Vanita is both a surname and a feminine given name. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ruth Vanita
Ruth Vanita is an Indian academic, activist and author who specialises in British and Indian literary history with a focus on gender and sexuality studies. She also teaches and writes on Hindu philosophy.
Early life and education
Vanita earne ...
(born 1955), Indian academic
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Vicky Vanita
Vasiliki "Vicky" Vanita (; 15 May 1948 – 8 March 2007) was a Greek actress.
Life
She was known for her participation in several Greek movies and television series (''Eisai to tairi mou'', '' Sto Para Pente'', '' To Retire''). She appeared in ...
(1948–2007), Greek actress
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Vanita Gupta
Vanita Gupta (born November 15, 1974) is an American attorney and civil rights leader who served as United States Associate Attorney General from April 22, 2021, to February 2, 2024. From 2014 to 2017, Gupta served as Assistant Attorney General ...
(born 1974), American lawyer
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Vanita Kharat
Vanita Kharat (born 19 July 1992) is an Indian actress from Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is well known performer in Marathi comedy show Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra. Kharat was featured in '' Vicky Velingkar'' and in Hindi film ''Kabir Singh
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(born 1992), Indian actress
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Vanita Kayiwa
Vanita Kayiwa is a Ugandan airline transport pilot, who serves as a first officer at Uganda National Airlines Company, Uganda's national airline carrier, on the A330-841 aircraft, since February 2021. Before that, effective April 2019, she se ...
, Ugandan airline transport pilot
*Vanita Brock, a character in ''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' (also known as ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2'') is a 1986 American black comedy slasher film co-composed and directed by Tobe Hooper, and written by L. M. Kit Carson. It is the sequel to ''The Texas Cha ...
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