Famous People with Name Tanja

Tanja Savic            Origin/Culture/Country: Slavic

Tanja Savic: a Serbian folk singer. She became famous after competing on a first season of the Zvezde Granda television singing contest and making it into the final six.Despite not winning the grand finale, her public profile was raised sufficiently for Grand Production record label to sign her to a contract. This led to debut album Tako mlada that turned into a major success, paving the way for a career that followed.

Tanja Roswitha Dickenscheid            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Tanja Roswitha Dickenscheid: is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the national squad that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.

Tanja Poutiainen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Tanja Poutiainen: a Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.In, 1997 Poutiainen became junior world champion in the slalom as well being listed 3rd in the Super-G, and the same year debuted in the World Cup. At the 1999 Junior World Championships, she placed third in the giant slalom.In the 2005 World Cup season, she won the season titles in both the slalom and giant slalom, and placed fifth in the overall standings. At the 2005 World Championships, she placed second in the giant slalom behind Anja Pärson of Sweden and second in the slalom behind Janica Kostelic of Croatia.

Tanja Schmidt-Hennes            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Tanja Schmidt-Hennes: is a German professional cyclist. She is part of the 2007 Team Flexpoint.

Tanja Hart            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Tanja Hart: is a retired female volleyball player from Germany, who made her debut for the German Women's National Team in 1995. Standing at 176 cm she represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.