Anita (given name)
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Anita is a common given name
for women. It has two origins. In Sanskrit name means without guile; leader. Alternatively, in Spanish
, the name is a pet form of Ana
, the Spanish version of Anne
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Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for women. It has two origins. In Sanskrit name means without guile; leader. Alternatively, in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, the name is a pet form of Ana
ANA
-Abbreviations:* AB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik* Administration for Native Americans, a program in the Administration for Children and Families* Afghan National Army* Agency for New Americans, a refugee organization in Boise, Idaho...
, the Spanish version of Anne
Anne
Anne, alternatively spelled Ane or Ann is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah or Hanani, meaning 'He [= God] has favoured me', the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel. Anne is a common name in France.It is sometimes used as a male...
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- Anita Álvarez de WilliamsAnita Álvarez de WilliamsAnita Álvarez de Williams is a Anthropologist, photographer and historian.Her work has been of great importance to understand the past of Baja California and the borderlands area. She has published "The Cocopah People" , "Travelers among the Cucapa" , and "Primeros pobladores de la Baja California...
(born 1931), an Anthropologist, photographer and historian - Anita ØstbyAnita ØstbyAnita Østby was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag during the terms 2005–2009.-References:...
(born 1972), a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party - Anita AllenAnita AllenAnita Allen is a United States Army medical service officer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in the modern pentathlon, where she finished 18th of 32 competitors. A 2000 graduate of West Point, Allen finished first in the riding portion of the event. She was a standout cross country runner...
, a US Army medical service officer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in the modern pentathlon - Anita AlpernAnita AlpernAnita F. Alpern was an assistant commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service...
(1920–2006), an assistant commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Anita Alvarez (politician)Anita Alvarez (politician)Anita Alvarez is the Cook County State's Attorney. Alvarez is the "first Hispanic woman" elected to this position. She also was the "first Latina" to win the Democratic nomination for state attorney of Cook County.-Legal career and entry into politics:...
, the Cook County State's Attorney - Anita AnandAnita Anand-Early life:Anand was born in London, England to Pakistani Hindu parents from the North West Frontier, bordering on Afghanistan.-Education:Anand was educated at Bancroft's School, a co-educational independent school in the town of Woodford Green, in the suburb of Woodford in North East London,...
, a British radio presenter and journalist - Anita AndreassenAnita AndreassenAnita Andreassen Hedmann is a Norwegian mushing competitor, and she has also competed in cycling and in cross country skiing. She is three times world champion in mushing.-Mushing:...
, a Norwegian mushing competitor - Anita Apelthun SæleAnita Apelthun SæleAnita Apelthun Sæle is a Norwegian politician who was a member of the Norwegian parliament from 1993 until 2005, representing the Christian Democratic Party and the county of Hordaland. Sæle was among the most conservative members of KrF, and a firm opponent of abortion and gay rights. In foreign...
(born 1951), a Norwegian politician - Anita AryaAnita AryaAnita Arya is a former member of Lok Sabha. She is a leader of Bharatiya Janata party. She represented Delhi in 13th Lok Sabha.She was mayor of Delhi in 1999.- References :*...
, a former member of Lok Sabha - Anita AsanteAnita AsanteAnita Amma Ankyewah Asante is an English football defender currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a member of the England women's national football team....
(born 1985), an English football player - Anita AuglendAnita AuglendAnita Auglend , is a Norwegian singer and is the lead vocalist of the gothic-doom metal band The Sins of Thy Beloved. She has a soprano vocal range.-The Sins of Thy Beloved:...
(born 1979), a Norwegian singer - Anita AugspurgAnita AugspurgAnita Augspurg was a German lawyer, actor, writer and feminist.- Biography :The fifth daughter of a lawyer, during her adolescence Augspurg often worked in her father's law office. In Berlin, she was trained for teaching at secondary schools for girls and took acting classes in parallel...
(1857–1943), a German lawyer, actor, writer and feminist - Anita B. BrodyAnita B. BrodyAnita Blumstein Brody is a United States federal judge.Brody was born in New York City. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1955, and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1958. Judge Brody was a deputy assistant state attorney general in New York from 1958 to 1959. From 1973 to 1981 she...
, a judge on the United States District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania - Anita BärwirthAnita BärwirthAnita Bärwirth was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she won the gold medal as member of the German gymnastics team.-References:*...
(1918–1994), a German gymnast - Anita BakerAnita BakerAnita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit....
(born 1958), an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter - Anita BaroneAnita BaroneAnita Louise Barone is an American actress. She is best known for co-starring roles in sitcoms The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Daddio and The War at Home.-Life and career:Barone was born in St. Louis, Missouri...
(born 1964), an American actress - Anita BerberAnita BerberAnita Berber was a German dancer, actress, writer, and prostitute who was the subject of an Otto Dix painting. She lived during the Weimar period.-Early life:...
(1899–1928), a German dancer, actress, writer, and prostitute - Anita BerrizbeitiaAnita BerrizbeitiaAnita de la Rosa de Berrizbeitia is an internationally recognized landscape theorist, teacher, and author. She continues to play an integral role in the renewed visibility of landscape architecture as a cultural practice. In studying the many forms of hybridity involved in place making, her work...
, a landscape theorist, teacher, and author - Anita BestAnita BestAnita Best is a teacher, broadcaster, and well-known singer from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Discography:*Crosshanded*The Color of Amber *Amber Christmas )...
, a teacher, broadcaster, and singer from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Anita BitriAnita BitriAnita Bitri-Prapaniku was a pop singer and violinist from Albania. She was found dead in her Staten Island home along with her 8-year-old daughter Sibora Nini and 66-year-old mother Azbije...
(1968–2004), a pop singer and violinist from Albania - Anita Bitri-Prapaniku (1968–2004), a pop singer and violinist from Albania
- Anita BjörkAnita BjörkAnita Björk is a Swedish actress.Born in Tällberg, Dalarna, Anita Björk attended Dramatens elevskola in 1942-45....
(born 1923), a Swedish actress - Anita Błochowiak (born 1973), a Polish politician
- Anita BorgAnita BorgAnita Borg was an American computer scientist. She founded the Institute for Women and Technology and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. She was born Anita Borg Naffz in Chicago, Illinois...
(1949–2003), an American computer scientist - Anita Bose PfaffAnita Bose PfaffAnita Bose Pfaff is the daughter of Indian freedom fighter and nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose and his Austrian wife, Emilie Schenkl....
(born 1942), daughter of Indian politician Subhas Chandra Bose - Anita BrennerAnita BrennerAnita Brenner , an author of children's literature and books on Mexican art and history, was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Her father, a Jewish emigrant to Mexico from Latvia, moved his family back and forth from Mexico to Texas during the revolution. In 1916 the family settled in San Antonio,...
(1905–1974), author of children's literature and books on Mexican art and history - Anita BriemAnita BriemAnita Briem is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Jane Seymour on The Tudors and her role as Hanna in Journey to the Center of the Earth.-Personal life:...
(born 1982), an Icelandic actress - Anita BrodénAnita BrodénAnita Brodén is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002.-External links:* at the Riksdag website...
(born 1948), a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician - Anita BrooknerAnita BrooknerAnita Brookner CBE is an English language novelist and art historian who was born in Herne Hill, a suburb of London.-Early life and education:...
CBE (born 1928), an English novelist and art historian - Anita BryantAnita BryantAnita Jane Bryant is an American singer, former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and gay rights opponent. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses", which reached #5...
