# Kate (given name)

Kate is a feminine given name, and a short form of the names Katherine, Caitlin and others.

## Translations and variations

* Arabic: كيت
* Belarusian: Каця (Katsia), Кацярына (Katsiaryna)
* Bengali: কেট (Kēṭa)
* Bulgarian: Кейт (Keĭt), Катя (Katya)
* Chinese Simplified: 凯特 (Kǎitè)
* Chinese Traditional: 凱特 (Kǎitè)
* Croatian: Katarina, Kata, Katica, Tina, Ina
* Czech: Katka, Kateřina, Kačka, Káťa, Kačenka, Káča, Kačí, Kačena
* Danish: Katja, Trine, Caja, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina
* Dutch: Kato, Cato, Ina, Katinka, Katja, Kaat, Rina, Tina, Trijntje, Karin, Tineke
* English: Kat, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kitty, Kae, Kaye, Katey, Katie, Katy, Kayla, Kaety, Katee, Kaylee, Kayleen, Kaylyn, Kaytie
* Estonian: Kaisa, Kati, Keit, Riina, Triinu
* Finnish: Kaija, Kaisa, Kata, Kati, Katri, Riina, Kaarina, Karin
* Georgian: Eka
* German: Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja, Karen, Karin, Karina
* Greek: Καίτη (Kaíti̱)
* Gujarati: કેટ (Kēṭa)
* Hawaiian: Kalena
* Hebrew: קייט
* Hindi: केट (Kēṭa)
* Hungarian: Katalin, Kata, Kati, Katalinka, Kató, Kitti
* Irish: Cáit, Ríona
* Italian: Catia, Katia, Rina
* Japanese: ケイト (Keito)
* Kannada: ಕೇಟ್ (Kēṭ)
* Korean: 케이트 (Keiteu)
* Lithuanian: Katrė
* Macedonian: Кејт (Kejt)
* Marathi: केट (Kēṭa)
* Mongolian: Кейт (Kyeit)
* Nepali: केट (Kēṭa)
* Norwegian: Kari, Katja, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Karine
* Persian: کیت
* Polish: Kasia, Karina
* Portuguese: Cátia, Kátia
* Punjabi: ਕੇਟ (Kēṭa)
* Russian: Кейт (Keyt), Катенька (Katenka), Катерина (Katerina), Екатерина (Yekaterina), Катя (Katia), Катя (Katya)
* Scottish Gaelic: Ceit
* Serbian: Кata, Katarina
* Slovak: Katka, Katarína
* Slovene: Katica, Katja
* Swedish: Cajsa, Kai, Kajsa, Katja, Carin, Carina, Ina, Kaj, Kaja, Karin, Karina
* Tamil: கேட் (Kēṭ)
* Telugu: కేట్ (Kēṭ)
* Thai: เคท (Kheth)
* Ukrainian: Катерина (Kateryna)
* Urdu: کیٹ
* Welsh: Cadi
* Yiddish: קייט (Qyyt)

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### In literature

* Kate Atkinson (born 1951), English author
* Kate Langley Bosher (1865‍–‍1932), American novelist from Virginia
* Kate Cann (born 1954), English journalist and author
* Kate Chopin (1850‍–‍1904), American author
* Kate DiCamillo (born 1964), American children's author
* Kate Elliott (born 1958), pen name of American fantasy and science fiction writer Alis A. Rasmussen
* Kate Field (1838‍–‍1896), American journalist and actress
* Kate Greenaway (1846‍–‍1901), English author
* Kate E. Griswold (1860‍–‍1923), American editor, publisher, proprietor
* Kate Simpson Hayes (1856‍–‍1945), Canadian writer, teacher, milliner, legislative librarian
* Kate McMullan (born 1947), American author of children's books
* Kate Millett (1934‍–‍2017), American feminist writer and activist
* Kate Mosse (born 1961), English author and broadcaster
* Kate O'Brien (1897‍–‍1974), Irish novelist
* Kate Rushin (born 1951), an American, Black lesbian poet
* Kate Sanborn (1839‍–‍1917), American author, teacher, lecturer
* Kate Seelye, American journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East
* Kate Brownlee Sherwood (1841‍–‍1914), American poet, journalist, translator
* Kate Stone (1841‍–‍1907), American diarist
* Kate L. Turabian (1893‍–‍1987), American non-fiction writer and educator
* Kate Brew Vaughn (1873‍–‍1933), American author
* Kate Vitasek (born 1968), American author and educator
* Kate Walker (born 1950), popular British romance writer
* Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856‍–‍1923), American educator, author of children's stories

