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Ritter (surname)

Last updated February 07, 2026

Ritter is a surname of German origin, and may refer to:

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

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

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
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

v t e Family names derived from the word "Knight"
Germanic	North Germanic: Ridder West Germanic: De Ridder, Knight, Knights, Ridder, Ritter
Romance	French: Chevalier Iberian: Caballero, Cavaleiro Italian: Cavaleri, Cavaliere, Cavallero
Slavic	South Slavic: Vitez
Other	Estonian: Rüütel, Rüütli

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People

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H

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J

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Others

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