Rita is a female name, often a name in its own right, but mostly a shortened version of

Margarita A margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Some margarita recipes include simple syrup as well and are often served with salt on the rim of the glass. Margaritas can be served either shaken with ice (on the rock ...

. The feast day of Rita is generally celebrated on May 22 in honor of Saint

Rita of Cascia Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; 1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun. After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for pr ...

In media and entertainment

In film, television and theater

* Rita Rani Ahuja (born 1978), American actress *

Rita Avila Rita Ávila (born September 20, 1964) is a Filipino actress and author. Career She is a critically acclaimed film actress whose movies such as ''Stella Magtanggol'' (1992) and ''Tatlo, Magkasalo'' (1998) and ''The Flor Contemplacion Story'' (1 ...

(born 1964), Filipina actress *

Rita Azevedo Gomes Rita Azevedo Gomes (born in 1952) is a Portuguese Film director, filmmaker. Filmography * ''O Som da Terra a Tremer'' (1990) * ''O cinema vai ao teatro'' (1996) * ''King Arthur'' (1996) * ''Intromissoes'' (1998) * ''25 de abril'' (1999) * ''Fr ...

(born 1952), Portuguese film director * Rita Batata (born 1986), Brazilian actress * Rita Bell (1893-1992), American singer, entertainer *

Rita Bhaduri Rita Bhaduri (4 November 1955 – 17 July 2018) was an Indian film and television actress. she has also worked in Gujarati cinema. She is sometimes mistaken for Rita Bhaduri, sister of actress Jaya Bachchan and wife of actor Rajeev Verma. C ...

(1955–2018), Indian actress * Rita Blanco (born 1963), Portuguese actress * Rita Buzzar, Brazilian film producer * Rita Calderoni (born 1951), Italian actress * Rita Camarneiro (born 1988), Portuguese comedian and TV presenter * Rita Carewe (1909–1955), American actress * Rita Christiani (1917–2008), Trinidad-born African-American dancer *

Rita Cléos Rita Cleós (née Rita Schadrack; sometimes credited as Rita Cleoci; Blumenau, September 29, 1931 – Curitiba, April 25, 1988) was a Brazilian film, stage, and voice actress. She appeared in films such as ''Esquina da Ilusão'' (1953), ''É P ...

(1931–1988), Brazilian actress * Rita Clermont (1894–1969), German actress * Rita Corday (1920–1992), American actress * Rita Cortese (born 1949), Argentine actress *

Rita Dominic Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha (born 12 July 1975) is a Nigerian actress. In 2012, Dominic won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life Rita Dominic is a multiple award-winning Nollywood actress, ...

(born 1975), Nigerian actress *

Rita Durão Rita Durão (born 21 January 1976 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1996. Selected filmography Awards *Shooting Stars Award The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-Europea ...

(born 1976), Portuguese actress * Rita Dutta Chakraborty, Bengali film and TV actress * Rita Edochie, Nigerian actress * Rita Flynn (1905–1973), American actress *

Rita Gam Rita Gam (born Rita Eleanore MacKay, April 2, 1927 – March 22, 2016) was an American film and television actress and documentary filmmaker. She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Background Gam was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the da ...

(1927–2016), American actress *

Rita Gardner Rita Gardner ( Schier; October 23, 1934 – September 24, 2022) was an American actress and singer. Career Gardner made her stage debut Off-Broadway in Jerry Herman's musical review ''Nightcap'' (1958) before her breakout turn as Luisa in the ...

(1934–2022), American actress and singer * Rita Gould (1890–1981), American actress * Rita Guedes (born 1972), Brazilian actress * Rita W. Harlan, American actress * Rita Hayek (born 1987), Lebanese actress and TV presenter *

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and Pin-up model, pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of ...

(1918–1987), American actress * Rita Sririta Jensen (born 1981), Thai model and actress * Rita Jolivet (1884–1971), American-British actress * Rita Karin (1919–1993), American actress * Rita Koiral (1959–2017), Indian actress * Rita La Roy (1901–1993), American actress * Rita Lafontaine (1939–2016), Canadian actress *

Rita Livesi Rita Livesi (4 March 1915 – 30 April 1989) was a Sardinian film actress. She is known for ''Amore amaro'' (1974), ''Il berretto a sonagli'' (1985) and ''La ragazza del vagone letto'' (1979). Livesi died in Rome on 30 April 1989, at the age of ...

(born 1915), Italian film and stage actress * Rita Lobo (born 1944), Indian actress and singer * Rita Luna (1770–1832), Spanish stage actress * Rita Macedo (1925–1993), Mexican actress * Rita May (actress) (born 1942), British actress * Rita Moreira (born 1944), Brazilian film director *

Rita Moreno Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from t ...

(born 1931), Puerto Rican-born American actress * Rita Morley (1927–1997), American actress * Rita Nzelu, Nigerian actress * Rita Paul (1928–2021), German actress * Rita Polster (born 1948), Finnish film actress * Rita Quigley (1923–2008), American actress * Rita Raave (born 1951), Estonian actress * Rita Ramnani (born 1981), British actress and dancer * Rita Ratnayake (1934–2006), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress * Rita Rätsepp (born 1962), Estonian actress * Rita Renoir (1934–2016), French strip-teaser and actress *

Rita Roland Rita Roland (born Rita Rosenstein) was a prolific German-born film editor known for her work on German and American films like '' Six Pack'', '' The New Kids'', and '' Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff''. Biography Rita Rosenstein was born in Germany to ...

