Teresa - People

People

In aristocracy:

• Teresa Lubomirska, Polish noble lady
• Teresa of the Two Sicilies, Empress-consort of Brazil
• Teresa of Portugal (disambiguation)
• Maria Theresa (disambiguation)

In religion:

• Mother Teresa, Albanian nun, Nobel Laureate
• Several Saint Teresa, including:
  • Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, French Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church
  • Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Carmelite nun, prominent Counter-Reformer and Doctor of the Church
• Teresa Chikaba, Guinean princess declared as Venerable by the Catholic Church
• Teresa Demjanovich, American nun of the Sisters of Charity

In the arts:

• Teresa Berganza, Spanish opera singer
• Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer
• Teresa Carpenter, Pulitzer prize winning American author
• Teresa Carpio, Cantopop singer and actress
• Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan musician
• Teresa Cheung (socialite), Hong Kong socialite and actress
• Teresa De Sio, Italian folk singer-songwriter
• Teresa Edgerton, American author of fantasy novels and short stories
• Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress
• Therese Grankvist, Swedish singer
• Teresa Graves, American actress and singer
• Teresa Medeiros, American romance novelist
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden, American writer and teacher
• Teresa Parente, American actress
• Theresa Randle, American actress
• Theresa Russell, American actress
• Teresa Salgueiro, Portuguese singer
• Teresa Simas, Portuguese dancer and choreographer
• Teresa Stratas, Canadian soprano
• Teresa Teng, Taiwanese queen of pop
• Teresa Villaverde, Portuguese film director
• Lady Teresa Waugh, British novelist and translator
• Teresa Wentzler, American artist and counted cross-stitch designer
• Teresa Wright, Academy Award-winning American actress
• Teresa Żarnowerówna, Polish avant-garde artist

In politics:

• Therese Coffey, UK Member of Parliament
• Teresa Gutierrez, American politician
• Teresa Heinz (born 1938), former widow of U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III; wife of Senator John Kerry
• Teresa Isaac, American politician, former mayor of Lexington, Kentucky
• Teresa Kok, Malaysian Member of Parliament
• Theresa May, UK Member of Parliament
• Theresa Villiers, UK Member of Parliament

In sports:

• Therese Alshammar, Swedish freestyle swimmer
• Therese Crawford, American volleyball player
• Teresa Ciepły, Polish sprinter
• Teresa Earnhardt, widow of racing legend Dale Earnhardt
• Teresa Edwards, American basketball player
• Teresa Machado, Portuguese athlete
• Teresa Piccini, Mexican ten-pin bowler
• Teresa Rivera, Mexican swimmer
• Teresa Rohmann, German medley swimmer
• Teresa Vaill, American racewalker
• Theresa Zabell, Spanish sailor

Others:

• Teresa Cormack, murder victim from New Zealand
• Teresa Sickles, wife of Daniel Edgar Sickles, who stood trial for killing her lover
• Vincent Teresa, American mobster