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Luciana (given Name)
Luciana is a feminine given name of Roman origin, a variation of the masculine name Lucius. The name is especially popular in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Portugal and Romania. In Hungarian language the name is used as ''Luciána''. List of people with the given name Luciana * Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress * Luciana Arrighi, Italian production designer * Luciana Aymar, retired Argentine field hockey player * Luciana Berger, British politician * Luciana Borio, American physician and public health administrator * Luciana Braga, Brazilian actress * Luciana Caporaso, British singer *Luciana Carro, Canadian actress * Luciana Castellari, Italian sprinter * Luciana Castellina, Italian politician and journalist *Luciana Curtis, Brazilian model * Luciana Diniz, Portuguese equestrian * Luciana dos Santos, Brazilian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter. *Luciana Duranti, Canadian professor *Luciana Maria Dionizio, Brazilian footballer *Luciana Frassati Gawronska, Italian write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius
Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from ''Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames (''praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from Latin word ''Lux'' (gen. ''lucis''), meaning "light" (< ''*leuk-'' "brightness", Latin verb ''lucere'' "to shine"), and is a of the name Lucas. Another etymology proposed is a derivation from ''Lauchum'' (or ''Lauchme'') meaning " |
Long Jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". This event has a history in the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948. Rules At the elite level, competitors run down a runway (usually coated with the same rubberized surface as running tracks, crumb rubber or vulcanized rubber, known generally as an all-weather track) and jump as far as they can from a wooden or synthetic board, 20 centimetres or 8 inches wide, that is built flush with the runway, into a pit filled with soft damp sand. If the competitor starts the leap with any part of the foot past the foul line, the jump is declared a foul and no distance is recorded. A layer of plasticine is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Masante
Luciana Masante (born 4 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Masante began competing on tour in 1995 and featured mostly on the ITF Circuit, during her career. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a second round appearance at the 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, where she was eliminated by eventual champion Corina Morariu Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit, Michigan and is of Romanian descent. She turned professional in 1994. Mainly known as a doubles ..., retiring hurt with a leg injury while behind a set and 0–3. Ranked as high as 197 in singles, Masante appeared in the qualifying draw for the 1999 US Open. On the ITF Circuit, she won six singles titles and eight doubles titles, before retiring from professional tennis in 2001. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (6–3) Doubles: 20 (8–12) References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana León
Luciana Milagros León Romero (born 30 June 1978) is a Peruvian politician (APRA). She is the daughter of Rómulo León Alegría, a well known politician in Peru. Education Luciana León holds a law degree from the University of Lima and a Master of Governance and Public Policy from the University of San Martín de Porres. Political career In February 1993, at the age of 14, she became General Secretary of the Aprista Party's youth wing, serving until 1995. In 2002, she was an advisor to the Women's commission of the Congress, subsequently advisor to the Vice President of Congress, her mentor Mercedes Cabanillas until 2003. From 2004 to 2005, she was advisor to the general direction of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. In 2006, León was elected Congresswoman representing Lima and being the youngest representative in the 2006–2011 term. In the 2011 election, she was re-elected for another five-year term as one of only four Aprista lawmakers left. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Littizzetto
Luciana Littizzetto (born 29 October 1964) is an Italian comedy actress, shock jock and humor writer. Littizzetto is known in her home country for her irreverent gags, lampooning government ministers and church prelates alike. Nicknamed "Lucianina" (''Little Luciana'' in Italian), she is a prominent personality on Italian television, notably appearing weekly as guest on Rai 1's primetime show ''Che tempo che fa''. Besides more trivial topics, she notably advocated a stricter policy in Italy dealing with sexual harassment. Career Littizzetto grew up in the San Donato District in Turin where her family, originally from Bosconero, owned a milk and cheese shop. Luciana graduated in 1984 at the Turin music school with a piano playing degree. She later obtained a Bachelor's degree from the University of Turin, at the Faculty of Humanities, and also attended an acting school in Moncalieri, close to Turin. She briefly worked as a school teacher, but kept her stand-up comedy and actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Lamorgese
Luciana Lamorgese (born 11 September 1953) is an Italian civil servant and prefect who served as minister of the interior in the governments of Prime Ministers Giuseppe Conte and Mario Draghi from 2019 to 2022. Early life and career Born in Potenza on 11 September 1953, Lamorgese graduated in law and qualified as a lawyer. In 1979, she began working for the Ministry of the Interior, becoming a vice prefect in 1994 and a prefect in 2003. She was prefect of Venice from 2010 to 2013, working alongside Giorgio Orsoni, the elected mayor. In 2017, with the end of the Renzi government, Lamorgese became prefect in Milan, replacing Alessandro Maragoni in the post. On 13 November 2018 she was appointed as a state councillor by the Council of Ministers chaired by Giuseppe Conte, who was forming his first government. Minister of the Interior Conte II Cabinet In September 2019, with the collapse of Conte's and M5S's government alliance with Matteo Salvini, a new coalition was formed bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Guindani
