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in used in Russia, Finland, Estonia and other countries. Notable people with the names Alisa and Alissa include:

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People

* Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer * Alisa Ahmann (born 1994), German fashion model * Alisa Bellettini (1954-2016), American television producer *

Alisa Bokulich Alisa Bokulich is an American philosopher of science and Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. Since 2010 she has been the Director of the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, where she organizes the Boston ...

, American philosopher of science *

Alisa Buchinger Alisa Theresa Buchinger (born 26 October 1992) is an Austrian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria. She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European ...

(born 1992), Austrian karateka * Alisa Burras (born 1975), American former professional basketball player * Alisa Camplin (born 1974), Australian aerial skier *

Alisa Childers Alisa Childers (born Alisa Noelle Girard; April 17, 1975) is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for being in the all female Christian music group ZOEgirl. She has had a string of top ten radio singles, four studio releases, and recei ...

(born 1975), American singer and songwriter *

Alisa Chumachenko Alisa Chumachenko is a Russian entrepreneur. Education Chumachenko graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Art in 2004 with a degree in Art Direction. Career In 2010, she founded "Game Insight", a company building online games. In 201 ...

, Lithuanian entrepreneur *

Alisa Craig Charlotte MacLeod (November 12, 1922 – January 14, 2005) was a Canadian-American mystery fiction writer. Life and work Charlotte Matilda MacLeod was born in 1922 in Bath, New Brunswick, Canada, but emigrated to the United States in 1923 and be ...

(1922-2005), American novelist Charlotte MacLeod’s pen name * Alisa Drei (born 1978), Finnish former competitive figure skater *

Alisa Durbrow (born April 16, 1988) is a Japanese model, actress, and singer from Saitama Prefecture. History She is most famous for her role as Mio Kuroki in the Sailor Moon live action show ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. Her mother is of Japanese descen ...

(born 1988), Japanese model, actress, and singer * Alisa Efimova (born 1999), Finnish-Russian pair skater * Alisa Fedichkina (born 2002), Russian competitive figure skater *

Alisa Freindlich Alisa Brunovna Freindlich (russian: Алиса Бруновна Фрейндлих, born 8 December 1934 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1981). Since 1983, Freindlich has been a leading ac ...

(born 1934), Soviet and Russian actress * Alisa Galliamova (born 1972), Russian chess player * Alisa Ganieva (born 1985), Russian author and essayist *

Alisa M. Goldstein Alisa Miriam Goldstein is an American genetic epidemiologist who researches the genetic and environmental causes of cancer. She is a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute. Life Goldstein received a Ph.D. in genetic epidemiology f ...

, American genetic epidemiologist *

Alisa Harvey Alisa Harvey (temporarily Alisa Harvey-Hill; September 16, 1965) is a middle distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's 1,500 meters 4:08.32 on June 26, 1992, at the US Olympic Trials in New Orleans and in th ...

(born 1965), American middle distance runner * Alisa Jakobi (born 1981), Estonian artist, actress, and graphic designer * Alisa Kajornchaiyakul (born 1966), Thai beauty pageant winner * Alisa Kano (born 1994), American group rhythmic gymnast * Alisa Kelli Wise (born 1962), American lawyer and judge * Alisa Kezheradze (1937-1996), American pianist and teacher * Alisa Khachatryan, Armenian professional footballer * Alisa Khaleyeva (born 1978), Azerbaijani former swimmer * Alisa Kireeva (born 1989), Ukrainian former competitive figure skater * Alisa Kirilyuk (born 1990), Russian sailor *

Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Mikhailovna Kleybanova (russian: Алиса Михайловна Клейбанова, born 15 July 1989) is a Russian former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 20, achieved in February 2011. In her career. she wo ...

(born 1989), Russian former tennis player *

Alisa Kolosova Alisa Vladimirovna Kolosova (russian: Алиса Владимировна Колосова; born 29 July 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian mezzo-soprano. Kolosova studied music from age five, focusing on piano and choral singing, then enrolled in the ...

(born 1987), Russian mezzo-soprano *

Alisa Koonen Alisa Georgievna Koonen (russian: Али́са Гео́ргиевна Ко́онен), also known as Alice Coonen ( – August 20, 1974), was a Russian and Soviet actress and the wife of the director Alexander Tairov. Biography Early lif ...

(1889-1974), Russian and Soviet actress * Alisa Kozhikina (born 2003), Russian singer *

Alisa Kresge Alisa Kresge (born April 1, 1985) is a former American women's basketball player and current coach. She is the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team. Playing career Kresge played at Marist where she was part of four MAA ...

(born 1985), American former basketball player and current coach * Alisa Krylova (born 1982), Russian supermodel and international journalist *

Alisa Kwitney Alisa Kwitney (born 1964) is a writer of comedic romance novels and graphic novels. Biography Kwitney grew up in New York City, on Manhattan's Upper West Side,Alisa LaGamma Alisa LaGamma is the Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Curator of the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She received her PhD from Columbia University in 1995 for a dissertation titled "The A ...