(born 1940), an American singer - Anita BulathAnita BulathAnita Bulath is a Hungarian handballer who plays for Veszprém Barabás KC and the Hungarian national team.-Club:...
(born 1983), a Hungarian handballer - Anita BuriAnita BuriAnita Buri is a Swiss beauty pageant titleholder and event presenter who was crowned Miss Switzerland 1999. She was married to the former soccer player Marc Hodel from 2003 to 2007. They have a son named Jeremy....
(born 1978), crowned Miss Switzerland 1999 - Anita BushAnita BushAnita Bush was an American stage actress and playwright. She founded the Anita Bush All-Colored Dramatic Stock Company in 1915, a pioneering black repertory theatre company that helped launch the careers of Charles Gilpin, Dooley Wilson, Evelyn Preer and others.-Biography:Bush was born on August...
(1883–1974), an American stage actress and playwright - Anita C. HillAnita C. HillRev. Anita Carol Hill is a pastor at Saint Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, . The congregation is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . Her ordination is now recognized by the ELCA...
, a pastor at Saint Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA - Anita Calvert LebourgeoiseAnita Calvert LebourgeoiseAnita Calvert Lebourgeoise was an attorney, judge, genealogist, biographer and women's suffrage orator.-Biography:...
(1879–1940), an attorney, judge, genealogist, biographer and women's suffrage orator - Anita CaprioliAnita CaprioliAnita Caprioli is an Italian theatre and film actress.-Biography:Anita Caprioli was born at Vercelli, Piedmont.She made her debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn, and in the following year she played in Il Berretto a Sonagli.In 1996...
(born 1973), an Italian theatre and film actress - Anita CareyAnita CareyAnita Carey is an English actress, best known for playing Joyce Smedley in Coronation Street and more recently for playing Vivien March in Doctors. Carey has had starring roles in British television dramas since the 1970s.-Career:...
(born 1948), an English actress - Anita CarterAnita CarterIna Anita Carter , the youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, was a versatile American singer who experimented with several different types of music and played stand-up bass with her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash as The Carter Sisters...
(1933–1999), country music singer - Anita CasparyAnita CasparyDr. Anita Marie Caspary was an American nun and onetime mother superior who led the largest single exodus of nuns from the Roman Catholic Church in American history to found a lay women's organization known as the Immaculate Heart of Mary Community.A "cradle Catholic" who took her vows in 1936 as...
(1915–2011), an American nun who founded the Immaculate Heart of Mary Community - Anita CerquettiAnita CerquettiAnita Cerquetti is an Italian dramatic soprano who had a short career in the 1950s.Cerquetti was born in Montecosaro, near Macerata, Italy. She was first a student of the violin, she trained eight years with Luigi Mori. After a mere one year of vocal study at the Conservatory of Perugia she made...
(April 13, 1931), an Italian dramatic soprano - Anita ChandaAnita ChandaAnita Chanda is an artist, born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire of Indian parents. She grew up in India and was educated at Loreto Convent. When her family moved backed to England she studied Fine Art at the Putney School of Art, and Graphic Art at Sir John Cass College of Art, London...
, an artist, born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire of Indian parents - Anita ChapmanAnita ChapmanAnita Chapman is a British Paralympic archer. In individual medals she won silver at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and gold at the 2000 Summer Paralympics...
(born 1952), a British Paralympic archer - Anita ChristensenAnita ChristensenAnita Christensen, is a world champion female professional boxer.She posted a 19-2-0 record as an amateur boxer, and was the 1998 Nordic 57-kg Women's Champion before turning professional....
, (born 1971), a world champion female professional boxer - Anita Cobby (1959–1986), a murdered Australian nurse and beauty pageant winner
- Anita CifraAnita CifraAnita Cifra is a Hungarian handballer who plays for Ferencvárosi TC as a line player. She is also a Hungarian international, having made her debut on 6 March 2009 against Sweden.-External links:* -References:...
(born 1989), a Hungarian handballer - Anita CochranAnita CochranAnita Renee Cockerham , known professionally as Anita Cochran, is an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1997, she made her debut on the U.S. country charts that year with the release of her first album Back to You...
(born 1967), an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer - Anita ColbyAnita ColbyAnita Colby was an actress and model. Colby was born Anita Counihan, the daughter of the cartoonist, Bud Counihan, a legendary figure among New York artists and newsmen. Early in her career, at $50 an hour, she was the highest paid model at the time...
(1914–1992), an actress and model - Anita ColemanAnita ColemanAnita Coleman is an American academic librarian, faculty and researcher in digital libraries. Anita Coleman is also the founder of an interdisciplinary open access repository, dLIST - Digital Library of Information Science and Technology.- Awards:...
, an American academic librarian, faculty and researcher in digital libraries - Anita ContiAnita ContiAnita Conti née Caracotchian was a French explorer and photographer, and the first French female oceanographer.-Works:...
née Caracotchian (1899–1997), a French explorer, photographer and oceanographer - Anita CornwellAnita CornwellAnita Cornwell is an American author.In 1983 she wrote the first collection of essays by an African American lesbian, Black Lesbian in White America.-Biography:...
(born 1923), 1950s and 1960s black lesbian in the United States - Anita DaherAnita DaherAnita Daher is a Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books. She has said she draws writing inspiration from the many places where she has spent time, including Summerside, Prince Edward Island; Yellowknife, NT; Churchill, Manitoba; Baker Lake, Nunavut and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario...
, a Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books - Anita DarianAnita DarianAnita Darian is an American singer and actress who has had an active career since the 1950s. Aa a soprano, Darian has performed roles with the New York City Opera and been a featured soloist with the New York Philharmonic. She has also performed and recorded several roles from musicals during her...
, an American singer and actress who has had an active career since the 1950s - Anita De BauchAnita De BauchAnita De Bauch is an English model from London, England.De Bauch started modeling in 2004 for her hair extensions business but did not model for other clients until 2007, when she graduated from Lancaster University with an upper second Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.De Bauch began...
(born 1986), an English alternative model - Anita de BraganzaAnita de BraganzaAnita Stewart Morris , also known as Princess Miguel of Braganza, was an American socialite and heiress who married Dom Miguel of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, granddson of Dom Miguel I, King of Portugal, and the eldest son of Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza, at that time the first in...
(died 1977), an American socialite and heiress - Anita DeFrantzAnita DeFrantzAnita DeFrantz is an American Olympic Athlete and member of the International Olympic Committee.She was captain of the American rowing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-External links:*]...
(born 1952), an American Olympic Athlete (rowing) - Anita DelgadoAnita DelgadoAnita Delgado Briones was a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia.She was born on February 8, 1890 in Málaga. The family emigrated to Madrid, where her beauty and that of her sister were welcomed...
, a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia - Anita DesaiAnita DesaiAnita Mazumdar Desai is an Indian novelist and Emeritus John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
(born 1937), an Indian novelist and Professor of Humanities at MIT - Anita DiamantAnita DiamantAnita Diamant is an American author of fiction and non-fiction books. She is best known for her novel, The Red Tent, a New York Times best seller...
(born 1951), an American author of fiction and non-fiction books - Anita DobsonAnita DobsonAnita Dobson is an English television actress and singer. She gained her highest profile while playing Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders...
(born 1949), an English television actress - Anita Dolly PanekAnita Dolly PanekAnita Dolly Haubenstock Panek is a Brazilian biochemist. She emigrated to Brazil because of World War II. She received a B.Sc. in Chemistry, 1954 and a Ph.D. in 1962...