Luciana Guindani (July 27, 1937 – January 2, 2020) was an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... ReferencesLuciana Guindani's profile at Sports Reference.com Luciana Guindani’s Olympedia information 1937 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Gimenez
Luciana Gimenez Morad (born November 3, 1969) is a Brazilian television host and former model. She became pregnant with Mick Jagger's child while he was unofficially married to super model Jerry Hall. DNA tests confirmed Lucas Maurice Morad-Jagger was Jagger's son. Early life Gimenez was born in São Paulo, daughter of businessman João Alberto Morad and actress Vera Gimenez. She is also the half sister of actor Marco Antonio Gimenez. Luciana spent part of her childhood at her maternal grandmother's house in São Paulo because of her parents' divorce proceedings. After the death of her grandmother, she moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she moved in with her mother and stepfather, actor Jece Valadão. Career Gimenez started her modeling career at age 13. She was then recruited at 16 by John Casablancas, founder of Elite Model Management and began modeling in many cities around the world, such as Paris, Hamburg, Milan and New York. After retiring from modeling, Gimenez went on to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Gilli
Luciana Gilli (born 1944) is a former Italian film actress. During the 1960s she starred in a number of Italian films or European co-productions, particularly adventure stories and westerns.Weisser p.237 Her film debut was the role of Luciana in the movie ''Wir Frauen'' in 1953. Ten years later she was seen in Jürgen Roland's German-Italian adventure film ''The Black Panther of Ratana'' with Marianne Koch and Heinz Drache. In the following years she acted in several spaghetti westerns, such as ''Eine Bahre für den Sheriff'', ''Stirb aufrecht, Gringo!'', ''Jonny Madoc rechnet ab'' and ''Der Tod zählt keine Dollar''. She also appeared under the stage name Gloria Gilli, Luciana Gillj, and Judy Gilly. Selected filmography *''Adua e le compagne'' (1960) * ''Leoni al sole'' (1961) * ''Ghosts of Rome'' (1961) * ''The Four Monks'' (1962) * ''Seven Seas to Calais'' (1962) * '' The Swindlers'' (1963) * ''Ursus in the Land of Fire'' (1963) * ''The Black Panther of Ratana'' (1963) * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Genro
Luciana Krebs Genro (Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, January 17, 1971) is a Brazilian politician, state deputy and one of the founders of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL). In 2014, she was the PSOL nominee for President of Brazil. She came in 4th place, receiving more than 1.6 million votes nationally. She is the daughter of Tarso Genro, an important Workers' Party ( PT) politician. Biography Early life and career Luciana began her political career in the student movement in Porto Alegre and was part of the Socialist Convergence, at the time of the current Workers' Party (PT). She was elected in 1994, at the age of 23, for her first term as state deputy, and re-elected in 1998 with twice the previous vote. In the Legislative Assembly, she stood out for denouncing corruption at Corsan, when directed by Berfran Rosado, and for defending various processes of struggles of teachers, students, workers and other social movements. Electoral history and founding of PSOL In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Frassati Gawronska
Luciana Frassati Gawronska (18 August 1902 – 7 October 2007) was an Italian writer and author. Gawronska was a prominent anti-Nazi and anti-Fascist activist in both Poland and Italy and was considered a champion of Roman Catholic causes. Early life Luciana Frassati was born on 18 August 1902 in Pollone, Italy, near the municipality of Biella. Her father, Alfredo Frassati, was the founder of the Torino based newspaper, ''La Stampa'', a well-known, daily newspaper. Her mother, Adélaïde Ametis, was a well known painter. Frassati's older brother was Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died of polio in 1925. Her brother was formally beatified as "Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati" by Pope John Paul II on 20 May 1990. Frassati Gawronska later wrote a first hand account of her brother's life, ''A Man of the Beatitudes''. She campaigned throughout her life in the effort to elevate her brother to canonized sainthood, although this has not yet occurred. Frassati earned a law degree from the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Maria Dionizio
Luciana Maria Dionizio (born 24 July 1987), commonly known as Luciana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ferroviária and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Early life Luciana was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She began playing football as a child with her brothers, but became a goalkeeper because she did not enjoy running. She admired the calmness and serenity displayed by her football role model, male Brazilian goalkeeper Dida. Club career In the early part of her career Luciana had spells with Corinthians and Atlético Mineiro. She played for Francana from 2007 until 2012, then joined local rivals Ferroviária ahead of the 2013 season. In April 2014, Luciana saved three penalties in Ferroviária's shootout win over São José in the 2014 Copa do Brasil final. International career At the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, Atlético Mineiro player Luciana was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
