# Anita (given name)

Anita is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are now common worldwide, especially in regions where Indo-European languages are spoken, namely Europe, South Asia, and North America.

## People
### Given name

* Anita W. Addison (1952–2004), American television and film director and producer
* Anita Álvarez de Williams (born 1931), American anthropologist, photographer, and historian
* Anita Østby (born 1972), Norwegian Liberal Party politician
* Anita Allen (pentathlete) (born 1977), American Olympic pentathlete
* Anita Alpern (1920–2006), American Internal Revenue Service official
* Anita Alvarez (born 1960), American government official, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois
* Anita Alvarez (synchronized swimmer), American, (born 1996)
* Anita Among (born 1973), Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician
* Anita Anand (born 1972), British radio presenter, and journalist
* Anita Anand (born 1967), Canadian lawyer and current Member of Parliament currently serving as Minister of National Defence
* Anita Andreassen (born 1960), Norwegian mushing competitor
* Anita Apelthun Sæle (born 1951), Norwegian politician
* Anita Arya (born 1963), Indian politician
* Anita Asante (born 1985), British footballer
* Anita Auglend (born 1979), Norwegian singer
* Anita Augspurg (1857–1943), German lawyer, actor, writer, and feminist
* Anita B. Brody (born 1935), American judge
* Anita Bärwirth (1918–1994), German gymnast
* Anita Baker (born 1958), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
* Anita Barone (born 1964), American actress
* Anita Berber (1899–1928), German dancer, actress, and writer
* Anita Berrizbeitia (born 1957), Venezuelan-born American landscape theorist, teacher, and writer
* Anita Best, Canadian teacher, broadcaster, and singer
* Anita Bitri-Prapaniku (1968–2004), Albanian pop singer and violinist
* Anita Björk (1923–2012), Swedish actress
* Anita K. Blair (born 1950), American military judge
* Anita Błochowiak (born 1973), Polish politician
* Anita Borg (1949–2003), American computer scientist
* Anita Bose Pfaff (born 1942), Austrian economics professor, daughter of Indian politician Subhas Chandra Bose
* Anita Boyer (1915–1985), American Big Band singer and songwriter
* Anita Brenner (1905–1974), Mexican-born writer of children's literature and books on Mexican art and history
* Anita Briem (born 1982), Icelandic actress
* Anita Brodén (born 1948), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician
* Anita Brookner CBE (1928–2016), British novelist and art historian
* Anita Bryant (1940–2024), American singer and anti-gay activist
* Anita Bulath (born 1983), Hungarian handballer
* Anita Buri (born 1978), Swiss beauty pageant winner, crowned Miss Switzerland 1999
* Anita Bush (1883–1974), American stage actress and playwright
* Anita C. Hill (born 1951), American cleric
* Anita Calvert Lebourgeoise (1879–1940), American attorney, judge, genealogist, biographer, and feminist
* Anita Caprioli (born 1973), Italian theater and film actress
* Anita Carey (1948–2023), British actress
* Ana Carrillo Domínguez (1898–1974), known as Anita Carrillo, communist activist and a captain in the Spanish Republican Army.