(born 1930), a Brazilian biochemist - Anita Doreen DiggsAnita Doreen DiggsAnita Doreen Diggs is an American editor, novelist, and lecturer.Diggs grew up in New York City where she attended public schools in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan....
(born 1966), an American editor, novelist, and lecturer - Anita Doth (born 1971), a Dutch singer
- Anita Dunn, a Democratic political consultant
- Anita EkbergAnita EkbergKerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita which features the legendary scene of her cavorting in Trevi Fountain alongside Marcello Mastroianni.-Biography:Ekberg was born in...
(born 1931), a Swedish model and actress - Anita ElberseAnita ElberseAnita Elberse, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She is a leading expert on marketing strategies for firms in the media and entertainment sector. She has published her research in top academic and practitioner journals in the fields of marketing, economics,...
, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School - Anita ElsonAnita ElsonAnita Elson was an American dancer and singer who appeared in revues in New York City and London, England, in the early 20th century....
(1898–1985), an American dancer and singer - Anita Fernandini de NaranjoAnita Fernandini de NaranjoAnita Fernandini de Naranjo was a Peruvian politician in the early 1960s. She was the mayor of Lima from 1963 to 1964, the first of two women to hold that position, the other being Susana Villarán, the current mayor....
, a Peruvian politician in the early 1960s - Anita FinlayAnita FinlayAnita Finlay is a film and television actress who plays the recurring role of "Dr. Nora Thompson" on The Young and the Restless.Finlay's other television credits include guest appearances on 24, Gilmore Girls, Judging Amy,...
, a film and television actress - Anita Görbicz (born 1983), a Hungarian handball player
- Anita GaćeAnita GaćeAnita Gaće is a Croatian handballer playing on right wing position for RK Podravka and the Croatian national team....
(born 1983), a Croatian handballer playing on right wing position - Anita Gale, Baroness GaleAnita Gale, Baroness GaleAnita Gale, Baroness Gale is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords.She has been involved in women’s issues all her working life. She was first involved as a Labour Party member, in the Women’s Section of the Party...
, (born 1940), a Labour Party member of the House of Lords - Anita GalićAnita GalicAnita Galić is a freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-External links:*...
(born 1985), a freestyle swimmer from Croatia - Anita GaneriAnita GaneriAnita Ganeri is the author of the Award-winning series Horrible Geography. She is currently residing in West Yorkshire, England with her family. She was born in Calcutta, India and her family emigrated to Europe. She attended primary and secondary school in England, and graduated from Cambridge...
, the author of the Award-winning book Horrible Geography - Anita GaraAnita GaraAnita Gara is a Hungarian chess woman grandmaster and three time Hungarian Chess Championship winner....
(born 1983), a Hungarian chess woman grandmaster - Anita GaribaldiAnita GaribaldiAna Maria de Jesus Ribeiro di Garibaldi, best known as Anita Garibaldi, was the Brazilian wife and comrade-in-arms of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi...
(1821–1849), the Brazilian wife of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi - Anita GarvinAnita GarvinAnita Garvin was an American actress and comedienne who appeared in both silent and sound films. She is best known for her work with comedians Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase....
(1907–1994), an American actress and comedienne - Anita GershmanAnita GershmanAnita Gershman is an American film producer who has produced film since 1999.-Executive producer filmography:*Facing the Enemy *Living in Fear *Spirit *Above & Beyond *Malpractice *A Mother's Testimony...
, an American film producer who has produced film since 1999 - Anita GilletteAnita GilletteAnita Gillette is an American actress, most notable for her work on Broadway and as a celebrity guest on various game shows....
(Born August 16, 1936), a Tony Award-nominated American actress - Anita GoelAnita GoelAnita Goel Hindi:अनीता गोयल is a Harvard-MIT trained physicist and physician in the United States. She is notable for her research at the nano-bio level, particularly for the study of molecular mechanics behind the reading and writing of information in DNA....
, a Harvard-MIT trained physicist and physician in the United States - Anita GradinAnita GradinAnita Gradin is a Swedish politician politician and former Ambassador. She was the Minister with responsibility for immigrant and equality affairs at the Ministry of Labour in Sweden from 1982 to 1986. She was Minister with responsibility for foreign trade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from...
(born 1933), a Swedish social democratic politician and former Ambassador - Anita GuhaAnita GuhaAnita Guha was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in Jai Santoshi Maa...
, an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films - Anita GutwellAnita Gutwell-Selected filmography:* The Cowgirl of Saint Catherine * Sebastian Kneipp * Münchhausen in Afrika * Hohe Tannen * Freud -External links:...
, an Austrian film actress - Anita HåkenstadAnita HåkenstadAnita Håkenstad is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races and cross-country running. She now competes in mountain running....
(born 1968), a Norwegian long-distance runner - Anita HagenAnita HagenAnita Hagen is a former Canadian politician, who served as a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1996, representing the riding of New Westminster.-References:...
(born 1931), a former Canadian politician - Anita HalpinAnita HalpinAnita E. Halpin is a British journalist and political activist.Halpin is chair of the Communist Party of Britain, honorary treasurer for the National Union of Journalists and a member of the Trade Union Congress General Council. She is married to CPB Industrial Organiser Kevin Halpin...
(born 1944), chair of the Communist Party of Britain - Anita HamiltonAnita HamiltonAnita Hamilton is a journalist whose career began at her college newspaper, The Dartmouth, where she was a reporter and editor. She went on to edit articles about computers and software at PC World in San Francisco, then became a founding editor of the pioneering tech news site CNET...
, a journalist whose career began at her college newspaper, The Dartmouth - Anita HardingAnita HardingAnita Harding was a British neurologist. She was born in Birmingham and educated at the King Edward VI High School for Girls and the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, where she qualified in 1975. She married neurology professor P.K...
(1952–1995), a British neurologist - Anita HarrisAnita HarrisAnita Harris is an English actress, singer and entertainer....
(born 1942), an English actress, singer and entertainer - Anita HegerlandAnita HegerlandAnita Hegerland , is a Norwegian singer famous for her childhood career in the Scandinavian and German markets and subsequent vocal contributions to amongst others Mike Oldfield's work.- Biography :...
(born 1961), a Norwegian singer - Anita HeghAnita HeghAnita Hegh is an Australian actor, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television seriesStingers.- Life :...
(born 1972), an Australian actor - Anita HeissAnita HeissAnita Heiss is a contemporary Australian author of Austrian and Indigenous Australian descent.Anita Heiss is from the Wiradjuri people though she grew up in and lives in Sydney. Her mother was brought up in a Catholic mission and her father is originally from Austria...
(born 1968), a contemporary Indigenous Australian author - Anita HendrieAnita HendrieAnita Hendrie was an American actress. She appeared in 67 silent motion pictures between 1908 and 1912....
(1868–1940), an American actress - Anita HillAnita HillAnita Faye Hill is an American attorney and academic—presently a professor of social policy, law and women's studies at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she alleged that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had...
(born 1956), a professor at Brandeis University - Anita HoffmanAnita HoffmanAnita Hoffman , born Anita Kushner, and was a Yippie activist, writer, prankster, and the wife of Abbie Hoffman.Hoffman helped her husband plan some of the most memorable pranks of the Yippie movement...
(1942–1998), a Yippie activist, writer, prankster, and ex-wife of Abbie Hoffman - Anita Howard (athlete)Anita Howard (athlete)Anita Ann Howard Prather is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters.Howard received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team from 1988 to 1991...