(1914–1998), American film director * Rita Romilly Benson (1900–1980), American actress and acting teacher *

Rita Rudner Rita Rudner (born September 17, 1953) is an American comedian. Beginning her career as a Broadway dancer, Rudner noticed the lack of female comedians in New York City and turned to stand-up comedy, where she has performed for over three decades. ...

(born 1956), American comedian and writer * Rita Rusić (born 1960), Croatian producer, actress and singer * Rita Sacchetto (1880–1959), German dancer, actress and screenwriter * Rita Savagnone, Italian film actress * Rita Sever (born 1963), American television hostess and actress *

Rita Simons Rita Joanne Simons (born 10 March 1977) is an English actress and singer. After beginning her career as a member of the short-lived girl group Girls@Play, she became best known for portraying the role of Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''Ea ...

(born 1977), English actress and singer * Rita Taggart (born 1947), American actress * Rita Tushingham (born 1942), English actress * Rita Verreos (born 1968), Venezuelan TV personality, actress and model * Rita Volk (born 1990), American actress * Rita Walter (1951–2022), American actress *

Rita Webb Olive Rita Webb (25 February 1904 – 30 August 1981), later known as Olive Rita Thompson, was an English character actress, mainly in comedy roles. She was the eldest child of Henry Augustus Webb (1880–1926) and Rose Jeannette Keysor. She had ...

(1904–1981), English actress * Rita Wilson (born 1956), American actress, singer, and producer * Rita Wolf (born 1960), British actress

In journalism and literature

* Rita de Acosta Lydig (1875–1929), American novelist * Rita Akoto Coker, American novelist * Rita Banerji, Indian author, photographer and activist * Rita Barisse (1917–2001), British journalist, writer and translator * Rita Boumi-Pappa (1906–1984), Greek poet, translator and writer * Rita Bouvier (born 1950), Métis educator and poet * Rita Bradshaw (born 1949), British romance novelist * Rita Brantalou (1948–2021), French humorist * Rita Braver (born 1948), American journalist *

Rita Mae Brown Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, '' Rubyfruit Jungle''. Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of l ...

(born 1944), American writer and activist *

Rita Celli Rita Celli (born 1969 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian radio journalist, who was the host of '' Ontario Today'' on CBC Radio One's stations in Ontario from 2006 to 2023. Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, she graduated from Carleton Univers ...

(born 1969), Canadian radio journalist * Rita Chowdhury, Indian writer * Rita Ciresi, American novelist * Rita Cosby (born 1964), American journalist * Rita Cox (born 1929/1930), librarian and storyteller *

Rita Demeester Rita Bertha Maria Demeester (26 September 1946 – 29 January 1993) was a Belgium, Belgian poet and writer. Biography She was born at Roeselare. She obtained a degree in social pedagogy from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Catholic Univers ...

(1946–1993), Belgian poet and writer *

Rita Deverell Rita Shelton Deverell (born 1945 to Versie and Hugh Shelton) is a Canadian television broadcaster and social activist, who was one of the founders of the Canadian television channel Vision TV. She also served as news director for the Aboriginal ...

(born 1945), Canadian journalist *

Rita Dove Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952) is an American poet and essayist. From 1993 to 1995, she served as United States Poet Laureate, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. She is the first African American to have bee ...

(born 1952), American poet * Rita Clay Estrada (born 1941), romance novelist * Rita Ferro (writer) (born 1955), Portuguese novelist, writer and journalist * Rita Gabbai-Simantov, Greek Ladino-language poet and writer * Rita Gallagher (1921–2004), American novelist * Rita von Gaudecker (1879–1968), German author * Rita Golden Gelman (born 1937), American writer * Rita Guibert (1916–2007), American author, journalist, editor, researcher and translator * Rita Ann Higgins, Irish writer * Rita Joe (1932–2007), Mi’kmaq poet * Rita Kelly (born 1953), Irish poet * Rita Kerr (1925–2017), American author * Rita Kogan, Hebrew author and translator * Rita Kothari (born 1969), Indian author and translator * Rita Kuczynski (born 1944), German author, philosopher and editorialist * Rita Marshall (1934–2008), English journalist and editor * Rita Mestokosho (born 1966), Canadian Innu writer andpoet * Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli (born 1974), Italian author * Rita Mulcahy (died 2010), author and public speaker * Rita Mulier, Belgian feminist author and economist *

Rita Panahi Rita Panahi (born 1976) is an Australian conservative political commentator and columnist of Iranian descent. She is a columnist in the ''Herald Sun'', owned by News Corp Australia, is the host of ''The Rita Panahi Show'', ''Lefties Losing It' ...

, American-Iranian Australian opinion columnist * Rita Rait-Kovaleva (1898–1988), Soviet translator and writer * Rita Reif (1929–2023), American columnist and author * Rita Mae Reese, American poet * Rita Sebastian (died 1996), Sri Lankan journalist *

Rita Shell Rita Shell (, Henrietta Shell; in private life, Mrs. John Stewart; nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used ...

(1863–1950), British magazine editor * Rita Tainola (born 1954), Finnish reporter * Rita Tornborg (born 1926), Swedish novelist and short story writer * Rita Vorperian, Syrian-born American journalist and writer *

Rita Weiman Rita Weiman (1885–1954) was a playwright, journalist, author, and screenwriter. Biography Beginnings Rita was born in Philadelphia in 1885 and raised in a Quaker community. She later recounted that she felt lucky her parents supported her a ...

