Marita may refer to: *

Marita (hippo) This is a list of characters in the 1993 animated series, '' Animaniacs'', and its 2020 revival. The Warner Siblings (Animaniacs) The Warner Siblings (also known as "the Animaniacs" by fans and the media) are small, silly, mischievous, anthro ...

, a fictional character on the television series ''Animaniacs'' * Marita Covarrubias, a fictional character on the television series ''The X-Files'' *

Battle of Greece The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita ( de , Unternehmen Marita, links = no), was the attack of Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usu ...

, also known as ''Operation Marita'' People with the given name Marita: *

Marita Aronson Marita Aronson (born 10 May 1939 in Ljungby Municipality, Guddarp, Småland) is a Sweden, Swedish Liberal People's Party (Sweden), Liberal People's Party politician. She was a List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, member of the Parliament of Swed ...

(born 1939), Swedish politician *

Marita Bonner Marita Bonner (June 16, 1899 – December 7, 1971), also known as Marieta Bonner, was an American writer, essayist, and playwright who is commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Other names she went by were Marita Occomy, Marita Odette B ...

(1899–1971), African-American writer * Marita Conlon-McKenna (born 1956), Irish writer *

Marita Crawley Marita Georgina Knight (''née'' Phillips; formerly Crawley; born 28 May 1954 in London, England) is a British songwriter and author. Her lyrics have been recorded by artists such as Peter Skellern, Demis Roussos, William Lovelady and Art Garfun ...

(born 1954), British songwriter and playwright * Marita Dotterweich (21st century), German cross-country skier * Marita Geraghty (born 1965), American television character actress * Marita Grabiak (21st century), American television director *

Marita Johansson Marita Johansson (born July 9, 1984 in Karlstad) is a Swedish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. Personal records Career highlights ;European Allround Championships :2006 - Hamar, 24th :2007 - Coll ...

(born 1984), Swedish speed skater *

Marita Koch Marita Koch (later Meier-Koch; born 18 February 1957) is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she collected 16 world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world records in indoor events. Her record of 47.60 in th ...

(born 1957), East German athlete *

Marita Lange Marita Lange (born 22 June 1943 in Halle) is a former athlete from East Germany, who won the silver medal behind team mate Margitta Gummel in the shot put event at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: Mé ...

(born 1943), East German athlete *

Marita Liabø Marita Liabø (born 26 July 1971) is a Norwegian author from Førde. She made her debut in 1999 with the novel ''Tempus Fugit''. ''Brytning'' followed in 2000, then ''Han liker meg'' in 2001, ''Mafia'' in 2004, ''Under brua'' in 2006 and ''Hop ...

(born 1971), Norwegian author * Marita Lindahl (1938–2017), Miss World 1957 *

Marita Liulia Marita Liulia (born 27 October 1957 in Perho, Finland) is a visual artist working primarily in interactive multimedia. Her debut CD-ROM ''Maire'' (1994) was among the first works of art published in this format in the world. Her production i ...

(born 1957), Finnish media artist and director * Marita Lorenz (born 1939), German woman *

Marita Mathijsen Marita Theodora Catharina Mathijsen-Verkooijen (born 8 August 1944 in Belfeld) is professor of modern Dutch literature at the University of Amsterdam, with her speciality as the literature of the nineteenth century in the Netherlands. Mathijsen g ...

(born 1944), Dutch academic * Marita Payne (born 1960), Canadian athlete * Marita Petersen (1940–2001), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands *

Marita Ruoho Marita Ruoho (born 13 August 1949) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.Marita Skogum Marita Skogum (born 3 January 1961) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won the 1989 Individual World Orienteering Championships, as well as the 1993 Classic distance.

(born 1961), Swedish orienteer * Marita Ulvskog (born 1951), Swedish politician * Marita Zobel (born 1941), Filipina actress

Other uses

* Mariţa (disambiguation), various things in Romania * ''Marita'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails {{disambiguation, given name Feminine given names hu:Marita pl:Marita