(born 1969), a retired American sprinter - Anita Howard (painter) (born 1926), a British-born painter
- Anita HuffingtonAnita HuffingtonAnita Huffington is an American sculptor who is noted for her stone and Bronze representation of the female torso.-Biography:...
(born 1934), an American sculptor - Anita Inder SinghAnita Inder Singh-Career:Professor Anita Inder Singh is an international affairs analyst, who has published widely on democracy, human rights, diversity and integration in Europe and South Asia, the great powers in Asia, governance, international organisations, and development and security...
, an international affairs analyst - Anita Iseghohi, a Nigerian businesswoman
- Anita JönssonAnita JönssonAnita Jönsson, born 1947, is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1988 to 2006.-External links:* at the Riksdag website...
(born 1947), a Swedish social democratic politician - Anita J. PrazmowskaAnita J. PrazmowskaAnita J. Prazmowska is a Professor in International History at the London School of Economics. Her main fields of research interests lie in the Cold War, communism, contemporary history, Eastern Europe, fascism and Poland. She has published several books, and journals...
, a Professor in International History at the London School of Economics - Anita Johansson (figure skater)Anita Johansson (figure skater)Anita Johansson is a former Swedish figure skater from Malmö. She competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...
(born 1954), a former Swedish figure skater from Malmö - Anita Johansson (politician) (born 1944), a Swedish social democratic politician
- Anita JoseAnita JoseDr.Anita Jose is an Indian born educator, business strategist, and essayist in the field of business management and policy. Her research has included a focus in the areas of organizational strategy, international management, and business ethics/corporate social responsibility...
, an Indian born educator, business strategist, and essayist in business management and policy - Anita K. BlairAnita K. BlairAnita K. Blair was one of the co-founders of the Independent Women's Forum and served as United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 2001 to 2006 and as acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 2008.-Biography:Anita K...
, co-founder of the Independent Women's Forum, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy - Anita KanterAnita KanterAnita Kanter of Santa Monica, California, was an American amateur tennis player in the 1950s.In singles, Kanter was ranked # 6 in the United States in 1952, and # 9 in 1953.-Tennis career:...
of Santa Monica, California, was an American amateur tennis player in the 1950s - Anita KanwalAnita KanwalAnita Kanwal is an Indian television actress and producer who has acted in television serials such as Chanakya, Shanti and Sonpari. But she is best known for her negative role of Mrs. Seth, the mother who gets her own son killed, in the 1990s Zee TV soap opera Banegi Apni Baat.Kanwal started her...
, an Indian television actress and producer - Anita KanwarAnita KanwarAnita Kanwar is an Indian film and television actor who is best known for her role as Lajjo ji in the 1980s Doordarshan mega soap opera Buniyaad....
, an Indian film and television actor - Anita KazaiAnita KazaiAnita Kazai is a Hungarian handballer who plays for DVSC-Korvex in left wing position.- Career :A native of Szeged, has four siblings...
(born 1988), a Hungarian handballer - Anita KelseyAnita KelseyAnita Kelsey is a singer-songwriter whose vocals and top lines are featured on many hit dance records and feature films...
, a British singer-songwriter - Anita KerrAnita KerrAnita Jean Grilli , known profesioanlly as Anita Kerr, is an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed successfully with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.-Nashville:Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee...
(born 1927), an American singer, composer and music producer - Anita Kert EllisAnita Kert EllisAnita Kert Ellis is a Canadian-born American singer and actress. Born to Orthodox Jewish parents, Harry and Lillian Pearson Kert, her younger brother was actor/singer Larry Kert ....
(born 1920), a Canadian-born American singer and actress - Anita KingAnita KingAnita King was an American stunt driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner.-Early life:Born Anna Keppen to German immigrants in Michigan City, Indiana, her father committed suicide in 1896 when she was twelve years old and two years later her mother died of pulmonary tuberculosis...
(1884–1963), an American racecar driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner - Anita KleinAnita KleinAnita Klein is a British painter and printmaker born in Australia. .Anita Klein studied at Chelsea School of Art and the Slade School of Art in London...
(born 1960), a British painter and printmaker born in Australia - Anita KobussAnita KobussAnita Kobuss is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin....
(born 1944), an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1960s - Anita KulcsárAnita KulcsárAnita Kulcsár was a Hungarian handball player. She had been a member of Hungary women's national handball team since 1996...
(1976–2005), a Hungarian handball player - Anita KunzAnita KunzAnita E. Kunz, OC is a Canadian-born artist and illustrator.Kunz has lived in London, New York and Toronto, contributing to magazines and working for design firms, book publishers and advertising agencies in Germany, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Canada, South Africa, Holland, Portugal, France and England...
(born 1956), a Canadian-born artist and illustrator - Anita L. AllenAnita L. AllenAnita LaFrance Allen is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is also a senior fellow in the bioethics department of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, a collaborating faculty member in African studies,...
, professor of Law and of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School - Anita LallandeAnita LallandeAnita Lallande is a former member of the Puerto Rican Olympic swimming team who holds the record for the most medals won at the Central American and Caribbean Games.-Early years:...
(born 1949), a former member of the Puerto Rican Olympic swimming team - Anita LaneAnita LaneAnita Lane is an Australian singer and songwriter who directly influenced the early 1980s European post-punk landscape.-Birthday Party:Lane was born in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1950s. Lane began singing and writing songs at age 16. She was a classmate with Rowland S. Howard who would...
, an Australian singer and songwriter - Anita Lasker-WallfischAnita Lasker-WallfischAnita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German-born cellist of world renown and is a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz....
(born 1925), a German-born cellist and surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz - Anita Leocádia PrestesAnita Leocádia PrestesAnita Leocádia Prestes is a Brazilian historian. She is the daughter of militant Communists Olga Benário Prestes and Luís Carlos Prestes....
(born 1936), a Brazilian historian - Anita LercheAnita LercheAnita Lerche is an international singer, songwriter and composer from Denmark. She has sung in sixteen languages and is the first non-Asian woman from the west to sing and release an own solo album in Punjabi. Her first Punjabi album "Heer from Denmark" was released in November 2006.-Early life &...
, an international singer, songwriter and composer from Denmark - Anita LermanAnita LermanAnita Lerman is an American politician and member of the Independence Party of New York. She ran for Congress in New York City in 2006.-Education and career:...
(born 1944), an American politician - Anita LindaAnita LindaAnita Linda is a two-time FAMAS award-winning and Gawad Urian award-winning Filipino film actress. A romantic lead in her youth, she later gained critical acclaim for her portrayals in maternal or elderly roles...
(born 1924), a Filipino film actor - Anita LipnickaAnita LipnickaAnita Lipnicka is a Polish singer and songwriter. Her career as a singer started with Varius Manx, a band she joined in 1993...
(born 1975), a Polish singer and songwriter - Anita LizanaAnita LizanaAnita Lizana de Ellis was a World Number 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player. Also, Anita Lizana was the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam singles championship. She won the U.S...
(1915–1994), a tennis player from Chile - Anita LoAnita LoAnita Lo is an American chef and restaurateur. In 2001, she was named by Food & Wine magazine one of ten “Best New Chefs in America”.-Early life and education:...
, an American chef and restaurateur - Anita Lonsbrough MBE (born 1941), a former swimmer from Great Britain
- Anita LoosAnita LoosAnita Loos was an American screenwriter, playwright and author.-Early life:Born Corinne Anita Loos in Sisson, California , where her father, R. Beers Loos, had opened a tabloid newspaper for which her mother, Minerva "Minnie" Smith did most of the work of a newspaper publisher...
