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* Alexander Ritter (1833–1896), German composer, violinist, and conductor *

Alison Ritter Alison Joan Ritter is an Australian academic whose research focuses on illicit drug use and policy. As of 2021 she is a full professor and director of the Drug Policy Modelling Program at the University of New South Wales. Career Ritter grad ...

, Australian drug policy academic * August Ritter (civil engineer) (1826–1908), German civil engineer *

August Gottfried Ritter August Gottfried Ritter (25 August 1811 – 26 August 1885) was a German romantic composer and organist. Biography Co-creator, together with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, of the first example of Romantic Organ Sonata (the first one was composed ...

(1811–1885), German romantic composer and organist

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* Bill Ritter (born 1956), American politician and former Governor of Colorado *

Bill Ritter (journalist) Bill Ritter (born February 26, 1950) is an American television news anchor and journalist. He has been with WABC-TV in New York City since 1998, initially anchoring on weekends before succeeding Bill Beutel on the 11 p.m. news in September 1999, ...

(born 1950), American news anchor in New York City * Bruce Ritter (1927–1999), American Roman Catholic priest, founder of Covenant House *

Burwell C. Ritter Burwell Clark Ritter (January 6, 1810 – October 1, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, uncle of Walter Evans. Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Ritter received a limited schooling. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Re ...

(1810–1880), American politician, Congressman from Kentucky 1865–1867

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Carl Ritter Carl Ritter (August 7, 1779September 28, 1859) was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the Univer ...

(1779–1859), German geographer *

Christian Ritter Christian Ritter (probably 1645 to 1650 – probably after 1725) was a composer and organist of the North German organ school. Biography Ritter was probably a pupil of Christoph Bernhard in Dresden. A notice on one of his works described him as ...

(1645–50 – after 1725), German composer and organist * Christian Ritter (footballer) (born 1984), German football player

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* Dominik Ritter (born 1989), Swiss football player *

Donald L. Ritter Donald Lawrence Ritter (born October 21, 1940) is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. From 1979 to 1993, Ritter represented Pe ...

(born 1940), American politician, Congressman from Pennsylvania 1980–1993

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Erika Ritter Erika Ritter (born 26 April 1948) is a Canadian playwright and humorist. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she attended Sacred Heart Academy for High School, studied drama at McGill University and the University of Toronto. In addition to her publi ...

(born 1948), Canadian playwright and humorist

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* Floyd Ritter (1870–1943), Major League Baseball catcher 1890 *

Frédéric Louis Ritter Frédéric Louis Ritter (22 June 1834 – 6 July 1891) was a French composer, choral conductor, teacher, and author. Biography He was born in Strasbourg, France on 22 June 1834. He studied under Moritz, Hauser, and Schletterer. In 1856 he came to ...

(1834–1891), German-American composer and author *

Friedrich Ritter Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. '' Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour. References 1898 births 1989 deaths {{botanist-stub ...

(1898–1989), German botanist, expert on cacti

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Gerhard Ritter Gerhard Georg Bernhard Ritter (6 April 1888, in Bad Sooden-Allendorf – 1 July 1967, in Freiburg) was a nationalist-conservative German historian, who served as a professor of history at the University of Freiburg from 1925 to 1956. He studied u ...

(1888–1967), German conservative historian *

Gerhard A. Ritter Gerhard Albert Ritter (29 March 1929 – 20 June 2015) was a German historian. Biography Ritter was born in and grew up in Berlin and studied from 1947 at the University of Tübingen and at the Free University of Berlin. He died in Berlin in 2 ...

(1929–2015), German historian *

Gretchen Ritter Gretchen Ritter is an American political scientist and academic administrator who is the current vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer of Syracuse University. She was previously the executive dean and vice provost of Ohio State Uni ...

, American academic administrator

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Halsted L. Ritter Halsted Lockwood Ritter (July 14, 1868 – October 15, 1951) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was the thirteenth individual to be impeached by the United States House ...

(1868–1951), American jurist impeached and removed from office in 1936 *

Heinrich Ritter Heinrich August Ritter (; 21 November 1791 – 3 February 1869) was a German philosopher and historian of philosophy. He was born in Zerbst, and studied philosophy and theology at the University of Göttingen and Berlin until 1815. In 1824 he be ...

