Leadership

• Madeleine K. Albright (born 1937)

  Czechoslovakian-born American diplomat. First woman to become U.S. secretary of state.

  • U.S. secretary of state, 1997- (see list of Women Cabinet Members)
  • U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1993-97 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
• St. Madeleine-Sophie Barat (born 1779, died 1865)

  French nun.

  • Founded the Society of the Sacred Heart (see list of Religious Leaders)
• Madeleine de Saint-Nectaire
  • Led a group of Huguenot cavaliers in 16th-century France (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Madeleine Kamman

  French chef, culinary educator and cookbook author.

  • Director of the School of American Chefs (see list of Chefs)

Science and Philosophy

• Madeleine M. Joullie

  American chemist.

  • 1978 winner of the American Chemical Society''s Garvan Medal (see list of Chemists)

Sports

• Madeleine Berthod

  Swiss athlete.

  • 1956 Olympic alpine skiing gold medal winner for Downhill (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Downhill Skiing)

Stage and Screen

• Madeleine Carroll (born 1909, died 1987)

  English actress. Original name: Marie-Madeleine Bernadette O'Carroll.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Madeleine Elster

  Fictional character.

  • Played by Kim Novak (see list of Character from Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo)
• Madeleine Ferguson

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Sheryl Lee (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')

The Literary World

• Madeleine Blais
  • 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing)
• Madeleine L'Engle (born 1918)

  American children's writer.

  • 1963 Newbery Medal winner, for A Wrinkle in Time (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
  • Author of A Wrinkle in Time (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
• Madeleine de Scudéry (born 1607, died 1701)

  French novelist and leader of a literary salon.

  • Wrote Clèlie, histoire romaine (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)