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, Iran, South Asia, and North America. Anita is a short form of the ancient Persian name Anahita. It is also a Spanish form of the name Anna.

People

Given name

• Anita Aarons (1912–2000), Australian artist
• Anita W. Addison (1952–2004), American television and film director and producer
• Anita Agnihotri (born 1956), Indian Bengali poet and writer
• Anita Natacha Akide (born 1995), Nigerian media personality, entrepreneur and actress
• Anita Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anita Alpern (1920–2006), American Internal Revenue Service official
• Anita Altman (born 1945), American entrepreneur and city planner
• Anita Alvarado (born 1972), Chilean prostitute, businesswoman and reality TV personality
• Anita Alvarez (born 1960), American government official, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois
• Anita Alvarez (synchronized swimmer), American, (born 1996)
• Anita Álvarez de Williams (born 1931), American anthropologist, photographer, and historian
• Anita Amankwa (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
• Anita Amenuku (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer
• Anita Among (born 1973), Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician
• Anita Anand (born 1967), Canadian lawyer and current Member of Parliament currently serving as Minister of National Defence
• Anita Anand (journalist) (born 1972), British radio presenter and journalist
• Anita Andersson (born 1935), Swedish swimmer
• Anita Andreassen (born 1960), Norwegian mushing competitor
• Anita Andreis, Croatian film composer
• Anita Antoinette (born 1989), American singer
• Anita Apelthun Sæle (born 1951), Norwegian politician
• Anita Arya (born 1963), Indian politician
• Anita Asante (born 1985), British footballer
• Anita Asiimwe, Rwandan politician
• Anita Auglend (born 1979), Norwegian singer
• Anita Augspurg (1857–1943), German lawyer, actor, writer, and feminist
• Anita Avramides, British philosopher
• Anita Awosusi (born 1956), German Sinti writer and civil rights activist
• Anita Ayoob (born 1970), Pakistani actress
• Anita B. Brody (born 1935), American judge
• Anita Bahn (1919/1920–1980), American epidemiologist, biostatistician and cancer researcher
• Anita Baker (New Zealand politician), Mayor of Porirua
• Anita Baker (born 1958), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
• Anita Baranting (born 1954), Malaysian politician
• Anita Barbee, American psychologist
• Anita Barone (born 1964), American actress
• Anita Bärwirth (1918–1994), German gymnast
• Anita Basnet, Nepalese footballer
• Anita Bathe, Canadian television journalist
• Anita Bay Bundegaard (born 1963), Danish politician
• Anita Berber (1899–1928), German dancer, actress, and writer
• Anita Bergman, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada
• Anita Bernstein (born 1961), American legal scholar
• Anita Berrizbeitia (born 1957), Venezuelan-born American landscape theorist, teacher, and writer
• Anita Beryl (born 1986), Ugandan fashion designer
• Anita Best, Canadian teacher, broadcaster, and singer
• Anita Bhadel (born 1972), Indian politician
• Anita Bhandari, Indian surgeon
• Anita Bhardwaj, Indian high-altitude rescue doctor
• Anita Bitri-Prapaniku (1968–2004), Albanian pop singer and violinist
• Anita Björk (1923–2012), Swedish actress
• Anita Blair (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anita Blanch (1910–1983), Spanish-born Mexican actress
• Anita Blay, British-Ghanaian singer-songwriter
• Anita Blaze (born 1991), French fencer
• Anita Błochowiak (born 1973), Polish politician
• Anita Bobasso (1896–1996), Argentine actress and singer
• Anita Maris Boggs (1888–1937), American economist and film distributor
• Anita Bonds, American politician
• Anita Borg (1949–2003), American computer scientist
• Anita Bose Pfaff (born 1942), Austrian economics professor, daughter of Indian politician Subhas Chandra Bose