(1791–1869), German philosopher * Henry Ritter (1816–1853), Canadian genre painter

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Jason Ritter Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series ''Joan of Arcadia'', Ethan Haas in '' The Class'', Sean Walker in the NBC series '' The Event'', ...

(born 1980), American actor, son of John Ritter * Jeannie Ritter (born 1958), former First Lady of Colorado, US; wife of former Governor Bill Ritter *

Johann Christian Ritter Johann Christian Ritter (25 July 1755 – 9 September 1810) was a German in the service of the Dutch East India Company who came to South Africa in 1784. He was the first to print in the Cape, the earliest record is an almanac titled "Alman ...

(1755–1810), first printer in South Africa * Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776–1810), German chemist and physicist * Johannes Ritter (born 1995), Danish footballer *

John Ritter (congressman) John Ritter (February 6, 1779 – November 24, 1851) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Ritter was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and apprenticed as a printer. H ...

(1779–1851), American politician, Congressman from Pennsylvania 1843–1847 *

John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ...

(1948–2003), American actor, son of Tex Ritter, father of Jason Ritter * John H. Ritter (born 1951), American young-adult baseball novelist * John Steele Ritter, American pianist, long-term collaborator of French flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal *

Joseph Ritter Joseph Elmer Ritter (July 20, 1892 – June 10, 1967) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1946 until his death in 1967, and was created a cardinal in 1 ...

(1892–1967), American Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis 1946–1967 *

Josh Ritter Josh Ritter (born October 21, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author who performs and records with the Royal City Band. Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006, he was named one of ...

(born 1976), American singer-songwriter

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Krysten Ritter Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She came to prominence when she appeared as Jane Margolis in the AMC drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010) and its spinoff film '' El Camino'' (2019). She th ...

(born 1981), American actress

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Lawrence Ritter Lawrence Stanley Ritter (May 23, 1922 – February 15, 2004) was an American writer whose specialties were economics and baseball. Ritter was a professor of economics and finance, and chairman of the Department of Finance at the Graduate School ...

(1922–2004), American baseball writer *

Lorenz Ritter Lorenz Ritter (24 November 1832 – 3 September 1921) was a German painter and etcher. Biography He was born at Nuremberg, and a pupil of Heideloff. He painted chiefly in watercolors and etched numerous architectural views of Nuremberg and som ...

(1832–1921), German painter * Lou Ritter (1925–2010), American politician, mayor of Jacksonville, Florida 1965–1967 *

Louise Ritter Louise Dorothy Ritter (born February 18, 1958) is an American former track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the high jump at the 1988 Olympic Games. Biography Ritter qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete ...

(born 1958), American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist

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Matthew Ritter Matthew Delis Ritter is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Connecticut. He is currently the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and represents the first district. Personal life Ritter was born in Hartford, Connect ...

, American politician *

Maya Ritter Maya Ritter (born November 9, 1993, in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. Career Ritter played the lead role of Molly McIntire in the 2006 television movie '' Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front''. She also starred in the ...

(born 1993), Canadian actress

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Nikolaus Ritter Nikolaus Ritter (8 January 1899 – 9 April 1974) is best known as the Chief of Air Intelligence in the Abwehr (German military intelligence) who led spyrings in the United Kingdom and the United States from 1936 to 1941. Early life Ritter wa ...

(1899–1974), German Intelligence Officer

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* Ole Ritter (born 1941), Danish professional cyclist

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* Paul Ritter (1966–2021), British stage and screen actor *

Paul Ritter (architect) Paul Ritter (6 April 1925 – 14 June 2010) was a Western Australian architect, town planner, sociologist, artist and author. In his roles as the first city planner of the City of Perth and subsequent two decades spent serving as Councillor f ...

(1925–2010), Australian architect, artist and author *

Paul Ritter (painter) Paul Ritter (4 March 1829 – 27 November 1907) was a German architectural painter and etcher. Biography Ritter was born at Nuremberg. He was deaf and dumb from the fourth year of his life. A pupil of Heideloff, he engraved for publishers in Be ...