(1888–1981), an American screenwriter, playwright and author - Anita LouiseAnita Louise-Life and career:Born Anita Louise Fremault in New York, New York, she made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of six, and within a year was appearing regularly in Hollywood films...
(1915–1970), an American film actress - Anita Louise CombeAnita Louise CombeAnita Louise Combe is an Australian actress, singer, dancer who has worked extensively in the entertainment industry all around the world. Combe attended the Gwen Mackay School of Dancing and trained in the Cechetti method of ballet with Jennifer Pollard in Adelaide, South Australia before making...
, an Australian actress, singer and dancer - Anita Louise SuazoAnita Louise SuazoAnita Louise Suazo is a Native American potter from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States.-Background:She is the daughter of Jose Nerio Suazo and noted potter Belen Tapia . Anita’s mother Belen was one of the innovators of finely crafted polychrome redwares. She was a first cousin to...
(born 1947), a Native American potter - Anita M. Flynn, a roboticist
- Anita MártonAnita MártonAnita Márton is a Hungarian shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1989), a Hungarian shot putter - Anita MaddenAnita MaddenAnita Madden , an American sportswoman, leader in the thoroughbred industry's high society and activist in political and economic issues in Kentucky. She was born Anita K. Myers to Orella Ferguson in Ashland, Kentucky...
(born 1933), an American sportswoman - Anita MalfattiAnita MalfattiAnita Catarina Malfatti is heralded as the first Brazilian artist to introduce European and American forms of Modernism to Brazil...
(1889–1964), a Brazilian artist - Anita MannAnita MannAnita Mann is an Emmy awarding winning choreographer, as well as a dancer and actress. Mann has been honored by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as one of America's top five contemporary choreographers...
(born 1947), a choreographer, dancer and actress - Anita MargAnita MargAnita Marg, née Barkusky, previously married Weiß and Kehl is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 800 metres and later also 400 metres hurdles...
(born 1955), a retired East German athlete - Anita MarksAnita MarksAnita Marks is a radio personality - football sideline reporter - and former women's professional football player.Anita is a former host of sports talk radio on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore. She co-hosted a show which was also simulcast on MASN-TV...
, an American radio personality and former professional football player - Anita MartinezAnita MartinezAnita Nanez Martinez is the first female Mexican-American member of the City Council of Dallas, Texas. Elected in 1969, she served the City Council for four years and continues to promote Hispanic pride and knowledge in youth throughout the United States, most notably through the Anita N...
(born 1925), the first female Mexican-American member of the City Council of Dallas, Texas - Anita MasonAnita MasonAnita Mason is an English novelist.An only child, her mother was a housewife, and her father worked at a factory that manufactured aircraft engines....
(born 1942), an English novelist - Anita McNaughtAnita McNaughtAnita McNaught is a United Kingdom/New Zealand dual nationality freelance journalist and television presenter, currently working for Al Jazeera English....
(born 1965), a United Kingdom/New Zealand freelance journalist and television presenter - Anita MeyerAnita MeyerAnita Meyer , born in Rotterdam 29 October 1954, is a Dutch singer. One of her most notable songs is "Why Tell Me Why" that charted for 14 weeks and topped the Dutch singles list for six weeks in 1981.- Albums :...
(Annita Meijer) (born 1954), a Dutch singer - Anita MillerAnita MillerAnita Corl Miller is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Anita is also an avid horseback rider and also teaches lessons-References:*...
(born 1951), a former field hockey player from the United States - Anita Miller SmithAnita Miller SmithAnita M. Smith was an impressionist and regionalist painter most closely associated with Woodstock, New York. In the 1930s Smith became an herbalist, and her venture, Stonecrop Gardens, was one of only five enterprises of like size in the Northeast, serving clients in every one of the 48...
(1893–1968), an American impressionist and regionalist painter - Anita MoenAnita MoenAnita Moen, sometimes shown as Anita Moen-Guidon is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003...
(born 1967), a former Norwegian Cross-country skier - Anita MormandAnita MormandAnita Mormand is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won the silver medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games....
(born 1971), a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres - Anita MorrisAnita Morris-Career:Among many roles, Morris's most prominent film role was as Carol Dodsworth, the mistress to Danny DeVito, in Ruthless People and for her sensual performance as Carla in the musical Nine opposite Raul Julia. While nominated for a Best Featured Actress Tony Award as Carla, she lost to Liliane...
(1943–1994), an American actress - Anita MuiAnita MuiAnita Mui Yim-fong was a popular Hong Kong singer and actress. During her prime years she made major contributions to the cantopop music scene, while receiving numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout most of her career, and was generally regarded as a cantopop diva...
(1963–2003), a popular Hong Kong singer and actress - Anita Nüssner-KobussAnita Nüssner-KobussAnita Nüssner-Kobuss is an East German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s...
(born 1935), an East German sprint canoeist - Anita NairAnita NairAnita Nair is a popular Indian-English writer. She was born at Mundakottakurissi, near Shornur in Kerala State.A bestselling author of fiction and poetry, her novels The Better Man and Ladies Coupe have been translated in to 21 languages. She was educated in Chennai before returning to...
, a popular Indian-English writer - Anita NallAnita NallNadia Anita Nall , more familiarly known as Anita Nall and now Anita Nall-Richesson since her marriage to Luke Richesson in 2002, is a U.S. Olympic medalist in competitive swimming...
(born 1976), a U.S. Olympic medalist in competitive swimming - Anita NevilleAnita NevilleAnita Neville, MP was a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the general election of 2000, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2006, before being defeated in 2011.-Early life and career:...
MP (born 1942), a Canadian politician - Anita Newcomb McGeeAnita Newcomb McGeethumb|Dr Anita Newcomb McGee during the Russo-Japanese WarDr. Anita Newcomb McGee was an American physician who is remembered for her medical work with the United States military.-Family and early life:...
(1864–1940), an American physician who worked with the United States military - Anita NorthAnita NorthAnita North is a clay-pigeon shooter representing England.North earned silver medals in the trap singles and pairs at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002, but missed out on a place in the team for Melbourne in 2006 by one shot...
, a clay-pigeon shooter representing England - Anita NybergAnita NybergAnita Nyberg is a Swedish professor in Gender Perspectives in Work and Economics at the Centre for Gender Studies at Stockholm University. She was Secretary of the Swedish Committee on the Distribution of Economic Power and Economic Resources between Women and Men .-External links:*. Stockholm...
(born 1940), a professor in the Centre for Gender Studies at Stockholm University - Anita NymanAnita NymanAnita Nyman is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2005. Competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay and 44th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit....
(born 1971), a Finnish cross country skier - Anita O'DayAnita O'DayAnita O'Day was an American jazz singer.Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer"...
(1919–2006), an American jazz singer - Anita of Braganza (1885–1977), an American socialite and heiress who married the grandson of the King of Portugal
- Anita Ondine Smith (born 1974), an Australian-British filmmaker and transmedia storyteller
- Anita OndineAnita OndineAnita Ondine Smith is an Australian-British filmmaker and transmedia storyteller.-Biography:Born in Sydney, Australia, Anita is the daughter of Anka Makovec, a Slovene artist and Albert Arthur Smith, an Australian carpenter....
(born 1974), an Australian born writer-producer - Anita OrlundAnita OrlundAnita Orlund is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009....