• Anita Botnen (born 1965), Canadian gymnast
• Anita Bowser (1920–2007), American politician
• Anita Boyer (1915–1985), American Big Band singer and songwriter
• Anita Brägger (born 1972), Swiss middle-distance runner
• Anita Brandt-Burgoyne, American film editor
• Anita Decker Breckenridge (born 1978), American government official
• 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 (1928–2016), British novelist and art historian
• Anita Patti Brown (c. 1870–1950), American singer
• Anita Bryant (1940–2024), American singer and anti-gay activist
• Anita Bulath (born 1983), Hungarian handballer
• Anita Buma, Dutch Antarctic researcher
• Anita Burdman Feferman (1927–2015), American historian of mathematics and biographer
• Anita Buri (born 1978), Swiss beauty pageant winner, crowned Miss Switzerland 1999
• Anita Burroughs, American politician
• Anita Bush (1883–1974), American stage actress and playwright
• Anita M. Cal (born 1966), American film editor
• 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
• Anita Carleton, American software engineer
• 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 Chernewski, American photographer
• Anita Cherry, American coal miner
• Anita Christensen (born 1972), Danish professional boxer
• Anita Chui (born 1988), Hong Kong actress
• Anita Cifra (born 1989), Hungarian handballer
• Anita H. Clayton, American researcher
• Anita Cobby (1959–1986), Australian nurse and beauty pageant winner
• Anita Cochran, American astronomer
• Anita Cochran (born 1967), American country singer, songwriter, and record producer
• Anita Colby (1914–1992), American actress and model
• Anita Scott Coleman (1890–1960), American writer
• Anita Coleman, American librarian and researcher
• Anita Conti (1899–1997), French explorer, photographer and oceanographer
• Anita Corbett, American biochemist and academic
• Anita Corbin, British photographer
• Anita Cornwell (1923–2023), American gay rights advocate
• Anita Daher, Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books
• Anita Daniel (1892–1978), Romanian-born German-American author and journalist
• Anita Darian (1927–2015), American singer and actress
• Anita Das (1953–2018), Indian film and television actress
• Anita Date-Kelkar (born 1980), Indian 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 de St. Quentin (1901–?), French figure skater
• Anita Delgado (1890–1962), Spanish flamenco dancer and singer
• Anita Desai (born 1937), Indian novelist and academic
• Anita Devgan, Indian actress
• Anita Devi (born 1970), Indian politician
• Anita Devi (sport shooter) (born 1994), Indian sports shooter
• Anita Devi Sah (born 1982), Nepalese politician and professor
• Anita Diamant (born 1951), American writer
• Anita Dobson (born 1949), British television actress
• Anita Dobelli Zampetti, Italian writer, teacher and activist
• Anita Doherty (1949–2022), Bahamian athlete and philanthropist
• Anita Dolly Panek (1930–2024), Brazilian biochemist
• Anita Dongre (born 1963), Indian fashion designer
• Anita Doreen Diggs (born 1966), American editor, novelist, and lecturer
• Anita Doron (born 1974), Canadian film director and writer
• Anita Dorris (1903–1993), German actress
• Anita Doth (born 1971), Dutch singer
• Anita Douthat, American photographer
• Anita Dow, Australian politician
• Anita Dube (born 1958), Indian artist
• Anita Dunn (born 1958), American political consultant
• Anita Durante (1897–1994), Italian actress
• Anita Earls (born 1960), American judge
• Anita Ekberg (1931–2015), Swedish model and actress
• Anita Ekström (1943–2022), Swedish 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 M. Elvidge, American artist and First Lady of Guam
• Anita Endrezze (born 1952), American writer and painter
• Anita Erskine (born 1978), Ghanaian TV and radio presenter
• Anita Fabiola (born 1994), Ugandan actress and businesswoman
• Anita Farra (1905–2008), Italian stage and film actress
• Anita Fatis (born 1963), French Paralympic swimmer