(1885–1954), American screenwriter * Rita Williams-Garcia (born 1957), American writer of novels * Rita Wong (born 1968), Canadian poet

In music

Rita (Indian singer) Rita Thyagarajan alias Sucharitha Thyagarajan (born 10 June 1984), known mononymously as Rita, is an Indian playback singer who sings in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Early life Rita was born in Chennai, ...

(born 1984), stage name of Rita Thyagarajan, an Indian playback singer *

Rita (Israeli singer) Rita Jahan-Farouz (), known mononymously as Rita, is an Israeli singer and actress. In 2011, she became famous in Iran after the release of various pop records in which she sings in her native Persian language. In 2012, Israeli producer Amer Paya ...

(born 1962), stage name of Rita Yahan-Farouz Kleinstein, Persian-born Israeli singer and actress * Rita (Japanese singer), Japanese voice actress, singer, and lyricist * Rita Abatzi (1914–1969), Greek singer * Rita Abrams (born 1943), American musical artist * Rita Bouboulidi (1926–2014), Greek pianist * Rita Brondi (1889–1941), Italian composer * Rita la Cantaora (1859–1937), Spanish singer *

Rita Carpio Rita Maria Carpio (; born June 17, 1965) is a Hong Kong pop singer of Filipino-Macanese ethnicity. Active since the 1980s, she is most well known for the 1990 Cantopop classic "You Needn’t Be Acquaintances to Meet with Each Other" (相逢何必 ...

(born 1965), Hong Kong Cantopop singer * Rita Chiarelli, Canadian blues singer * Rita Comisi (born 1985), Italian singer * Rita Connolly, Irish musical artist *

Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on ''Billboard'' magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and th ...

(born 1945), American singer * Rita Damásio (born 1978), Portuguese singer *

Rita Daniela Rita Daniela de Guzman Iringan (born September 15, 1995), popularly known as Rita Daniela (), is a Filipino actress, singer and television host. She won as the Grand Champion in the first season of '' Popstar Kids'' and has been tagged as "T ...

(born 1995), Filipina singer, actress and television host * Rita Deneve (1944–2018), Belgian singer * Rita Dev, Hindustani classical singer * Rita Engedalen (born 1971), Norwegian musician and songwriter * Rita Eriksen (born 1966), Norwegian singer * Rita Fornia (1878–1922), American soprano * Rita Gabussi (1810–1891), Italian opera singer * Rita Ganguly, Indian classical arts *

Rita Gorr Rita Gorr (18 February 1926 – 22 January 2012) was a Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano. She possessed a large, rich-toned voice and was an intense singing-actress, especially in dramatic roles such as Ortrud (''Lohengrin'') and Amneris (''Aida'') ...

(1926–2012), Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano * Rita Guerra (born 1967), Portuguese singer *

Rita Guerrero Rita Guerrero (May 22, 1964 – March 11, 2011) was a Mexican artist active in various fields, mainly music and theater. She was vocalist of the rock band Santa Sabina (band), Santa Sabina, of which she was the most visible figure. After leaving t ...

(1964–2011), Mexican artist * Rita Hosking (born 1969), American singer-songwriter * Rita Hunter (1933–2001), British operatic dramatic soprano * Rita Indiana (born 1977), Dominican writer and singer-songwriter * Rita Johns, Canadian pop and rhythm and blues singer * Rita Kapfhammer, German opera, operetta, concert and Lieder mezzo-soprano * Rita Kassabian, Armenian composer * Rita Keane (1922–2009), Irish singer and accordionist * Rita Kinka (born 1962), Serbian pianist * Rita Lawrence (1911–2001), British pianist and singer *

Rita Lee Rita Lee Jones (31 December 1947 – 8 May 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Known as the " Queen of Brazilian Rock", she sold more than 55 million records, making her the most successful female artist by reco ...

(1947–2023), Brazilian musician * Rita Lynch, English singer-songwriter *

Rita MacNeil Rita MacNeil (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian singer and songwriter from the community of Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in ...

(1944–2013), Canadian country and folk singer *

Rita Marcotulli Rita Marcotulli (born 10 March 1959) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Career Born in Rome, Marcotulli is the daughter of a sound engineer who collaborated with Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone, among others. She started playing piano a ...

(born 1959), Italian jazz pianist and composer *

Rita Marley Alfarita Constantia "Rita" Marley OJ OD ( Anderson; born 25 July 1946) is a Jamaican reggae singer. She is the widow of reggae musician Bob Marley. Along with Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt, Rita was a member of the reggae vocal group the ...

(born 1946), Jamaican singer and widow of Bob Marley * Rita Mills (1935–2004), Australian musical artist * Rita Montaner (1900–1958), Cuban musician * Rita Montero (1927–2013), Argentine musical artist * Rita Moss (1918–2015), American jazz musician *

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...

(born 1990), British singer-songwriter * Rita Orlandi-Malaspina (1937–2017), Italian operatic soprano *

Rita Pavone Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone (, ; born August 23, 1945) is an Italian-Swiss pop singer, actress and showgirl, who enjoyed success through the 1960s. Known as "the Mosquito of Turin" (), she was also nicknamed "Carrot Hair" () because of the r ...

(born 1945), Italian singer * Rita Payés (born 1999), Spanish jazz musician * Rita Porfiris (born 1969), American violinist and arranger * Rita Redshoes (born 1981), Portuguese singer-songwriter * Rita Reys (1924–2013), Dutch jazz singer * Rita Rose (born 1947), Indian singer and actress * Rita Sakellariou (1934–1999), Greek singer * Rita Shane (1936–2014), American soprano *

(born 1977), English actress and singer * Rita Springer (born 1967), American Christian musician * Rita Steblin (1951–2019), Canadian musicologist * Rita Streich (1920–1987), operatic soprano *

Rita Strohl Rita Strohl (born Aimée Marie Marguerite Mercédès Larousse La Villette) (8 July 1865 – 27 March 1941) was a French composer and pianist. Musical career Born in Lorient (Morbihan), Rita Strohl was a gifted student and entered the Paris Conser ...

