Ritter is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the name include:
People A Alexander Ritter (1833–1896), German composer, violinist, and conductor Alison Ritter, Australian drug policy academic Allen Ritter, American songwriter and record producer Alois Ritter (1897–1966), Liechtenstein politician August Ritter (civil engineer) (1826–1908), German civil engineer August Gottfried Ritter (1811–1885), German composer and organist
B Bill Ritter (born 1956), American politician from Colorado Bill Ritter (journalist) (born 1950), American news anchor in New York City Bruce Ritter (1927–1999), American Catholic priest Burwell C. Ritter (1810–1880), American politician from Kentucky
C Carl Ritter (1779–1859), German geographer Christian Ritter (1645–50 – after 1725), German composer and organist Christian Ritter (footballer) (born 1984), German football player
D Dominik Ritter (born 1989), Swiss football player Donald L. Ritter (born 1940), American politician from Pennsylvania
E Elizabeth Ritter (born 1951), American politician Erika Ritter (born 1948), Canadian playwright and humorist
F Floyd Ritter (1870–1943), baseball player Frédéric Louis Ritter (1834–1891), German-American composer and author Friedrich Ritter (1898–1989), German botanist, expert on cacti
G Gerhard Ritter (1888–1967), German historian Gerhard A. Ritter (1929–2015), German historian Gretchen Ritter, American academic administrator Gudrun Ritter (born 1936), German actress
H Halsted L. Ritter (1868–1951), American jurist Heinrich Ritter (1791–1869), German philosopher Henry Ritter (1816–1853), Canadian genre painter
I Irene Marschand Ritter (fl. 1913-1960), American composer
J J. Alfred Ritter (died 1892), American politician from Maryland Jason Ritter (born 1980), American actor, son of John Jeannie Ritter (born 1958), American First Lady of Colorado, US; wife of Bill Joachim Ritter (1903-1974), German philosopher Johann Christian Ritter (1755–1810), South African printer Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776–1810), German chemist and physicist Johannes Ritter (born 1995), Danish footballer John Ritter (congressman) (1779–1851), American politician from Pennsylvania John Ritter (1948–2003), American actor, son of Tex John H. Ritter (born 1951), American young-adult baseball novelist John Steele Ritter, American pianist Joseph Ritter (1892–1967), American cardinal and archbishop Josh Ritter (born 1976), American singer-songwriter
K Krysten Ritter (born 1981), American actress
L Lawrence Ritter (1922–2004), American baseball writer Lorenz Ritter (1832–1921), German painter Lou Ritter (1925–2010), American politician from Florida Louise Ritter (born 1958), American track and field athlete
M Matthew Ritter, American politician Markus Ritter (art historian) (born 1967), German art historian Markus Ritter (born 1967), Swiss politician Maya Ritter (born 1993), Canadian actress Michael Ritter (born 1957), Liechtenstein politician
N Nikolaus Ritter (1899–1974), German intelligence officer
O Ole Ritter (born 1941), Danish cyclist
P Paul Ritter (1966–2021), British actor Paul Ritter (architect) (1925–2010), Australian architect, artist and author Paul Ritter (painter) (1829–1907), German architectural painter and etcher Paul Ritter (diplomat) (1865–1921), Swiss diplomat Preston Ritter (1949–2015), American rock drummer
R Rex Ritter, American guitarist, Jessamine Robert Ritter (1901 – c. 1951), German psychologist whose work led to the genocide of the Roma people in Nazi Germany Rupert Ritter (1900–1975), Liechtenstein lawyer Ryan Ritter (born 2000), American baseball player Karlheinz Ritter (1929–2008), Liechtenstein politician
S Sabine Ritter (born 1968), German politician and sociologist Scott Ritter (born 1961), chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq Sylvester Ritter (1952–1998), ring name Junkyard Dog, American wrestler
T Tex Ritter (1905–1974), American singer and actor, father of John Thelma Ritter (1902–1969), American actress Tyson Ritter (born 1984), American musician, The All-American Rejects
W William Ritter (1867–1955), Swiss writer William Emerson Ritter (1856–1944), American biologist William M. Ritter (1864–1952), American businessman
Others Mary Ritter Beard (1876–1958), American historian and campaigner for woman's suffrage F. Ritter Shumway (1906–1992), American figure skater Albert Ritter Conti v. Cedassamare (1887–1967), Italian-American character actor Pavao Ritter Vitezović (1652–1713), Croatian writer, historian, linguist, and publisher
Fictional characters Donald & Deborah Ritter, characters from Marvel Comics Mike Ritter, a Secret Service agent played by LaMonica Garrett in the series Designated Survivor 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 Robert (Bob) Ritter, fictional CIA Deputy Director of Operations in the Tom Clancy novel Clear and Present Danger (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 series Alwin Ritter, a fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED DESTINY Thomas, Jacob, and Lily Ritter, characters from the 2013 video game State of Decay
See also Rebecca Ritters (born 1984), Australian actress
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