• Anita Felguth (1909–2003), German table tennis player
• Anita Fernandini de Naranjo (1902–1982), Peruvian politician
• Anita Fetz (born 1957), Swiss politician and entrepreneur
• Anita Fields, American ceramic and textile artist
• Anita Figueredo (1916–2010), Costa Rican-American surgeon and philanthropist
• Anita Finlay, American actress
• Anita Ford (born 1947), Canadian curler and coach
• Anita Fordjour, Ghanaian wheelchair racer
• Anita Foss (1921–2015), American baseball player
• Anita Frew (born 1957), Scottish businesswoman
• Anita Friedman, executive director of JFCS
• Anita Friedt, American diplomat
• 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 ElÄ«na Garanča
• Anita Garbín (1915–1977), Spanish anarchist militawoman
• Anita Gargas (born 1964), Polish investigative journalist and presenter
• Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), Brazilian-born revolutionary, wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi
• Anita Garvin (1907–1994), American actress and comedian
• Anita Kiki Gbeho, Ghanaian United Nations official
• Anita Gershman, American film producer
• Anita Ghai (born 1958), Indian academic
• Anita Ghulam Ali (1934–2014), Pakistani educator and newscaster
• Anita Gillette (born 1936), American actress
• Anita Glesta (born 1958), American artist
• Anita Goel, American physicist and physician
• Anita Gonzalez, American writer, director and educator
• Anita Görbicz (born 1983), Hungarian handball player
• Anita Gordon (1929–2015), American singer
• Anita Gradin (1933–2022), Swedish politician and ambassador
• Anita Graham (born 1948), British actress
• Anita Gregory (1925–1984), British psychologist
• Anita Greve (1905–1972), Norwegian painter
• Anita Groener (born 1958), Dutch painter
• Anita GrÅ«be (born 1955), Latvian actress
• Anita Grunder, American geologist
• Anita Guerreau-Jalabert, French historian and researcher
• Anita Guerreiro (1936–2025), Portuguese fado singer and actress
• Anita Guha (1932–2007), Indian film actress
• Anita Gulli (born 1998), Italian alpine skier
• Anita Gupta, Indian social entrepreneur and activist
• Anita Singh Gurjar, Indian politician
• Anita Gustafson (born 1961), American historian and academic administrator
• Anita Gutwell (1931–2022), Austrian film actress
• Anita HÃ¥kenstad (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 Hansemann (1962–2019), Swiss social worker and writer
• Anita Harding (1952–1995), British neurologist
• Anita Harris (born 1942), British actress and singer
• Anita G. Harris (1937–2014), American geologist
• Anita Hartig, Romanian operatic soprano
• Anita Hassanandani (born 1981), Indian actress
• Anita Haynes, Trinidad and Tobago politician
• Anita Hegerland (born 1961), Norwegian singer
• Anita Hegh (born 1972), Australian actor
• Anita Heiss (born 1968), Indigenous Australian writer
• Anita Hellström (born 1940), Swedish swimmer
• Anita Florence Hemmings (1872–1960), first black student to attend Vassar College
• Anita Hendrie (1863–1940), American actress
• Anita Heringes (born 1984), Hungarian politician
• Anita Herr (born 1987), Hungarian handball player
• Anita Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
• Aníta Hinriksdóttir (born 1996), Icelandic middle-distance runner
• Anita Ho-Baillie, Australian scientist
• Anita Höfer (born 1944), German actress
• Anita Hoffman (1942–1998), American activist and writer, wife of radical Abbie Hoffman
• Anita Hoffmann (1919–2007), Mexican parasitologist and acarologist
• Anita Holdcroft (born 1947), British anaesthetist and pain researcher
• Anita Hopper, American molecular geneticist
• Anita Horvat (born 1996), Slovenian sprinter
• Anita Howard (born 1969), American sprinter
• Anita Huffington (1934–2025), American sculptor
• Anita Hugi (born 1975), Swiss author, producer, journalist, editor, filmmaker and festival director
• Anita Inder Singh, Indian international affairs analyst
• Anita Irarrázabal (born 1982), Chilean alpine skier