(1865–1941), French musical artist *

Rita Thyagarajan Rita Thyagarajan alias Sucharitha Thyagarajan (born 10 June 1984), known mononymously as Rita, is an Indian playback singer who sings in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Early life Rita was born in Chennai, ...

(born 1984), Indian singer * Rita Vidaurri (1924–2019), American rehabs singer * Rita Wolfensberger (1928–2020), Swiss classical pianist

In visual arts

* Rita Ackermann (born 1968), Hungarian-American artist * Rita Angus (1908–1970), New Zealand painter * Rita Asfour (1933–2021), American modern artist * Rita Blitt (born 1931), American artist * Rita Boley Bolaffio (1898–1995), Italian artist * Rita Briansky (1925–2025), Canadian painter * Rita Carvalho, Portuguese artist * Rita Deanin Abbey, American artist and educator * Rita Donagh (born 1939), British artist * Rita Duffy, Northern Ireland artist * Rita Genet, American-born artist * Rita Grosse-Ruyken (born 1948), German artist * Rita Keegan, American-British artist and archivist *

Rita Kernn-Larsen Rita Kernn-Larsen (1 January 1904 – 10 April 1998) was a Danish surrealist painter. She was born to a wealthy family in Hillerød, and attended the private Marie Mørks School there. She began to paint at a young age, and after spending time abr ...

(1904–1998), Danish surrealist painter * Rita Kersting, German art historian and curator * Rita Letendre (1928–2021), Canadian artist *

Rita Longa Rita Longa Aróstegui (June 14, 1912, Havana, Cuba — May 29, 2000, Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban sculptor. She first studied commercial art and later briefly attended the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts but considered herself largely self-taught. ...

(1912–2000), Cuban sculptor * Rita McBride (born 1960), American artist and sculptor *

Rita McKeough Rita McKeough (born 1951) is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist, musician and educator who frequently works in installation and performance. Training and career McKeough was born in 1951 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. McKeough completed her BFA at ...

, Canadian interdisciplinary artist * Rita Mount (1885–1967), Canadian painter *

Rita Myers Rita Myers (born 1947) is an American video installation artist. Her work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Early life and education Myers was born in Hammonton, New Jersey,. and attended Saint Joseph High Schoo ...

, American artist * Rita Phillips, British sculptor and artist * Rita Rohlfing, German painter, photographer and installation artist * Rita Winkler (artist), Canadian artist

Fictional characters

* Rita, a female cat in the show ''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American Animated series, animated Comedy television, comedy Musical film, musical television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Television Animation. It originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company ...

'' * Rita, in the franchise ''

Jungledyret Hugo ''Jungledyret Hugo'' (Danish for "Hugo the Jungle Animal") is a Danish media franchise created by Flemming Quist Møller based on a lullaby he wrote for his son, and was later turned into a full-length animated feature, produced at A. Film. Th ...

'' * Rita, a

Saluki The Saluki or Persian hound (Persian:سگ تازی، Arabic: سلوقي) is a standardised breed developed from sighthounds – dogs that hunt primarily by sight rather than strong scent – that was once used by nomadic tribes to run down game ...

dog in Disney film ''

Oliver & Company ''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American Animated film, animated musical film, musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is inspired by the Charles Dickens novel ''Oliver Twist''. I ...

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Rita Bennett Rita Ann Morgan (''née'' Brandon; previously Ackerman and Bennett) is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay for his book series about a vigilante serial killer named Dexter Morgan. She also appeared in the television series ''Dexter' ...

, in the TV series ''

Dexter Dexter may refer to: People * Dexter (given name) * Dexter (surname) * Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973) * Famous Dex, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993) Places United ...

'' and the novels by Jeff Lindsay on which the series is based * Rita Mora Castro,

Zoe Saldaña Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego ( , ; ; born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has starred in four of the seven List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing films of al ...

's character in '' Emilia Pérez'' * Rita Desjardin, from the book '' Carrie'' * Rita Foster, in the film '' Cypher'' * Rita Hanson, in the film ''Groundhog Day'' (as well as the musical of the same name) * Rita Kaniska (aka Papillon Ohger), a character in '' Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger'' * Rita Loud, in the TV series ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...

'' * Rita Malone, a female rat in the film ''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features. The film was directed by Sam Fell and David Bowers, from a screenplay by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keen ...

'' * Rita Mordio, in ''

Tales of Vesperia is an action role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio. The nineteenth mainline entry in the ''Tales (video game series), Tales'' series, it was released for the Xbox 360 and published in Japan and North America by Namco Bandai Games in ...

'' * Rita Repulsa, a villain in the TV series ''

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is an American superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s popular culture, ...

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Rita Skeeter The following is a list of characters from the ''Harry Potter'' series. Each character appears in at least one ''Harry Potter''–related book or story by J. K. Rowling. These books and stories include the seven original ''Harry Potter'' nov ...

, in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' franchise * Rita Stapleton, in the TV series ''

The Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

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Rita Sullivan Rita Tanner (also Littlewood, Bates, Fairclough and Sullivan) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Played by veteran actress Barbara Knox, the charac ...

