swiss journalist social anthropologist and documentary photographer who spent five decades chronicling the Mayan cultures of Chiapas Mexico particularly the culture of the Lacandon...

12. Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890)

Children's Author

Creator of the popular children's series The Boxcar Children, which was first published in 1924 and which, under different authorship, continued well into the 21st century.

13. Gertrude Dunn (1933)

American Baseball Player

Gertrude Dunn was an American baseball player with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League the league made famous by the 1992 film A League Of Their Own. Dunn played shortstop...

14. Gertrude Ederle (1905)

American Swimmer Olympic Gold Me

1924 swimming Olympian who became the first woman to conquer the English Channel two years later.

15. Gertrude Farquharson Boyle Kanno (1878)

Sculptor

Gertrude Farquharson Boyle Kanno is a famous Sculptor, who was born on January 26, 1878 in United States. American sculptor who made portrait busts and medallions of famous people in...

16. Gertrude Fester (1952)

Human Rights Activist

Gertrude Fester is a famous Human Rights Activist, who was born on July 4, 1952 in South Africa. Gertrude Fester is a South African feminist, women’s activist and a member...

17. Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner (1926)

Austrian Politician

Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner was an Austrian politician for the SPÖ. In 1993 she became an honorary citizen of Vienna.

18. Gertrude Gabl (1948)

Austrian Alpine Skier

Gertrude Gabl was an alpine skier from Austria. Her best season was 1969/70 when she won the Alpine skiing World Cup. She died in an avalanche in 1976.

19. Gertrude Ganote (1920)

All-american Girls Professional

Gertrude Ganote was an infielder and pitcher who played from 1944 through 1945 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 2 in 134 lb Ganote...

20. Gertrude Harris Boatwright Claytor (1888)

American Writer

Gertrude Harris Boatwright Claytor was an American poet. Born in Staunton Virginia she later moved with her family to Roanoke Virginia where she was privately educated. In 1908 she married...

21. Gertrude Himmelfarb (1922)

American Cultural Historian

A New York-born historian known for her work on English culture during the Victorian era, she also published books and articles pertaining to contemporary intellectual history. Her scholarly works include...

22. Gertrude Hiscox (Unknow)

British Collaborator

Gertrude Blount Hiscox was a British collaborator with National Socialist German Workers' Party Germany in World War II. In 1941 she was convicted of an offence under the Defence Regulations...

23. Gertrude Kolar (1926)

Former Artistic Gymnast

Gertrude Gollner-Kolar is a former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

24. Gertrude Kuyt (1983)

Twitter Star

Rose to popularity throughout the Netherlands as the wife of renowned soccer player Dirk Kuyt. She has amassed over 10,000 followers on Twitter. 

25. Gertrude Lawrence (1898)

Actress Singer

Actress who earned a 1952 Tony Award for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the Broadway musical The King and I. Her other stage credits include Blithe Spirit, Pygmalion, and...

26. Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff (1953)

German Academic And Judge

Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff is a German academic and senior judge. She sits on the second senate of the Bundesverfassungsgericht having succeeded Jutta Limbach in this position in April 2002.

27. Gertrude Mary Cox (1900)

Mathematician

Gertrude Mary Cox was an influential American statistician and founder of the department of Experimental Statistics at North Carolina State University. She was later appointed director of both the Institute...

28. Gertrude Melville (1884)

Australian Politician

Gertrude Mary Melville née Day was the first woman elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1952.

29. Gertrude Messinger (1911)

American Actor

Gertrude Dolores Messinger sometimes spelled Gertrude Messenger and also known as Gertie Messinger was a B-movie film actress of the 1930s through the 1950s. Born in Spokane Washington she began...

30. Gertrude Michael (1911)

Actor

Gertrude Michael is a famous Actor, who was born on June 1, 1911 in United States. According to Astrologers, Gertrude Michael's zodiac sign is Gemini.
Gertrude Michael (June 1, 1911 –...

31. Gertrude Mongella (1945)

Politician

Gertrude Mongella is a famous Politician, who was born on September 13, 1945 in Tanzania. According to Astrologers, Gertrude Mongella's zodiac sign is Capricorn.

32. Gertrude Niesen (1911)

Singer And Musical Theatre Actor

Stage actress and torch singer who appeared in such Broadway musicals as Calling All Stars and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936.

33. Gertrude Of Brunswick (1060)

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34. Gertrude Of Flanders (1070)

Duchess Of Lorraine

35. Gertrude of Saxony (Unknow)

Countess Consort Of Holland And

Gertrude of Saxony also known as Gertrude Billung was a countess consort of Holland and a countess consort of Flanders by marriage. She was regent of Holland during the minority...

36. Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1115)

Margravine Consort Of Austria An

Gertrude of Süpplingenburg was a Margravine consort of Austria and Tuscany and a Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria. She was a member of the Süpplingenburg dynasty.

37. Gertrude Olmstead (1897)

Actress

Silent-film era star who appeared in more than 40 films, including The Monster in 1925 and The Boob in 1926.

38. Gertrude Polcar (1916)

American Politician

Gertrude E. Polcar was a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Polcar received her law degree from the University of Chicago. After serving in the Ohio House of...

39. Gertrude Rwakatare (1950)

Politician

Gertrude Rwakatare is a famous Politician, who was born on December 31, 1950 in Tanzania. According to Astrologers, Gertrude Rwakatare's zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Gertrude Pangalile Rwakatare (31 December 1950 –...

40. Gertrude Shope (1925)

Activist

Gertrude Shope is a famous Activist, who was born on August 15, 1925 in South Africa. According to Astrologers, Gertrude Shope's zodiac sign is Leo.

41. Gertrude Stein (1874)

American Writer Poet

Modernist writer and art collector who attracted such renowned authors and artists as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Pablo Picasso to her Parisian intellectual circle. Her numerous literary works...

42. Gertrude Torkornoo (1962)

Author

Gertrude Torkornoo is a famous Author, who was born on September 11, 1962 in Ghana. According to Astrologers, Gertrude Torkornoo's zodiac sign is Virgo.
Gertrude Torkornoo hails from Winneba in the...

43. Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell (1952)

Austrian Economist Former Board

Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell is an Austrian economist former vice-governor of the Austrian National Bank and former member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.

44. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875)

Entrepreneur

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on January 9, 1875 in United States. Artist, art patron, and collector who founded the Whitney Museum of American Art...

45. Gertrude Walton Donahey (1908)

An American Politician Of The De

Gertrude Walton Donahey was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as Ohio State Treasurer from 1971 to 1983. Donahey born in Goshen Township Tuscarawas County Ohio was...

46. Gertrude Warner (1917)

American Actor

Gertrude Trudy Warner was a voice talent who played multiple characters on radio productions during the Golden Age of Radio.

47. Gertrude Weaver (1898)

Supercentenarian

American supercentenarian who, at age 116, became the world's oldest person. The previous holder of that title passed away on April 1, 2015, making her the world's oldest person for...