Birgit

Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include:

* Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress * Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician * Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist * Birgit Doll, Austrian actress and theatre director * Birgit Finnilä, Swedish opera singer * Birgit Fischer, German canoer * Birgit Friedmann (born 1960), German runner and 1980 world champion * Birgit Hogefeld, German RAF terrorist member * Birgit Kähler, German high jumper * Birgit Meyer (born 1960), Dutch religious studies scholar * Birgit Michels, German badminton player * Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress * Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), Swedish soprano * Birgit Prinz, German football (soccer) player * Birgit Püve, Estonian photographer * Birgit Rausing, Swedish art historian * Birgit Ridderstedt, Swedish singer * Birgit Sarrap, Estonian singer * Birgit Schrowange, German television presenter * Birgit Schuurman, Dutch rock singer * Birgit Skarstein, Norwegian Paralympic athlete * Birgit Thumm, German volleyball player * Birgit Vogel-Heuser (born 1961), German computer scientist * Birgit Zotz, Austrian writer and anthropologist Provided by Wikipedia