* Anita Carter (1933–1999), American country and folk singer
* Anita Caspary (1915–2011), American nun, founder of Immaculate Heart of Mary Community
* Anita Cerquetti (1931–2014), Italian dramatic soprano
* Anita Chapman (born 1952), British Paralympic archer
* Anita Christensen (born 1972), Danish professional boxer
* Anita Cobby (1959–1986), Australian nurse and beauty pageant winner
* Anita Cifra (born 1989), Hungarian handballer
* Anita Cochran (born 1967), American country singer, songwriter, and record producer
* Anita Colby (1914–1992), American actress and model
* Anita Coleman, American librarian and researcher
* Anita Conti (1899–1997), French explorer, photographer and oceanographer
* Anita Cornwell (1923–2023), American gay rights advocate
* Anita Daher, Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books
* Anita Darian (1927–2015), American singer and actress
* Anita De Bauch (born 1986), British model
* Anita de Braganza (1886–1977), American socialite and heiress
* Anita DeFrantz (born 1952), American Olympic rower
* Anita De Sosoo, Ghanaian politician
* Anita Delgado (1890–1962), Spanish flamenco dancer and singer
* Anita Desai (born 1937), Indian novelist and academic
* Anita Diamant (born 1951), American writer
* Anita Dillen (born 1959), former ABN-Amro executive, niece of Philips CEO Cor Dillen
* Anita Dobson (born 1949), British television actress
* Anita Dolly Panek (1930–2024), Brazilian biochemist
* Anita Doreen Diggs (born 1966), American editor, novelist, and lecturer
* Anita Doth (born 1971), Dutch singer
* Anita Dunn (born 1958), American political consultant
* Anita Ekberg (1931–2015), Swedish model and actress
* Anita Elberse (born 1970s), American academic
* Anita Ellis (1920–2015), Canadian-born American singer and actress
* Anita Elson (1898–1985), American dancer and singer
* Anita Fernandini de Naranjo (1902–1982), Peruvian politician
* Anita Finlay, American actress
* Anita Gaće (born 1983), Croatian handballer
* Anita Gale, Baroness Gale (born 1940), British politician
* Anita Galić (born 1985), Croatian freestyle swimmer
* Anita Ganeri (born 1961), British writer, the Horrible Geography series
* Anita Gara (born 1983), Hungarian chess grand master
* Anita Garanča (1949–2015), Latvian singer and music teacher, mother of the famous operatic mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča
* Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), Brazilian-born revolutionary, wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi
* Anita Garbín (1915–1977), Spanish anarchist militawoman
* Anita Garvin (1907–1994), American actress and comedian
* Anita Gershman, American film producer
* Anita Gillette (born 1936), American actress
* Anita Glesta (born 1958), American artist
* Anita Goel, American physicist and physician
* Anita Görbicz (born 1983), Hungarian handball player
* Anita Gradin (1933–2022), Swedish politician and ambassador
* Anita Grūbe (born 1955), Latvian actress
* Anita Guha (1932–2007), Indian film actress
* Anita Gutwell (1931–2022), Austrian film actress
* Anita Håkenstad (born 1968), Norwegian long-distance runner
* Anita Hagen (1931–2015), Canadian politician
* Anita Hall, American politician
* Anita Halpin (born 1944), British politician
* Anita Hansbo (born 1960), Swedish mathematician and academic administrator
* Anita Harding (1952–1995), British neurologist
* Anita Harris (born 1942), British actress and singer
* Anita Hegerland (born 1961), Norwegian singer
* Anita Hegh (born 1972), Australian actor
* Anita Heiss (born 1968), Indigenous Australian writer
* Anita Hendrie (1863–1940), American actress
* Anita Hill (born 1956), American academic
* Aníta Hinriksdóttir (born 1996), Icelandic middle-distance runner
* Anita Hoffman (1942–1998), American activist and writer, wife of radical Abbie Hoffman
* Anita Howard (born 1969), American sprinter
* Anita Huffington (born 1934), American sculptor
* Anita Hugi (born 1975), Swiss author, producer, journalist, editor, filmmaker and festival director.