, in the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' * Rita or Susan White, in '' Educating Rita'' * Rita, a.k.a.

Rika Sasaki This article covers the major characters of Clamp's manga ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' and its respective anime and movies. The manga and anime focused on Japanese schoolgirl Sakura Kinomoto who finds the magical Clow Book in her father's basement stud ...

, from the Japanese anime series ''Cardcaptor Sakura''/''Cardcaptors'' * Rita Torres, in the TV series ''

Exosquad ''Exosquad'' is an American science fiction animated television series created by Universal Cartoon Studios for MCA TV's Universal Family Network syndicated programming block. The series ran for two complete seasons in syndication from 1993 to ...

'' * Rita, a little girl in the series '' Jelly Jamm'' * Rita, the head girl in the first books of the series '' The Naughtiest Girl'' * Rita Rossweisse, from ''

Honkai Impact 3rd ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' is a 2016 free-to-play 3D computer graphics, 3D action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo (with publishing outside mainland China under MiHoYo#Cognosphere (HoYoverse), Cognosphere, Trade name, trading as HoY ...

'' * "Lovely Rita," in

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

song '' Lovely Rita'' on their 1967 album,

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (often referred to simply as ''Sgt. Pepper'') is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released on 26May 1967, ''Sgt. Pepper'' is regarded by musicologists as an early concept ...

In government and politics

* Rita of Armenia (1278–1333), Empress of Byzantium * Rita Agbo Ayim, Nigerian politician * Rita Albrecht, public servant * Rita Ali, mayor of Peoria, Illinois * Rita Allison (born 1940), American politician * Rita Aragon (born 1947), United States Air Force general * Rita Atukwasa, Ugandan politician * Rita Bahuguna Joshi (born 1949), Indian politician and member of parliament * Rita Baranwal, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy, USA *

Rita Barberá María Rita Barberá Nolla (16 July 1948 – 23 November 2016) was a Spanish politician who was the mayor of Valencia from 1991 until 2015. Biography and political career Born in Valencia to a prominent industrial and political family, she was ...

(1948–2016), Spanish politician and mayor of Valencia * Rita Bellens (born 1962), Belgian politician * Rita Benson LeBlanc (born 1977), former Vice Chairman of the Board of the New Orleans Saints * Rita Bernardini (born 1952), Italian politician * Rita Borsellino (1945–2018), Italian politician * Rita Bosaho (born 1965), Spanish politician * Rita Camata (born 1961), Brazilian politician * Rita Campbell, American politician * Rita dalla Chiesa (born 1947), Italian politician * Rita Choudhary, Indian politician * Rita Clark (1915–2008), American politician * Rita Crocker Clements (1931–2018), First Lady of Texas * Rita Crundwell (born 1953), American city comptroller convicted of fraud * Rita C. Davidson (1928–1984), American judge * Rita De Bont (born 1954), Belgian politician * Rita Derrick Hayes, American politician *

Rita Dionne-Marsolais Rita Dionne-Marsolais (born April 20, 1947) is a former Quebec politician and economist. She was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rosemont in the Montreal region and represented the Parti Québécois from 1994 to 2008 ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician * Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy (born 1944), labor politician and life peer * Rita Ellis (politician), first woman mayor of Delray Beach, Florida * Rita María Esquivel Reyes (born 1946), Mexican politician *

Rita Fan Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai (; ' Hsu; ''born'' Hsu Ching-li; born 20 September 1945) is a senior Hong Kong politician. She was the first President of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council from 1998 to 2008 and a member of the Standing Committee of ...

(born 1945), Hong Kong politician * Rita Fleming, American politician * Rita Fromm (politician) (born 1944), German politician * Rita Garman (born 1943), American judge * Rita Hagl-Kehl (born 1970), German politician * Rita Harris (politician), American politician and activist *

Rita Hart Rita Hart (born May 5, 1956) is an American politician and retired educator who served as an Iowa Senate, Iowa State Senator from the Iowa Senate, District 49, 49th district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States ...

(born 1956), American politician * Rita Haugerud (1919–2014), Norwegian politician * Rita Hauser (born 1934), American lawyer * Rita Heard Days (born 1950), American politician * Rita Incerti (born 1961), Australian judge * Rita Inos (1954–2009), Northern Mariana politician * Rita Johnston (born 1935), Canadian politician * Rita Joseph, American politician and educator * Rita Júdice, Portuguese lawyer and politician * Rita Kieber-Beck (born 1958), Deputy Prime Minister of Lichtenstein from 2001 to 2005 * Rita Korankye Ankrah (born 1962), Ghanaian counselor and minister * Rita Lau (born 1953), retired Hong Kong senior government official *

Rita Lavelle Rita Marie Lavelle (born September 8, 1947) is a United States and California State Republican political figure. In 1984, Lavelle was convicted on federal charges of perjury related to an investigation into misuse of the United States Environmen ...

, American political official and consultant * Rita Law, Maltese politician * Rita F. Lin (born 1978), American judge * Rita Madeira, Portuguese politician * Rita Maestre (born 1988), Spanish politician * Rita Marko (1920–2018), Albanian politician * Rita Martinson (born 1937), American politician * Rita Matias, Portuguese politician * Rita Mattson, American politician * Rita Mayfield, American politician * Rita Mendes, American state legislator * Rita Meyer, American politician * Rita D. Millar, American politician *

Rita Montagnana Rita Montagnana (6 January 1895 – 18 July 1979) was an Italian politician. She was elected to the Constituent Assembly in 1946 as one of the first group of women parliamentarians in Italy. Biography Montagnana was born into a Jewish family in ...

