Arts and Music

• Judith Leyster (born 1609, died 1660)

  Dutch painter. Only female member of the Haarlem painters' guild.

  • Painted The Proposition (see list of Artists of the 17th & 18th Centuries)
• Judith Somogi (born 1937, died 1988)

  American conductor. The first woman to conduct an opera in the United States.

  • Music director of the Utica Symphony, 1977-88 (see list of Conductors)

Leadership

• Biggert Judith Borg (born 1936)
  • Representative, R-Illinois, 1999- (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
• Judith Richards Hope, Esq.
  • Fellow of Harvard (see list of The President and Fellows of Harvard College)
• Judith Estrin
  • 21st Most Powerful Woman, SVP, Chief Techlogy Officer CISCO Systems (see list of 1999 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
  • 42nd Most Powerful Woman, CEO, Packet Design (see list of 2000 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
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  • Ruler of Abyssinia in the 10th century (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Judith W. Rogers

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, District of Columbia Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)

Miscellaneous

• Judith Ford
  • 1969 Miss America titleholder, representing Illinois (see list of Miss America Winners)
• Judith

  Wife of Esau. The apocryphal book of Judith tells the story of another woman with this name, who beheads the leader of an invading army.

  • Esau''s wife Judith appears in Genesis (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)
• Judith Shakespeare (born 1585)
  • Twin daughter of William Shakespeare and Ann Hathaway (see list of Famous Twins and Triplets)

Science and Philosophy

• Judith A. Resnick (born 1949, died 1986)

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Discovery (1984), killed on Challenger (1986) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
  • Challenger astronaut killed January 28, 1986 (see list of Names on the Space Mirror Memorial)

Sports

• Judith Grinham

  British athlete.

  • 1956 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 100m backstroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)

Stage and Screen

• Judith Anderson (born 1898, died 1992)

  Australian actress.

  • 1948 Tony Award winner for her performance in Medea (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Play)
• Judith Hansen

  Actress.

  • Portrayed Celeste Patterson (see list of Actors on ''Hill Street Blues'')
• Judith Jamison (born 1943)

  African-American dancer, choreographer, and teacher

  • 1999 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)

The Literary World

• Judith Brigham

  Fictional character.

  • Margaret White''s mother in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
• Judith Cary

  Fictional character.

  • Character in The Long Roll by Mary Johnston (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)
• Judith Krantz (born 1928)

  American novelist.

  • Wrote Scruples (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)