Deborah

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon, AO, is an Aboriginal Australian soprano, actor, composer and playwright. In February 2023 she was appointed a professor at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Deborah Salvatrice Blando is an Italian-born Brazilian singer and composer. She has sold about six million copies sold worldwide, with six albums released between 1991 and 2002. She has seven number 1 single and ten Top 10 singles in Brazil, five singles in the American Hispanic market, and two of them in the Top 10 which became known in Europe, such as the pop ballad "Innocence" in 1992.

Deborah Mailman, AM, is an Australian television and film actress, and singer of Aboriginal Australian (Bidjara) and Māori (Ngati Porou and Te Arawa) descent. Mailman played the character Kelly Lewis on the Australian television series, The Secret Life of Us, and Cherie Butterfield in the Australian comedy/drama series Offspring. She portrayed the role of Lorraine in the Australian TV series Redfern Now, and Aunt Linda in the television program Cleverman. Mailman is the main character in the Australian TV series Total Control.

DeborahBot5000 from The Mitchells vs The Machines!

In the semi-autobiographic novel, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" by author Joanne Greenberg. The main protagonist is Deborah Blake, a sixteen year old who suffers from a severe mental illness and is committed to an insane asylum where she must confront her inner "demons" with the help of psychiatrist, Dr. Freid. A film adaptation of the same title was made in 1977.

The Judge Deborah is a major figure in the Bible. The wife of a prophet, she was the Judge (leader) of Israel during its rebellion against Cisera. She commanded Barak to meet the enemy's army in battle, but due to Barak's hesitation, Deborah stated that God would give the glory of victory to a woman instead of him.

In “Oceans 8”, Deborah is the full name of Debbie Ocean.

Deborah Kay "Debi" Pearl (née Smith), better known as Debi Pearl was an extremely controversial book and magazine author who has written the following works: "To Train Up a Child" (1994) (co-written with her husband, Michael Pearl), "No Greater Joy" magazine (co-written with her husband, Michael Pearl) and "Created to Be His Help Meet" (2004). She and her husband were known to encourage the treatment of women as a subservient species (particularly, in "Created to Be His Help Meet" which solely focuses on a woman's/wife's "role" in marriage and subservience towards her husband) and child abuse, which they referred to as "training" (this in particular, is the sole focus of "To Train Up a Child").

Deborah Priya Henry, also known as Priya Emmanuel, is a Malaysian TV Host of Indian and Irish descent and a former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 and Miss Malaysia World 2007. She was also placed in the Top 15 at Miss World 2007.

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress best known as the lead singer of the new wave band Blondie. She recorded several worldwide number one singles with Blondie during the 1970s, 1980s and 2000. She is sometimes considered the first rapper to chart at number one in the United States owing to her work on "Rapture". She has also had success as a solo artist before reforming Blondie in the late 1990s. Her acting career spans over 60 film roles and numerous television appearances.

Pulp's "Disco 2000" refers to someone named Deborah.

Novelist Deborah Moggach is a famous Deborah. Her works include "Stolen" and "Porky".

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson, singer/songwriter, most famous for her 80s hits, is a well-known bearer of this name.

Deborah Borkman is an American model of Swedish and Japanese descent. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Phillip Dixon.

Deborah Harkness is the author of the "All Souls" trilogy.

A famous bearer of this name is the "Shameless" character Deborah "Debbie" Gallagher.

The actress Deborah Ann Woll from True Blood is a younger bearer of this name. It's a beautiful, classic name that was overused in the 1950s.

Deborah Watling played Second Doctor companion Victoria Waterfield.

The song "Disco 2000" by Pulp is about a woman named Deborah.

Some famous actresses with this name are Deborah Kerr (b. 1921), Debbie Reynolds (b.1932), Debra Winger (b. 1955), and Debra Messing (b. 1968). Famous musicians include Debbie Harry (b. 1945) and Debbie Gibson (b. 1970). Olympic gold medalist Debbie Armstrong (b. 1963) also bears the name, as does Mount Deborah, an Alaskan mountain famous for its difficult ascent.

A famous bearer of this name is Deborah Ryan, who is Bailey Picket on the Suite Life on Deck, Abby Jensen on 16 Wishes, and Kimberly Walker on What If. Deborah Ryan goes by Debby.

Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox.

Deborah Reber is the author of the new book In Their Shoes which includes women who have many jobs and she includes many women in the book. Such as: Shonda Rhimes; Joanne B. Sgueglia; Leah Faresh Karp; Missy Park; Kamla Harris; Jessica Weiner; Jocelyn Warner; Alli Shearmur; Danielle Aust; Nancy Pearl; Maureen Shirreff; Anne Corbett; Lupe Valdez; Susan Schulz; Barbara Boxer; Linda Chen; Amanda Koster; Bo Kim; Michelle Grandy; Susannah Grant; Luaren Faust; Melissa Block; Mary Sue Milliken; Susan Feniger; Christine Tucker; Heather Johnson; Cindy Guagenti; Kelly McCarthy; June Ambrose; Holly McPeak; Joyce Roche; Jayne Morgan; Dr. Alice Wilder; Servern Cullis-Suzuki; Anke Langenbach; Leanne Lusk; Amy Friedman; Chiyo Ishikawa; and Dr. Nancy Knowlton.

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She is also the co-author of The Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul's: The Real Deal.

Deborah Drew is the designer on DIYSOS.

Deborah Sampson Gannett was a woman from Massachusetts who disguised herself as a man named Robert Shurtleff during the Revolutionary War in order to fight for the United States. Her true gender was discovered by a doctor after she was shot twice in a battle and developed a fever. She was given an honorary discharge from the army and is the Massachusetts state heroine. She was born in 1760 and died in 1827.

There's a character named Deborah or Debra on "Everybody Loves Raymond."

Deborah (Debbie) Harry, front woman of Blondie, is a famous bearer.

Actress Deborah Kerr was a famous bearer.

In opera, Deborah Voigt, a great dramatic soprano of our time, is among the carriers of this name.