(1895–1979), Italian politician * Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, Ghanaian politician * Rita O'Hare (died 2023), Northern Irish politician * Rita Ottervik (born 1966), Norwegian politician * Rita Potts Parks (born 1962), American politician * Rita Rae, Lady Rae (born 1950), Scottish judge * Rita Rato (born 1983), Portuguese politician * Rita H. Roaldsen (born 1956), Norwegian politician * Rita Saffioti (born 1972), Australian politician * Rita Sahu (born 1971), Indian politician * Rita Sanders, American politician * Rita Sargsyan (1962–2020), First Lady of Armenia *

Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol Rita Sarimah anak Patrick Insol is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who has served as a Dewan Negara, Senator from June 2020 to June 2023 and was reappointed for a second term in November 2023. She is a member of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS ...

, Malaysian politician * Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (born 1962), German politician * Rita Sinon (1943–1989), Kenya-born Seychellois politician * Rita Skjærvik (born 1974), Norwegian politician * Rita Sletner, Norwegian politician * Rita Smart (born 1948), American politician * Rita Süssmuth (born 1937), German politician * Rita Tamašunienė (born 1973), Lithuanian politician * Rita Tani Iddi (born 1949), Ghanaian politician * Rita Tarai, Indian politician * Rita Tveiten (born 1954), Norwegian politician * Rita Verdonk (born 1955), Dutch politician * Rita Verma (born 1953), Indian politician * Rita Walters (1930–2020), American politician

In sport

* Rita Achkina (born 1938), Belarusian cross-country skier * Rita Akaffou (born 1986), Ivorian professional footballer * Rita Akarekor (born 2001), Nigerian footballer * Rita Atik (born 1997), Moroccan tennis player * Rita Behrend, East German canoeist * Rita Bentley (1931–2016), British tennis player * Rita Blankenburg (born 1942), German speed skater * Rita Bludau (born 1942), German rower * Rita Blumenberg (born 1936), German figure skater * Rita Borbás (born 1980), Hungarian handball player * Rita Borók, Hungarian handball player * Rita Borralho (born 1954), Portuguese long-distance runner * Rita Bottiglieri (born 1953), Italian sprinter and pentathlete * Rita Bove, Brazilian footballer * Rita Briggs (1929–1994), American baseball player * Rita Chałubińska, Polish figure skater * Rita Chatterton, American professional wrestling referee * Rita Chikwelu (born 1988), Nigerian footballer * Rita Corrigan, American baseball player * Rita Crockett (born 1957), American volleyball player * Rita Czech-Blasl (1932–2023), German cross-country skier * Rita Dal Monte (born 1961), Italian wheelchair curler and Paralympic * Rita Davar (born 1935), Indian tennis player * Rita Debbarma (born 1995), Indian cricketer * Rita Defauw (born 1963), Belgian rower * Rita Deli (born 1972), Hungarian handball player * Rita Dey, Indian cricketer *

Rita Drávucz Rita Drávucz (born 14 April 1980) is a water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the London, Gre ...

(born 1980), Hungarian water polo player * Rita Easterling, American basketball player * Rita Fatialofa-Paloto, New Zealand netball and softball player * Rita Fontemanha (born 1993), Portuguese footballer * Rita Gani (born 1977), Malaysian association football referee * Rita Garay (born 1971), Puerto Rican swimmer * Rita Gildemeister (born 1947), German high jumper * Rita Good (born 1951), Swiss alpine skier * Rita Gramignani (born 1943), Italian chess player *

Rita Grande Rita Grande (born 23 March 1975) is a former tennis player from Italy. During her career, Grande won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Cir ...

(born 1975), Italian tennis player * Rita Grigorian (born 2000), American-Armenian footballer * Rita Guarino (born 1971), Italian footballer and manager * Rita Hendricks (born 1956), U.S.V.I. sprinter * Rita Hernández (born 1969), Spanish handball player * Rita Holmes, English snooker player and dancing teacher * Rita Horky (1937–1987), American basketball player and coach * Rita Hrbacek, Austrian ice hockey administrator * Rita Ináncsi (born 1971), Hungarian heptathlete * Rita Jarvis, British tennis player * Rita Jeptoo (born 1981), Kenyan marathon runner * Rita Jones, Welsh lawn and indoor bowler * Rita de Jong (born 1965), Dutch rower * Rita Kas (born 1956), Hungarian and German chess player * Rita Keller (1933–2005), American baseball player * Rita Keszthelyi (born 1991), Hungarian water polo player * Rita Kirst (born 1950), German high jumper * Rita Kőbán (born 1965), Hungarian canoeist * Rita König (born 1977), German fencer * Rita Köster (born 1960), German handball Kogler * Rita Kovács (born 1970), Hungarian swimmer *

Rita Kuti-Kis Rita Kuti Kis (born 13 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. In 1992, she was beaten by future international No. 1, Martina Hingis, in the Petits As competition, a juniors tournament at Tarbes, France which has b ...

