Martha (given name)
Martha is a feminine given name, from Aramaic מרתא. Patti, Patsy, and Patty were in use in Colonial America as English rhyming diminutives of the diminutive Mattie. Molly has been used as a diminutive of Martha since the 18th century.
Variants in different languages:
- Maata
- Марфа, formerly spelled "Марѳа" from the Greek version of the name, that the Russians assimilate in F
- Márta
- Marta, Martha
- Marta
- Марта
- Marthe
- Martta
- Moireach
- Morta
People with the name
- Saint Martha, several people
- Martha, alternate name of Xenia Shestova, Russian nun
- Martha daughter of Boethus, 1st century Jewish woman
- Martha of Armagnac, French youngest child of John I, Count of Armagnac
- Martha of Denmark, Swedish Queen
- Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Norwegian princess and businesswoman
- Princess Märtha of Sweden, Swedish princess
- Martha A. B. Conine, American politician and women's suffragist
- Martha A. Boughton, American author, educator, poet, and clubwoman
- Martha A. Geer, American attorney, jurist, and former judge
- Martha A. Sandweiss, American historian
- Martha A.Q. Curley, American nurse
- Martha Abelsen, Greenlandic politician
- Martha Ackelsberg, American political scientist and women's studies scholar
- Martha Ackmann, American author and journalist
- Martha Acosta, Peruvian politician
- Martha Adelaide Holton, American writer
- Märtha Adlerstråhle, Swedish tennis player
- Martha Adusei, Ghanaian-Canadian sprinter
- Martha Albertson Fineman, American jurist, legal theorist, and political philosopher
- Martha Albrand, German-American novelist
- Martha Alf, American artist
- Martha Aliaga, Argentine statistics educator
- Martha Allan, Canadian pioneer of theater, actress, director, patron, and writer
- Martha Allen Sherwood – American lichenologist
- Martha Alter, American pianist, music teacher, and composer
- Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Ghanaian diplomat
- Martha Anderson, American research scientist, hydrologist, and remote sensing professional
- Martha Andresen Wilder, American Shakespearean scholar
- Martha Angélica Bernardino Rojas, Mexican politician
- Martha Angélica Romo Jiménez, Mexican politician
- Martha Angelici, French operatic soprano
- Martha Angle Dorsett, American lawyer
- Martha Ankomah, Ghanaian film actress and entrepreneur
- Martha Ann Erskine Ricks, Americo-Liberian colonist, slave, and quilter
- Martha Anne Woodrum Zillhardt, American aviator
- Martha Ann Honeywell, American disabled artist
- Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician
- Martha Ansara, American-born Australian documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and screenwriter
- Martha Anthouli, Greek professional volleyball player
- Martha Appiah, Ghanaian sprinter
- Martha Araújo, Brazilian sculptor and performance artist
- Martha Arendsee, German politician and women's rights activist
- Martha Argerich, Argentine classical concert pianist
- Martha Ásdís Hjálmarsdóttir, Icelandic professor of biomedical science
- Martha Atwell, American radio director
- Martha Atwood, American operatic soprano and music educator
- Martha Austin Phelps, American chemist
- Martha B. Alexander, American former politician
- Martha B. Briggs, American educator
- Martha B. Gould, American former government official
- Martha B. Sosman, American lawyer and jurist
- Martha Bablitch, American lawyer and jurist
- Martha Bachem, Austrian-German figure skater
- Martha Bailey, American professor of economics
- Martha Baillie, Canadian poet and novelist
- Martha Baird Rockefeller, American pianist, philanthropist, and arts advocate
- Martha Baker, American Civil War nurse
- Martha Ballard, American midwife, healer, and mortician
- Martha Banks, American clinical psychologist
- Martha Bárcena Coqui, Mexican diplomat
- Martha Barnett, American attorney
- Martha Barnette, American writer, radio host, and public speaker
- Martha Barnhart, American civic leader
- Martha Bartlett, South African politician
- Martha Bass, American gospel singer
- Martha Batalha, Brazilian writer and journalist
- Martha Bátiz, Mexican-Canadian writer
- Martha Bayard Stevens, American philanthropist
- Martha Bayles, American author, critic, and professor
- Martha Bayona, Colombian track cyclist
- Martha Beauclerk, British courtier
- Martha Beck, American author, life coach, speaker, and sociologist
- Martha Beck (serial killer), American nurse executed for murder
- Martha Beers, American traditional folk music singer
- Martha Benjamin, Canadian Indigenous cross country skier
- Martha Bensley Bruère, American writer, painter, and reformer
- Martha Berenice Álvarez Tovar, Mexican politician
- Martha Berkeley, Australian artist
- Martha Bernal, several people
- Martha Bernays, German-born Austrian wife of Sigmund Freud
- Martha Berry, American educator
- Martha Berry (artist), American Cherokee beadwork artist
- Martha Betz Shapley, American astronomer
- Martha Bielish, Canadian politician, farmer, feminist, and teacher
- Martha Biilmann, Greenlandic furrier and educator
- Martha Biondi, American historian and professor
- Martha Bissah, Ghanaian athlete
- Martha Bissmann, Austrian politician
- Martha Black, Canadian politician
- Martha Black (art historian), Canadian art historian
- Martha Blackford, pen name of Isabella Moncrieff, Scottish writer
- Martha Blackman, American musician and educator
- Martha Bloom, American artist and academic
- Martha Blount, English woman who befriended many English literary figures
- Martha Blue, American lawyer and author
- Martha Blum, Austro-Hungarian Empire-born Canadian writer
- Martha Boaz, American librarian
- Martha Bodunrin, Nigerian politician
- Martha Boesing, American theater director and playwright
- Martha Bolaños de Prado, Guatemalan actress, musician, composer, and educator
- Martha Boneta, American policy advisor, commentator, and farmer
- Martha Boswell, American jazz singer, pianist, and member of the vocal group The Boswell Sisters
- Martha Boto, Argentine artist
- Martha Bowen, American retired swimmer
- Martha Braddell, English contestant on Britain's Next Top Model (series 4)
