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Viola (surname)
Viola is surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Al Viola (1919–2007), American jazz guitarist *Alessio Viola (born 1990), Italian footballer * Alfonso dalla Viola (c. 1508–c. 1573), Italian composer *Ali Viola (born 1976), former collegiate All-American softball player *Bill Viola (1951–2024), American video artist *Domenico Viola (c.1610-1620 - 1696), Italian painter *Fernando Viola (1951–2001), Italian footballer * A family of American sportspeople: ** Frank Viola (born 1960), baseball player and coach ** Frank Viola III (born 1984), son; baseball player and broadcaster ** Brittany Viola (born 1987), daughter; platform diver * Giovanni Viola (1926–2008), Italian football goalkeeper *Giovanni Battista Viola (1576–1622), Italian early Baroque painter *József Viola (1896–1949), Hungarian football player and coach *Juan Violá (1883–1919), Cuban baseball player in the Cuban and Negro leagues * Lorenza Viola, Italian physicist *Matteo Viola (born 1987), It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Viola
József Viola (10 June 1896 – 18 August 1949) also known as Giuseppe Viola was a Hungarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder. He is most prominent for his time in Italy and his association with clubs such as Juventus. He also made one appearance for the Hungary national football team in 1920. Honours Club ;Juventus *Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Cop ...: 1925–26 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Viola, Jozsef Hungarian footballers Hungary international footballers Hungarian football managers Hungarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Serie A players Serie B players ACF Fiorentina players Spezia Calcio players Juventus F.C. players Inter Milan players Atalanta B.C. players Juventus F.C. managers Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Viola
Vincent "Vinnie" Viola (born 1956) is an American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran. He was for several weeks President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of the Army, before withdrawing from consideration. He is the former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), and the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial. Viola is the owner of the Florida Panthers, a National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team. He is also the owner of St. Elias Stables and co-owner, with fellow Brooklynite Anthony Bonomo, of the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming. Early life, education and military service Viola was born in 1956 to an Italian American family in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the son of Virginia (Torre) and John A. Viola. His father, an immigrant from Italy, worked as a truck driver after serving in the U.S. Army in the European theater of WWII. His father's Army service made a significant impression on Viola as a youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentín Viola
Valentín Nicolás Viola (born 28 August 1991) is an Argentine football player. Career Racing Club Valentín came through the Racing Club youth development system, and made his debut for Racing's first team in a friendly match against El Porvenir in January 2010. His first official match occurred on 3 September 2010 during Apertura 2010, in a match against Colón; he scored his first official goal on 7 May 2011 in the 2-1 win against Arsenal de Sarandí, when he came on as a substitute in the 80th minute, replacing Gabriel Hauche, and scored one minute later. Valentín had already scored for Racing first team, when he scored a header against Godoy Cruz at Copa Ciudad de Mendonza on 27 January 2011. Sporting On late July 2012, despite interest from other clubs, such as Parma, Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Eduardo Viola
Roberto Eduardo Viola (13 October 1924 – 30 September 1994) was an Argentine military officer who briefly served as president of Argentina from 29 March to 11 December 1981 as a military dictator. Early life He was born as Roberto Eduardo Viola on 13 October 1924. His parents were Italian immigrants Angelo Viola and Rosa Maria Prevedini, both from Casatisma, a town in the Province of Pavia. President of Argentina After Videla's departure, Viola formally assumed the post of President of Argentina. Economic policy Viola appointed Lorenzo Sigaut as finance minister, and it became clear that Sigaut were looking for ways to reverse some of the economic policies of Videla's minister José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz. Notably, Sigaut abandoned the sliding exchange rate mechanism and devalued the peso, after boasting that "they who gamble on the dollar, will lose". Argentines braced for a recession after the excesses of the ''sweet money'' years, which destabilized Viola's posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Viola
Pedro Viola (born June 29, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles. He was called up to MLB on September 2, 2009, after was 2–2 with a 5.47 ERA and converted eight of 11 save chances for the Triple-A Louisville Bats. Career Cincinnati Reds Viola has played for teams on every minor league level in the Reds organization, some of which have since ended affiliation with the Reds. He played for the DSL Reds, Sarasota Reds, Dayton Dragons and Chattanooga Lookouts before Louisville. Viola made his MLB debut with the Reds on September 8 at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies, pitching in the sixth and seventh innings in relief of starter Matt Maloney. He gave up a home run to Eric Young, Jr. to lead off the sixth inning, Young's first career homer. Viola also allowed a Todd Helton single during the inning. He walked and struck out one batter each in the seventh, en route to a 3-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Viola
Benito Nicolas Viola (born 12 October 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Cagliari. He is the older brother of fellow footballer Alessio Viola. Career Reggina Viola was born in Oppido Mamertina, in the same province of Reggina Calcio. Viola made his Serie A debut for Reggina on 11 January 2009 against S.S. Lazio. He also played twice at 2008–09 Coppa Italia. Palermo On 30 January 2012, Palermo announced to have purchased Viola from Reggina in a co-ownership agreement with the club, for €1.8 million in a -year contract. The player would stay on loan at Reggina until the end of the 2011–12 Serie B season. Ternana On 1 July 2013, Ternana acquired Viola from Reggina, with Palermo retained the 50% registration rights. In June 2015 the co-ownership deal expired, as Ternana did not purchase him from Palermo. However, Palermo also released Viola for free. Novara On 2 August 2015, Viola was signed by Novara Calcio. Benevento On 31 January 2017, Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Viola
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' ( contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
