Rosalba is a feminine personal name, derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

'' rosa alba'', the white rose. Although known in English, the name is especially associated with Italy, and is also common in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, where it is also a surname. It may refer to any of the following individuals: *Rosalba, a character in ''

The Rose and the Ring ''The Rose and The Ring'' is a satirical work of fantasy fiction written by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published at Christmas 1854 (though dated 1855). It criticises, to some extent, the attitudes of the monarchy and those at the to ...

'', a novel by

William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel ''Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and t ...

. *Rosalba, a character in ''

The Rose Rent ''The Rose Rent'' is a medieval mystery novel set in the summer of 1142 by Ellis Peters. This is the thirteenth novel in The Cadfael Chronicles, first published in 1986. It was adapted for television in 1997 by Carlton and Central for ITV. ...

'', a mystery novel by

Ellis Peters Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her ''nom de plume'' Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her transla ...

that was dramatized in an episode of the TV series ''

Cadfael Brother Cadfael is the main fictional character in a series of historical murder mysteries written between 1977 and 1994 by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter under the name "Ellis Peters". The character of Cadfael himself is a Welsh Benedic ...

''. *

Rosalba Carriera Rosalba Carriera (12 January 1673 – 15 April 1757) was a Venetian Rococo painter. In her younger years, she specialized in portrait miniatures. Carriera would later become known for her pastel portraits, helping popularize the medium in eigh ...

(1673–1757), a Venetian painter and portraitist of the

Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

style. *

Rosalba Casas Rosalba Casas Guerrero (born 1950) is a professor of History and Socio-politics at the Montreal University in Canada. Education Casas studied sociology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and has a PhD in Science and Techno ...

, professor of history and socio-politics at Montreal University. * Rosalba Cimino (born 1990), Italian politician *

Rosalba Gualito Castañeda Rosalba Gualito Castañeda (born September 19, 1966) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. She currently serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LXII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from Septem ...

(b. 1966), a Mexican politician and member of the

Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 and held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years, from 1929 to 2000, first as the Nati ...

. *

Rosalba Rincon Castell Rosalba Rincón Castell (28 November 1934 – 17 August 2014) was a Colombian fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber'') ...

(1934–2014), a Colombian fencing instructor. * Rosalba Ciarlini (b. 1952), a

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian politician of Italian descent. *

Rosaria Console Rosaria Console, better known as Rosalba (born 17 December 1979 in Martina Franca, Taranto) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon and marathon. Biography She won four medals, one of these at junior level, at the ...

(b. 1979), an Italian long-distance runner, better known as "Rosalba." * Rosalba Forciniti (b. 1986), a member of the 2012 Italian Olympic

Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

team. *

Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri (born 19 June 1939) is a retired Italian actress. Early life Born in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Neri was regarded for her beauty even in youth, winning a beauty pageant when she was still young. Eventually pursuing an acting ca ...

(b. 1939), an Italian actress also known by the name "Sara Bey" or "Bay". *

Rosalba Pedrina Rosalba Pedrina is an Italian artist and art teacher living in Vicenza, Italy. Biography Rosalba Pedrina was born in Clusone, Italy on 14 August 1944, during the Second World War. She was raised in Povolaro, a small town outside Vicenza in the n ...

(b. 1944), an Italian artist and resident of

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a thr ...

. *Rosalba Pippa (b. 1982), an Italian singer and actress, also known by her stage name,

Arisa Rosalba Pippa (born 20 August 1982), better known by her stage name Arisa, is an Italian singer and actress. Early life Arisa was born in Genoa, Italy. A week after her birth, her family moved back to their original hometown, Pignola, a villag ...

. * Rosalba De la Cruz Requena (b. 1954), a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. *

Simone Rosalba Simone Rosalba (born January 31, 1976 in Paola, Calabria) is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Playing as an outside-hitter, he claimed his first medal ...

(b. 1976), a member of the 2000 Italian Olympic

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

team. *

Rosalba Todaro Rosalba C. Todaro (died 18 December 2022)
was an economist and Senior Re ...

, a prominent

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an economist and scholar of women's economic issues.

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