Arts and Music

• ''Rio Rita''
  • Words by Joseph McCarthy, music by Harry Tierney (see list of Names in Song titles)
• ''Lovely Rita''
  • Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney (see list of Names in Song titles)

Miscellaneous

• Rita
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)

Science and Philosophy

• Rita Levi-Montalcini (born 1909)

  Italian-American neurologist who discovered a substance that stimulates the growth of nerve cells.

  • 1987 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
  • 1986 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Stanley Cohen (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Rita Lobato Velho Lopez

  Brazilian physician.

  • First licensed female physician in Brazil (see list of Medical Practitioners)

Stage and Screen

• Rita Gomez
  • Actress on soap opera ''''The Bold and the Beautiful'''' (see list of Performers on ''The Bold and The Beautiful'')
• Rita Hayworth (born 1918, died 1987)

  American actress, known for her pinup posters during the 1940s. Original name: Margarita Cansino.

  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Rita Lloyd
  • Actress on soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Performers on ''As The World Turns'')
• Rita Moreno (born 1931)

  Puerto Rican actress and singer. Original name: Rosiata Alverio.

  • 1961 Academy Award winner for her performance in West Side Story (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actress)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Rita

  Characters with this name appeared in films directed by Woody Allen.

  • Portrayed by Deborah Rush (see list of Characters in the film The Purple Rose of Cairo)
  • Portrayed by Stacy Nelkin (see list of Characters in the film Bullets Over Broadway)
  • Portrayed by Ursula Andress (see list of Characters in the film What's New, Pussycat)
• Rita Tushingham (born 1942)

  English actress.

  • Winner of the 1962 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, for A Taste of Honey (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Winners)

The Literary World

• Rita Blakemoor

  Fictional character.

  • Left New York with Larry in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
• Rita Desjardin

  Fictional character.

  • A gym teacher at Ewen High School in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
• Rita Dove (born 1952)

  American poet.

  • 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Thomas and Beulah (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
  • Wrote The Yellow House on the Corner (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
  • Poet Laureate of the U.S., 1993-94 (see list of United States Poets Laureate)