Famous Female Spies
Famous Female Spies is a structured people dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Name, Nationality, Era. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Name, Nationality, Era, Agency / Side, Famous For, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Nationality groups
- 12 distinct values
- Across 16 preview rows
- Era groups
- 6 distinct values
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Nationality, and Era across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Name↕ | Nationality↕ | Era↕ | Agency / Side↕ | Famous For↕ | Fate↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mata Hari | Dutch | WWI | Accused of spying for Germany | Exotic dancer and courtesan tried as a double agent in Paris | Executed by firing squad in France, 1917 |
Virginia Hall | American | WWII | SOE (UK) and OSS (US) | Organized French Resistance networks with a wooden leg she named Cuthbert | Survived; awarded Distinguished Service Cross; died 1982 |
Nancy Wake | New Zealander / Australian | WWII | SOE (UK) / French Resistance | The Gestapo called her The White Mouse; led 7,000 maquisards against the Germans | Survived; highly decorated; died 2011 |
Noor Inayat Khan | Indian / British | WWII | SOE (UK) | First female wireless operator sent into occupied France | Captured, tortured and executed at Dachau, 1944; George Cross posthumously |
Belle Boyd | Confederate American | US Civil War | Confederate States | Passed Union troop movements to Stonewall Jackson at age 17 | Arrested several times; later became an actress; died 1900 |
Harriet Tubman | American | US Civil War | Union Army | Led the Combahee Ferry Raid, freeing 700+ enslaved people as a Union scout | Died of pneumonia, 1913; honored on proposed US currency |
Violette Szabo | British / French | WWII | SOE (UK) | Sabotage missions in occupied France as a 23-year-old widow | Captured and executed at Ravensbruck, 1945; George Cross posthumously |
Krystyna Skarbek (Christine Granville) | Polish / British | WWII | SOE (UK) | Longest-serving female SOE agent; talked her way out of Gestapo custody | Murdered by a stalker in London, 1952 |
Melita Norwood | British | Cold War | KGB / Soviet Union | Longest-serving British spy for the USSR; passed atomic secrets for 40 years | Exposed 1999; never prosecuted; died 2005 |
Ethel Rosenberg | American | Cold War | KGB (alleged) | Convicted with husband Julius of passing US nuclear secrets to the Soviets | Executed at Sing Sing, 1953 |
Stephanie Rader | American | WWII / early Cold War | OSS | Operated undercover in post-war Poland collecting intelligence on Soviets | Survived; Legion of Merit in 2016 at age 100 |
Odette Sansom | French / British | WWII | SOE (UK) | First woman awarded the George Cross while still living | Survived Ravensbruck; died 1995 |
Sarah Aaronsohn | Jewish Palestinian | WWI | NILI network (pro-British) | Led NILI spy ring against the Ottoman Empire in Palestine | Captured and tortured; took her own life 1917 at age 27 |
Anna Chapman | Russian | 2000s | SVR (Russia) | Member of the 2010 Russian illegals ring exposed in the United States | Deported to Russia in spy swap 2010; became a media personality |
Jeannie Rousseau (Vicomtesse de Clarens) | French | WWII | French Resistance | Obtained intelligence on V-1 and V-2 rockets from German officers | Survived Ravensbruck; CIA Seal Medallion; died 2017 |
Julia Child | American | WWII | OSS | Before becoming a TV chef, helped develop shark repellent for US Navy divers | Became iconic television chef; died 2004 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Female Spies organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 16 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 16 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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