, American art historian *

Alisa Lepselter Alisa Lepselter (born 1963) is an American film editor who has edited director Woody Allen's films since 1999. Life and career Lepselter received a bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1985 with a major in art history. Lepselter began her ...

(born 1963), American film editor * Alisa Margolis (born 1975), Ukrainian artist *

Alisa Marić Alisa Marić, PhD (Serbian Cyrillic: Алиса Марић, ; born 10 January 1970) is a Serbian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM). On 27 July 2012, she was elected as Minister of ...

(born 1970), Serbian chess player *

Alisa Melekhina Alisa Melekhina (born June 26, 1991) is one of the top female chess players in the United States, a classically trained ballerina, and an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Melekhina is a frequent contender in the U.S. Women ...

(born 1991), American chess player and ballerina * Alisa Mikonsaari (born 1993), Finnish figure skater *

Alisa Mitskog Alisa Mitskog is an American politician who, as of 2017, sits in the North Dakota House of Representatives. A chiropractor by profession, Mitskog has served in the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2015. She previously served on the Wahp ...

, American politician * Alisa Mizuki (born 1976), Japanese actress, singer, and model * Alisa Mon (born 1964), Soviet and Russian pop singer * Alisa Ozhogina (born 2000), Russian-born Spanish synchro swimmer * Alisa Palmer, Canadian theater director and playwright *

Alisa Persons Alisa Persons is an American writer and video filmmaker. Persons co-wrote '' The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors''. Her photojournalism includes work on a regional Emmy Award winning morning show for an ABC televisi ...

, American writer and video filmmaker * Alisa Reyes (born 1981), American actress *

Alisa Rukpinij Alisa Rukpinij ( th, อลิษา รักพินิจ born 2 February 1995) is a Thai international footballer who plays as a forward. International goals References External links * * 1995 births Living people Women's as ...

(born 1995), Thai international footballer *

Alisa Sadikova Alisa Sadikova ( rus, Алиса Садикова, links=no) (born 30 March 2003) is a prodigy classical harpist from Russia. Biography Sadikova was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Harpist and family friend Olga Shevelevich first spotted th ...

(born 2003), Russian prodigy classical harpist *

Alisa Shevchenko Alisa Shevchenko (russian: Алиса Андреевна Шевченко), professionally known as Alisa Esage, is a Russian-born computer security researcher, entrepreneur and hacker with Ukrainian roots. She is known for working independently ...

(born 1984), Russian hacker and cybersecurity researcher *

Alisa Solomon Alisa Solomon, is a writer, Professor of Journalism, and the Director of the Arts and Culture concentration at the Columbia Journalism School. Born in 1956, Solomon served as a story consultant for the documentary on the musical '' Fiddler on the ...

(born 1956), American writer, journalist, and editor *

Alisa Spahić Alisa Spahić (born 22 November 1990) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in ...

(born 1990), Bosnian footballer * Alisa Stomakhina (born 2002), Russian-born figure skater for Austria * Alisa Takigawa (born 1991), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter * Alisa Tishchenko (born 2004), Russian group rhythmic gymnast *

Alisa Ueno Alisa Ueno (植野有砂, born 21 December 1989) is a Japanese singer, disk jockey, model, fashion designer, businessperson, and internet personality based in Tokyo. She is best known for featuring on the Sofi Tukker song " Best Friend", alongs ...

(born 1989), Japanese singer, disk jockey, model, fashion designer, businessperson, and internet personality *

Alisa Vainio Alisa Pauliina Vainio (born 16 November 1997) is a Finnish long-distance runner. She won bronze at the 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships in 3,000m steeplechase. She has two Finnish championships from 10,000m (2015 and 2018) and one fr ...

(born 1997), Finnish long-distance runner *

Alisa Valdes Alisa Valdes (born 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American author, journalist, and film producer, known for her bestselling novel, '' The Dirty Girls Social Club''. Early life Valdes was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father, Ne ...

(born 1969), American author, journalist, and film producer *

Alisa Van Oijen Alisa van Oijen (born 1 October 1992) is an Austrian former professional cycle sport, racing cyclist. She was born in the Netherlands and moved to Austria at the age of six. From 2014 to 2015, van Oijen was riding for the women's UCI team Vitalog ...

(born 1992), Austrian former professional racing cyclist *

Alisa Vetterlein Alisa Vetterlein (born 22 October 1988) is a German former football goalkeeper, who played for various teams in the Bundesliga. She is the older sister of Laura Vetterlein. Club career In 2009, Vetterlein transferred from 1. FFC Frankfurt to ...

(born 1988), German former footballer *

Alisa Walker The Redhead Express is an American country music band consisting of four sisters: Kendra (lead singer, songwriter and guitarist), Alisa (second lead and baritone singer who plays fiddle and mandolin), LaRae (banjo, dobro and guitar, and sings te ...

, member of American country music band Redhead Express * Alisa Walton (born 1970), Canadian actress * Alisa Weilerstein (born 1982), American classical cellist *

Alisa Wells Alisa Wells, (November 26, 1927 – January 5, 1988) born Alice Wells, and also known as Alisa Andrews, Alice Wells-Witteman and Alisa Attenberger, was an American photographer who created multi-layered images and worked with found Photographic ...