### In music

* Kate Alexa (born 1988), Australian singer
* Kate Bush (born 1958), English singer-songwriter
* Kate Calvin (1856‍–‍1936), American academic, first music professor at Montana State College
* Kate Ceberano (born 1966), Australian jazz singer
* Kate Coppola, one half of American country music duo Kate & Kacey
* Kate DeAraugo (born 1985), Australian singer-songwriter and talent show contestant
* Kate Guldbrandsen (born 1965), Norwegian singer
* Kate Hall (born 1983), Danish and English singer
* Kate Havnevik (born 1975), Norwegian singer-songwriter
* Kate Maberly (born 1982), English singer-songwriter and actress
* Kate Markowitz (born 1956), American singer-songwriter and backup singer
* Kate McGarrigle (1946‍–‍2010), Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
* Kate Miller-Heidke (born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter and actress
* Moonshine Kate (1909‍–‍1992), American country and folk guitarist and banjo player
* Kate Nash (born 1987), English singer-songwriter
* Kate Pierson (born 1948), American singer and musician
* Kate Ryan (born 1980), Belgian singer-songwriter
* Kate Rusby (born 1973), English folk singer-songwriter
* Kate Smith (1907‍–‍1986), American singer
* Kate Taylor (born 1949), American singer and songwriter
* Kate Tunstall (known as KT Tunstall) (born 1975), Scottish singer-songwriter
* Kate Voegele (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and actress
* Kate Wolf (1942‍–‍1986), American folk singer-songwriter

### In sport and athletics

* Katie Allen (field hockey) (born 1974), Australian Olympic field hockey player
* Kate Allen (triathlete) (born 1970), Australian triathlete
* Kate Allenby (born 1974), British Modern Pentathlete
* Kate Foster, (born 1985) British Olympic snowboarder
* Kate Gaze (born 1990), Australian basketball player
* Kate Gillou (1887‍–‍1964), French Olympic tennis player
* Kate Hall (born 1997), American track & field athlete known for long jump and sprint
* Kate Horne (born 1954), Canadian curler
* Kate Howarth (soccer) (born 1991), American soccer player
* Kate Howey (born 1973), English judoka
* Kate Jobson (born 1937), Swedish swimmer
* Kate Kelly (camogie), Wexford camogie (a hurling variant) player
* Kate Krēsliņa (born 1996), Latvian basketball player
* Kate Ludik (born 1993), Mauritian badminton player
* Kate Markgraf (born 1976), American soccer player
* Kate Pace (born 1969), Canadian alpine skier
* Kate Reed (born 1982), British long-distance runner
* Kate Richardson (gymnast) (born 1984), Canadian artistic gymnast
* Kate Richardson-Walsh (born 1980), Olympic Medal winning English field hockey player
* Kate Sanderson (born 2000), Canadian Olympic swimmer
* Kate Shoemaker (born 1987), American Paralympic equestrian
* Kate Starre (born 1971), Australian field hockey player
* Kate Wilson-Smith (born 1979), Australian badminton player

