Birgit

Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include:


 * Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress
 * Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician
 * Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist
 * Birgit Doll, Austrian actress and theatre director
 * Birgit Finnilä, Swedish opera singer
 * Birgit Fischer, German canoer
 * Birgit Friedmann (born 1960), German runner and 1980 world champion
 * Birgit Hogefeld, German RAF terrorist member
 * Birgit Kähler, German high jumper
 * Birgit Meyer (born 1960), Dutch religious studies scholar
 * Birgit Michels, German badminton player
 * Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress
 * Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), Swedish soprano
 * Birgit Prinz, German football (soccer) player
 * Birgit Püve, Estonian photographer
 * Birgit Rausing, Swedish art historian
 * Birgit Ridderstedt, Swedish singer
 * Birgit Sarrap, Estonian singer
 * Birgit Schrowange, German television presenter
 * Birgit Schuurman, Dutch rock singer
 * Birgit Skarstein, Norwegian Paralympic athlete
 * Birgit Thumm, German volleyball player
 * Birgit Vogel-Heuser (born 1961), German computer scientist
 * Birgit Zotz, Austrian writer and anthropologist