Astrid

This article is about the name and people with the name. For other uses, see Astrid (disambiguation).

Astrid, Æstriðr, Aestrith, Ástríður, Estrid, or variants is a given name of northern European origin.

People

Arts

• 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 Eiriksdottir, daughter of Eirik Bjodaskalle and mother of Olaf I of Norway, who ruled Norway from 995 to 1000
• Astrid Gjertsen (born 1928), Norwegian politician
• Astrid Krag (born 1982), Danish politician, member of parliament for the Socialist People's Party (SF)
• Astrid Lødemel (born 1971), Norwegian alpine skier
• 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 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 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