Hildegarde

Hildegarde Howard (1901 – 1998) was an American pioneer in paleornithology, mentored by the famous ornithologist, Joseph Grinnell, at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) and in avian paleontology. She was well known for her discoveries in the La Brea Tar Pits, among them the Rancho La Brea eagles. She also discovered and described Pleistocene flightless waterfowl at the prehistoric Ballona wetlands of coastal Los Angeles County at Playa del Rey. In 1953, Howard became the first woman to be awarded the Brewster Medal. She was also the first woman president of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Hildegarde, throughout her career wrote 150 papers.

Hildegarde is the name of the housekeeper in The Corpse Bride.

Hildegarde (born Hildegarde Loretta Sell) was an American cabaret singer.

Hildegarde (782-783) was the daughter of Charlemagne and his wife Hildegard.

Hildegarde Schmidt is one of the characters of Agatha Christie's famous novel "Murder on the Orient Express".

In Louis Malle's movie "Pretty Baby", starring a 12-year-old Brooke Sheilds as Violet, Susan Sarandon portrays Violet's mother, Hildegarde "Hattie" Marr. The movie depicts the famous E.J. Bellocq photographs of early 20th Century prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans.

This is the real name of Sabrina the Teenage Witch's aunt Hilda.