Agnes is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Ἁγνή Hagnḗ, meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. This was Latinized Hagnes, and passed to Italian as Agnese, to French as Agnès, to Agnes in English and other Germanic languages, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés.
Inès and Inez are modern French and English (international) derivatives of the Iberian variant.
The name descends from the Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-, meaning 'to sacrifice; to worship', from which also the Vedic term yajña originates. The Sanskrit Agni (अग्नि, ’fire’) can perhaps also be seen as related. The name is mostly used in Greece and in countries that speak Germanic languages.
It was the name of a popular Christian saint, Agnes of Rome, a fact which encouraged its wide use. "Agnes" was the third-most popular name for women in the English-speaking world for more than 400 years. The traditional Welsh variant or diminutive is Nesta. Its medieval English pronunciation was Annis, and this and many other of its forms coincided with the equally popular name "Anna" (incl. Anne and Ann) which has a different origin, derived from the Hebrew 'Hannah" ('God favored me') rather than from the Greek. Agnes remained a widely used name throughout the 1960s in the United States, and last ranked among the top 1,000 names for American baby girls during that decade.
The peak of Agnes' popularity came between 1900 and 1920, when it was among the top fifty given names for American girls. Agnieszka was the sixth-most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2007, having risen as high as third place in Sweden and Poland in 2006. It also ranked among the top one hundred names for baby girls born in Hungary in 2005. Neža, a Slovene shortened variant of the name, ranked among the top ten names for baby girls born in Slovenia in 2008. The French forms Inès and Ines both ranked among the top ten names for girls born in Brussels, Belgium in 2008.
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Name variants
Albanian: Agnesa, Anjeza
Arabic: Inās, Anissa
Breton: Oanez
Bulgarian: Огняна (Ognyana)
Catalan: Agneta, Agnès
Croatian: Agneza, Ines, Janja
Czech: Anežka
Danish: Agnete, Agnethe, Agneta, Agnes
Dutch: Inez, Nieske, Agnes
English: Agnes, Anessa, Annice, Anissa, Inez
Estonian: Agnes, Aune
Fijian: Akanisi
Finnish: Agneeta, Akneeta, Akneetta, Aknes, Aknietta, Aune, Iines
French: Agnès, Ines, Inez
German: Agnes, Agneta, Ines
Greek: Αγνή (Agni)
Hungarian: Ágnes
Icelandic: Agnes, Agneta
Indonesian: Agnez
Irish: Aignéis
Italian: Agnese, Ines
Latvian: Agnese, Inese
Lithuanian: Agnesė, Agneta, Inesa
Macedonian: Агнеса (Agnesa), Агнија (Agnija)
Notable people
Saints
Agnes of Assisi (1197/98–1253), one of the first abbesses of the Order of Poor Ladies
Agnes of Bohemia (1211–1282), Bohemian princess (also listed in next section)
Agnes of Montepulciano (1263–1317), Dominican prioress
Agnes of Rome (c. 291–c. 304), virgin martyr
Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (1821–1856), Chinese martyr
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (1910–1997), Albanian missionary
Noblewomen
Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg (c. 1090–1125), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
Agnes of Aquitaine (disambiguation)
Agnes of Antioch, (1154–c. 1184), Queen consort of Hungary
Agnes of Austria (disambiguation)
Agnes of Babenberg (c. 1108/13–1163), High Duchess of Poland and Duchess of Silesia
Agnes of Bohemia (1211–1282), Bohemian princess and saint (see above)
Agnes of Brandenburg (c. 1257–1304), Queen consort and regent of Denmark
Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine (died 1068)
Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon (1407–1476)
Agnes of Courtenay (c. 1136–c. 1184), Queen consort of Jerusalem
Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress (1171–after 1207)