• Anita Irfan (born 1967), Pakistani politician
• Anita Isaacs, Canadian political scientist
• Anita Iseghohi (born 1985), Nigerian businesswoman
• Anita Jacoby, Australian film and television producer
• Anita Jatav (born 1984), Indian politician
• Anita Jeram (born 1965), English author and illustrator
• Anita Jokiel (born 1966), Polish gymnast
• Anita Jönsson (born 1947), Swedish Social Democratic politician
• Anita Johansson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anita K. Jones (born 1942), American computer scientist and former government official
• Anita Jordán (c. 1917–1946), Argentine film and stage actress
• Anita Jose (born 1970s), Indian-born educator and business strategist
• Anita Josey-Herring (born 1960), American judge
• Anita Judd-Jenkins, American politician
• Anita Kalinde, Malawian politician
• 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 Karim (born 1996), Pakistani mixed martial arts fighter
• Anita Karlsson, Swedish sports shooter
• Anita Kaul (1954–2016), Indian politician
• Anita Raj Kaur (born 1986), Malaysian badminton player
• Anita Kazai (born 1988), Hungarian handballer
• Anita Kažemāka (born 1990), Latvian long-distance runner
• Anita Kelsey (born 1963), British singer and songwriter
• Anita Rita Kenyó (born 1981), Hungarian cyclist
• Anita Kerr (1927–2022), American singer, composer, arranger and producer
• Anita Khemka (born 1972), Indian photographer
• Anita Killi (born 1968), Norwegian animator and film director
• Anita King (1884–1963), American racecar driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner
• Anita Király (born 1971), Hungarian judoka
• Anita Klapote (born 1967), Latvian long-distance runner
• Anita Klein (born 1960), Australian-born British painter and print-maker
• Anita Klemensen (born 1977), Danish chef
• Anita Kobuß (born 1944), East German canoeist
• Anita Kossen (born 1970), Dutch softball player
• Anita Kravos (born 1974), Italian actress
• Anita Krohn Traaseth (born 1971), Norwegian business executive and author
• Anita Kulcsár (1976–2005), Hungarian handballer
• Anita Kulik (born 1964), American politician
• Anita Kuma, Ghanaian media personality
• Anita Kumari Yadav, Nepalese politician
• Anita Kuhlke (born 1947), German rower
• Anita Kunz (born 1956), Canadian-born artist and illustrator
• Anita Kurmann (1976–2015), Swiss endocrinologist and thyroid surgeon
• Anita Kwiatkowska (born 1985), Polish volleyball player
• 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 Layton, American applied mathematician
• Anita Lee (born 1968), Hong Kong singer
• Anita Leocádia Prestes (born 1936), Brazilian historian
• Anita Lerche (born 1973), Danish singer, songwriter, and composer
• Anita Lerman (born 1944), American politician
• Anita Leslie (1914–1985), Irish biographer
• Anita Lett (c. 1871–1940), Irish activist
• Anita Liepiņa (born 1967), Latvian race walker and long distance runner
• Anita van Lier (born 1952), Dutch cricketer
• Anita Lihme (1903–1976), American golfer and businesswoman
• Anita Linda (1924–2020), Filipino film actor
• Anita Lindblom (1937–2020), Swedish actress and singer
• Anita Lindman (1932–2018), Swedish television announcer and producer
• Anita Lipnicka (born 1975), Polish singer and songwriter
• Anita Lizana (1915–1994), Chilean tennis player
• Anita Lo, American chef and restaurateur
• Anita Lobel (born 1934), Polish-American children’s illustrator
• Anita Lochner (born 1950), German film and television actress
• Anita Lonsbrough (born 1941), British swimmer
• Anita Loos (1889–1981), American screenwriter and playwright
• Anita L. Lopez, American NOAA official
• Anita Louise (1915–1970), American film actress
• Anita Louise Combe, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
• Anita Louise Suazo (born 1937), Native-American potter
• Anita Lyons Bond, American civil rights activist
• Anita Mackey (1914–2024), American social worker
• Anita Madden (1933–2018), American sportswoman
• Anita Madsen (born 1995), Danish figure skater
