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Astrid, Æstriðr, Aestrith, Ástríður, Estrid, or variants is a given name of Old Norse origin.

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Arts

  • Astrid (singer) Astrid Roelants, Belgian singer
  • Astrid Allwyn (1905–1978), American actress
  • Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Catalan-French actress
  • Astrid Carolina Herrera (born 1963), Venezuelan actress and Miss World 1984
  • Astrid Hadad (born 1957), Mexican vocalist and performance artist
  • Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), Brazilian singer
  • Astrid Holm (1893-1961), Danish stage and film actress
  • Astrid Kirchherr (born 1938), German photographer and artist, known for her association with The Beatles
  • Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), Swedish author of children's literature, among others Pippi Longstocking
  • Astrid Noack (1888–1957), Danish sculptor
  • Astrid S (born Astrid Smeplass, born 29 October 1996), a Norwegian singer and songwriter
  • Astrid Varnay (1918–2006), Swedish-born operatic soprano
  • Astrid Villaume (1923–1995), Danish actress
  • Astrid Williamson, Scottish musician
  • Astrid Young (born 1962), Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician

    • Politics and royalty

  • Astrid Gjertsen (born 1928), Norwegian politician
  • Astrid Krag (born 1982), Danish politician, member of parliament for the Socialist People's Party (SF)
  • Astrid Løken (1911–2008), Norwegian entomologist and member of the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II
  • Astrid Lulling (born 1929), Luxembourg politician and Member of the European Parliament
  • Astrid Njalsdotter (died 1060), Swedish queen, consort of King Edmund the Old
  • Astrid Olofsdotter (died 1035), Queen Consort of King Olav II of Norway
  • Astrid Thors (born 1957), Finnish politician
  • Estrid of the Obotrites (c. 979–1035), queen consort of Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden
  • Estrid Svendsdatter (born between 990 and 997), Danish princess and sister of Cnut
  • Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 1962), daughter of Albert II, sister of current king Philippe I
  • Princess Astrid of Norway (born 1932), sister to King Harald
  • Queen Astrid of Belgium (1905–1935), wife of King Leopold III

    • Science

  • Astrid Cleve (1875–1968), Swedish botanist, chemist, geologist, and researcher

    • Sports

  • Astrid Kumbernuss (born 1970), champion German shot putter and discus thrower
  • Astrid Lødemel (born 1971), Norwegian alpine skier
  • Astrid Strauss (born 1968), former freestyle swimmer for East Germany
  • Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born 1987), Norwegian cross-country skier

    • Other uses

  • Estrid, 11th century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones

    • Fictional characters

  • Astrid, a friend of Juliette Darling's in the short-lived drama Dirty Sexy Money
  • Astrid, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
  • Astrid, an assassin from the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Astrid, a minor character in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  • Astrid Ellison, a female protagonist in the Gone series by Michael Grant
  • Astrid Farnsworth, a character in the TV series Fringe
  • Astrid Ferrier, the main guest protagonist in the 1967-8 Doctor Who serial The Enemy of the World
  • Astrid Finch, a character on the TV Series The Tomorrow People
  • Astrid Larsson, a character in The Emberverse series
  • Astrid Levinson, a character on NBC's The Office
  • Astrid Hofferson, a character in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise
  • Astrid Magnussen, troubled teenage protagonist of the novel White Oleander
  • Astrid Sonnschein, protagonist of Fifty Percent Vampire
  • Astrid Peth, the Companion in the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned
  • Astrid Zexis, A character from the game series Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, and Atelier Meruru
  • Astrid, lover of Lagatha in the History t.v. series "Vikings"

    • References

    Astrid Wikipedia
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