Namesakes
Maria Theresia
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1717-1780 
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1740-1780
Hungarian Kings and Queens (Mária Terézia) 1740-1780
Bohemian Kings (Marie Terezie) 1740-1741; 1743-1780
Maria Anna of Austria
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1835-1840
Other Royalty 1835-1840 Austria-Hungary (archduchess)
Maria Teresa Ledóchowska
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1863-1922
Saints
Polly Moran
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1883-1952
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Theresa Weld
(f) 1893-1978
Olympic Medalists 1920 figure skating (bronze)
Gerty Cori
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1896-1957
Nobel Prize Winners 1947 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Lucille Bliss
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1916-2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nanette Fabray
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1920-2018
Emmy Award Winners 1957 Caesar's Hour (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Leslie
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1925-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Janet Moreau
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1927-2021
Olympic Medalists 1952 4x100 m relay (gold)
Mary Higgins Clark
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1927-2020
Notable Writers
Theresa Grentz
(f) 1952-
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (basketball)
Pamela Jiles
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x400 m relay (silver)
Tessa Sanderson
(f) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1984 javelin throw (gold)
Theresa May
(f) 1956-
British Prime Ministers 2016-2019
Vicki Peterson
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1958-
Notable Musicians
Anne Donovan
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1961-2018
Hall-of-Famers 1995 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988 basketball (gold)
Theresa Andrews
(f) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Theresa Randle
(f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Theresa Donovan
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Teri Polo
(f) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Una Healy
(middle name Theresa) (f) 1981-
Notable Musicians