Some famous people who were named Kate

Kate is a given name or nickname, and may refer to :

(Kate is often a shortened version of the name Katelyn, Catherine/Katherine, Katarina, Katrina, Caitriona (cah-tree-on-ah))

In fiction:

Kate Ditchburn, one of the first characters to appear in Blackadder II
Kate Austen, character played by Evangeline Lilly in the TV series Lost
Kate Lockley, a character of the TV show Angel
Kate Monster, the main female character in the Broadway show, Avenue Q
music:

Kate Bush, English singer
Kate Guldbrandsen, Eurovision contestant
Kate Havnevik, Norwegian singer and songwriter from Oslo
Kate Nash, English musical artist
Kate Wolf, American singer
In television and film:

Kate Beckinsale, English actress
Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
Kate Bosworth, American actress
Kate Capshaw, American actress
Kate Gerbeau, British television presenter and newsreader
Kate Hewlett, Canadian actress
Kate Hudson, American actress and daughter of Goldie Hawn
Kate Sissons, British RADA-trained actress and the daughter of BBC newsreader Peter Sissons
Kate Winslet, English actress
In feminism:

Kate Millett, American feminist writer and activist
Kate Sheppard, the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement
In literature:

Kate Chopin an author from the late 19th century
Kate L. Turabian, graduate school dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1958
Kate Seelye, journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East
In modeling:

Kate Moss, English supermodel
Kate Ground, adult Internet model
In other fields:

Kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth
Kate Markgraf, soccer player who belongs to the United States women's national soccer team
Kate Starre, Australian field hockey midfielder
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