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (c. 1260–1327)
Agnes of Germany (1072–1143), Duchess consort of Swabia by her first marriage, Margravine consort of Austria by her second
Agnes of Habsburg (c. 1257–1322), Duchess of Saxony
Agnes Hammarskjöld (1866–1940), wife of Swedish noble Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1804–1833)
Fictional characters
Agnes Gru, a character in the Despicable Me franchise
Agnes O'Connor, the "nosy neighbor" disguise of witch Agatha Harkness in WandaVision, to which Agatha reverts due to Wanda's mind control between WandaVision and Agatha All Along
Agnès Oblige, a character in Bravely Default and Bravely Second: End Layer
Others
Agnes, stage name of Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson (born 1988)
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Agnes Aanonsen (born 1966), Norwegian luger
Agnes Dean Abbatt (1847–1917), American painter
Agnes Abuom, Kenyan Christian organizational worker
Agnes Acibu, Ugandan politician
Agnes Jones Adams (1858–1923), American civil rights activist
Agnes Addison (1842–1903), New Zealand draper
Agnes Adler (1865–1935), Danish pianist
Agnes Aduako (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
Agnes Aggrey-Orleans, Ghanaian diplomat
Agnes Akiror (born 1968), Ugandan politician
Agnes Baldwin Alexander (1875–1971), American author
Agnes Alexiusson (born 1996), Swedish boxer
Agnes Alfred (c. 1890–1992), Canadian storyteller and noblewoman
Agnes Allafi (born 1959), Chadian politician and sociologist
Agnes Allen (1898–1958), English children's book author
Agnes Allen (baseball) (1930–2012), American baseball pitcher
Agnes Alpers (born 1961), German politician and educator
Agnes Ameede (born 1970), Ugandan politician
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Agnes Baden-Powell (1858–1945), British pioneer, founder of the Girl Guides movement
Agnes Bakkevig (1910–1992), Norwegian politician
Agnes Baliques (1641–1700), Roman Catholic religious leader
Agnes Ballard (1877–1969), American architect and educator
Agnes Baltsa (born 1944), Greek mezzo-soprano singer
Agnes Barker (1907–2008), Australian potter and craftworker
Agnes Jeruto Barsosio (born 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner
Agnes Sime Baxter (1870–1917), Canadian mathematician
Agnes Beaumont (c. 1652–1720), English religious autobiographer
Agnes Beckwith (1861–1951), English swimmer
Agnes Benidickson (1920–2007), Canadian college chancellor
Agnes Bennett (1872–1960), New Zealand doctor and Chief Medical Officer in World War I
Agnes Benítez (born 1986), Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder
Agnes Berger (1916–2002), Hungarian-American mathematician and professor
Agnes Bernard (1842–1932), Roman Catholic nun
Agnes Bernauer (1410–1435), morganatic wife of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
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Agnes Callard (born 1976), Hungarian professor
Agnes Kane Callum (1925–2015), American genealogist
Agnes Deans Cameron (1863–1912), Canadian educator, writer, journalist, lecturer, and adventurer
Agnes Campbell (1637–1716), Scottish businesswoman
Agnes Canta (1888–1964), Dutch painter
Agnes Carlsson (born 1988), Swedish pop star, better known by the mononym Agnes
Agnes Castle (1860–1922), Irish author
Agnes Catlow (1806–1889), British writer
Agnes Chan (born 1955), Hong Kong-based singer, television personality, professor, essayist, and novelist
Agnes Chan Tsz-ching (born 1996), Hong Kong rugby union player
Agnes Charbonneau, American politician and educator
Agnes Chavez, Cuban-American artist, educator, and social entrepreneur
Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia (born 1956), Ghanaian politician
Agnes Chow (born 1996), Hong Kong-based politician and democratic activist
Agnes Muriel Clay (1878–1962), English historian and writer
Agnes Morley Cleaveland (1874–1958), American writer and cattle rancher