(born 1978), Hungarian tennis player * Rita Lakatos (born 1999), Hungarian handball player * Rita Larsen (born 1935), Danish swimmer * Rita Leite (born 1997), Luxembourgish footballer * Rita Liliom (born 1986), Hungarian volleyball player * Rita de Luna (1929–1996), Guatemalan equestrian * Rita Marchisio (born 1950), Italian long-distance runner * Rita Mažukelytė (born 1985), Lithuanian footballer * Rita Medrano (born 1990), Mexican swimmer * Rita Méry (born 1984), Hungarian footballer * Rita Meyer (baseball) (1927–1992), American baseball player * Rita Musamali (born 1999), Ugandan cricketer * Rita Nemes (born 1989), Hungarian athlete * Rita Nwadike (born 1974), Nigerian footballer * Rita Oraá (born 1963), Spanish volleyball player * Rita Patel (born 1970), Indian cricketer * Rita Peri (born 1957), Italian gymnast * Rita Pfister (born 1952), Swiss discus thrower * Rita Pichardo (born 1970), Cuban professional tennis player * Rita Pogosova (died 1948), Soviet table tennis player * Rita Pulido (born 1945), Spanish swimmer * Rita Ramanauskaitė (born 1970), Lithuanian javelin thrower * Rita Razmaitė (born 1967), Lithuanian cyclist * Rita Récsei (born 1996), Hungarian race walker * Rita Ridley (1946–2013), English runner * Rita Sanz-Agero (born 1991), Guatemalan modern pentathlete * Rita Saraiva, Congolese handball player * Rita Schönenberger (born 1962), Swiss heptathlete * Rita Schumacher (born 1937), German swimmer * Rita Scott, Jamaican cricketer *

Rita Seamon Rita Shirley Seamon (October 20, 1924 – July 14, 2022) was an American bridge player. Rita won a North American championship in 1974 playing with her husband William Seamon. She placed second twice in the Women's Pairs playing with her daughter ...

, American bridge player * Rita Sen, Indian sprinter * Rita Shugart, American bridge player * Rita Tamašauskaitė (born 1941), Lithuanian rower * Rita Teixeira (born 1960), Brazilian volleyball player * Rita Thijs (born 1958), Belgian sprinter * Rita Todorova (born 1958), Bulgarian rower * Rita Tower (born 1971), American soccer player * Rita Trapanese (1951–2000), Italian figure skater * Rita Van De Velde (born 1941), Belgian gymnast * Rita Varnienė (born 1973), Lithuanian chess player * Rita Vilaça (born 1993), Portuguese tennis player * Rita Vittadini (1914–2000), Italian athlete * Rita Wilden (born 1947), German sprinter * Rita Williams (born 1976), American basketball player * Rita Williams (footballer) (born 1979), Namibian footballer * Rita Windbrake (born 1945), German athlete * Rita Yeboah (born 1976), Ghanaian footballer * Rita Zeqiri (born 1995), Kosovan swimmer

In other fields

(1381–1457), Italian Augustinian saint * Rita Aciro, Ugandan activist * Rita de Acosta Lydig (1875–1929), American socialite * Rita Akosua Dickson (born 1970), Ghanaian chemist * Rita Akpan (born 1944), Nigerian teacher * Rita Almeida, Portuguese economist * Rita Arditti (1934–2009), Argentine biologist, educator, activist and writer * Rita Arnould, member of the Red Orchestra resistance group * Rita Atria (1974–1992), Italian anti-Mafia witness * Rita Baga (born 1987), Canadian drag queen from Québec * Rita Bake (born 1952), German economic of social historian * Rita Barcelo y Pages (1843–1904), Spanish religious sister * Rita Pitka Blumenstein (1936–2021), Alaska Native healer * Rita Brara Mukhopadhyay, Indian sociologist * Rita Nakashima Brock (born 1950), American scholar and Protestant theologian * Rita Burak (born 1946), Canadian civil servant * Rita Buxton (1896–1982), Australian community worker, activist, racehorse owner and philanthropist * Rita Calvo Sanz (born 1960), Spanish Roman Catholic nun * Rita Carmo, Portuguese photographer * Rita Casadio, professor of biochemistry * Rita Cetina Gutiérrez (1846–1908), Mexican teacher, poet and feminist * Rita Charon, American physician * Rita Childers (1915–2010), Irish press attaché, wife of President Erskine Childers *

Rita R. Colwell Rita Rossi Colwell (born November 23, 1934) is an American environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. Colwell holds degrees in bacteriology, genetics, and oceanography and studies infectious diseases. Colwell is the founder and C ...

(born 1934), environmental microbiologist * Rita Nealon Cooley (1919–2006), American political scientist * Rita Cucchiara (born 1965), Italian electrical and computer engineer *

(born 1945), Canadian TV broadcaster and social activist * Rita van Driel (born 1961), Dutch Paralympic board executive * Rita El Khayat, Moroccan physician and writer * Rita Elissaiou Komodiki, Greek Cypriot physician and politician * Rita Fahy, Irish American expert in evacuation modeling and human behavior in fire * Rita Famos (born 1966), Swiss theologian *

Rita Felski Rita Felski (born 1956) is an academic and critic, who holds the John Stewart Bryan Professorship of English at the University of Virginia and is a former editor of ''New Literary History''. She is also Niels Bohr Professor at the University of S ...

, American academic * Rita Fernández Queimadelos (1911–2008), Spanish architect * Rita Ferro (diplomat) (born 1953), Portuguese diplomat * Rita Forst (born 1955), German automotive engineer and executive * Rita Gardner (geographer) (born 1955), British geographer and academic * Rita Geier, American civil rights activist * Rita Gerle, American textile worker * Rita Gluzman, Ukrainian-born activist and murderer * Rita K. Gollin (1928–2022), American literature scholar * Rita Gonzalez, American curator, writer and media artist * Rita Goold, British psychic and spiritualist medium * Rita Goulet, American racing driver and police sergeant * Rita Gross (1943–2015), American Buddhist feminist scholar *

Rita Gunther McGrath Rita Gunther McGrath (born July 28, 1959 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American strategic management scholar and professor of management at the Columbia Business School. She is known for her work on strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship, i ...