### In film, television and stage

* Kate Adie (born 1945), English television news correspondent
* Kate Arnell (born 1983), British children's TV presenter
* Kate Atkinson (actress) (born 1972), Australian actress
* Kate Beckinsale (born 1973), English actress
* Kate Beirness (born 1984), Canadian television sportscaster
* Kate Bell (Australian actress) (born 1983), Australian actress in film and television
* Kate Bell (British actress) (born 1981), British actress, known for her role in the television series Grange Hill
* Kate Berlant (born 1987), American comedian and actress
* Cate Blanchett (born 1969), Australian actress
* Kate Bolduan (born 1983), American journalist and news anchor
* Kate Bosworth (born 1983), American actress
* Kate Box, Australian actress
* Kate Bristol (born 1990), American voice actress
* Kate Burton (actress) (born 1957), British-American actress
* Kate Capshaw (born 1953), American actress
* Kate del Castillo (born 1972), Mexican actress
* Kate Cayley, Canadian writer and theatre director
* Kate Copstick, Scottish actress and director
* Kate Fleming (1965–2006), American actress
* Kate Garraway (born 1967), English television and radio presenter
* Kate Gerbeau (born 1968), English television presenter and newsreader
* Kate Gosselin (born 1975), American television personality
* Kate Hackett, American actress
* Kate Hall, American television soap opera writer
* Kate Harrington (1902‍–‍1978), American actress
* Kate Hennig (born 1961 or 1962), Canadian actress and playwright
* Kate Henshaw (born 1961), Nigerian actress
* Kate Hewlett (born 1976), Canadian actress
* Kate Horn (1826–1896), Canadian stage actress and director
* Kate Hudson (born 1979), American actress
* Kate Humble (born 1968), British television presenter
* Kate Isitt, English actress
* Kate Jackson (born 1948), American actress
* Catherine Kamau (born 1987), Kenyan award-winning actress popularly known as “Kate Actress”
* Kate Lawler (born 1980), English television presenter and Big Brother winner
* Kate Lonergan (born 1962), English actress
* Kate Lushington, Canadian theatre artist and teacher
* Kate Mara (born 1983), American actress
* Kate McCartney, Australian comedian, actress, and producer, one of the Kates, with Kate McLennan
* Kate McKinnon (born 1984), American actress and comedian
* Kate McLennan (born c.1980), Australian comedian, actress, and producer
* Kate Micucci (born 1980), American actress, comedian and musician
* Kate Mulgrew (born 1955), American actress
* Kate O'Mara (1939‍–‍2014), English actress
* Kate Phillips (born 1989), English actress
* Kate Ritchie (born 1978), Australian actress and radio personality
* Kate Smith (presenter), Northern Irish journalist and television presenter
* Kate Sullivan (born 1976), American television show host and anchor
* Kate Thornton (born 1973), English journalist and television presenter
* Kate Todd (born 1987), Canadian actress
* Kate Tsui (born 1979), Hong Kong actress
* Kate Valdez (born 2000), Filipino actress
* Kate Vernon (born 1961), Canadian actress
* Kate Walsh (actress) (born 1967), American actress
* Kate Walsh (businesswoman) (born 1981), British television presenter
* Kate Winslet (born 1975), English actress

### In politics

* Katie Allen (politician) (born 1966), Australian politician
* Kate Allsop, British politician
* Kate Bell (trade unionist), British trade unionist and Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
* Kate Brandt, first American Chief Sustainability Officer
* Kate Brown (born 1960), American politician and attorney
* Kate Dearden, British politician
* Kate Foster (diplomat), British diplomat and ambassador
* Kate Gallego (born 1981), American mayor of Phoenix Arizona
* Kate Hoey (born 1946), British politician
* Kate Kelly (politician), Idaho state senator
* Kate Kelly (feminist) (born 1980), Washington, D.C. lawyer, and founder of Ordain Women
* Kate Knuth (born 1981), American Politician in Minnesota
* Kate Middleton (born 1982), wife of William, Prince of Wales; now Catherine, Princess of Wales
* Kate Nicholl (born 1988), Northern Irish politician MLA and previous Lord Mayor of Belfast
* Kate O'Beirne (1949‍–‍2017), American conservative journalist and political commentator
* Kate Obenshain (born 1968), American journalist and conservative political commentator
* Kate Osamor (born 1968), British Labour Party politician
* Käte Selbmann (1906–1962), German teacher and politician
* Käte Strobel (1907‍–‍1996), German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
* Kate Warner (born 1948), Australian politician
* Kate Elman Wilcott, Canadian politician

### In fashion

* Kate Grigorieva (born 1988), Russian supermodel
* Kate Moss (born 1974), English supermodel
* Kate Spade (1962‍–‍2018), American fashion designer and businesswoman
* Kate Upton (born 1992), American actress and model

### In science

* Kate Allstadt, Geologist, seismologist of Pacific Northwest geologic hazards
* Kate Fenchel (1905‍–‍1983), German born Jewish mathematician
* Kate Duval Hughes (born 1837), American inventor and author
* Kate Hutton American seismologist based in California, nicknamed Earthquake Kate
* Kate Marvel, American climate scientist
* Kate Pickett (born 1965), British Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York
* Kate Sessions (1857‍–‍1940), American botanist, horticulturalist, and landscape architect associated with San Diego