- Martha Bradley, 18th century English food writer and chef
- Martha Bratton, American patriot during the Revolutionary War
- Martha Brill Olcott, American scholar on Central Asian studies
- Martha Broadus Anderson, American singer, musician, music educator, and choral director
- Martha Brockenbrough, American author
- Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscape architect, lecturer, and author
- Martha Brooks, Canadian writer of plays, novels, and short fiction
- Martha Brossier, French woman known for claiming demonic possession
- Martha Brown, several people
- Martha Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kincardine, Scottish countess, governess, and educator
- Martha-Bryan Allen, American stage actress
- Märtha Brydolf, Swedish politician and journalist
- Martha Bucaram, Ecuadorian lawyer, feminist, and First Lady of Ecuador
- Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, American socialite
- Martha Bullock, American pioneer
- Martha Bunting, American biologist and teacher
- Martha Burk, American political psychologist and feminist
- Martha Burkhardt, Swiss painter and photographer
- Martha Burns, Canadian actress
- Martha Burton, American pioneer in bowling
- Martha Burton Williamson, American malacologist and journalist
- Martha Byrne, American actress, singer, and television writer
- Martha C. Howell, American historian and emerita professor
- Martha C. Ruth, Guamanian politician
- Martha Cahoon, American artist
- Martha Callanan, American women's suffrage advocate, newspaper publisher, and philanthropist
- Martha Callison Horst, American composer
- Martha Canga Antonio, Belgian/Angolan actress and singer
- Martha Carrier (Salem witch trials), American Puritan executed for witchcraft
- Martha Carrillo, Mexican journalist and writer
- Martha Carson, American gospel-country music singer
- Martha Cartmell, Canadian Methodist/United Church missionary and educator in Japan
- Martha Cassell Thompson, American architect
- Martha Cecilia, Filipino writer of Tagalog romance pocketbook novels
- Martha Cecilia Díaz Gordillo, Mexican politician
- Martha Cecilia Ruiz, Nicaraguan poet, writer, journalist, and social activist
- Martha Chanjo Lunji, Malawian politician
- Martha Chase, American geneticist
- Martha Chaves, Nicaraguan-Canadian comedian, actress, activist, and playwright
- Martha Chávez, Peruvian politician and lawyer
- Martha Cheavens, American novelist, short-story writer, and poet
- Martha Chen, American academic, scholar, and social worker
- Martha Cheney, American author and lyricist
- Martha Cheung, Hong Kong researcher and scholar of translation studies
- Martha Chickering, American social work educator
- Martha Chikuni, Malawian journalist, television personality, and diplomat
- Martha Chizuma, Malawian lawyer
- Martha Choe, American banker, politician, and foundation executive
- Martha Chol Luak, South Sudanese politician
- Martha Christensen, American mycologist, botanist, and educator
- Martha Christensen (Danish writer), Danish writer and educator
- Martha Christie, Australian model and violist
- Martha Christina Tiahahu, Moluccan freedom fighter and Indonesian heroine
- Martha Clare Morris, American nutritional epidemiologist
- Martha Clark, several people
- Martha Clarke, American theater director and choreographer
- Martha Clayton, American who posthumously posted her husband's writings
- Martha Clokie, English professor of microbiology
- Martha Coakley, American lobbyist, lawyer, and former politician
- Martha Codman Karolik, American philanthropist and art collector
- Martha Cohen, Canadian community activist and philanthropist
- Martha Colburn, American filmmaker and artist
- Martha Cole, Canadian artist
- Martha Collins, several people
- Martha Collison, British baker and food columnist
- Martha Combe, British art collector
- Martha Concepción Figueroa, Honduran teacher and politician
- Martha Conger Neblett Hagar, birth name of Connie Hagar, American birdwatcher and naturalist
- Martha Constantine-Paton, American neuroscientist and professor
- Martha Cooksey, American former long-distance runner
- Martha Coolidge, American film- and television director
- Martha Cooper, American photojournalist
- Martha Cope, British actress
- Martha Copeland, American classic blues singer
- Martha Copp, American sociologist and professor
- Martha Córdova Bernal, Mexican politician
- Martha Corey, American executed for witchcraft
- Martha Coston, American inventor and businesswoman
- Martha Crago, Canadian anthropologist, sociologist, linguist, and academic
- Martha Craig, Northern Irish explorer, writer, and lecturer
- Martha Craig Daughtrey, American circuit judge
- Martha Crawford Heitzmann, American businesswoman
- Martha Crenshaw, American political scientist and professor of terrorism
- Martha Crone, American botanist and horticulturist
- Martha Crossley, British carpet manufacturer
- Martha Cunz, Swiss artist
- Martha Curnutt Casto, American convicted murderer
- Martha Custis, several people
- Martha D. Lincoln, American author and journalist
- Martha Dana Mercer, American art collector and philanthropist
- Martha Daniell Logan, American botanist
- Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter
- Martha Daunke, German chess player
- Martha Davis, several people
- Martha de la Torre, Ecuadorian American publisher and entrepreneur
- Martha De Laurentiis, American film producer
- Martha Delgado Peralta, Mexican environmentalist and politician
- Martha Del Valle, Mexican dressage rider
- Martha deMey Clow, American writer of science fiction
- Martha Denny, English Catholic recusant
- Martha Derthick, American public administration scholar and academic
- Martha de San Bernardo, 17th century Filipino Roman Catholic nun
- Martha Desrumeaux, French militant communist
- Martha Dewing Woodward, American artist and art teacher
- Martha Diamond, American painter
- Martha Diaz, Colombian-American community organizer, media producer, archivist, curator, and social entrepreneur
- Martha Dilys Buckley-Jones, Canadian former diplomat
- Martha Diplock, Canadian athlete in the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Martha Dix, German goldsmith and silversmith
