Rita (given name) explained

Rita
Pronunciation:	ˈriːtə
Meaning:	Derived from names like Margarita (pearl)

Rita is a female name, often a name in its own right, but mostly a shortened version of Margarita. The feast day of Rita is generally celebrated on May 22 in honor of Saint Rita of Cascia.

In media and entertainment

In film, television and theater

Rita Rani Ahuja (born 1978), American actress
Rita Avila (born 1964), Filipina actress
Rita Azevedo Gomes (born 1952), Portuguese film director
Rita Batata (born 1986), Brazilian actress
Rita Bell (1893-1992), American singer, entertainer
Rita Bhaduri (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 (1931–1988), Brazilian actress
Rita Clermont (1894–1969), German actress
Rita Corday (1920–1992), American actress
Rita Cortese (born 1949), Argentine actress
Rita Dominic (born 1975), Nigerian actress
Rita Durão (born 1976), Portuguese actress
Rita Dutta Chakraborty, Bengali film and TV actress
Rita Edochie, Nigerian actress
Rita Flynn (1905–1973), American actress
Rita Gam (1927–2016), American actress
Rita Gardner (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 (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 (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 (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 (1914–1998), American film director
Rita Romilly Benson (1900–1980), American actress and acting teacher
Rita Rudner (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 (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 (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 (born 1944), American writer and activist
Rita Celli (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 (1946–1993), Belgian poet and writer
Rita Deverell (born 1945), Canadian journalist
Rita Dove (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, 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 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 (1885–1954), American screenwriter
Rita Williams-Garcia (born 1957), American writer of novels
Rita Wong (born 1968), Canadian poet

In music

Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984), stage name of Rita Thyagarajan, an Indian playback singer
Rita (Israeli singer) (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 (born 1965), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
Rita Chiarelli, Canadian blues singer
Rita Comisi (born 1985), Italian singer
Rita Connolly, Irish musical artist
Rita Coolidge (born 1945), American singer
Rita Damásio (born 1978), Portuguese singer
Rita Daniela (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 (1926–2012), Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano
Rita Guerra (born 1967), Portuguese singer
Rita Guerrero (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 (1947–2023), Brazilian musician
Rita Lynch, English singer-songwriter
Rita MacNeil (1944–2013), Canadian country and folk singer
Rita Marcotulli (born 1959), Italian jazz pianist and composer
Rita Marley (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 (born 1990), British singer-songwriter
Rita Orlandi-Malaspina (1937–2017), Italian operatic soprano
Rita Pavone (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
Rita Simons (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 (1865–1941), French musical artist
Rita Thyagarajan (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 (born 1925), 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 (1904–1998), Danish surrealist painter
Rita Kersting, German art historian and curator
Rita Letendre (1928–2021), Canadian artist
Rita Longa (1912–2000), Cuban sculptor
Rita McBride (born 1960), American artist and sculptor
Rita McKeough, Canadian interdisciplinary artist
Rita Mount (1885–1967), Canadian painter
Rita Myers, 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
Rita, in the franchise Jungledyret Hugo
Rita, a Saluki dog in Disney film Oliver & Company
Rita Bennett, in the TV series Dexter and the novels by Jeff Lindsay on which the series is based
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
Rita Malone, a female rat in the film Flushed Away
Rita Mordio, in Tales of Vesperia
Rita Repulsa, a villain in the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Rita Skeeter, in the Harry Potter franchise
Rita Stapleton, in the TV series The Guiding Light
Rita Sullivan, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
Rita or Susan White, in Educating Rita
Rita, a.k.a Rika Sasaki, from the Japanese anime series Cardcaptor Sakura/Cardcaptors
Rita Torres, in the TV series Exosquad
Rita, a little girl in the series Jelly Jamm
Rita, the head girl in the first books of the series The Naughtiest Girl

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 (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 (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 (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 (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, 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 Mayfield, American politician
Rita Mendes, American state legislator
Rita Meyer, American politician
Rita D. Millar, American politician
Rita Montagnana (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, 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 (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 (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 (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, 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

Rita of Cascia (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 (born 1934), environmental microbiologist
Rita Nealon Cooley (1919–2006), American political scientist
Rita Cucchiara (born 1965), Italian electrical and computer engineer
Rita Deverell (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, American academic
Rita Fernández Queimadelos (1911–2008), Spanish architect
Rita Ferro (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 (born 1959), American strategic management scholar
Rita Habib, Iraqi Christian woman
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 (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 (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 (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, Zimbabwean women prisoner campaigner
Rita Orji, Nigerian computer scientist
Rita Ostrovskaya, Ukrainian photographer
Rita Panahi (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, 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 Zemach (1926–2015), American statistician
Rita Zucca (1912–1998), World War II propagandist

Disambiguation

Rita Cadillac, multiple people
Rita Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
Rita Pereira, multiple people
Rita Schmidt, multiple people
Rita Wright, multiple people