### Other

* Kate Allen (Amnesty International) (born 1955), director of Amnesty International UK
* Kate Atkinson Bell (1907‍–‍2003), American educator
* Kate Walker Behan (1851-1918), American club leader and philanthropist
* Kate Bell (businesswoman), British businesswoman
* Big Nose Kate (1850‍–‍1940), Hungarian-born prostitute and longtime companion and common-law wife of Old West gunfighter Doc Holliday, born Mary Katherine Horony
* Kate Bisschop-Swift (1834‍–‍1928), Dutch painter
* Kate Booth (1858‍–‍1955), English Salvationist and evangelist, eldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth
* Kate Burton (aid worker) (born 1981), British aid worker who was kidnapped and released in the Gaza Strip in 2005
* Kate Fay, New Zealand chef and food writer based in Auckland
* Kate M. Fox American lawyer, chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
* Kate M. Gordon (1861‍–‍1932), American suffragist
* Kate Hall (1861‍–‍1918) British museum curator
* Kate Kelly (journalist) (born 1975), American journalist
* Kate Kelly (outlaw) (1863‍–‍1898), sister of outlaw Ned Kelly
* Kate Kelly (sculptor) (1882‍–‍1964), American-Hawaiian sculptor
* Kate Manicom (1893–1937), British suffragette and trade unionist
* Kate Nicholas (born 1991), Dog trainer and talent show contestant
* Kate Perugini (1839‍–‍1929), English painter
* Kate Sheppard (1848‍–‍1934), New Zealand suffragist
* Kate Steinitz (1889‍–‍1975), artist and scholar known as "the Mama of Dada"
* Kate Stoneman (1841‍–‍1925), American suffragist and lawyer
* Kate Tyrrell (1863‍–‍1921), Irish sea captain and owner of a shipping company
* Katie Walker (born 1969), British furniture designer
* Kate Warne (1833‍–‍1868), first female detective in the US

## Fictional characters

* Kate, a character from the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven
* Kate, a character in 1993 action/martial arts movie Showdown
* Kate, one of the two main characters in the 2022 American comedy movie Sam & Kate
* Kate, a character in the 2023 independent movie Close to You
* Kate, the older sister of the titular character of the Australian children's series, Ferry Boat Fred
* Kate, in Zookeeper film, played by Rosario Dawson
* Kate Austen, on the television series Lost
* Kate Beckett, the main female character on the television show Castle
* Kate Beringer, a character in the Gremlins franchise
* Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), a Marvel Comics character
* Kate Cha, an Image Universe superhero in the comic and television series Invincible
* Kate Connolly from Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races
* Kate Connor, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
* Kate Denson, from Dead by Daylight
* Kate Denali, from the Twilight series
* Kate Ditchburn, in the television comedy Blackadder II
* Kate Fitzgerald, main character of the novel and film My Sister's Keeper
* Kate Hewitt, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
* Katie Holt, from Voltron: Legendary Defender
* Kate Kane, the second Batwoman from DC Comics
* Kate Lockley, on the television show Angel
* Kate Martin matriarch in the TV soap opera All My Children
* Kate McArdle, a divorced travel agent in the American sitcom Kate & Allie played by Susan Saint James
* Kate McReary, in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV
* Kate McCallister, the main character's mother in the Home Alone franchise
* Kate Mitchell, in the British soap opera EastEnders
* Kate Morgan, in the television series 24
* Kate Mosley, main character in Picture Perfect
* Kate Murphy, a character in the comedy film Just Go with It, played by Jennifer Aniston
* Kate Patrick, a character from Hollyoaks
* Kate Ramsay, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
* Kate Read, a character from Arthur
* Kate Roberts, a character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
* Kate Sacker, a character from the American television series Billions
* Manhunter (Kate Spencer), a DC Comics heroine
* Katherine "Kate" Summers-Stratton, a character in the American sitcom television series Silver Spoons
* Kate Takenomiya, from Akira Hiramoto's Prison School
* Kate Thompson, a character in the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy
* Kate Tomten, the eldest of the Tomten kids in the children's show Noddy
* Kate Walker the central character from the Syberia video games