# Stella Rimington

> British director of MI5 (1935–2025)

**Wikidata**: [Q464976](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464976)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Rimington)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/stella-rimington


## References

1. [Dame Stella Rimington, ‘housewife superspy’ first female head of MI5 who later wrote thrillers. The Daily Telegraph. 2025](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/08/04/dame-stella-rimington-first-female-director-mi5/)
2. The International Who's Who of Women 2006
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4. [Source](https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/judges/stella-rimington)
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9. [Stella Rimington, first female MI5 chief, dies aged 90. 2025](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/04/stella-rimington-first-female-director-of-mi5-dies-aged-90)
10. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
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