(1829–1907), German architectural painter and etcher * Paul Ritter (diplomat) (1865–1921), Swiss ambassador to the United States *

Preston Ritter Preston James Ritter (April 24, 1949 – March 30, 2015) was an American drummer, drum teacher and author of drum methods. He joined The Electric Prunes in 1966, and played on their debut studio album, ''The Electric Prunes'', and two hit singl ...

(1949–2015), American rock drummer

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* Rex Ritter, lead guitarist for the American band Jessamine 1994–1998 * Robert Ritter (1901 – c. 1951), German psychologist whose work led to the genocide of the Roma people in Nazi Germany

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Scott Ritter William Scott Ritter Jr. (born July 15, 1961) is an American author and pundit and a former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer and United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) weapons inspector. He served as a junior military analyst d ...

(born 1961), chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq 1991–1998 * Sylvester Ritter (1952–1998), ring name

Junkyard Dog Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 1, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD), a nickname ...

, American professional wrestler

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Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and ...

(1905–1974), American singer and actor, father of John Ritter *

Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American actress, best known for her comedic roles as working-class characters and her strong New York accent. She won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and received ...

(1902–1969), American actress *

Tyson Ritter Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and model. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the multi-platinum selling American alternative rock band The All-A ...

(born 1984), American musician, lead singer and bassist for The All-American Rejects

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* William Ritter (1867–1955), Swiss writer *

William Emerson Ritter William Emerson Ritter (November 21, 1856 – January 10, 1944) was an American biologist. Ritter initiated and shaped the Marine Biological Association of San Diego (now Scripps Institution of Oceanography of UC San Diego) and the American ...

(1856–1944), American biologist * William M. Ritter (1864–1952), American businessman

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Mary Ritter Beard Mary Ritter Beard (August 5, 1876 – August 14, 1958) was an American historian, author, women's suffrage activist, and women's history archivist who was also a lifelong advocate of social justice. As a Progressive Era reformer, Beard was ...

(1876–1958), American historian and campaigner for woman's suffrage * F. Ritter Shumway (1906–1992), major figure in American figure skating * Albert Ritter Conti v. Cedassamare (1887–1967), Italian-American character actor *

Pavao Ritter Vitezović Pavao Ritter Vitezović (; 7 January 1652 – 20 January 1713) was a Habsburg-Croatian polymath, variously described as a historian, linguist, publisher, poet, political theorist, diplomat, printmaker, draughtsman, cartographer, writer and print ...

(1652–1713), Croatian writer, historian, linguist, and publisher * Stephen Geoffreys (born 1964), American actor who used the screen name Sam Ritter in pornographic films

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* Donald & Deborah Ritter, characters from Marvel Comics * Philip Ritter, a doctor played by Paul Henreid in the 1952 film '' Stolen Face'' * Rein Weiss Ritter, a robot in the Super Robot Wars series * Rhonda Ritter, a character in the 1982 film ''

Grease 2 ''Grease 2'' is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to the 1978 film ''Grease'', adapted from the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Originally titled ''More Grease'', the film was produced ...

'' * Robert (Bob) Ritter, fictional CIA Deputy Director of Operations in the Tom Clancy novel ''

Clear and Present Danger ''Clear and Present Danger'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17, 1989. A sequel to '' The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' (1988), main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence in ...

'' (1989) ** The same character, played by Henry Czerny, in the 1994 film adaptation of the novel * Weiss Ritter, a robot in the

Super Robot Wars ''Super Robot Wars'', known in Japan as is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Banpresto. Starting out as a spinoff of the '' Compati Hero'' series, the main feature of the franchise ...

series * Alwin Ritter, a fictional character in the

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

Gundam SEED DESTINY is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Se ...

'' * Thomas, Jacob, and Lily Ritter, characters from the 2013 video game

State of Decay ''State of Decay'' is a series of third-person survival horror video games. The series was created by Undead Labs and published by Xbox Game Studios. To date, there are two installments in the franchise, and an upcoming third game. Common game ...

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