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Agnes d'Harcourt (died 1291), French author
Agnes Dahlström (born 1991), Swedish footballer
Agnes Davies (1920–2011), Welsh snooker and billiards player
Agnes Dawson (1873–1953), British politician and trade unionist
Agnes de Frumerie (1869–1937), Swedish artist
Agnes de Lima (1887–1974), American journalist and writer
Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), American dancer and choreographer
Agnes De Nul (born 1955), Belgian actress
Agnes de Selincourt (1872–1917), Indian Christian missionary
Agnes de Silva (1895–1961), Sri Lankan woman's activist
Agnes de Valence (born 1250), French noblewoman
Agnes Mariam de la Croix (born 1952), Lebanese Christian nun, known as Mother Agnes
Agnes Denes (born 1931), Hungarian-American artist
Agnes Dennis (1859–1947), Canadian educator and feminist
Agnes Devanadera (born 1950), Filipina lawyer and politician
Agnes Digital (1997–2021), American-Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
Agnes Dobronski (1925–2013), American politician and educator
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Agnes Edwards (c. 1873–1928), Australian craftswoman
Agnes Ell (1917–2003), New Zealand cricketer
Agnes Ethel (1846–1903), American stage actress
Agnes Gardner Eyre (1881–1950), American pianist, composer, and piano teacher
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Agnes Fabish (1873–1947), New Zealand domestic servant, farmer, and homemaker
Agnes Mary Field (1896–1968), English film producer and director
Agnes Fingerin (d. 1514), German businesswoman
Agnes Finnie (died 1645), Scottish shopkeeper, moneylender, and tried witch
Agnes Fleischer (1865–1909), Norwegian pioneering teacher for disabled persons
Agnes Flight (born 1997), Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
Agnes Flora (1987–2005), Japanese bay racehorse
Agnes Fogo, American renal pathologist and professor
Agnes Fong Sock Har (born 1946), Singaporean military officer
Agnes Freda Forres (1881–1942), British artist and sculptor
Agnes Forster (died 1484), English prison reformer
Agnes Franz (1794–1843), German writer
Agnes Fraser (1876–1968), Scottish stage actress and soprano singer
Agnes Freund (1866– after 1902), German stage actress
Agnes Fry (1869–1958), British bryologist, astronomer, botanical illustrator, writer, and poet
Agnes Moore Fryberger (1868–1939), American music educator
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Agnes Buen Garnås (born 1946), Norwegian folk singer
Agnes Garrett (1845–1935), English suffragist and interior designer
Agnes Gavin (1872–1947), Australian silent film actor and screenwriter
Agnes Geene (born 1947), Dutch badminton player
Agnes Gehrman (1893–1982), American politician
Agnes Geijer (1898–1989), Swedish textile historian and archaeologist
Agnes Geraghty (1907–1974), American swimmer
Agnes Giberne (1845–1939), British novelist and scientific writer
Agnes Giebel (1921–2017), German classical soprano
Agnes Goode (1872–1947), Australian social and political activist, best known as Mrs. A. K. Goode
Agnes Goodsir (1864–1939), Australian painter
Agnes Gordon (1906–1967), Canadian bridge player
Agnes Grebill (died 1511), English Lollard martyr
Agnes Griffith (1969–2015), Grenadian sprinter
Agnes Charlotte Gude (1863–1929), Norwegian watercolorist and illustrator
Agnes Gund (born 1938), American philanthropist and art collector
Agnes Günther (1863–1911), German writer
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Agnes Haakonsdatter (1290–1319), eldest daughter of King Haakkon V of Norway
Agnes C. Hall (1777–1846), Scottish writer
Agnes Hamilton (1868–1961), American social worker
Agnes Sillars Hamilton (c. 1794–1870), Scottish reformer, public lecturer, phrenologist, and woman's rights activist
Agnes Hammarskjöld (1866–1940), wife of Swedish nobleman and prime minister, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
