Famous People with Name Rita

Rita Hayworth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rita Hayworth: was an American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading sex symbol. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest stars of all time.

Rita Lakin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rita Lakin: One of the pioneers of female Hollywood writers, she worked on shows such as Dr. Kildare, Peyton Place, Mod Squad & Dynasty. She created her own shows: The Rookies, Flamingo Road and Nightingales. Additionally, Rita wrote many Movies of the Week and mini-series such as Death takes A Holiday, Women In Chains, Strong Medicine, and Voices of the Heart. She has also written two original theatrical plays, No Language But a Cry and Saturday Night at Grossinger’s (co-authored) which are still being produced.[2]

Rita Cosby            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rita Cosby: The daughter of a Danish mother and a Polish father who came to the U.S. after World War II, Cosby grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended Greenwich High School and freelanced for the local paper. She earned her bachelor's degree from the Un

Rita MacNeil            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rita MacNeil: is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country charts throughout her career.

Rita Coolidge            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rita Coolidge: is a Grammy Award-winning American singer. She is of Cherokee Native American and Scottish descent.Rita Coolidge's early career was as a backing vocalist, for artists such as Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Leon Russell.

Jani Rita            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Jani Rita: is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion.On September 25, 2005 he won the World Driver's Championship title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, thus breaking Emerson Fittipaldi's record of being the youngest F1 Champion. After retaining the title the following year, Fernando also became the youngest double Champion. In 2007, he became the second F1 driver, after Michael Schumacher, to score at least 100 points for three consecutive seasons. Nicknamed El Nano, Alonso acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF[1] and is one of the directors of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association.

Ang Rita            Origin/Culture/Country: Hindu

Ang Rita: is a famous mountain climber, who has successfully climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen,[1] and is thus known as "The Snow Leopard".[2] When he made his tenth climb of Everest in 1996 he set a world record for the number

Jose Manuel Da Silva Gonçalves Rita            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Jose Manuel Da Silva Gonçalves Rita: was a former Portuguese football goalkeeper.

Heikki Ritavuori            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Heikki Ritavuori: was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice. He was the closest work colleague of Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg and was Minister of Internal Affairs in J.H. Vennola's first and second governments from 1919 to 1922 for a total of 526 days. Heikki Ritavuori is a unique figure in Finland's political history because he is not remembered for his life's work, but instead for its end. Minister Ritavuori was shot dead at the door to his home in Helsinki in February 1922.