(born 1964), a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party - Anita OrtegaAnita OrtegaAnita Ortega is an Afro-Puerto Rican that was a collegiate basketball player at UCLA. She was an All-American. The team went on to defeat the University of Maryland, College Park in 1978 to take the Division I collegiate title . In 1979, she played in the 1979 Pan American Games, representing...
, a basketball player at UCLA - Anita PádárAnita PádárAnita Pádár is a Hungarian football midfielder, currently playing for Femina Budapest in Noi NB I.She is a member of the Hungarian national team. As of August 2011 she holds the NT records in caps and scoring with 31 goals in 89 matches.-References:...
, a Hungarian football midfielder - Anita PageAnita PageAnita Evelyn Pomares , better known as Anita Page, was a Salvadoran-American film actress who reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era. She became a highly popular young star, reportedly at one point receiving the most fan mail of anyone on the MGM lot...
(1910–2008), an American film actress of the silent film era - Anita Palermo KellyAnita Palermo KellyAnita Palermo Kelly is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...
, a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Anita PallenbergAnita PallenbergAnita Pallenberg is an Italian-born actress, model, and fashion designer. She was the romantic partner of Rolling Stones multi-instrumentalist and guitarist Brian Jones and later the partner of the guitarist of the same band Keith Richards, from 1967 to 1979, by whom she has two surviving...
(born 1944), a model, actress and fashion designer - Anita Parkhurst WillcoxAnita Parkhurst WillcoxAnita Parkhurst WillcoxAnita Parkhurst Willcox was an American artist, feminist and pacifist. Her career as a graphic illustrator was interrupted by 15 months spent entertaining the troops in World War I, which left her passionately anti-war...
(1892–1984), an American artist, feminist and pacifist - Anita PeabodyAnita PeabodyAnita Peabody was an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Bred and raced by John and Fannie Hertz, she was born at their Leona Farm near Cary, Illinois. She was named after the wife of Stuyvesant Peabody, then president of the Illinois Turf Association...
(1925–1934), an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse - Anita PearlAnita PearlAnita Pearl is a Hungarian pornographic actress.-Awards:*2009 Hot d'Or nominee – Best European Starlet*2010 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene – Intimate Contact 2...
(born 1987), a Hungarian pornographic actress - Anita Perez FergusonAnita Perez FergusonAnita Perez Ferguson, born in 1949 in Santa Barbara, California, is a speaker, author and international consultant.She has a BA in Communications from Westmont College , an MA in Counseling Psychology from the University of Santa Clara, and an MA in Management from the University of...
(born 1949), a speaker, author and international consultant - Anita PerrasAnita PerrasAnita Perras is a Canadian country music singer. Perras has released seven albums and charted twenty-six songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1981 and 1995, including the Top 10 singles "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" , "Isn't That the Strangest Thing" , "One Smokey Rose" , "The Tip of My...
, a Canadian country music singer - Anita PhillipsAnita PhillipsAnita Frances Phillips is a former Australian politician. She studied at the University of Melbourne, receiving a Diploma of Social Studies in 1968 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. In 1969, she moved to Townsville in Queensland and became a social worker...
(born 1945), a former Australian politician - Anita PistoneAnita PistoneAnita Pistone is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.Pistone represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in her first round heat after Muna Lee in a time of 11.43...
(born 1976), an Italian track and field sprint athlete - Anita PointerAnita PointerAnita Pointer is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and a member of The Pointer Sisters.-Biography:...
(born 1948), an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and a member of The Pointer Sisters - Anita PollitzerAnita PollitzerAnita Lily Pollitzer was an American photographer.-Early life:Her mother, Clara Guinzburg Pollitzer , was the daughter of an immigrant rabbi from Prague. Her father, Gustave Pollitzer, ran a cotton company at Charleston, South Carolin...
(1894–1975), an American photographer - Anita Prazmowska, a Professor in International History at the London School of Economics
- Anita ProttiAnita ProttiAnita Protti is a retired athlete from Switzerland who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Her greatest achievement was the 1990 European Championships silver medal....
, Swiss track and field athlete - Anita RachlisAnita RachlisAnita Rachlis, M.D. is a Canadian AIDS researcher and is the principal author of the HIV treatment guidelines in Canada. She is an associate scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
, a Canadian AIDS researcher, principal author of the HIV treatment guidelines in Canada - Anita RajAnita RajAnita Raj is a former Bollywood actress who was popular in the 1980s.-Personal life and education:Born in 1962, Anita Raj is the daughter of character actor Jagdish Raj, who holds a record of playing police based roles in over 144 movies.-Career:She & her sister were trained with the legendary...
(born 1962), a former Bollywood actress - Anita RamasastryAnita RamasastryAnita Ramasastry is a law professor at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle and a director of the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology. She is also a regular columnist for the online legal commentary Writ....
, a law professor at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle - Anita RaniAnita RaniAnita Rani is an English born ethnic Indian radio and television presenter and journalist.-Early life:Rani was born and raised in Bradford in Yorkshire, to a mother of Sikh origins, and Hindu father...
, (Anita Nazran) (born 1977), an English Radio and TV Presenter and journalist in the UK - Anita RappAnita RappAnita Rapp is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1998, and played 62 matches for the national team.She received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
(born 1977), a former Norwegian footballer - Anita Rau BadamiAnita Rau BadamiAnita Rau Badami is an Indian-Canadian novelist. Born in Rourkela, Orissa, India, she was educated at the University of Madras and Sophia College in Bombay. She emigrated to Canada in 1991, and earned an M.A. at the University of Calgary...
(born 1961), an Indian-Canadian novelist - Anita RatnamAnita RatnamAnita Ratnam is an accomplished Indian classical and contemporary dancer and choreographer, whose career spans four decades and in 15 countries...
(born 1954), an Indian classical and contemporary dancer and choreographer - Anita Rau BadamiAnita Rau BadamiAnita Rau Badami is an Indian-Canadian novelist. Born in Rourkela, Orissa, India, she was educated at the University of Madras and Sophia College in Bombay. She emigrated to Canada in 1991, and earned an M.A. at the University of Calgary...
(born 1961), an Indian-Canadian novelist - Anita RenfroeAnita RenfroeAnita Renfroe is an American Christian comedian from Atlanta, Georgia, the wife of a Baptist pastor and the mother of three children...
(born 1963), an American Christian comedian from Atlanta, Georgia - Anita RevelAnita RevelAnita Revel is an Australian author, columnist for United Press International, body image campaigner and founding member of the Goddess Association in Australia...
(born 1968), an Australian author, founding member of the Goddess Association in Australia - Anita RinaldiAnita RinaldiAnita Rinaldi is a former pornographic actress and film director. She is a producer and casting agent, and runs her own production agency "Touch Me Agency"....
(Anita Skultety) (born 1974), a Hungarian pornographic actress and film director - Anita RizzutiAnita RizzutiAnita Rizzuti is a Norwegian amateur snooker player.-Achievements:*2006 IBSF World Championships: Quarter finals, eliminated by Wendy Jans *2003 World Ladies Championship quarter-finalist*2002 Norway Ladies Champion...
(born 1971), a notable Norwegian amateur snooker player - Anita RobertsAnita RobertsAnita B. Roberts was a molecular biologist who made pioneering observations of a protein, TGF-β, that is critical in healing wounds and bone fractures and that has a dual role in blocking or stimulating cancers...
(1942–2006), a molecular biologist - Anita RoddickAnita RoddickDame Anita Roddick, DBE was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism...