(1927-1988), American photographer * Alisa Xayalith (born 1986), New Zealand musician * Alisa Zhambalova (born 1994), Russian cross-country skier

Fictional characters

Alisa Bannings The following list introduces the characters of the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' in Main and Movie Timeline. Protagonists Nanoha Series ; : : The main protagonist of the series, Nanoha is an ordinary nine year old girl that answered a cal ...

, in the Japanese multimedia franchise ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' * Alisa Bosconovitch, from the “Tekken” video game series *Alisa Jones, in the American web television series ''

Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appeared in ''Alias'' #1 (November 2001) ...

'' * Alisa Selezneva, in Russian writer Kir Bulychev’s series of children’s science fiction books *

Alisa Tager Cipher (Alisa Tager) is a fictional mutant character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a young African-American woman who first appeared in ''Young X-Men'' #8 (Nov. 2008) and was created by Marc ...

, or Cipher, from “X-Men” comics

Alissa

Alissa Anderegg Alissa Anderegg (born April 8, 1994) is an American beauty pageant titleholder and national Alzheimer's activist who was crowned as the winner of Miss World America 2020 to represent the United States in Miss World. Anderegg represented New York ...

(born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder and Alzheimer’s activist *

Alissa Bjerkhoel Alissa Leanne Bjerkhoel (pronounced ''byeer''-kul) is an American litigation coordinator at the California Innocence Project (CIP), a law school clinic that investigates cases of factual innocence while training law students. Bjerkhoel was born i ...

, American lawyer *

Alissa Chavez Alissa Marie Chavez is an American inventor and entrepreneur. She is known for her invention "Hot Seat", an alarm for child car seats being left occupied, which she invented as a teenager. She is the founder and CEO of the company Assila. Early l ...

, American inventor, entrepreneur, and engineer * Alissa Crans, American mathematician * Alissa Czisny (born 1987), American former competitive figure skater * Alissa Firsova (born 1986), Russian-British classical composer, pianist, and conductor *

Alissa Golob Alissa Golob is a Canadians, Canadian anti-abortion, pro-life activist, and co-founder of RightNow, a political group that aids in electing pro-life candidates in local nomination elections. Personal life Golob was born and raised in Sarnia, Sarn ...

, Canadian

anti-abortion Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life or abolitionist movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in respons ...

and women’s rights activist *

Alissa J. Rubin Alissa Johannsen Rubin is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist, currently serving as the Baghdad Bureau chief for ''The New York Times''. She has spent much of her career covering the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans. Early ...

, American journalist and writer * Alissa Johnson (born 1987), American ski jumper *

Alissa Jordaan Alissa Jordaan (born 30 June 2003) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Athletics She is classified as a T47 athlete. She was a member of Northern Suburbs Little Athletics Club in Sydne ...

(born 2003), Australian Paralympic athlete * Alissa Jung (born 1981), German actress and physician *

Alissa Kallinikou Alissa Kallinikou ( gr, Αλίσσα Καλλινίκου; born May 24, 1985) is a Cypriot sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. She set a personal best time of 52.05 seconds, by winning the women's 400 metres at the 2008 Greek National C ...

(born 1985), Cypriot sprinter * Alissa Keny-Guyer (born 1959), American politician *

Alissa M. Weaver Alissa Margaret Weaver is an American oncologist. In 2017, she was promoted to the Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair of Cell and Developmental Biology and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. ...

, American oncologist * Alissa Moreno, American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress * Alissa Musto, American singer, pianist, and songwriter * Alissa Nutting, American author and creative writing professor *

Alissa Quart Alissa Quart (born 1972) is an American nonfiction, nonfiction writer, critic, journalist, editor, and poet. Her nonfiction books are ''Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers and Rebels'' (2013), ''Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the ...

(born 1972), American nonfiction writer, critic, journalist, editor, and poet * Alissa St Laurent (born 1984), Canadian ultramarathon runner *

Alissa Thomas-Newborn Alissa Thomas-Newborn is an American Orthodox Jewish spiritual leader who became the first Orthodox female clergy member to preside in the Los Angeles, California area''The Jewish Journal'A giant step for Orthodox women clergy May 5, 2015 when ...

, American Orthodox Jewish spiritual leader *

Alissa Walser Alissa Walser (born 1961) is a German writer, translator, and artist. She was born in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. Her father is the German writer Martin Walser. She is known for her short stories, plays, novels, and translations. Many of ...

(born 1961), German writer, translator, and artist *

Alissa White-Gluz Alissa White-Gluz (; born 31 July 1985) is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and former lead vocalist and founding member of the Canadian metalcore band the Agonist. Her vocal ...

(born 1985), Canadian singer * Alissa Wykes (born 1967/1968), American former football player * Alissa Yagi (born 1995), Japanese actress and model *

Alissa York Alissa York (born 1970) is a Canadian writer and the 1999 winner of the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award. She lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba before settling in Toronto with her writer/filmmaker/publisher husband Clive Holden. York is best known for ...

(born 1970), Canadian writer

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