Ethel McGhee Davis (1899–1990), American educator, social worker, and college administrator Ethel Roosevelt Derby (1891–1977), younger daughter of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt Ethel de Fraine (1879–1918), British botanist Ethel Gilbert, American expert in the risks of radiation-induced cancer Ethel Hillyer Harris (1859-1931), American author Ethel Hatch (1869–1975), British muse of Lewis Carroll Ethel Hays (1892–1989), American cartoonist and illustrator E. Ann Hoefly (1919–2003), American brigadier general Ethel Johnson (athlete) (1908–1964), English sprinter Ethel Johnson (wrestler) (1935–2018), American professional wrestler Ethel Kennedy (born 1928), American widow of Robert F. Kennedy Ethel Lang (actress) (1902–1995), Australian actress Ethel Lang (supercentenarian) (1900–2015), British supercentenarian and the last Victorian Ethel Leach (1850 or 1851–1936), British politician Ethel MacDonald (1909–1960), Scottish anarchist, activist and propagandist Ethel Merman (1908–1984), American actress and singer Ethel L. Payne (1911–1991), African-American journalist Ethel Rosenberg (1915–1953), American executed for espionage Ethel Schwabacher (1903–1984), American abstract expressionist painter Ethel Shannon (1898–1951), American silent-film actress Ethel Smith (organist) (1902–1996), American organist and recording artist Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), English composer and women's-suffrage leader Ethel Teare (1894–1959), American silent-film actress Ethel Grey Terry (1882–1931), American silent-film actress Ethel L. M. Thorpe (1908–2001), British-Canadian nurse Ethel Turner (1872–1958), Australian novelist and children's writer Ethel Lilian Voynich (1864–1960), English novelist and musician Fictional characters Ethel Ambrewster, a character in the sitcom The Ropers Ethel Beavers, a character in the sitcom Parks and Recreation Ethel Blackmore, a character in the webcomic Subnormality Ethel Hallow, a character in The Worst Witch book series by Jill Murphy Ethel Janowski, a character in the film Criminally Insane Ethel Mertz, a character in the television program I Love Lucy Ethel Mertz, a character from The Howard Stern Show Ethel Skinner, a character in the British soap opera EastEnders Ethel Sprocket, a character in the Canadian animated sitcom Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy Ethel Rogers, a character in Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None Ethel Thayer, a character in the play On Golden Pond Big Ethel, a character in Archie Comics Silvercoat Ethel, a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 See also Ætheling Odal (rune) Odal (disambiguation) Eth of The Glums on Take It From Here References English feminine given names Scottish feminine given names Old English given names