- Martha Doan, American chemist
- Martha Dodd, American journalist and novelist
- Martha Dodray, Indian polio worker
- Martha Dübber, German film editor
- Martha Dunagin Saunders, American professor and academic official
- Martha Durward Farquharson, Irish-born Australian administrator, nurse, and private hospital owner
- Martha E. Cram Bates, American writer, journalist, and newspaper editor
- Martha E. Forrester, American clubwoman, educator, and civil rights activist
- Martha E. Pollack, American computer scientist
- Martha E. Sewall Curtis, American suffragist and writer
- Martha E. Sloan, American electrical engineer
- Martha E. Whitten, American author
- Martha Edelheit, American-born Swedish artist
- Martha Edgerton Rolfe Plassmann, American feminist and socialist
- Martha Ehlin, Swedish sports teacher
- Martha Elena García Gómez, Mexican politician
- Martha Elena Ruiz Sevilla, Nicaraguan politician and lawyer
- Martha Elizabeth Burchfield Richter, American watercolorist
- Martha Elizabeth Duncan Walker Cook, American author, translator, and editor
- Martha Elizabeth Newton, British bryologist and botanist
- Martha Elizabeth Stebbins, American epidemiologist, zoologist, mechanical engineer, veterinarian, and Episcopalian prelate
- Martha Elizabeth Zitter, 17th century Roman Catholic German nun
- Martha Ellen Reeves, American professor and academic
- Martha Ellen Young Truman, American mother of U.S. president Harry S. Truman
- Martha Ellicott Tyson, American Quaker, college founder, and civil rights- and women's rights activist
- Martha Elvira Stone, American postmaster, genealogist, and teacher
- Martha Érika Alonso, Mexican politician
- Martha Eriksdotter, 13th century Swedish princess
- Martha Ernstdóttir, Icelandic long-distance runner
- Martha Ertman, American law professor and writer
- Martha Escutia, American politician and attorney
- Martha Evens, American emeritus professor and computer scientist
- Martha Ezzard, American politician
- Martha F. Gerry, American racehorse owner
- Martha Farah, American cognitive neuroscience researcher
- Martha Farkas Glaser, American manager, producer, civil rights activist, publicist, and author
- Martha Farmer Brewer, American wife of governor Albert Brewer
- Martha Farnsworth Riche, American economist and census director
- Martha Farrell, Indian civil society leader
- Martha Feldman (musicologist), American musicologist and cultural historian
- Martha Feltus, American politician
- Marthã Fernando Gonçalves Pimenta, Brazilian footballer
- Martha Field, American legal scholar and professor
- Martha Fiennes, English film director, writer, and producer
- Martha Fierro, American-born Ecuadorian chess player
- Martha Finley, American teacher and author
- Martha Finnemore, American constructivist scholar of international relations, and professor
- Martha Firestone Ford, American businesswoman
- Martha Fleming, Canadian museum professional and academic
- Martha Foley, American magazine editor and suffragist
- Martha Foote Crow, American educator and writer
- Martha Foster, several people
- Martha Fowke, English poet
- Martha Frankel, American writer
- Martha Frayde, Cuban doctor, dissident, and revolutionary
- Martha Frederikke Johannessen, Norwegian politician
- Martha Frick Symington Sanger, American writer
- Martha Friedman, American sculptor and college professor
- Martha G. Scott, American politician
- Martha G. Thorwick, Norwegian-born American clubwoman and medical doctor
- Martha G. Welch, American physician and researcher
- Märtha Gahn, Swedish textile artist
- Martha Gallison Moore Avery, American socialist turned Catholic anti-Socialism activist
- Martha Gandy Fales, American art historian, museum curator, and author
- Martha García (rower), Mexican rower
- Martha Garcia (Arizona politician), American former politician
- Martha García Müller, Mexican politician
- Martha Gardener, Australian radio presenter and television personality
- Martha Gay Masterson, American settler
- Martha Gehman, American actress and acting coach
- Martha Gellhorn, American journalist, novelist, and travel writer
- Martha Genenger, German swimmer
- Martha "Geney" Crutchley, American murder victim
- Martha George, Native American leader and politician
- Martha Gibson, Canadian actress
- Martha Giffard, English letter writer and biographer
- Martha Gillette, American chronobiologist and neurobiologist
- Martha Gilmore, American planetary geologist and professor
- Martha Gilmore Robinson, American women's rights- and civic activist
- Martha Givaudan, Mexican psychologist
- Martha Gladtved-Prahl, Norwegian politician
- Martha Gnudi, American medical historian and translator
- Martha Goldberg, German social activist and Jewish murder victim
- Martha Goldstein, American harpsichordist and pianist
- Martha Gonzalez, Colombian woman whose case instigated abortion reforms
- Martha Gonzalez (musician), Chicana artist, activist, musician, feminist music theorist, and professor
- Martha Goodway, American metallurgist
- Martha Goodwin Tunstall, American abolitionist and Unionist
- Martha Graham, American modern dancer and choreographer
- Martha Gray, American biomedical engineer and professor
- Martha Greenblatt, Hungarian-born American chemist, researcher, and university faculty member
- Martha Greenhouse, American stage-, film-, and television actress
- Martha Greta Kempton, American White House artist
- Martha Grey, Countess of Stamford, South African-born English countess
- Martha Griffiths, American lawyer and judge
- Martha Griggs, Canadian equestrian
- Martha Grimes, American writer of detective fiction
- Martha Grossenbacher, Dutch retired sprinter
- Martha Grover, American chemical engineer and professor
- Martha Gruening, American-Jewish journalist, poet, suffragette, and civil rights activist
- Martha Gularte, Uruguayan dancer, poet and vedette
- Martha Gulati, American physician and former university faculty member
- Martha Gultom, Indonesian former swimmer
- Martha Gunn, English dipper
- Martha Gurney, English printer, bookseller, publisher, and abolitionist activist
- Martha Gustafson, Mexican-Canadian Paralympic athlete