* Anita Inder Singh, Indian international affairs analyst
* Anita Iseghohi (born 1985), Nigerian businesswoman
* Anita Jönsson (born 1947), Swedish Social Democratic politician
* Anita Johansson (figure skater) (born 1954), Swedish figure skater
* Anita Johansson (politician) (born 1944), Swedish Social Democratic politician
* Anita Jose (born 1970s), Indian-born educator and business strategist
* Anita Kanter (born 1933), American tennis player ranked in World top 10
* Anita Kanwal (born 1954), Indian television actress and producer
* Anita Kanwar, Indian film and television actor
* Anita Kazai (born 1988), Hungarian handballer
* Anita Kelsey (born 1963), British singer and songwriter
* Anita Kerr (1927–2022), American singer, composer, arranger and producer
* Anita King (1884–1963), American racecar driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner
* Anita Klein (born 1960), Australian-born British painter and print-maker
* Anita Klemensen (born 1977), Danish chef
* Anita Kulcsár (1976–2005), Hungarian handballer
* Anita Kuhlke (born 1947), German rower
* Anita Kunz (born 1956), Canadian-born artist and illustrator
* Anita L. Allen (born 1953), American academic
* Anita Lallande (1949–2021), Puerto Rican Olympic swimmer
* Anita Lane (1959–2021), Australian singer and songwriter
* Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (born 1925), German-born cellist and Holocaust survivor
* Anita Leocádia Prestes (born 1936), Brazilian historian
* Anita Lerche (born 1973), Danish singer, songwriter, and composer
* Anita Lerman (born 1944), American politician
* Anita Liepiņa (born 1967), Latvian race walker and long distance runner
* Anita Linda (1924–2020), Filipino film actor
* Anita Lipnicka (born 1975), Polish singer and songwriter
* Anita Lizana (1915–1994), Chilean tennis player
* Anita Lo, American chef and restaurateur
* Anita Lonsbrough MBE (born 1941), British swimmer
* Anita Loos (1889–1981), American screenwriter and playwright
* Anita Louise (1915–1970), American film actress
* Anita Louise Combe, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
* Anita Louise Suazo (born 1937), Native-American potter
* Anita Márton (born 1989), Hungarian shot putter
* Anita Madden (1933–2018), American sportswoman
* Anita Malfatti (1889–1964), Brazilian artist
* Anita Mann (born 1946), American choreographer, dancer, and actress
* Anita Marks (born 1970), American football player and radio personality
* Anita Martinez (born 1925), American politician
* Anita Martini (1939–1993), American journalist
* Anita Mason (1942–2020), British writer
* Anita McNaught (born 1965), British-born New Zealand journalist and television presenter
* Anita Meyer (Annita Meijer, born 1954), Dutch singer
* Anita Miller (publisher) (1926–2018), American author and publisher
* Anita Miller (field hockey) (born 1951), American field hockey player and Olympic athlete
* Anita Miller Smith (1893–1968), American impressionist and regionalist painter
* Anita Moen (born 1967), Norwegian cross-country skier
* Anita Mormand (born 1971), French sprinter
* Anita Morris (1943–1994), American actress
* Anita Mui (1963–2003), Hong Kong singer and actress
* Anita Nüßner (born 1935), German sprint canoeist
* Anita Nair (born 1966), Indian-born writer
* Anita Nall (born 1976), American Olympic swimmer
* Anita Neville MP (born 1942), Canadian politician
* Anita Newcomb McGee (1864–1940), American physician
* Anita North (born 1963), British shooter
* Anita Nyberg (born 1940), Swedish academic
* Anita Nyman (born 1971), Finnish cross-country skier
* Anita O'Day (1919–2006), American jazz singer
* Anita Ontiveros (1947–2024), Argentinian television producer
* Anita Orlund (born 1964), Norwegian Labour Party politician
* Anita Ortega, Puerto Rican basketball player
* Anita Otto (1942–2019), German discus thrower
* Anita Pádár (born 1979), Hungarian footballer
* Anita Page (1910–2008), American film actress
* Anita Palermo Kelly (1913–1990), American politician
* Anita Pallenberg (1942–2017), Italian-born actress, model, and fashion designer
* Annita Pania (born 1970), Greek television hostess
* Anita Parkhurst Willcox (1892–1984), American artist, feminist, and pacifist
* Anita Peabody (1925–1934), American racehorse
* Anita Perez Ferguson (born 1949), American speaker, consultant, and writer
* Anita Perras (born 1960), Canadian country singer
* Anita Thigpen Perry (born 1952), American healthcare advocate and First Lady of Texas (2000–2015)
* Anita Phillips (1945–2023), Australian politician
* Anita Pistone (born 1976), Italian runner
* Anita Pijpelink (born 1974), Dutch politician
* Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American R&B/soul singer and songwriter, member of The Pointer Sisters
* Anita Pollitzer (1894–1975), American photographer
* Anita J. Prazmowska, British academic