Agnes Hamvas (born 1946), Hungarian archer
Agnes Harben (1879–1961), British suffragist leader
Agnes Hardie (1874–1951), British politician
Agnes Ellen Harris (1883–1952), American educator
Agnes Harrold (c. 1831–1903), New Zealand hotel manager, foster parent, nurse, and midwife
Agnes Headlam-Morley (1902–1986), British historian and academic
Agnes Heineken (1872–1954), German politician
Agnes Henningsen (1868–1962), Danish writer and activist
Agnes Herbert (late 1870s–1960), British writer and big game hunter
Agnes M. Herzberg, Canadian statistician and professor
Agnes Hewes (1874–1963), American children's author
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Agnes Ibbetson (1757–1823), English plant physiologist
Agnes Igoye (born 1972), Ugandan social worker and campaigner against human trafficking
Agnes Inglis (1870–1952), American anarchist and architect
Agnes Irwin (1841–1914), American educator
Agnes Israelson (1896–1989), American politician
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Agnes E. Jacomb (1866–1949), English novelist
Agnes Janich (born 1985), Polish visual artist
Agnes Janson (1861–1947), Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist
Agnes Jekyll (1861–1937), Scottish-British artist, writer, and philanthropist
Agnes Joaquim (1854–1899), Singaporean-Armenian botanist
Agnes Christine Johnston (1896–1978), American screenwriter
Agnes Jones (nurse) (1832–1868), Irish nurse
Agnes Jongerius (born 1960), Dutch politician
Agnes Jónsdóttir (died 1507), Icelandic Christian nun
Agnes Jordan (before 1520–1546), English Roman Catholic abbess
Agnes Joseph (born 1970), Dutch politician
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Agnes Kafula (born 1955), Namibian politician
Agnes Kalibata, Rwandan agricultural scientist and policymaker
Agnes Kant (born 1967), Dutch politician
Agnes Kaposi (born 1932), British-Hungarian engineer and author
Agnes Karll (1868–1927), German nurse and nursing reformer
Agnes Kauzuu (born 1979), Namibian football goalkeeper
Agnes Kehoe (1874–1959), American politician
Agnes Newton Keith (1901–1982), American writer
Agnes Gilmour Kent-Johnston (1893–1981), New Zealand community leader and broadcaster
Agnes Kemp (1932–2025), Bahamian woman, strong in her faith and full of grace and humility. Best grandmother in the world.
Agnes Kemp (1823–1908), American physician
Agnes Keyser (1852–1941), English humanitarian, courtesan, and mistress
Agnes Kharshiing, Indian woman's rights activist
Agnes King (1919–2003), U.S. Virgin Islander historic preservationist and gardener
Agnes Kiprop (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner
Agnes Kirabo, Ugandan politician and legislator
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Agnes Lake (1887–1972), British suffragette
Agnes Lam (born 1972), Macanese poet, educator, journalist, and politician
Agnes Lange (1929–2021), German politician
Agnes Larson (1892–1957), American historian
Agnes Kwaje Lasuba (1948–2023), South Sudanese politician
Agnes Latham (1905–1996), British academic and professor
Agnes D. Lattimer (1928–2018), American pediatrician
Agnes Lauchlan (1905–1993), British stage, film, and television actress
Agnes Christina Laut (1871–1936), Canadian journalist, novelist, historian, and social worker
Agnes Le Louchier (1660–1717), French royal mistress and spy
Agnes Brand Leahy (1893–1934), American screenwriter
Agnes Lee (1868–1939), American poet and translator
Agnes Limbo (born 1957), Namibian politician
Agnes Littlejohn (1865–1944), Australian writer
Agnes Locsin (born 1957), Filipino dance choreographer
Agnes Loheni (born 1971), New Zealand politician
Agnes Lum (born 1956), American model and singer
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Agnes Syme Macdonald (1882–1966), Scottish suffragette
Agnes Macdonell (c. 1840–1925), British writer and journalist
