Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Dolley Madison 1809-1817 
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Teddy Scholten (a.k.a. Dorothea) 1959 Netherlands
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Maura Isles (middle name Dorothea) 2002 The Apprentice
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Dorothy Zbornak (a.k.a. Dorothea) 1985 The Golden Girls
Maura Isles (middle name Dorothea) 2010 Rizzoli & Isles
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Angela Merkel (middle name Dorothea) 2005-2021
Notable Athletes:
1 soccer
(soccer) Kenneth Taylor (middle name Dorothea) 2002-
Notable Journalists:
1 photojournalist
(photojournalist) Dorothea Lange 1895-1965
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Teddy Scholten (a.k.a. Dorothea) 1926-2010
Notable Writers:
1 author
Elizabeth Bowen (middle name Dorothea) 1899-1973
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze
(bronze) Dorothea Wierer 2014 biathlon
Other Royalty:
3 princesses, 1 princess/queen consort
Luise of Prussia (middle name Dorothea) 1701-1705 Prussia
Sophie Dorothea of Prussia 1719-1765 Prussia
Luise of Prussia (middle name Dorothea) 1770-1836 Prussia
Sophie of Prussia (middle name Dorothea) 1870-1932; 1913-1917; 1920-1922 Prussia; Greece
Saints:
2 saints
Saint Dorothy (a.k.a. Dorothea) ?-311
Saint Dorothea of Montau 1347-1394