(born 1959), American strategic management scholar * Rita Habib, Iraqi Assyrian woman and victim of ISIL persecution * Rita Harradence (1915–2012), Australian biochemist * Rita May Wilson Harris (1888–1975), Australian community worker * Rita Hazan (born 1974), American hair colorist * Rita Hinden (1909–1971), South African social democratic activist * Rita Horvath, Hungarian neurologist and researcher *

Rita Houston Rita Houston (September 28, 1961 – December 15, 2020) was the program director of Fordham University's public radio station WFUV and the host of the show ''The Whole Wide World''. Houston was considered a "tastemaker" in the radio world, help ...

(1961–2020), American radio broadcaster * Rita Huggins (1922–1996), Australian indigenous activist * Rita Humphries-Lewin, Jamaican stockbroker and businesswoman * Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, Hungarian diplomat * Rita Jackson Samuels (1945–2018), American women's and civil rights activist * Rita Jaima Paru, Papuan New Guinean food entrepreneur * Rita Jenrette (born 1949), former wife of U.S. Representative John Jenrette * Rita Jordan, autism researcher * Rita Katz, anti-terrorism activist * Rita Kavashe, Kenyan businesswoman and corporate executive * Rita Klímová (1931–1993), Czech diplomat and economist * Rita Kogler Carver (born 1963), American lighting designer, artist director and teacher * Rita Krishnamurthi, New Zealand epidemiologist * Rita Lakin (1930–2023), American dramatist * Rita Leistner, Canadian cinematographer and photographer * Rita Lejeune (1906–2009), Belgian philologist * Rita Lenihan (1914–1989), United States Navy officer * Rita G. Lerner, American physicist and librarian *

Rita Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi-Montalcini ( , ; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) was an Italian neurobiologist. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor ( ...

(1909–2012), Italian-American neurologist * Rita Lobato (1866–1954), Brazilian physician * Rita Lopes de Almeida (1848–1913), Portuguese nun * Rita López de Llergo y Seoane (1904–1979), Mexican geographer *

Rita Mae Kelly Rita Mae Kelly (December 10, 1939 – September 16, 2001) was an American political scientist. She was a professor of political science at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she held the Andrew R. Cecil Endowed Chair in Applied Ethics. She ...

(1939–2001), American political scientist * Rita Mahato, Nepali women's rights activist * Rita Maiburg (1952–1977), German aviator * Rita Giuliana Mannella, Italian diplomat * Rita Manzini, linguist * Rita Marcalo, Portuguese dancer, choreographer and artistic director * Rita Martin (1875–1958), English photographer * Rita Martinez (1955–2020), American activist * Rita McGhee (born 1964), American costume designer for film and television * Rita Menu, New Zealand drag performer * Rita Miljo (1931–2012), South African conservationist * Rita Nasirumbi, Ugandan commercial pilot * Rita Ndzanga (1933–2022), South African activist * Rita Ng, American beauty pageant titleholder and cardiologist * Rita Nieves, American public health administrator *

Rita Nyampinga Dr Beauty Rita Nyampinga (born 1958) is a Zimbabwean campaigner for women prisoners. She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State. Background Beauty Rita Nyampinga was born in 1958. She joined a ...

, Zimbabwean women prisoner campaigner * Rita Orji, Nigerian computer scientist * Rita Ostrovskaya, Ukrainian photographer *

(born 1976), Australian columnist and commentator * Rita Panicker, Indian social worker and writer * Rita Jaima Paru, Papua New Guinean food entrepreneur * Rita Paulsen (born 1977), Tanzanian TV personality * Rita Pérez de Moreno (1779–1861), Mexican insurgent and war heroine * Rita Rapp (1928–1989), American physiologist * Rita F. Redberg, American cardiologist * Rita Reed, American photojournalist and professor *

Rita Richey Rita Carolyn Richey is a Professor Emeritus of Instructional Technology at Wayne State University. She is known for her work on instructional design and the history of the field of Instructional Technology. Education and academic career From t ...

, professor of instructional design * Rita Riggs (1930–2017), American costume designer * Rita Ryack, American costume designer * Rita M. Sambruna, Italian astrophysicist * Rita Sanchez (born 1937), American Chicano studies academic * Rita Sangalli (1849–1909), Italian ballet dancer * Rita Sapiro Finkler (1888–1968), Ukrainian-American physician * Rita Schober (1918–2012), German scholar of Romance studies and literature * Rita Schwerner Bender, civil rights activist and lawyer * Rita Laura Segato (born 1951), Argentine-Brazilian academic * Rita Smith (1912–1993), New Zealand communist and political activist * Rita Smith-Wade-El (1948–2018), American sociologist * Rita Stang (1894–1978), Australian public health doctor * Rita Stephen (1925–2020), British trade unionist * Rita Subowo, Indonesian sport executive * Rita Taketsuru (1896–1961), Scottish-Japanese businesswoman * Rita Tateel (born c. 1951), American businesswoman * Rita Lizzi Testa, Italian late antique historian * Rita Tewari, molecular parasitologist * Rita Thomson (1934–2019), Scottish nurse * Rita Vinieris (born 1964), Canadian fashion designer * Rita Winkler, Canadian hydrologist * Rita P. Wright (born 1936), American anthropologist * Rita Zemach (1926–2015), American statistician * Rita Zucca (1912–1998), World War II propagandist

Animals

* Rita (chimpanzee)

Disambiguation