Agnes Maule Machar (1837–1927), Canadian author, poet, and social reformer
Agnes Mure Mackenzie (1891–1955), Scottish historian and writer
Agnes Maclehose (1758–1841), Scottish woman who had an affair with Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns
Agnes Maxwell MacLeod (1783–1879), Scottish poet
Agnes Macphail (1890–1954), Canadian politician
Agnes Macready (1855–1935), Australian nurse and journalist
Agnes Magnell (1878–1966), Swedish architect
Agnes Magnúsdóttir (1795–1830), last person to be executed in Iceland
Agnes Magpale (born 1942), Filipina educator and politician
Agnes Catherine Maitland (1850–1906), English academic
Agnes Mary Mansour (1931–2004), American Catholic nun, politician, and public official
Agnes Marshall (1855–1905), English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef
Agnes Bernice Martin (1912–2004), Canadian-American abstract painter
Agnes Marwa (born 1978), Tanzanian politician
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Agnes Naa Momo Lartey (born 1976), Ghanaian politician
Agnes Nalwanga (born 1975), Ugandan businesswoman, management professional, and corporate executive
Agnes Namyalo (born c. 1975), Ugandan banker and corporate executive
Agnes Nandutu, Ugandan journalist, politician, and Minister
Agnes Nanogak (1925–2001), Canadian artist
Agnes Ndirubusa, Burundian journalist and war correspondent
Agnes Nestor (1880–1948), American labor leader, politician, and social reformer
Agnes Neuerer, Austrian luger
Agnes Neuhaus (1854–1944), German social worker and politician
Agnes Ng Siew Heok, or simply Agnes Ng, Singaporean murder victim of the Toa Payoh child murders in 1981
Agnes Nicholls (1876–1959), English soprano
Agnes Nixon (1922–2016), American television writer and producer
Agnes Northrop (1857 – 1953), American glass artist, known for designs for Louis Comfort Tiffany
Agnes Nyalonje, Malawian politician
Agnes Nyanhongo (born 1960), Zimbabwean sculptor
Agnes Nyblin (1869–1945), Norwegian photographer
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Agnes O'Casey (born 1995/1996), English actress
Agnes O'Farrelly (1874–1951), Irish academic and professor
Agnes Oaks (born 1970), Estonian ballerina
Agnes Obel (born 1980), Danish indie folk singer-songwriter and pianist
Agnes Odhiambo, Kenyan accountant, financial manager, and civil servant
Agnes Odhiambo, Kenyan female human rights activist
Agnes Okoh (1905–1995), Nigerian Christian evangelist
Agnes Osazuwa (born 1989), Nigerian track and field sprinter
Agnes Elisabeth Overbeck (1870–1919), Anglo-Russian composer and pianist
Agnes Owens (1926–2014), Scottish author
Agnes Ozman (1870–1937), American evangelical
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Agnes Pardaens (born 1956), Belgian long-distance runner
Agnes Pareyio (born 1956), Kenyan woman's rights activist, politician, and businesswoman
Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980), Scottish engraver, illustrator, and painter
Agnes Parsons (1884–1970), American screenwriter
Agnes Lawrence Pelton (1881–1961), German painter
Agnes Penemulungu, Malawian politician
Agnes Pihlava (born 1980), Polish musician
Agnes Baker Pilgrim (1924–2019), Native American spiritual elder
Agnes Plum (1869–1951), German politician
Agnes Pochin (1825–1908), British woman's rights activist
Agnes Pockels (1862–1935), German chemist
Agnes Blake Poor (1842–1922), American author and translator, known professionally as Dorothy Prescott
Agnes Porter (c. 1752–1814), British governess
Agnes Potten (died 1556), English prisoner who was burned at the stake
Agnes Prest (died 1557), Cornish Protestant martyr
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Agnes Quaye (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
Agnes J. Quirk (1884–1974), American bacteriologist, plant pathologist, and inventor
Agnes Quisumbing, Filipino economist and academic
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Agnes Raeburn (1872–1955), Scottish artist