- Martha Guthrie, American tennis player
- Martha Gutiérrez Manrique, Mexican politician
- Martha Guzmán Partida, Mexican mathematician
- Martha H. Mowry, American physician
- Martha H. Tingey, American Mormon leader
- Martha Hackett, American actress
- Martha Haines, American AAGPBL player
- Martha Haines Butt, American author and suffragist
- Martha Hall Findlay, Canadian businesswoman, entrepreneur, lawyer, and politician
- Martha Hall Foose, American chef and author
- Martha Harley, 18th century English novelist
- Martha Harris (psychoanalyst), British psychoanalyst
- Martha Harris (footballer), English footballer
- Martha Hart, Canadian philanthropist, researcher, and charity benefactor
- Martha Hatfield, English Puritan prophet
- Martha Haylett, Australian politician
- Martha Hayne Talbot, American conservation activist, biologist, author, and ecologist
- Martha Hedman, Swedish-American stage actress
- Martha Heesen, Dutch writer
- Martha Helen Beal, American homesteader
- Martha Hellion, Mexican visual artist, radical publisher, and freelance curator
- Martha Henderson, Canadian sailor
- Martha Hennessey, American politician
- Martha Hennessy, American Catholic peace activist
- Martha Henry, American-born Canadian stage-, film-, and television actress
- Martha Herbert, American physician, assistant professor of neurology, and pediatric neurologist
- Martha Heredia, Dominican singer
- Martha Hernández, Mexican former tennis player
- Martha Higareda, Mexican actress, producer, and screenwriter
- Martha High, American singer
- Martha Hilda González Calderón, Mexican lawyer and politician
- Martha Hildebrandt, Peruvian linguist and politician
- Martha Hill, American dance instructor
- Martha Hill (skier), American Paralympic alpine skier
- Martha Himmelfarb, American scholar of religion and Judaism
- Martha Hodes, American historian
- Martha Blakeney Hodges, American political hostess
- Martha Hollander, American poet and art historian
- Martha Holliday, American actress and dancer
- Martha Holmes, several people
- Martha Hooper Blackler Kalopothakes, 19th century American missionary, journalist, and translator
- Martha Hopkins Struever, American Indian art dealer, author, and scholar
- Martha Howe-Douglas, English actress and writer
- Martha Seavey Hoyt, American biographer, newspaper correspondent, businesswoman
- Martha Hudson, American retired sprinter
- Martha Hughes Cannon, American politician, physician, women's rights advocate, suffragist, and Mormon polygamous wife
- Martha Hunt, American fashion model
- Martha Hyer, American actress
- Martha Imalwa, Namibian lawyer
- Martha Isaacs, English painter
- Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo, Mexican environmentalist
- Martha Israel, German clerk and politician
- Martha Issová, Czech film-, television-, and stage actress
- Martha Ittuluka'naaq, Inuk artist
- Martha J. Bergmark, American attorney, civil rights advocate, and writer
- Martha J. Fleischman, American art dealer
- Martha J. Harvey, Canadian historian
- Martha J. Lamb, American author, editor, and historian
- Martha J. Ross, American oral historian
- Martha Jachi Umbulla, Tanzanian politician
- Martha Jackman, Canadian professor of law
- Martha Jackson, American art dealer, gallery owner, and collector
- Martha Jackson Jarvis, American artist
- Martha Jane Bury, English suffragist
- Martha Jane Canary, birth name of Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller
- Martha Jane Cunningham, Canadian missionary educator in Japan
- Martha Jane Knowlton Coray, American Mormon pioneer, record keeper, and educator
- Martha Jane Pettway, American artist and quilter
- Martha Janet Lafferty, birth name of Janet Blair, American big-band singer and actress
- Martha Jayne Keys, American Christian minister
- Martha Jean-Claude, Haitian writer, civil rights activist, entertainer, and composer
- Martha Jean Lambert, American missing female
- Martha Jean Steinberg, American radio broadcaster and pastor
- Martha Jefferson, American wife of U.S. president Thomas Jefferson
- Martha Jefferson Carr, American sister of Thomas Jefferson
- Martha Jefferson Randolph, American oldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson
- Martha Jeffries, New Zealand filmmaker
- Martha Jenks Chase, American doll designer, manufacturer, entrepreneur, and Progressive reformer
- Martha Jiménez, Cuban artist
- Martha Jiménez Oropeza, Mexican politician
- Martha Joan Douglass, American politician
- Martha Johnson, several people
- Martha Josey, American professional rodeo cowgirl
- Martha Joy, Filipino-Canadian singer
- Martha Joy Gottfried, American-born Mexican landscape painter
- Martha Julia, Mexican actress
- Martha K. Schwebach, American nurse practitioner
- Martha Kalifatidis, Australian contestant on Married at First Sight (Australian TV series)
- Martha Kanter, American former government official
- Martha Kantor, American glass painter
- Martha Kaplan, American cultural anthropologist
- Martha Karagianni, Greek film actress
- Martha Karua, Kenyan politician
- Martha Kay Renfroe, American writer of mystery and science fiction
- Martha Kearney, British-Irish journalist and broadcaster
- Martha Kelly, American stand-up comedian and actress
- Martha Kelner, British journalist and sportswriter
- Martha Kennedy, American author and curator
- Martha Keys, American retired politician
- Martha Kimball, American philanthropist
- Martha King, New Zealand botanical illustrator
- Martha Kinney Cooper, American librarian and wife of governor Myers Y. Cooper
- Martha Kinsey, American tennis player and golfer
- Martha Kirkpatrick, American psychoanalyst and clinical professor of psychiatry
- Martha Klein, British philosopher
- Martha Kneale, British philosopher
- Martha Kneifel, German woman in the 1994 documentary film Martha & Ethel
- Martha Komu, Kenyan runner
- Martha Koome, Kenyan advocate, lawyer, and judge
- Martha Kostuch, Canadian veterinarian and environmentalist
- Martha Krebs, American theoretical physicist
- Martha Kreutz, American former politician
- Martha Krug-Genthe, German geographer