• Anita Magsaysay-Ho (1914–2012), Filipina painter
• Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Indian-American biomedical engineer
• Anita Mahfood (died 1965), Jamaican musical artist
• Anita Majumdar, Canadian actress and playwright
• Anita Malfatti (1889–1964), Brazilian artist
• Anita Mančić (born 1968), Serbian actress
• Anita Mann (born 1946), American choreographer, dancer and actress
• Anita Manning (born 1947), Scottish antiques expert and television personality
• Anita Marcos (born 2000), Spanish footballer
• Anita Marks (born 1970), American football player and radio personality
• Anita Marshall, American geologist
• Anita Martínez (born 1975), Argentine actress, comedian, dancer and television host
• Anita Martinez (born 1925), American politician
• Anita Martini (1939–1993), American journalist
• Anita Márton (born 1989), Hungarian shot putter
• Anita Mason (1942–2020), British writer
• Anita Mavi, Indian kabaddi player
• Anita McBride, American academic and former government official
• Anita McConnell (1936–2016), British scientist
• Anita McCormick Blaine, American philanthropist and political activist
• Anita McNaught (born 1965), British-born New Zealand journalist and television presenter
• Anita Mehta, Indian physicist
• Anita Meiland (born 1967), Dutch rower
• Anita Meyer (Annita Meijer, born 1954), Dutch singer
• Anita Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anita Moen (born 1967), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Anita Monro, Australian academic, theologian and minister
• Anita Moorjani (born 1959), British writer
• Anita Mormand (born 1971), French sprinter
• Anita Morris (1943–1994), American actress
• Anita Mugeni (born 1970), Rwandan judge
• Anita Mui (1963–2003), Hong Kong singer and actress
• Anita Muižniece (born 1987), Latvian politician
• Anita Mulenga (born 1995), Zambian footballer
• Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan, member of the Lok Sabha
• Anita Nair (born 1966), Indian-born writer
• Anita Nall (born 1976), American Olympic swimmer
• Anita Neil (born 1950), British sprinter
• Anita Nemtin (born 1969), Hungarian equestrian
• Anita Nergaard (born 1967), Norwegian diplomat
• Anita Neville (born 1942), Canadian politician
• Anita Newcomb McGee (1864–1940), American physician
• Anita Nivala (born 1961), Canadian international lawn bowler
• Anita North (born 1963), British sport shooter
• Anita Notaro (1955–2014), Irish TV producer, director, journalist and writer
• Anita Novinsky (1922–2021), Brazilian historian
• Anita Nüßner (1935–2025), German sprint canoeist
• 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 Osikweme Osikhena, Nigerian actress, singer and model
• Anita Østby (born 1972), Norwegian Liberal Party politician
• Anita Östlund (born 2001), Swedish figure skater
• Anita Otto (1942–2019), German discus thrower
• Anita Owen, American songwriter
• Anita Pádár (born 1979), Hungarian footballer
• Anita Padilla, American television journalist
• Anita Page (1910–2008), American film actress
• Anita Paillamil, Mapuche textile artist
• 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 Pendo (born 1986), Rwandan journalist
• 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 Pichler (1948–1997), Italian author and translator
• Anita Phillips (1945–2023), Australian politician
• Anita Pijpelink (born 1974), Dutch politician
• Anita Pinczi (born 1993), Hungarian footballer
• Anita Pipan, Slovenian diplomat
• Anita Pistone (born 1976), Italian runner
• Anita Pocrnić-RadoÅ¡ević (born 1973), Croatian politician
• Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American R&B/soul singer and songwriter, member of The Pointer Sisters
• Anita Pollitzer (1894–1975), American photographer
• Anita Porchet (born 1961), Swiss watch enameller
• Anita Potocskáné Kőrösi (born 1981), Hungarian politician
• Anita Pratap (born 1958), Indian writer and journalist
• Anita J. Prazmowska (born 1950), British academic
