Famous People with Name Johanna

Johanna Alexandra            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Johanna Alexandra: was a German photographer, who immigrated to the United States to escape Nazi Germany.She spent parts of her life in Berlin (1925-1935), New York City (1935-1955), and New Hampshire (1955-1990). She photographed such people as Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Robert Frost, Marc Chagall, Eleanor Roosevelt, Alfred Stieglitz, J.D. Salinger, Paul Robeson, May Sarton, Pauline Koner, Berenice Abbott and Edward Steichen.

Johanna Persson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Johanna Persson: is a female badminton player from Sweden.Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Fredrik Bergström. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in the second.

Johanna Friederike ("Frieke") Buys            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Johanna Friederike ("Frieke") Buys: is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There she was eliminated in the semi finals of the women's 100m butterfly, and in the heats of the women's 200m butterfly. With the 4x100m medley relay team she ended up in fifth place, clocking 4:29.99.

Johanna "Jopie" Katarina Selbach            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Johanna "Jopie" Katarina Selbach: was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Johanna Sjöberg            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Johanna Sjöberg: is a former international topswimmer from Sweden, who won her first medal in 1997 by the European Swimming Championships in Sevilla: a bronze on the 100 Butterfly.