- Martha Kumsa, Ethiopian 1989 winner of the PEN American Center inactive awards
- Martha Kunig-Rinach, German actress and operetta singer
- Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Canadian feminist and professor
- Martha Kwataine, Malawian health- and human rights activist
- Martha Kyrle, Austrian physician and philanthropist
- Martha L. Addis, American jeweler, businesswoman, and clubwoman
- Martha L. Campbell, American retired ambassador and diplomat
- Martha L. Ludwig, American biochemist, crystallographer, and professor
- Martha L. Moore-Keish, American Presbyterian theologian
- Martha Ladly, Canadian academic, designer, musician, professor, and past member of the bands Martha and the Muffins and The Associates (band)
- Martha Laguette, Mexican lawyer and politician
- Martha Lane Fox, British businesswoman, philanthropist, and public servant
- Martha Langbein, West German former sprinter
- Martha Langford, Canadian art historian
- Martha Laning, American businesswoman, activist, and politician
- Martha Lara, Mexican diplomat and politician
- Martha Larsen Jahn, Norwegian peace and women's activist
- Martha Laurens Ramsay, American memoirist and sister of John Laurens
- Martha Laurijsen, Dutch former rowing cox
- Martha Lauzen, American academic and researcher
- Martha Lawley, American politician
- Martha Leeb Hadzi, American art historian and archeologist
- Martha Lee Walters, American labor attorney and former judge
- Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noblewoman
- Märtha Leth, Swedish pharmacist
- Martha Leticia Rivera Cisneros, Mexican politician
- Martha Leticia Sosa Govea, Mexican politician
- Martha Levisman, Argentine architect, archivist, and historian
- Martha Lewis, several people
- Martha Liliana Hernández Florián, Colombian Paralympic athlete
- Martha Lipton, American operatic mezzo-soprano
- Martha Lloyd (principal), English school principal
- Martha Llwyd, Welsh poet and Methodist hymnwriter
- Martha Loane, English nurse and social commentator
- Martha Locke Hazen, American astronomer
- Martha Loftin Wilson, American missionary worker, journal editor, and American Civil War heroine
- Martha Long, Irish author
- Martha Longenecker, American artist, art educator- and collector, and museum director
- Martha Lopez, Colombian road cyclist
- Martha Lorber, American dancer, actress, singer, model, and Ziegfeld Girl
- Martha Lou Gadsden, American chef and restaurateur
- Martha Louisa Cocke, American educator
- Martha Louise Morrow Foxx, American educator
- Martha Louise Rayne, American journalist and writer
- Martha Louise White, birth name of Linda Taylor, American criminal
- Martha Lucas Pate, American administrator, educator, and philanthropist
- Martha Lucía Mícher, Mexican politician
- Martha Lucía Ospina Martínez, Colombian epidemiologist and doctor
- Martha Lucía Zamora, Colombian lawyer and politician
- Martha Luna, Venezuelan fashion designer, stylist, and television host
- Martha Lund Olsen, Greenlandic politician
- Martha Lux-Steiner, Swiss physicist
- Martha M. Gardner, American statistician
- Martha M. Pacold, American district judge
- Martha M. Place, American executed murderer
- Martha M. Russell, American nurse in World War I
- Martha M. Simpson, Irish-born Australian educational theorist and poet
- Martha M. Vertreace-Doody, American poet, short story author, and professor of English
- Martha M. Walz, American former politician
- Martha MacCallum, American journalist and news anchor
- Martha MacDonald (disambiguation), several people
- Martha MacGuffie, American reconstructive- and plastic surgeon
- Martha Macintyre, Australian anthropologist and historian
- Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress
- Martha Mackintosh, English actress
- Martha Madison, American actress
- Martha Madrigal, Mexican poet and storyteller
- Martha Magee, Irish Presbyterian and philanthropist
- Martha Manning Laurens, American wife of John Laurens
- Martha Mansfield, American actress
- Martha Manzano, Colombian diver
- Martha Marek, Australian serial killer
- Martha Mariana Castro, Mexican actress
- Martha Marlow, Australian singer, songwriter, artist, and musician
- Martha Márquez Alvarado, Mexican politician
- Martha Mary O'Neill, Australian-Irish Roman Catholic nun
- Martha Mason, American writer
- Martha Masters, several people
- Martha Mataele, New Zealand rugby union player
- Martha Matilda Harper, American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and inventor
- Martha Matoula, Greek professional tennis player
- Martha Matsa, Greek swimmer
- Martha Mattox, American silent film actress
- Martha Maxwell, American naturalist, artist, and taxidermist
- Martha May Eliot, American pediatrician and specialist in public health
- Martha Mayer Erlebacher, American painter
- Martha McBride Knight, American founding member of the Mormon Church, and a wife of Joseph Smith
- Martha McCabe, Canadian competition swimmer
- Martha McCarthy, Canadian lawyer
- Martha McCaughey, American academic and author
- Martha McClintock, American psychologist
- Martha McDonald, American artist
- Martha McMillan Roberts, American photographer
- Martha McPhee, American novelist
- Martha McSally, American politician and former military pilot
- Martha McTier, Irish school teacher, hospital visitor, and advocate
- Martha McWhirter, American religious leader and advocate for women
- Martha Mears, American radio and film contralto singer
- Martha Mears (author), 18th century British midwife and author
- Martha Medeiros, Brazilian writer and journalist
- Martha Mednick, American feminist psychologist and professor
- Martha Meir Allen, Canadian temperance activist and writer
- Martha Menchaca, Mexican-American academic
- Martha Mendoza, American journalist
- Martha Mercader, Argentine politician and writer
- Martha Merington, English politician
- Martha Merrow, American chronobiologist
- Martha Mier, American composer and retired independent piano teacher
- Martha Mijares, Mexican film actress
- Martha Minerva Franklin, American nurse and activist
- Martha Minow, American legal scholar and professor
- Martha Mitchell (disambiguation), several people
- Martha Mmola, South African politician