, DBE (1942–2007), the founder of The Body Shop, a British cosmetics company - Anita RollinAnita RollinAnita Kumudini Rollin is a Sri Lankan snow boarder. She won Sri Lanka's first and only medal in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games held in India.-References:...
(1981/1982) is a Sri Lankan snow boarder - Anita RomaniukAnita RomaniukAnita Romaniuk is a Canadian politician. She was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia. She received a B.Sc., and a M.Sc. at the University of Victoria and an M.B.A...
, a Canadian politician - Anita SandsAnita SandsDr. Anita M. Sands is an Irish businesswoman, academic and speaker, resident in the United States. Appointed in 2007 as the youngest ever senior vice-president at the Royal Bank of Canada, she moved in September 2008 to Citibank in New York as a Managing Director and Head of Transformation...
, an Irish businesswoman, academic and public speaker, resident in New York - Anita SarkeesianAnita SarkeesianAnita Sarkeesian is feminist video blogger and activist who focuses on women in popular culture and their associations with tropes. She maintains a YouTube channel, which has had more than one million views. She also blogs for Bitch Magazine under the name of FeministFrequency and also has her own...
, feminist video blogger and activist - Anita SchätzleAnita SchätzleAnita Schätzle is a German female freestyle wrestler. She participated in Women's freestyle wrestling 72 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics...
(born 1981), a German female freestyle wrestler - Anita Scott ColemanAnita Scott ColemanAnita Scott Coleman was an American short story writer, and poet. She published her earliest work, thirteen short stories, in New Mexico between 1919 and 1925, the most famous of which, "The Little Grey House," appeared in 1922." -Early life:"Coleman spent her life in Silver City, New Mexico,...
(1890–1960), an American short story writer, and poet - Anita ShapiraAnita ShapiraAnita Shapira is an Israeli historian. She is the founder of the Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies, a Ruben Merenfeld Professor of the Study of Zionism and head of the Weizmann Institute for the Study of Zionism at Tel Aviv University...
(born 1940), an Israeli historian - Anita ShreveAnita ShreveAnita Shreve is an American writer. The daughter of an airline pilot and a homemaker, she graduated from Dedham High School, attended Tufts University and began writing while working as a high school teacher in Reading MA. One of her first published stories, Past the Island, Drifting, was awarded...
(born 1946), an award winning American writer - Anita SidénAnita SidénAnita Sidén is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2006.-External links:* at the Riksdag website...
(born 1940), a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party - Anita SilversAnita SilversAnita Silvers is an American philosopher, interested in medical ethics, bioethics, feminism, disability studies, philosophy of law, and social and political philosophy. Silvers received her B.A. in 1962 from Sarah Lawrence College, and her PhD in Philosophy in 1967 from Johns Hopkins University...
, an American philosopher - Anita SilveyAnita SilveyAnita Silvey is a well-known editor and literary critic in the genre of children’s literature. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Silvey has served as Editor-in-Chief of The Horn Book Magazine and as vice-president at Houghton Mifflin where she oversaw children’s and young adult book publishing...
, an editor and literary critic in the genre of children’s literature - Anita SinghviAnita Singhvi-Career:Anita Singhvi made her debut with Naqsh-e-Noor album.Her musical career under the guidance of Pandit KshirSagarji of Gwalior Gharana.-Discography:* Naqsh-e-Noor* Shame-e-Ghazal* Sada-e-Sufi* Zah-e-Naseeb* Bhakti Sufi devotion* Tajalli...
, an Indian classical singer - Anita SkorganAnita SkorganAnita Skorgan is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was once married to Jahn Teigen, another successful Norwegian singer-songwriter...
(born 1958), a Norwegian singer-songwriter - Anita SmitsAnita SmitsAdriana Gerarda Antonia Maria Smits is a former archer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she finished in 43rd position, with 1203 points.-References:*...
(born 1967), a former archer from The Netherlands - Anita SnellmanAnita SnellmanAnita Snellman was a Finnish painter. She studied in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris.After spending time in Paris, Snellman moved to Ibiza, where she bought an apartment in the late 1960s. She created a notable international career.Snellman received the Pro Finlandia in 1976; she was also made a...
(1924–2006), a Finnish painter - Anita Sokołowska (born 1976), a Polish theatrical, movie and television actress
- Anita SoodAnita SoodAnita Sood is a former national woman swimming champion of India. She became the fastest Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel. She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements.- External links :**...
, a former national woman swimming champion of India - Anita StansfieldAnita StansfieldAnita Stansfield is an American Latter-day Saint romance novelist. She is the LDS market's best-selling romance novelist, with sales of nearly half a million.Stansfield was born in Provo, Utah...
(born 1961), an American Latter-day Saint romance novelist - Anita StewartAnita StewartAnita Stewart was an American actress and film producer of the early silent film era.-Early life and career:...
(1895–1961), an American actress and film producer of the early silent film era - Anita Stewart (culinary author)Anita Stewart (culinary author)Anita Stewart is a Canadian culinary author and food activist. She is also the founder of Food Day, a national culinary celebration in Canada.-Bibliography:Stewart has produced several culinary-related books....
(born 1947), a Canadian culinary author and food activist - Anita StrindbergAnita StrindbergAnita Strindberg is a former Swedish actress who became one of the most well-known stars of the Italian giallo films in the 1970s.Strindberg started her career in "gialli" with Lucio Fulci's Una lucertola con la pelle di donna in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in Sergio...
(born 1944), a former actress and star of the Italian giallo films in the 1970s - Anita SummersAnita SummersAnita Arrow Summers is an American educator of public policy, management, real estate and education and is Professor Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania.The daughter of Jewish immigrants from Romania...
, an American educator of public policy, management, real estate and education - Anita ThallaugAnita ThallaugAnita Thallaug is a Norwegian actress and singer. She has featured in musicals, cinema and TV programs. Under the name Vesla Rolfsen, at the age of seven, she was performing at the Spider theatre in Oslo....
(born 1938), a Norwegian actor and singer - Anita Thigpen PerryAnita Thigpen PerryAnita Thigpen Perry is the current and longest-serving First Lady of Texas, and the wife of Governor Rick Perry. As First Lady of Texas, she has been an active advocate for nursing and other health care issues...
has spearheaded health-related initiatives such as the Anita Thigpen Perry Endowment - Anita TijouxAnita TijouxAnamaría Merino , commonly known by her stage name Ana Tijoux or Anita Tijoux, is a French-Chilean musician. She became famous in Latin America as the female MC of hip-hop group Makiza during the late 1990s. In 2006, she crossed over to the Latin mainstream pop due to her collaboration with Mexican...
(born 1977), female MC of hip-hop group Makiza during the late nineties - Anita Tomar, a female wrestler from India
- Anita Tsoy (born 1971), a Russian singer of Korean descent
- Anita TurnerAnita TurnerAnita Turner is a British script editor, and television producer. From 2008 to 2009 Turner was the series producer of the British television soap opera Emmerdale.-Early career:...
(born 1972), a British script editor and television producer - Anita UšackaAnita UšackaAnita Ušacka is a Latvian judge and legal academic. She has been a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the International Criminal Court...
(born 1952), a Latvian judge and legal academic - Anita UtsethAnita UtsethAnita Utseth is a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Centre Party.She graduated from Møre og Romsdal College of Engineering in 1987 and as a siv.ing. from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1991...