• Anita Prime, New Zealand singer-songwriter
• Anita Protti (born 1964), Swiss track and field athlete
• Anita Punt (born 1987), New Zealand field hockey player
• Anita Rachlis, Canadian AIDS researcher
• Anita Rachvelishvili (born 1984), Georgian operatic mezzo-sopran
• Anita Raj (born 1963), Indian actress
• Anita Raj (academic) (born 1970), American psychologist
• Anita Raja (born 1953), Italian translator and writer
• Anita Singh Rajput, Indian politician
• Anita Ramasastry, American academic
• Anita Ramos Camba (born 1979), Filipino television director
• 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 Reddy, Indian social worker
• Anita Rée (1885–1933), German artist
• Anita Reeves (1948–2016), Irish actress
• Anita Renfroe (born 1962), American comedian
• Anita Rivas (born 1972), Ecuadorian politician
• Anita Rizzuti (born 1971), Norwegian snooker player
• Anita Roberts (1942–2006), American molecular biologist
• Anita Rocha da Silveira (born 1985), Brazilian film director and screenwriter
• Anita Roddick (1942–2007), British businesswoman, founder of The Body Shop
• Anita Rodriguez, American painter
• Anita Rollin (born ), Sri Lankan snowboarder
• Anita Rosenberg, American director of eighties cult films
• Anita Rossing-Brown (born 1960), Swedish diver
• Anita Rummelhoff (1935–1997), Norwegian actress
• Anita Apelthun Sæle (born 1951), Norwegian politician
• Anita Sanders (1942–2023), Swedish actress and model
• Anita Sarawak (born 1952), Singaporean-born singer
• Anita Sarkeesian (born 1983), Canadian-American feminist
• Anita Sarko (c. 1947–2015), American musician and journalist
• Anita Å auerová (born 1963), Czech gymnast
• Anita Schäfer (born 1951), German politician
• Anita Schätzle (born 1981), German freestyle wrestler
• Anita Schöbel (born 1969), German mathematician
• Anita Schjøll Brede (born 1985), Norwegian entrepreneur
• Anita Schug, Rohingya refugee, doctor and humanitarian
• Anita Schwaller (born 1975), Swiss snowboarder
• Anita Sengupta, American aerospace engineer
• Anita Seppilli (1902–1992), Italian cultural anthropologist
• Anita Serogina (born 1990), Ukrainian karateka
• Anita Sethi, British journalist and writer
• Anita Shapira (born 1940), Israeli historian
• Anita Sharma (dancer) (born 1969), Indian Sattriya dancer
• Anita Sharp-Bolster (1895–1985), Irish actress
• Anita Sheoran (born 1984), Indian freestyle wrestler
• Anita Shrestha, Nepalese sports shooter
• Anita Shreve (1946–2018), American writer
• Anita Sidén (born 1940), Swedish Moderate Party politician
• Anita Silsby, American taekwondo practitioner
• Anita Silvers (1940–2019), American philosopher
• Anita Silvey (born 1947), American editor and literary critic
• Anita Simoncini (born 1999), Sammarinese singer
• Anita Simonis (1926–2011), American gymnast
• Anita Singhvi (born 1964), Indian classical singer
• Anita Sirgo (1930–2024), Spanish activist
• Anita Skorgan (born 1958), Norwegian singer and songwriter
• Anita Sleeman (1930–2011), Canadian composer
• Anita Smits (born 1967), Dutch archer
• Anita Snellman (1924–2006), Finnish painter
• Anita Sobočan (born 1997), Slovenian volleyball player
• Anita Soina (born 1999), Kenyan environmentalist
• Anita Sokołowska (born 1976), Polish actress
• Anita Somani, American politician
• Anita Sood (born 1966), Indian swimmer
• Anita Sowińska (born 1973), Polish politician
• Anita Socola Specht (1871–1958), American composer and musician
• Anita Spinelli (1908–2010), Swiss artist, painter and drawer
• Anita Spring (born 1965), Australian beach volleyball player
• Anita Stansfield (born 1961), American writer
• Anita Staps (born 1961), Dutch judoka
• Anita Steckel (1930–2012), American feminist artist
• Anita Stenberg (born 1992), Norwegian cyclist
• Anita Stevenson, British table tennis player
• Anita Stewart (1895–1961), American actress and film producer
• Anita Stewart (culinary author) (1947–2020), Canadian culinary writer and food activist
