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used in Russia, Ukraine, 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 Aksyonova (born 1931), Russian museum director * Alisa Bellettini (1954–2016), American television producer * Alisa Bokulich, American philosopher of science * Alisa Buchinger (born 1992), Austrian karateka *

Alisa Burras Alisa Marzatte Burras (born June 23, 1975) is a former professional women's basketball player. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and played for Westark Community College in Fort Smith, Arkansas from 1994 to 1996 and helped lead the ...

(born 1975), American former professional basketball player *

Alisa Camplin Alisa Peta Camplin, (born 10 November 1974) is an Australian former Freestyle skiing, aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter Olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished ...

(born 1974), Australian aerial skier * Alisa Childers (born 1975), American singer and songwriter * Alisa Chumachenko, Lithuanian entrepreneur * Alisa Craig (1922–2005), American novelist Charlotte MacLeod’s pen name *

Alisa Drei Alisa Drei (born 28 February 1978) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She finished in the top ten at seven European Championships. Life and career Drei began skating at the age of three in Moscow; she and her mother subsequently mo ...

(born 1978), Finnish former competitive figure skater * Alisa Durbrow (born 1988), Japanese model, actress, and singer *

Alisa Efimova Alisa Borisovna Efimova (, born 8 June 1999) is an American pair skater. With her current partner, Misha Mitrofanov, she is the 2025 United States Figure Skating Championships, U.S. national champion and 2024 Skate America bronze medalist. Compe ...

(born 1999), Finnish-Russian pair skater * Alisa Fedichkina (born 2002), Russian competitive figure skater *

Alisa Freindlich Alisa Brunovna Freindlich (born 8 December 1934) is a Russian actress. Since 1983, Freindlich has been a leading actress of the Bolshoi Drama Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was awarded the title of the People's Artist of the USSR in ...

(born 1934), Soviet and Russian actress *

Alisa Galliamova Alisa Mikhailovna Galliamova (, ; born 18 January 1972 in Kazan) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is twice runner-up at the Women's World Chess Championship, in 19 ...

(born 1972), Russian chess player *

Alisa Ganieva Alisa Arkadyevna Ganieva (or Ganiyeva; , born 1985) is a Russian author, writing novels, short prose and essays. Life Ganieva was born in Moscow in an Avar people (Caucasus), Avar family but moved with her family to Dagestan, where she lived i ...

(born 1985), Russian author and essayist * Alisa M. Goldstein, 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 t ...

(born 1965), American middle distance runner *

Alisa Jakobi Alisa Jakobi is an Estonian artist, actress and graphic designer. Life and education Alisa Jakobi is an Estonian artist. She studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts, completing a BA in Graphic Design in 2005. Later she left Estonia for three ye ...

(born 1981), Estonian artist, actress, and graphic designer *

Alisa Kajornchaiyakul Alisa Kajornchaiyakul () (born October 18, 1966) is a Thai former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was Thailand's representatives at Miss World 1982 Miss World 1982 was the 32nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 November ...

(born 1966), Thai beauty pageant winner *

Alisa Kano Alisa Kano (born November 7, 1994) is an American group rhythmic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. As a member of the American group rhythmic gymnastics team, she won a gold and two ...

(born 1994), American group rhythmic gymnast *

Alisa Kelli Wise Alisa Kelli Wise (born December 14, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since 2011. Education Wise is a graduate of Auburn University and the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at F ...

(born 1962), American lawyer and judge *

Alisa Kezheradze Alisa Kezheradze, : (11 December 193718 February 1996) was a Georgian pianist and teacher. Born in Tbilisi, She received her first piano lessons from her pianist mother Lucya Kezheradze. She studied at the Tbilisi Central Music School for ...

(1937–1996), American pianist and teacher *

Alisa Khaleyeva Alisa Yuzy Khaleyeva (; born September 26, 1978) is an Azerbaijani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Khaleyeva competed for Azerbaijan in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ...

(born 1978), Azerbaijani former swimmer *Alisa Kireeva (born 1989), Ukrainian former competitive figure skater *

Alisa Kirilyuk Alisa Kirilyuk (born July 9, 1990) is a Russian sailor. She and Liudmila Dmitrieva placed 13th in the women's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially br ...

(born 1990), Russian sailor *

Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Mikhailovna Kleybanova (, 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 won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. ...

(born 1989), Russian former tennis player *

Alisa Kolosova Alisa Vladimirovna Kolosova (; 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 Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in 2004, where she studied ...

(born 1987), Russian mezzo-soprano * Alisa Koonen (1889–1974), Russian and Soviet actress * Alisa Kozhikina (born 2003), Russian singer * Alisa Kresge (born 1985), American former basketball player and current coach *

Alisa Krylova Alisa Sergeevna Krylova (rus. :ru:Крылова, Алиса Сергеевна, Алиса Сергеевна Крылова) — (born June 21, 1982 in Mirny, Yakutia) is a Russian model, the winner of the Mrs. Russia 2010 and Mrs Globe, Mrs. ...

