Famous People with Name Magdalena

Magdalena Kuras            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Magdalena Kuras: is a Swedish freestyle swimmer representing Malmö KK. She represented Sweden in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, where she swum the 100 m freestyle and the 4x100 m freestyle relay and in the European LC Championships 2008, where she won a bronze medal in the 4x100 m freestyle relay along with Claire Hedenskog, Josefin Lillhage, Ida Marko-Varga.

Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová: was Czech writer known for her famous cookery book.Rettigová, nee Artmann, was born in German speaking family. Her childhood was not happy and her father died in 1792. In 1808 she got married to Jan Alois Sudiprav Rettig, Czech patriot from half-German speaking family. Under his influence she learned to speak and write correctly in Czech language and also started to use middle name Dobromila.

Magdalena Kožená            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Magdalena Kožená: is a Czech mezzo-soprano.She was born in Brno, the daughter of a mathematician father and a biologist mother. Her original goal was to be a pianist, but she broke her hand at the age of six and switched to singing, starting in the Brno Philharmonic children's choir.[1] She studied at the Brno Conservatoire and at the College of Performing Arts in Bratislava, and graduated in 1995. In 1995, she was a prize winner at the International Mozart Competition. From 1996-97, she was a member of the Vienna Volksoper.

Magdalena Sánchez            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Magdalena Sánchez: Venezuelan singer, better known like the Queen of the Venezuelan song, was born in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, April 9, 1915.In 1936, at the age of 21, when truly her professional life like singer begins, at the radio station Ondas populares, where gained five bolivars daily. In 1940 appears in the Broadcasting Caracas, today Radio Caracas Radio in a program lead by Edgar Anzola.In 1948, contracts marriage, also appears at the program A Star every Minute and the Carrousel of the Radio Libertador station. The success achieved on these programs served to her to obtain a contract at the Galerón Premiado by Radio Continental, is there where definitively started like Venezuelan folk singer. In 1951, interpreted the folk songs María Laya and the Caujaritos along with Juan Vicente Torrealba having a great success

Magdalena Abakanowicz            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Magdalena Abakanowicz: is a Polish sculptor. She is notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and is regarded as being one of the most important and influential female artists of the 20th century. She has been a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Pola

Sofia Magdalena Of Denmark And Norway            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Sofia Magdalena Of Denmark And Norway: was a Queen consort of Sweden as the spouse of Gustav III of Sweden. She was the eldest surviving child of King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway and Louise of Great Britain.