* Anita Protti (born 1964), Swiss track and field athlete
* Anita Punt (born 1987), New Zealand field hockey player
* Anita Rachlis, Canadian AIDS researcher
* Anita Raj (born 1962), Indian actress
* Anita Ramasastry, American academic
* Anita Rani (born 1977), British radio and television presenter and journalist
* Anita Rapp (born 1977), Norwegian footballer
* Anita Ratnam (born 1954), Indian dancer and choreographer
* Anita Rau Badami (born 1961), Indian-born Canadian writer
* Anita Reeves (1948–2016), Irish actress
* Anita Renfroe (born 1962), American comedian
* Anita Roberts (1942–2006), American molecular biologist
* Anita Roddick DBE (1942–2007), British businesswoman, founder of The Body Shop
* Anita Rollin (born c. 1981), Sri Lankan snowboarder
* Anita Sarkeesian (born 1983), Canadian-American feminist
* Anita Schätzle (born 1981), German freestyle wrestler
* Anita Schjøll Brede (born 1985), Norwegian entrepreneur
* Anita Shapira (born 1940), Israeli historian
* Anita Sheoran (born 1984), Indian freestyle wrestler
* Anita Shreve (1946–2018), American writer
* Anita Sidén (born 1940), Swedish Moderate Party politician
* Anita Silvers (1940–2019), American philosopher
* Anita Silvey (born 1947), American editor and literary critic
* Anita Singhvi (born 1964), Indian classical singer
* Anita Skorgan (born 1958), Norwegian singer and songwriter
* Anita Smits (born 1967), Dutch archer
* Anita Snellman (1924–2006), Finnish painter
* Anita Sokołowska (born 1976), Polish actress
* Anita Stansfield (born 1961), American writer
* Anita Stewart (1895–1961), American actress and film producer
* Anita Stewart (culinary author) (1947–2020), Canadian culinary writer and food activist
* Anita Strindberg (born 1937), Italian actress
* Anita Summers (1925–2023), American educator
* Anita Thallaug (1938–2023), Norwegian actor and singer
* Anita Tijoux (born 1977), French-born Chilean hip-hop musician
* Anita Trumpe (born 1968), Latvian hurdler
* Anita Tsoy (born 1971), Russian singer
* Anita Turner (born 1972), British script editor and television producer
* Anita Ušacka (born 1952), Latvian judge and academic
* Anita Utseth (born 1966), Norwegian engineer and politician
* Anita Uwagbale (now Anita Iseghohi), Nigerian beauty queen and model
* Anita Valen (born 1968), Norwegian cyclist
* Anita Vogel (born 1969), American news reporter
* Anita Weiß (born 1955), German middle-distance runner
* Anita Włodarczyk (born 1985), Polish hammer thrower
* Anita Waage (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
* Anita Wachter (born 1967), Austrian alpine skier
* Anita Wagner (born 1960), Austrian singer
* Anita Wall (born 1940), Swedish actress
* Anita Ward (born 1956), American singer
* Anita Werner (born 1978), Polish television journalist
* Anita West (born 1935), British actress and television presenter
* Anita Weyermann (born 1977), Swiss middle-distance runner
* Anita Wood (1937–2023), American television performer
* Anita Yuen (born 1971), Hong Kong actress
* Anita Zucker (born 1951/1952), American businesswoman, first female Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
* Gurmayum Anita Devi, Indian mountaineer
* J. Anita Stup (born 1945), American politician
* Jagat and Anita Nanjappa, Indian race-car drivers
* Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau (born 1969), Dutch royal

### Characters

* Anita Blake, the protagonist of Laurell K. Hamilton's novel series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
* Anita (Darkstalkers), a video game character in Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
* Anita Hailey (Shiho Miyano), a character in the manga/anime Case Closed
* Anita Santos, character on the ABC daytime drama All My Children
* Anita Barnes, a character from the film The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations played by Chantel Giacalone
* Anita Knight, from The Secret Show
* Anita Van Buren, 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 Crepax
* Anita, a character in the musical West Side Story
* Anita Bircham, a character from Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland portrayed by Sonya Maddox
* Anita, a recurring character in the British sit-com dinnerladies (TV series)
* Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, a character in the black comedy horror film Jennifer's Body
* Anita, a girlfriend character in Need for Speed
* Anita Radcliffe, character in Disney's animated film 101 Dalmatians
* Anita, a character in the anime Hunter × Hunter episode 11
* Anita Robb, a character in the film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning played by Jere Fields
* Anita is the middle name of American Dad! character Steve Smith
* Anita Sánchez is the antiheroine protagonist of Rebecca Schaeffer's novel series Market of Monsters