Katja

Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of Katherine.

Actresses

 * Katja Flint (born 1959), German actress
 * Katja Herbers (born 1980), Dutch actress
 * Katja Medbøe (1945–1996), Norwegian actress
 * Katja Riemann (born 1963), German actress
 * Katja Schuurman (born 1975), Dutch actress, singer and television personality
 * Katja Woywood (born 1971), German actress, former child star
 * Katja Zoch (born 1961), American voice actress

Musicians

 * Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist
 * Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer
 * Katja Glieson, Australian recording artist

Politicians

 * Katja Adler (born 1974), German politician
 * Katja Boh (1929–2008), Slovenian sociologist, diplomat, politician
 * Katja Kipping (born 1978), German politician, chairwoman of the Left Party
 * Katja Husen (1976–2022), German politician
 * Katja Suding (born 1975), German politician

Athletes

 * Katja Demut (born 1983), German triple jumper
 * Katja Dieckow (born 1984), German diver
 * Katja Ebbinghaus (born 1948), German tennis player
 * Katja Gerber (born 1975), German judoka
 * Katja Haller (born 1981), Italian professional biathlete
 * Katja Keller (born 1980), German heptathlete
 * Katja Koren (born 1975), former Slovenian alpine skier
 * Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer
 * Katja Langkeit (born 1983), German handball player
 * Katja Lehto, Finnish ice hockey player
 * Katja Mayer (born 1968), German triathlete
 * Katja Nass (born 1968), German fencer
 * Katja Nyberg (born 1979), (naturalized) Norwegian handball player
 * Katja Požun (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper
 * Katja Rajaniemi, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
 * Katja Riipi, Finnish ice hockey player
 * Katja Roose (born 1981), Dutch professional kite surfer
 * Katja Schroffenegger, Italian football goalkeeper
 * Katja Schülke (born 1984), German handball player
 * Katja Seizinger (born 1972), German alpine skier
 * Katja Tengel (born 1981), German sprinter
 * Katja Trödthandl, Austrian football midfielder
 * Katja Višnar (born 1984), Slovenian cross-country skier
 * Katja Ziliox (born 1970), German swimmer

Miscellaneous

 * Katja von der Bey (born 1962), German art historian and feminist
 * Katja Fennel, marine biologist
 * Katja von Garnier (born 1966), German film director
 * Katja Hoyer (born 1985), German historian and writer
 * Katja Kallio (born 1968), Finnish novelist, journalist, columnist and screenwriter
 * Katja Mragowska (born 1975), Polish-German artist
 * Katja Pettersson, Swedish designer
 * Katja Rahlwes (born 1967), German fashion photographer
 * Katja Shchekina (born 1986), Russian supermodel
 * Katja Špur (1908–1991), Slovene journalist, writer, poet, translator
 * Katja Thater (born 1966), German poker player
 * Katja Tukiainen (born 1969), Finnish artist

Fictional Characters

 * Katja, an antagonist in the Swedish adventure game Star Stable
 * Katja Brandner, a character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe