Famous People with Name Wanda

Wanda Rutkiewicz            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Wanda Rutkiewicz: Wanda Rutkiewicz is regarded as one of the greatest woman mountaineers ever. On October 16, 1978, she became the third woman, the first Pole and the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In 1986 she became the first woman to successfu

Wanda Cochran            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wanda Cochran: was an American soprano. She was best known for her performances in musicals.Her first role was in the original production of Oklahoma! as an alternate in the lead role of Laurey. She appeared on Broadway in the musical Three Waltzes in 1937–38. She went

Wanda Lavonne Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wanda Lavonne Jackson: is an American rockabilly and country music singer who had success in the mid-50s and the 60s. She resides in Oklahoma City, OK. She was one of the first female rockabilly singers to come to popularity during the 1950s.

Wanda Jakubowska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wanda Jakubowska: was a Polish film director. During World War II, she was a prisoner in Auschwitz. After the war, she made movie Ostatni etap (The Last Stage) in 1947. The film was partly shot on location at Auschwitz concentration camp. The film is based on director Wanda Jakubowska's personal experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz. She claimed that what helped her to survive Auschwitz was constantly thinking about the documentation of her experiences.

Wanda Pilsudska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wanda Pilsudska: was a daughter of Józef Pilsudski, and a psychiatrist by profession.In September 1939, together with her mother and younger sister Jadwiga Pilsudska, Wanda was evacuated by special airplane via Sweden to England. She studied medicine in Edinburgh, then practiced psychiatry at a Polish hospital outside London. She also worked with the Józef Pilsudski Institute in London.