20th-century nurses

Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)

Srinagarindra (; ; 21 October 1900 – 18 July 1995) born Sangwan Talapat (; ) was a member of the Royal Thai Family. She was part of the House of Mahidol, which is descended from the Chakri dynasty and was founded by Prince Mahidol Adulyadej. She was the mother of Princess Galyani Vadhana, King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and was the paternal grandmother of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X).

Franciscan nun and nurse; Nazi critic; victim of execution in Nazi-run Austria

Italian mystic and writer (1897-1961)

Ukrainian-born nurse (1886-1960)

medical officer in WWII, Hero of the Soviet Union

Palestinian female freedom fighter and member of the PLO (1959-1978)

BGovernor-General of Barbados

Bissau-Guinean resistance fighter

Wife of Chinese emperor (1925–1997)

Hero of the Soviet Union (1920-1942)

Burmese politician and diplomat (1912-1988)

Austrian nurse (1898-1957)

Hero of the Russian Federation (1966–1999)

Soviet medic and writer

youngest nurse of the Warsaw Uprising

Colombian writer (1890-1985)

South African activist (1942–1985)

Indian politician

Austrian model (1894–1917)

women's rights activist and playwright (1924-1981)

Swedish scientist

Nigerian writer, nurse, teacher and journalist of Fulani descent

Italian religious (1901–1941)

Norwegian missionary (1911-1992)

Malayan Indian nurse (1899-1948)

Danish nurse, inventor (1903-1977)

died in Algerian war (1934-1959)

Peruvian nun and venerated person

Algerian nurse and independence fighter

Filipino politician

Congolese nurse

Israeli politician

Polish actress (1901-1977)

Indian nurse

Spanish anarchist militant (1917-1942)

Nigerian-born nurse; first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria

Barbadian nurse, midwife, politician and women's rights activist

Swedish nurse and politician (1893-1974)

(1911-1996)

Italian nurse, victim of the Sicilian Mafia (1950–1982)

Italian partisan (1903-1944)

Pakistani nurse

Holocaust perpetrator from Treblinka

Ethiopian princess (1919–1942)

Polish nurse (1899-1920)

French resistance fighter, nurse (1898–1987)

Danish nurse

catalan trade unionist and feminist (1908-1991)

Spanish museum director and curator

Polish-Jewish activist