Agnes Ramsey (died 1399), English businesswoman
Agnes Ravatn (born 1983), Norwegian novelist, columnist, and journalist
Agnes Regan (1869–1943), American Roman Catholic social reformer
Agnes Rehni (1887–1966), Danish stage and film actress
Agnes Reisch (born 1999), German ski jumper
Agnes Repplier (1855–1950), American essayist
Agnes Reston (1771–1856), Scottish wartime nurse, also known as the Heroine of Matagorda
Agnes Kay Eppers Reynders (born 1971), Bolivian road cyclist
Agnes Richards (1883–1967), American psychiatric nurse
Agnes Millen Richmond (1870–1964), American painter
Agnes Richter (1844–1918), German seamstress
Agnes Ludwig Riddle (1865–1930), American politician
Agnes Jane Robertson (1893–1959), English historian
Agnes Kelly Robertson (1833–1916), Scottish-American stage actress
Agnes Robertson Robertson (1882–1968), Australian schoolteacher, community worker, and politician
Agnes L. Rogers (1884–1943), Scottish educator and psychologist
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Agnes Salm-Salm (1844–1912), American wife of Prince Felix zu Salm-Salm
Agnes Sam (born 1942), South African writer
Agnes Samaria (born 1972), Namibian middle-distance runner
Agnes Sampson (died 1591), Scottish purported witch
Agnes Samuelson (1887–1963), American educator and school superintendent
Agnes Sander-Plump (1888–1980), German painter
Agnes Sandström (1887–1985), Swedish Titanic survivor
Agnes Sanford (1897–1982), American writer
Agnes Yewande Savage (1906–1964), Nigerian medical doctor and physician
Agnes Scanlon (1923–2018), American politician
Agnes Schierhuber (born 1946), Austrian politician
Agnes Schmidt (1875–1952), German activist and politician
Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir (born 1954), Icelandic prelate
Agnes Simon (1935–2020), Hungarian table tennis player
Agnes Simons (died 1985), American politician
Agnes Sjöberg (1888–1964), Finnish veterinarian
Agnes Elizabeth Slack (1858–1946), English Temperance advocate
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Agnes Taaka (born 1980), Ugandan politician, social worker, and legislator
Agnes Tachyon (1998–2009), Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
Agnes Oforiwa Tagoe-Quarcoopome (1913–1997), Ghanaian activist
Agnes Tait (1894–1981), American painter, artist, lithographer, muralist, and dancer
Agnes Takea (died 1622), Japanese Roman Catholic martyr
Agnes Clara Tatham (1893–1972), English painter
Agnes Taubert (1844–1877), German writer and philosopher
Agnes Taylor (1821–1911), English Mormon pioneer
Agnes Reeves Taylor (born 1965), ex-wife of former Liberian President, Charles Taylor
Agnes Terei, Vanuatuan educator and politician
Agnes Le Thi Thanh, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs
Agnes Thomas Morris (1865–1949), American writer and clubwoman
Agnes Tibayeita Isharaza, Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive
Agnes Tirop (1995–2021), Kenyan long-distance runner
Agnes Tjongarero (born 1946), Namibian politician
Agnes Tschetschulin (1859–1942), Finnish composer and violinist
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Agnes Ullmann (1927–2019), French microbiologist
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Agnes van Ardenne (born 1950), Dutch politician and diplomat
Agnes van den Bossche (c. 1435–c. 1504), Dutch painter
Agnes Vanderburg (1901–1989), Native American teacher, translator, and author
Agnes Gertrude VanKoughnet (1860–1940), Canadian socialite
Agnes Varis (1930–2011), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Agnes van Stolk (1898–1980), Dutch artist
Agnes Vernon (1895–1948), American silent film actress
Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos (1938–2000), Liberian professor, conductor, composer, and lawyer
Agnes von Konow (1868–1944), Finnish animal rights advocate
Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894–1940), Swedish writer