- Martha Mödl, German soprano
- Martha Montaner, Uruguayan politician
- Martha Montoya, Colombian-American cartoonist and businesswoman
- Martha Moody, American author
- Martha Moore (footballer), American-born Mexican retired international footballer
- Martha Mori, Peruvian former footballer
- Martha Morrison, American murder victim
- Martha Morton, American playwright
- Martha Mosse, German lawyer
- Martha Mott Kelly, pen name of Patrick Quentin, American mystery writer
- Martha Moulsworth, English writer
- Martha Moxley, American murder victim
- Martha Moyano, Peruvian nurse and politician
- Martha Mugler, American politician
- Martha Munizzi, American Christian music singer, songwriter, author, and pastor
- Martha Mvungi, Tanzanian novelist, short-story writer, academic, and teacher
- Martha Myers, American dance educator
- Martha'r Mynydd, Welsh woman who convinced neighbours of the existence of invisible people
- Martha N. Brookings, American politician
- Martha N. Hill, American nurse
- Martha Namundjebo, several people
- Martha Naset, American pianist
- Martha Nasibù, Ethiopian writer, poet, and artist
- Martha Nause, American LPGA Tour player
- Martha Needle, Australian serial killer
- Martha Nelson, several people
- Martha Nelumbu, Namibian chief
- Martha Nessler Hayden, American artist
- Martha Neumark, American Jewish rabbi
- Martha Ngano, Rhodesian independence activist
- Martha Nichols, American choreographer and dancer
- Martha Nierenberg, Hungarian-born American businesswoman
- Martha Niquille, Swiss jurist and judge
- Martha Nix Wade, American actress, author, and speaker
- Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American competition swimmer
- Martha Nothmann, German Jewish art collector
- Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher and professor of law and ethics
- Martha O'Driscoll, American film actress
- Martha Olckers, South African retired politician
- Martha Oliver, several people
- Martha Olney, American professor of economics
- Martha Ontaneda, Ecuadorian actress, producer, and director
- Martha Ormaza, Ecuadorian actress, writer, and director
- Martha Ortiz, Mexican chef and restaurant owner
- Martha Osamor, Baroness Osamor, British-Nigerian politician, life peer, community activist, and civil rights campaigner
- Martha Ostenso, Norwegian-American novelist and screenwriter
- Martha P. Cotera, Mexican librarian, nationalist, feminist, and writer
- Martha P. Falconer, American pioneer social reformer
- Martha P. Haynes, American astronomer and professor
- Martha Palafox Gutiérrez, Mexican politician
- Martha Palmer, American computer scientist
- Martha Parmelee Rose, American journalist, social reformer, social leader, and philanthropist
- Martha Parsons, American businesswoman
- Martha Patricia Ramírez Lucero, Mexican lawyer and politician
- Martha Peckard, British poet
- Martha Peralta Epieyú, Colombian lawyer, specialist in environmental law, and politician
- Martha Perry Lowe, American poet, social activist, and organizer
- Martha Peterson, American former CIA officer
- Martha Peterson (academic administrator), American academic administrator
- Martha Piper, Canadian academic administrator
- Martha Plimpton, American actress, activist, and former model
- Martha Poe, American woman who owned the Martha Poe Dogtrot House
- Martha Poland Thurston, 19th century American social leader, philanthropist, and writer
- Martha Poma, Bolivian politician, trade unionist, and textile artisan
- Martha Prescod Norman Noonan, American civil rights activist
- Martha Priscilla Shaw, American educator and politician
- Martha Qorro, Tanzanian schoolteacher, writer, and linguist
- Martha Quinn, American actress and radio- and television personality
- Martha R. Field, American journalist
- Martha Raddatz, American TV reporter
- Martha Rainville, American retired air force officer
- Martha Ramirez-Oropeza, Mexican-born American muralist, painter, theater performer, and researcher
- Martha Randall, American former competition swimmer
- Martha Ratliff, American linguist and professor emerita
- Martha Ray, British singer of the Georgian era
- Martha Raye, American comic actress and singer
- Martha Reben, American writer
- Martha Redbone, American blues and soul singer
- Martha Reeves, American R&B and pop singer
- Martha Reeves (anchorite), American writer and ascetic
- Martha Remmert, German classical pianist, music educator, conductor, and music writer
- Martha Rendell, Australian executed murderer
- Martha Revuelta, Mexican beach volleyball- and volleyball player
- Martha Reyes, Nicaraguan politician
- Martha Rhoads Bell, American archaeologist
- Martha Rhodes, American poet, teacher, and publisher
- Martha Rial, American independent photographer
- Martha Ribi, Swiss politician
- Martha Richler, English cartoonist and radio presenter
- Martha Ripley, American physician, suffragist, and professor of medicine
- Martha Rivera-Garrido, Dominican Republic writer and poet
- Martha Rivers Ingram, American businesswoman and philanthropist
- Martha Robertson, American candidate in the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
- Martha Roby, American lawyer and politician
- Martha Rocha, Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Martha Rockwell, American retired cross-country skier and coach
- Martha Rofheart, American writer of historical novels, actress, and model
- Martha Rogers, several people
- Martha Rojas Urrego, Colombian-French biologist, ecologist, and humanitarian-, gender-, and environmental advocate
- Martha Roldós, Ecuadorian economist and politician
- Martha Rommelaere, Canadian AAGPBL player
- Martha Ronk, American poet
- Martha Root, American teacher of the Bahá'í Faith
- Martha Rose Shulman, American cookbook author, cooking teacher, and food columnist
- Martha Rosler, American artist
- Martha Ross, British actress and radio presenter
- Martha Roth, Italian-born Mexican film actress
- Martha Rountree, American pioneering broadcast journalist and entrepreneur
- Martha Routh, British Quaker minister and writer
- Martha Ruben-Wolf, German physician, travel writer, political- and feminist activist, and family planning pioneer