(born 1966), a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Centre Party - Anita UwagbaleAnita UwagbaleAnita Iseghohi is a Nigerian businesswoman.Edo-native Iseghohi spent most of her early years in Lagos until she gained admission into Madonna University, Port Harcourt to study Accountancy. As an undergraduate, Iseghohi was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2004, enabling her to take part in...
(now Anita Iseghohi), a former beauty queen and model from Nigeria - Anita ValenAnita ValenAnita Valen is a Norwegian cyclist.She was born in Porsgrunn, and is the sister of Monica Valvik. She is married to Gerrit de Vries....
(born 1968), a Norwegian cyclist - Anita VogelAnita VogelAnita Vogel is an American news reporter for the Fox News Channel. She has been with the network since 2001 and is based in Los Angeles. Previously she was a reporter for WTLV in Jacksonville....
(born 1969), an American news reporter for the Fox News Channel - Anita Włodarczyk (born 1985), a Polish hammer thrower
- Anita W. AddisonAnita W. AddisonAnita W. Addison was an American television and film director and producer.-Biography:Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Addison began working as a journalist before embarking on a directing and producing career. In the late 1980s, she worked as a senior VP of drama development at Lorimar before...
(1952–2004), an American television and film director and producer - Anita WaageAnita WaageAnita Waage is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.Her clubs include Spjelkavik IL, IK Grand Bodø and Trondheims-Ørn SK....
(born 1971), a former Norwegian football player and World Champion - Anita WachterAnita WachterAnita Wachter is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.She won the World Cup overall title in 1993 and the giant slalom title twice...
(born 1967), a former World Cup alpine ski racer - Anita WagnerAnita (singer)Anita is an Austrian singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.- Eurovision Song Contest :...
(born 1960), an Austrian singer - Anita WallAnita WallAnita Wall is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2008.-Reference:...
(born 1940), a Swedish stage and film actress - Anita WardAnita WardAnita Ward is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1979 million selling chart-topper, "Ring My Bell".-Career:Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher...
(born 1956), an African-American singer - Anita WernerAnita WernerAnita Werner is a Polish television journalist, connected with TVN. She is also a former actress.- Biography :She graduated I Lyceum in Łódź. Then, she studied cultural studies with speciality film theory at University of Łódź, graduating in 2001.- Actress :At the age of seventeen, she got the...
(born 1978), a Polish television journalist - Anita WestAnita West-Blue Peter:On 7 May 1962, she joined the British children's television show Blue Peter as co-host, following the departure of Leila Williams...
, a British actress and former television presenter - Anita WeyermannAnita WeyermannAnita Weyermann is a former middle distance runner from Switzerland.She won the 1998 Eurocross meeting. In the 1999 season she began with a win at the Belfast International Cross Country and went on to take the gold at the European Cross Country Championships.Weyermann retired from professional...
(born 1977), a former middle distance runner from Switzerland - Anita WoodAnita WoodAnita Marie Wood Brewer was a TV performer, recording artist and girlfriend to Elvis Presley. She later married NFL football player Johnny Brewer. Presley and Wood met in 1957 and in the same year Presley referred to Wood as his "No. 1 Girl". The two dated seriously for several years from 1957...
(born 1937), a TV performer and girlfriend to Elvis Presley - Anita YuenAnita YuenAnita Yuen Wing-yi is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She was the winner of the 1990 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.-Pageant career:At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During the semifinals on August...
, a Hong Kong film and television actress - Anita ZuckerAnita ZuckerAnita Zucker was the first female Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, which was first incorporated in 1670, and also an owner of the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays. She is also a committed philanthropist.- Personal life :...
, the first female Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company - Gurmayum Anita DeviGurmayum Anita DeviGurmayum Anita Devi is a noted mountaineer from Indian state of Manipur. She was awarded Padma Shri award by Government of India in 2004 .- References :...
, a mountaineer from Indian state of Manipur - J. Anita StupJ. Anita StupJ. Anita Stup is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 3, which covers most of Frederick County, Maryland.-Background:...
(born 1945), a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates - Jagat and Anita NanjappaJagat and Anita NanjappaJagat and Anita Nanjappa are a well-known couple in the sport of motor racing in India. They belong to the Kodava community and are natives of Kodagu district of Karnataka. They have participated and won many motorbike and car rallies in India. Jagat is usually the driver while his wife Anita dons...
, a well-known couple in the sport of motor racing in India - Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van Eijk, wife of HH Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau
- Quezon-Villa AnitaQuezon-Villa AnitaQuezon-Villa Anita is a new member of the National Basketball Conference. Spearheaded by Ex-PBA Players Bryan Gahol and Anastacio 'Robin' Mendoza ....
, a member of the National Basketball Conference - Siw Anita AndersenSiw Anita AndersenSiw Anita Andersen is a Norwegian actress and comedian, from Oslo. She is probably best known to Norwegian viewers through her role as "Målfrid" in the TV sitcom "Mot i brøstet". In addition to this she has also acted in other TV-shows such as "Nissene på låven" , as well as movie roles...
(born 1966), a Norwegian actress and comedian from Oslo
Surname
- Vurnon AnitaVurnon AnitaVurnon San Benito Anita is a Dutch footballer of Antillean descent who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Ajax.- Career :...
(born 1989), a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ajax
Fictional characters
- Anita BlakeAnita BlakeAnita Blake is a fictional character in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels by Laurell K. Hamilton. Subsequently, she has also appeared in the Dabel Brothers/Marvel Comics adaptation of her first novel, Guilty Pleasures....
, the protagonist of Laurell K. Hamilton's novel series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter - Anita (Darkstalkers), a videogame character and follower of Donovan Baine
- Anita Hailey (Shiho Miyano), a character in the manga/anime Case Closed
- Anita SantosAnita SantosAnita Santos Warner is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. Most recently the character was portrayed by Natalia Cigliuti from February 2004 to April 2006...
, a character on the ABC daytime drama All My Children - Anita Van BurenAnita Van BurenLt. Anita Van Buren is a fictional character on NBC's long running police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order, portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson. By episode count, she is the longest-running character on the show...
, a character on the television crime drama Law & Order portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson - Anita, a comic book character in the works of Italian artist Guido CrepaxGuido CrepaxGuido Crepax was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the sixties. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines,...
- Anita, a character in the musical West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
- Anita, a recurring character in the British sit-com dinnerladiesDinnerladiesDinnerladies is a British sitcom written, co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. It ran on BBC One for 16 episodes from 1998 to 2000.-Plot:...
See also
- AmitaAmitaAmita is a female Indian given name. The name means "infinite" in Sanskrit and is a wordstem of Amitabha. It can refer to:* Amita Bhushan, Indian politician* Amita Dhiri, English actress* Amita Kanekar, Indian writer* Amita Malik, Indian film critic...
- Annette
- AnnaAnna (name)Anna is a Latin form of the Greek name Greek Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah . Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Anne, originally a French version of the name, though in use in English speaking countries for hundreds of years, and Ann, which was originally the...
- AnnieAnnie (disambiguation)-People:* Annie , multiple individuals* Anna * Annie , of electropop* Annie , of pop-Comics and literature:* "Little Orphant Annie", 1885 poem by James Whitcomb Riley...
- AnyaAnya-Origins and variant forms:*Anya is a Russian diminutive of Anna, derived from Hannah which means "gracious" or "bringing goodness" in the original Hebrew language....
- AnnikaAnnikaAnnika is a feminine name that means favor or grace. It is the Dutch, Swedish, and Finnish pet form of Anna, and is also spelled Anneke in Norwegian...