Famous People with Name Augusta

Augusta Dabney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Augusta Dabney: was an American actress known for her role as Isabelle Alden on the daytime series Loving. She played the role from 1983-87, 1988-91, and again from 1994-95.In the early days of live television, she appeared in numerous episodes of such anthology drama series as Studio One, Kraft Television Theatre, and Robert Montgomery Presents. In addition to her role on Loving, she had roles on numerous other daytime soaps, including Young Dr. Malone, Another World, As the World Turns, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing, A World Apart, Guiding Light, General Hospital, and The Doctors.

Augusta Christine Fells            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Augusta Christine Fells: was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher and her studio was important to the careers of a rising generation of artists who would become nationally known. She worked for equal rights for African Americans in the arts.In 1907, she married James Savage; they had a daughter, Irene. John died shortly after. Fells moved back in with her parents, who raised Irene with her. Fells continued to model clay, and applied for a booth at the Palm Beach county fair: the initially apprehensive fair officials ended up awarding her a 25 dollar prize, and the sales of her art totaled 175 dollars; a significant sum at that time and place.

Josef Augusta            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Josef Augusta: was a Czech paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer.In addition to his scientific work (about 120 publications), Augusta wrote about twenty books popularizing his profession, mostly targeted on the youth. He is best known for his reconstructions of fossil flora and fauna, together with the painter Zdenek Burian (1905–1981). He also participated on the famous movie Cesta do praveku (Journey to the Prehistory, 1954).

Patrik Augusta            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Patrik Augusta: is a retired ice hockey winger.He was drafted 149th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft and played two games for the Leafs and two games for the Washington Capitals. He played in the IHL with the Long Beach Ice Dogs and then the

Elisabeth Augusta Of Schleswig-Holstein            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Elisabeth Augusta Of Schleswig-Holstein: was the daughter of king Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk. She shared the title Countess of Schleswig-Holstein with her mother and siblings. As her siblings, she was raised by her grandmother Ellen Marsvin, but spent 1628-29 at the Swedish court. She was married to Hans Lindenov (d. 1659) in 1639, and became the mother of Sophie Amalie Lindenov. She was described as a vulgar, constantly indebted gambler. She did not side with her sister Leonora Christina Ulfeldt during the conflict between Leonora and the king and was not close to her siblings. She was granted a royal pension in 1664, and was also granted many gifts by king Christian V, but continued to be haunted by debts during her life.

Louise Augusta            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Louise Augusta: was a Danish princess, officially daughter of King Christian VII of Denmark and Queen Caroline Mathilde. Unofficially it is widely accepted that her natural father was Johann Friedrich Struensee, the king’s royal physician and de facto regent of the country at the time of her birth. She was referred to sometimes as "la petite Struensee"; this did not, however, have any effect on her position.

Azea Augustama            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Azea Augustama: is a Haitian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games at light-heavy through a bronze medal finish at the second Americas qualifier.