- Martha Ruech, Austrian luger
- Martha Ruggles Bernhard Updike, American social worker and widow of author John Updike
- Martha S. Feldman, American organization theorist and professor
- Martha S. Hearron, American biostatistician
- Martha S. Jones, American historian, legal scholar, writer, and professor
- Martha S. Linet, American physician, epidemiologist, and scientist emerita
- Martha S. Pope, American public servant
- Martha Salazar, Mexican retired boxer
- Martha Salcudean, Romanian-born Canadian physicist and Holocaust survivor
- Martha Salotti, Argentine educator and writer
- Martha Samuelson, American chief executive
- Martha Sandolo Belleh, Liberian former politician
- Martha Sarah Kahui Bragg, New Zealand dairy farmer and child welfare worker
- Martha Savage, New Zealand geology academic and professor
- Martha Savory Yeardley, English poet, Quaker minister, missionary, and author
- Martha Saxton, American professor of history and women's- and gender studies
- Martha Scanlan, American old-time singer-songwriter
- Martha Scanlan Klima, American politician
- Martha Schlag, German politician
- Martha Schlamme, Austrian-born American singer and actress
- Martha Schneider-Bürger, German civil engineer
- Martha Schofield, American Hicksite Quaker abolitionist and suffragist
- Martha Schrader, American politician and educator
- Martha Schrøder, Norwegian politician
- Martha Schwartz, American landscape architect and educator
- Martha Schwendener, American past member of post-rock band Bowery Electric
- Martha Scott, American actress
- Martha Sears, American wife of William Sears (physician)
- Martha Seim Valeur, Norwegian politician
- Martha Serpas, American poet and educator
- Martha Settle Putney, American educator and historian
- Martha Sharp, American Unitarian social worker and humanitarian
- Martha Sharp Joukowsky, American archaeologist of the Near East, writer, and academic
- Martha Sheil, American operatic soprano, voice teacher, and academic
- Martha Sheldon, American medical missionary in India, Nepal, and Tibet
- Martha Shelley, American activist, writer, and poet
- Martha Sherman, English wife of James Sherman (minister)
- Martha Sherrill, American journalist, non-fiction writer, and novelist
- Martha Shoffner, American former politician
- Martha Siegel, American applied mathematician, probability theorist, and mathematics educator
- Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel, American lawyer and Internet spammer
- Martha Sigall, American inker and painter
- Martha Silva, Nicaraguan footballer
- Martha Simkins, American painter
- Martha Simmonds, English Quaker and author
- Martha Sleeper, American film actress
- Martha Smith (disambiguation), several people
- Martha Snowden, 19th century American member of the Snowden Family Band
- Martha Somerman, American researcher and educator in medicine
- Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans, American academic and professor
- Martha Soukup, American science fiction author and playwright
- Martha Southgate, American novelist and essayist
- Martha Sprackland, British writer
- Martha Spurrier, British barrister and human rights campaigner
- Martha Stahr Carpenter, American astronomer and academic
- Martha Stark, American politician
- Martha Stearns Marshall, American Separate Baptist preacher
- Martha Steffy Browne, Austrian American economist
- Martha Stephens, American film writer and director
- Martha Stettler, Swiss painter and engraver
- Martha Stevens, American politician
- Martha Stewart, American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality
- Martha Stewart (actress), American actress
- Martha Stewart Leitch, Canadian architect
- Martha Stone Hubbell, American author
- Martha Stout, American psychologist and author
- Martha Strongin Katz, American violist
- Martha Sturdy, Canadian artist and designer
- Martha Summerhayes, American memoirist
- Martha "Sunny" von Bülow, American heiress and socialite
- Martha Susan Baker, American painter, muralist, and teacher
- Martha Swope, American photographer
- Martha Taboas, American-born Puerto Rican retired footballer
- Martha Tabor, American educator, laborer, union organizer, photographer, and artist
- Martha Tabram, English sex worker and murder victim
- Martha Tagle Martínez, Mexican politician
- Martha Takane, Mexican mathematician, professor, and researcher
- Martha Tamayo, Mexican lawyer and politician
- Martha Tarhemba, Nigerian footballer
- Martha Tedeschi, American art historian and curator
- Martha Teichner, American television news correspondent
- Martha Tembo, Zambian footballer
- Martha Tenorio, Ecuadorian retired long-distance runner
- Martha Thomas, several people
- Martha Thompson, English Methodist
- Martha Thomsen, American model
- Martha Thorne, American architectural academic, curator, editor, and author
- Martha Tilston, English folk singer-songwriter
- Martha Tilton, American singer
- Martha Tracy, American chemist, physician, and academic administer
- Martha Triana, Mexican singer
- Martha Turner, English-born Australian Unitarian minister
- Martha Tynæs, Norwegian feminist, social worker, and politician
- Molly Upton, American painter, sculptor, and quilter
- Martha Urioste, American Montessori teacher
- Martha Valdés, Mexican actress
- Martha Van Coppenolle, Belgian artist and book illustrator
- Martha Van Rensselaer, American educator, school commissioner, author, and editor
- Martha van Wetteren, Flemish woman executed for witchcraft
- Martha Vasconcellos, Brazilian beauty queen
- Martha Vaughan, American biochemist
- Martha Vázquez, American judge
- Martha Veléz, American actress and singer
- Martha Vicinus, American scholar and professor of English literature and women's studies
- Martha Vickers, American model and actress
- Martha Villalobos, Mexican former professional wrestler
- Martha Violet Ball, American educator, philanthropist, activist, writer, and editor
- Martha, Viscountess of Marsan, French vicomtess
- Martha Visser't Hooft, American painter and teacher
- Martha Vital, Mexican politician
- Martha von Bülow, American heiress and socialite