(born 1982), Russian supermodel and international journalist *

Alisa Kwitney Alisa Kwitney (born 1964) is an American 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 ...

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

Alisa Marić Alisa Marić, PhD ( sr-Cyrl, 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 Youth and Sp ...

(born 1970), Serbian chess player * Alisa Melekhina (born 1991), American chess player and ballerina * Alisa Mikonsaari (born 1993), Finnish figure skater * Alisa Mitskog, American politician *

Alisa Mizuki is a Japanese actress and singer. She began her career as a child model and gained attention for starring in commercials for Fujifilm, Fujicolor, among other brands, in the early 1990s. She released her debut single "Densetsu no Shōjo" in 199 ...

(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, American writer and video filmmaker * Alisa Reyes (born 1981), American actress * Alisa Rukpinij (born 1995), Thai international footballer * Alisa Sadikova (born 2003), Russian prodigy classical harpist * Alisa Shevchenko (born 1984), Russian hacker and cybersecurity researcher * Alisa Solomon (born 1956), American writer, journalist, and editor * Alisa Spahić (born 1990), Bosnian footballer * Alisa Summers, American drag queen * Alisa Takigawa (born 1991), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter * Alisa Tishchenko (born 2004), Russian group rhythmic gymnast * Alisa Ueno (born 1989), Japanese singer, disk jockey, model, fashion designer, businessperson, and internet personality * Alisa Vainio (born 1997), Finnish long-distance runner * Alisa Valdes (born 1969), American author, journalist, and film producer * Alisa Van Oijen (born 1992), Austrian former professional racing cyclist *

Alisa Vetterlein Alisa Vetterlein (born 22 October 1988) is a German former Women's association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, who played for various teams in the Fußball-Bundesliga (women), Bundesliga. She is the older sister ...

(born 1988), German former footballer * Alisa Vox (born 1987), Russian singer, member of Leningrad (band) * Alisa Walker, member of American country music band Redhead Express * Alisa Walton (born 1970), Canadian actress *

Alisa Weilerstein Alisa Weilerstein (born April 14, 1982) is an American classical cellist. She was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. Life and career Weilerstein was born in Rochester, New York. to a secular Jewish family. She started playing the cello at age four. ...

(born 1982), American classical cellist * Alisa Wells (1927–1988), American photographer *

Alisa Xayalith Alisa Xayalith (born 24 August 1986) is a New Zealand musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and Electronic keyboard, keyboard player for the indie electronic band the Naked and Famous. Early life Xayalith, the daughter of Laos, ...

(born 1986), New Zealand musician * Alisa Zhambalova (born 1994), Russian cross-country skier

Fictional characters

* Alisa Bannings, in the Japanese multimedia franchise ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' *

Alisa Bosconovitch Bandai Namco Entertainment's ''Tekken'' media franchise is known for its diverse cast of characters hailing from various nationalities, all coming together to compete in the King of Iron Fist tournament. In addition to the human characters, '' ...

, from the ''

Tekken is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series follow the events ...

'' video game series *Alisa Jones, in the American web television series ''

Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones-Cage, professionally known as Jessica Jones, 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 appea ...

'' * Alisa Seleznyova, in Russian writer Kir Bulychev's series of children's science fiction books * Alisa Tager, or Cipher, from "X-Men" comics * Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou, the female main character of the series ''

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is a Japanese light novel series written by SunSunSun and illustrated by Momoco. It was originally published online as two short stories on the novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on May 6 and May 27, 2020, respectively, before ...

Alissa

* Alissa Anderegg (born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder and Alzheimer’s activist * Alissa Bjerkhoel, 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 Alissa Susan Crans is an American mathematician specializing in higher-dimensional algebra. She is a professor of mathematics at Loyola Marymount University, and the associate director of Project NExT, a program of the Mathematical Association o ...

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

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

and women’s rights activist * Alissa J. Rubin, 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 Sydn ...

(born 2003), Australian Paralympic athlete * Alissa Jung (born 1981), German actress and physician * Alissa Kallinikou (born 1985), Cypriot sprinter * Alissa Keny-Guyer (born 1959), American politician * Alissa M. Weaver, American oncologist * Alissa Moreno, American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress * Alissa Musto, American singer, pianist, and songwriter *

Alissa Nutting Alissa Nutting (born 1980 or 1981) is an American author, creative writing professor and television writer. Her writing has appeared in ''Tin House'', ''Fence'', ''BOMB'' and the fairy tale anthology ''My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me ...

, 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, 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 o ...

(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 (born 1970), Canadian writer

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