Mata Hari

Mata Hari

female, deceased (1917)
dutch, spy, exotic dancer, executed by firing squad, dancer, Espionage…wartimespy, World War I spy
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August, 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands - 15 October, 1917, Vincennes,...
Virginia Hall

Virginia Hall

female, deceased (1982)
World War II, from Maryland, Member of the Order of the British Empire, French Resistance member, Recipient of US Distinguished Service Cross, vichy…World War II spy, wartimespy, spy
Virginia Hall MBE DSC (April 6, 1906 - July 14, 1982) was an American spy during World War II. She was also known by many aliases: "Marie Monin,"...
Velvalee Dickinson

Velvalee Dickinson

female
Honolulu, World War II, convict, World War II spy, wartimespy, spy
Velvalee Dickinson (October 12, 1893 - ca. 1980), was convicted for espionage against the United States on behalf of Japan during World War II....
Odette Sansom

Odette Sansom

female, deceased (1995)
World War II, French Resistance, ALLIED, English Channel, First World War, Order of the British Empire…wartimespy
Odette Marie Celine Sansom, GC, MBE, Chevalier de la légion d'honneur, (April 28, 1912 - March 13, 1995) was an Allied heroine of World War II. O...
Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell

female, deceased (1926)
jordan, Inter-War spy, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, World War I, Drug-related death, British…wartimespy, World War I spy, spy
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was a British writer, traveller, political analyst, administrator in Arabia, and an archaeologist who found...
Denise Bloch

Denise Bloch

female, deceased (1945)
World War II, military leader, French Resistance member, saxony, French, brandenburg…wartimespy, spy
Denise Madeleine Bloch was a heroine of World War II. Bloch was from a Jewish family who were rounded up by the Gestapo by the middle of 1942 in...
Noor Inayat Khan

Noor Inayat Khan

female, deceased (1944)
death by firearm in Germany, World War II spy, death by firearm, sufi, princess, Eurasian…wartimespy, spy
Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC, MBE, (January 1, 1914, Moscow - September 13, 1944, Dachau concentration camp), usually known as Noor Inayat Khan,...
Violette Szabo

Violette Szabo

female, deceased (1945)
World War II, Member of the Order of the British Empire, French Resistance member, French, Croix de guerre recipient, Nazi concentration camp victim…World War II spy, wartimespy, spy
Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, G.C., M.B.E., CdG (June 26, 1921 - c.February 5, 1945) was a World War II secret agent. Her wartime...
Nancy Wake

Nancy Wake

female, 97 years old
George Medal recipient, From Wellington, Australian military personnel, French Resistance, ALLIES, New Zealand Maori…wartimespy
Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM (born August 30 1912), was the Allies' most decorated servicewoman of World War II who fought alongside the maquis...
Krystyna Skarbek

Krystyna Skarbek

female, deceased (1952)
George Medal recipient, Polish Briton, immigrant to the United Kingdom, croix de guerre, nom de guerre, polish…World War II spy, wartimespy, spy
Krystyna Skarbek, G.M., O.B.E., Croix de guerre (1 May, 1915 - 15 June, 1952) was a Polish-born World War II British SOE agent also known by the...