- Martha Vonk-van Kalker, Dutch politician
- Martha von Sabinin, Russian composer and pianist
- Martha W. Alibali, American cognitive scientist and educational psychologist
- Martha W. Bark, American politician
- Martha W. McCartney, American research historian and writer
- Martha Wadsworth Brewster, 18th century American poet and writer
- Martha Wærn, Norwegian-Danish philanthropist
- Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter and musician
- Martha Waldron Janes, American minister, social reformer, and columnist
- Martha Walker Freer, English writer of French history
- Martha Wall, American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and author
- Martha Wallner, Austrian stage actress
- Martha Walter, American impressionist painter
- Martha Wardrop, Scottish politician
- Martha Ware, American district court judge
- Martha Warren Beckwith, American folklorist and ethnographer
- Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer
- Martha Washington, American wife of U.S. president George Washington
- Martha Watson, American retired track and field athlete
- Martha Watts, American missionary and school teacher
- Martha Wells, American writer of speculative fiction
- Martha Wentworth, American actress
- Martha Wertheimer, German journalist, writer, rescuer of Jews, and Holocaust victim
- Martha West, American attorney, legal scholar, and professor emerita
- Martha Whitehead, American politician
- Martha Whitmore Hickman, American author
- Martha Wiebe Owen, Canadian candidate in the New Democratic Party candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election
- Martha Wilkerson, birth name of GI Jill, American disc jockey
- Martha Wilkinson, American businesswoman and politician
- Martha Williams (lawyer), American attorney and government official
- Martha Williamson, American television producer and writer
- Martha Wilmot, Irish traveler and diarist
- Martha Wilson, American feminist performance artist and arts administrator
- Martha Winch, Australian former cricketer
- Martha Wintermute, American author and poet
- Martha Wise, American serial killer
- Martha Wolfenstein, Prussian-born American author
- Martha Wollstein, American physician
- Martha Wong, American politician
- Martha Woodmansee, American professor
- Martha Worst, American javelin thrower
- Martha Wray, English businesswoman
- Martha Wright, several people
- Martha Young, several people
- Martha Yujra, Bolivian politician and trade unionist
- Martha Zeiger, American endocrine surgeon and scientist
- Martha Zeller, Mexican singer
- Martha Zelt, American printmaker
- Martha Ziegler, German actress
- Martha Zoller, American columnist, media personality, author, and former politician
- Martha Zweig, American poet
Fictional characters
- Martha, in the animated series Helluva Boss, voiced by Jinkx Monsoon
- Martha, in the animated series Martha Speaks, voiced by Tabitha St. Germain
- Martha Behamfil, in the video game Identity V
- Martha Bessell, in Spring Awakening
- Martha Boyd, in the US TV series Homeland, played by Laila Robins
- Martha Bozeman, in the US fantasy horror drama TV series True Blood, played by Dale Dickey
- Martha Brewster, in the play Arsenic and Old Lace
- Martha Bronson, in the US TV sitcom Leave It to Beaver, played by Madge Kennedy, Barbara Billingsley, and June Cleaver
- Martha Carter, in the UK radio soap opera The Archers
- Martha Connors, in Marvel Comics
- Martha Costello, in the UK TV drama series Silk, played by Maxine Peake
- Countess Martha Dracula, the deceased wife of Count Dracula and late mother of Mavis from the Hotel Transylvania franchise, voiced by Jackie Sandler
- Martha Cox, in the US franchise High School Musical, played by Kaycee Stroh
- Martha Day, in the US animated series These Are the Days, played by June Lockhart
- Martha Dunnstock, in the 1988 film Heathers and its 2014 musical adaptation
- Martha Foster, several characters
- Martha Fraser, in the UK TV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Stephanie Beacham
- Martha Hanson, in the US period spy drama TV series The Americans, played by Alison Wright
- Martha Hoggett, in the British comedy film, Carry On Dick, played by Hattie Jacques
- Martha Huber, in the US comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, played by Christine Estabrook
- Martha Jones, in the UK BBC series Doctor Who, played by Freema Agyeman
- Martha Kane, in the UK soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Carli Norris
- Martha Kaply, in the US franchise Jumanji, played by Morgan Turner
- Martha Kent, adoptive mother of Clark Kent from DC Comics
- Martha Logan, in the US action drama TV series 24, played by Jean Smart
- Martha Longhurst, in the UK TV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Lynne Carol
- Martha MacDonald, in the UK TV drama series Monarch of the Glen
- Martha MacKenzie, in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Burcin Kapkin and Jodi Gordon
- Martha Marceau, in the US TV soap opera The Edge of Night, played by Teri Keane
- Martha Masters, in the US medical drama TV series House, played by Amber Tamblyn
- Martha "Mattie" Franklin, the third Spider-Woman in Marvel Comics
- Martha McKee, in the US soap opera Ryan's Hope, played by Tovah Feldshuh
- Martha Morris-Hunter, in The Unicorn Chronicles series
- Martha Nielsen, in the German TV series Dark, played by Luna Arwen Krüger, Lisa Vicari, Nina Kronjäger, and Barbara Nüsse
- Martha Prince, in the US animated TV series The Simpsons, voiced by Jo Ann Harris and Russi Taylor
- Martha Quimby, in the US animated TV series The Simpsons, voiced by Maggie Roswell
- Martha Riley, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Jacque Drew
- Martha Rodgers, in the US crime mystery/comedy-drama TV series Castle, played by Susan Sullivan
- Martha Rose, in the UK medical soap opera Doctors, played by Lillian Hardy
- Martha Russell, in the US soap opera Peyton Place, played by Barbara Rush
- Martha Stewart, in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Alison Mulvaney and Belinda Giblin
- Martha von Trapp, a character in the musical The Sound of Music
- Martha Wayne, mother of Bruce Wayne from DC Comics