The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years.
Ivan Andreadis was a Czechoslovak international table tennis player.
Gertrude Pritzi was a female international table tennis player from Austria.
Gizella 'Gizi' Farkas was a female international table tennis player from Hungary.
Vlasta Depetrisová was a female international table tennis player from Czechoslovakia.
Helen Elliot was an international table tennis player from Scotland.
Gertrude "Traute or Trude" Kleinová was a three-time world champion table tennis player, winning the women's team world championship twice, and the world mixed doubles once.
Ferenc Soos is a male former international table tennis player from Hungary.
Thelma Thall “Tybie” Sommer is the only living American woman to have won two World Table Tennis Championships.
The 1947 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 14th edition of the women's singles championship. Gizi Farkas defeated Elizabeth Blackbourn in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 16th edition of the women's singles championship. Gizi Farkas defeated Květa Hrušková in the final by three sets to one, to win claim a third consecutive title.
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 17th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.
The 1951 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 18th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.
The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 19th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to two, to win a third consecutive title.
The 1953 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 20th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to one, to win a fourth consecutive title.
The 1957 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 24th edition of the women's singles championship. Fujie Eguchi defeated Ann Haydon in the final by three sets to two, to win the title.
The 1947 World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles was the 13th edition of the women's doubles championship. Gizi Farkas and Gertrude Pritzi defeated Mae Clouther and Reba Monness in the final by three sets to nil.
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles was the 15th edition of the women's doubles championship. Gizi Farkas and Helen Elliot defeated Pinkie Barnes and Joan Crosby in the final by three sets to nil.
The 1953 World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles was the 19th edition of the women's doubles championship. Gizi Farkas and Angelica Rozeanu defeated Diane Rowe and Rosalind Rowe in the final by three sets to one.
Ilona Király (1914-1979), was a female international table tennis player from Hungary.
Gertrude Pritzi 
Yolande Vannoni 
Vera Thomas-Dace 
Sári Kolozsvári 
Vlasta Pokorna-Depetrisová 
Rozsi Karpati 
Thelma Thall 
Elisabeth Pithie