• Anita Straker, British mathematics educator
• Anita Strindberg (born 1937), Italian actress
• Anita Stukāne (born 1954), Latvian high jumper
• Anita Subhadarshini, member of the Lok Sabha
• Anita Summers (1925–2023), American educator
• Anita Superson, American professor of philosophy
• Anita Tack (born 1951), German politician
• Anita Takura, Ghanaian academic
• Anita Mai Tan, Canadian jewelry designer
• Anita Tefkin (1932–2016), American pair skater
• Anita Thallaug (1938–2023), Norwegian actor and singer
• Anita Thapar, Welsh child psychiatrist
• Anita Thompson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anita Tijoux (born 1977), French-born Chilean hip-hop musician
• Anita Tóth (born 1979), Hungarian sport shooter
• Anita Tomulevski (born 1977), Norwegian gymnast and athletics competitor
• Anita Traversi (1937–1991), Swiss singer
• Anita Trumpe (born 1968), Latvian hurdler
• Anita Tsoy (born 1971), Russian singer
• Anita Turner (born 1972), British script editor and television producer
• Anita Turpeau Anderson (1903–1996), American pianist
• Anita Udeep, Indian film director
• Anita Ukah (born 1995), Nigerian model
• Anita UÅ¡acka (born 1952), Latvian judge and academic
• Anita Utseth (born 1966), Norwegian engineer and politician
• Anita Uwagbale (born 1976, now Anita Iseghohi), Nigerian beauty queen and model
• Anita Välkki (1926–2011), Finnish opera singer
• Anita Váczi (born 1986), Hungarian para-canoeist
• Anita Valen (born 1968), Norwegian cyclist
• Anita Valencia (born 1932), American visual artist
• Anita Vandenbeld (born 1971), Canadian politician
• Anita Weiß (born 1955), German middle-distance runner
• Anita Włodarczyk (born 1985), Polish hammer thrower
• Anita Wörner (born 1942), German middle-distance runner
• Anita Waage (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
• Anita Wachter (born 1967), Austrian alpine skier
• Anita Wagner (born 1960), Austrian singer
• Anita Wagner (born 1994), Bosnian tennis player
• Anita Wall (born 1940), Swedish actress
• Anita Ward (born 1956), American singer
• Anita Wardell (born 1961), British jazz musician and music educator
• Anita Wawatai (born 1980), New Zealand field hockey player
• Anita Werner (born 1978), Polish television journalist
• Anita Weschler, American artist
• Anita West (born 1935), British actress and television presenter
• Anita Wetzel, American artist
• Anita Weyermann (born 1977), Swiss middle-distance runner
• Anita Whitney (1867–1955), American political activist
• Anita Willets-Burnham (1880–1958), American painter
• Anita L. Wills, American author and historian
• Anita Wilson (born 1976), American musical artist
• Anita Wilson (archivist), archivist for Tuvalu, Hong Kong and the British royal family
• Anita Wiredu-Minta (born 1983), Ghanaian football manager and former footballer
• Anita Wood (1937–2023), American television performer
• Anita Woodley, American dramatist
• Anita Woolfolk Hoy (born 1947), American psychologist
• Anita Wreford, New Zealand applied economist
• Anita Yadav (born 1964), Indian politician
• Anita Yeckel (1942–2015), American politician
• Anita Yuen (born 1971), Hong Kong actress
• Anita Yusof, first Malaysian woman to motorcycle
• Anita Zabludowicz, British art collector and gallery owner
• Anita Zagaria (born 1954), Italian actress
• Anita Zaidi, Pakistani physician
• Anita Zarnowiecki (born 1954), Swedish swimmer
• Anita ŽnidarÅ¡ic (born 1996), Slovenian cyclist
• 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

Fictional characters

• Anita Blake, the protagonist of Laurell K. Hamilton's novel series '
• Anita (Darkstalkers), a video game character in '
• 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 ' 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 ' portrayed by Sonya Maddox
• Anita, a recurring character in the British sit-com Dinnerladies
• 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 ' played by Jere Fields
• Anita is the middle name of American Dad! character Steve Smith