Namesakes
Dorothy
(a.k.a. Dorothea) (f) ?-311 
Saints
Dorothea of Montau
(f) 1347-1394
Saints
Luise of Prussia
(middle name Dorothea) (f) 1680-1705
Other Royalty 1701-1705 Prussia (princess)
Sophie Dorothea of Prussia
(f) 1719-1765
Other Royalty 1719-1765 Prussia (princess)
Dolley Madison
(f) 1768-1849
American First Ladies 1809-1817
Luise of Prussia
(middle name Dorothea) (f) 1770-1836
Other Royalty 1770-1836 Prussia (princess)
Sophie of Prussia
(middle name Dorothea) (f) 1870-1932
Other Royalty 1870-1932; 1913-1917; 1920-1922 Prussia; Greece (princess/queen consort)
Dorothea Lange
(f) 1895-1965
Notable Journalists
Elizabeth Bowen
(middle name Dorothea) (f) 1899-1973
Notable Writers
Teddy Scholten
(a.k.a. Dorothea) (f) 1926-2010
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1959 Netherlands
Notable Musicians
Angela Merkel
(middle name Dorothea) (f) 1954-
German Chancellors and Presidents 2005-2021 (chancellor)
Dorothy Zbornak
(a.k.a. Dorothea) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1985 The Golden Girls
Dorothea Wierer
(f) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2014 biathlon (bronze)
Maura Isles
(middle name Dorothea) (f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2002 The Apprentice
Fictional Characters from Television 2010 Rizzoli & Isles
Kenneth Taylor
(middle name Dorothea) (m) 2002-
Notable Athletes (soccer)