Agnes von Kurowsky (1892–1984), American nurse during World War I with whom Ernest Hemingway fell in love
Agnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben (1551–1637), German countess
Agnes von Rosen (1924–2001), Swedish aristocrat, bullfighter, and stunt performer
Agnes von Zahn-Harnack (1884–1950), German teacher, writer, and woman's rights activist
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Agnes Walsh (born 1950), Canadian poet, playwright, actor, and storyteller
Agnes Marion McLean Walsh (1884–1967), Australian nurse
Agnes Warburg (1872–1953), British photographer
Agnes Ward White (1857–1943), wife of Albert B. White, the former Governor of West Virginia
Agnes Waterhouse (c. 1503–1566), English woman accused of witchcraft
Agnes Waters (1893–1962), American politician and realtor
Agnes Baldwin Webb (1926–2001), American basketball player
Agnes Weinrich (1873–1946), American visual artist
Agnes Welin (1844–1928), Swedish missionary
Agnes E. Wells (1876–1959), American educator and women's equal rights activist
Agnes Wenman (died 1617), English Roman Catholic translator
Agnes Wergeland (1857–1914), Norwegian-American historian, poet, and educator
Agnes Westbrook Morrison (1854–1939), American lawyer
Agnes Weston (1840–1918), English philanthropist
Agnes Weston (1879–1972), New Zealand politician
Agnes Wheeler (bap. 1734–1804), British writer
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Agnes Yombwe (born 1966), Zambian mixed media artist, arts educator, author, and mentor
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Agnes Zawadzki (born 1994), American figure skater
Agnes Zimmermann (1847–1925), German pianist and composer
Agnes Zurowski (1920–2013), American baseball pitcher
Ágnes
Ágnes Babos (1944–2020), Hungarian handball player
Ágnes Bartha (1922–2018), Hungarian photographer
Ágnes Bukta (born 1993), Hungarian tennis player
Ágnes Bánfai (1947–2020), Hungarian gymnast
Ágnes Bánfalvy (born 1954), Hungarian actress
Ágnes Bíró (1917–2008), Hungarian swimmer
Ágnes Csomor (born 1979), Hungarian actress
Ágnes Dobó (born 1988), Hungarian model and beauty pageant titleholder
Ágnes Dragos, Hungarian sprint canoer
Ágnes Esterházy (1891–1956), Hungarian actress
Ágnes Farkas (born 1973), Hungarian handball player
Ágnes Ferencz (born 1956), Hungarian sport shooter
Ágnes Fodor (born 1964), Hungarian swimmer
Ágnes Gajdos-Hubai (1948–2014), Hungarian volleyball player
Ágnes Gee (born 1974), Hungarian tennis player
Ágnes Gergely (born 1933), Hungarian writer, educator, journalist, and translator
Ágnes Gerlach (born 1968), Hungarian diver
Ágnes Geréb (born 1952), Hungarian gynaecologist and psychologist
Agnès
Agnès Acker (born 1940), French astrophysicist and professor
Agnès Agboton (born 1960), Beninese writer, poet, storyteller, and translator
Agnès Arnauld (1593–1672), abbess of Port-Royal and major figure in French Jansenism
Agnès Barthélémy, French physicist
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (born 1966), French economist
Agnès Bernet (born 1968), French cell biologist and professor
Agnès Bihl, French singer
Agnès Buzyn (born 1962), French hematologist, professor, medical practitioner, and politician
Agnès Cabrol (1964–2007), French Egyptologist
Agnès Callamard (born 1965), French human rights expert and Secretary General of Amnesty International
Agnès Chiquet (born 1984), French weightlifter
Agnès Clancier (born 1963), French writer
Agnès de La Barre de Nanteuil (1922–1944), French Resistance worker
Agnès Delahaie (1920–2003), French film producer
Agnès Desarthe (born 1966), French novelist, children's writer, and translator
Agnès Evren (born 1970), French politician
Agness
Agness Gidna, Tanzanian paleontologist
Agness Musase (born 1997), Zambian footballer
Agness Underwood (1902–1984), American journalist and newspaper editor
Agnieszka
Agnieszka Radwańska (born 1989), Polish tennis player


