Mina is a surname.
People bearing the name include:
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Ara Mina
Ara Mina (born Hazel Pascual Reyes-Almarinez; May 9, 1979) is a Filipino people, Filipino actress, singer, endorser, and entrepreneur.
Career
Mina became part of the Philippine entertainment industry at 14 years of age via the youth-oriented ...
, Filipina actress
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Denise Mina
Denise Mina (born 21 August 1966) is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the ''Garnethill'' trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, a Glasgow journalist. Described as an author of ...
, Scottish crime writer
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Francisco Espoz y Mina
Francisco Espoz Ilundáin (17 June 1781 – 24 December 1836), being better known as Francisco Espoz y Mina, was a Spanish guerrilla leader and general.
Biography
He was born in Idocin in Navarre. His father, Juan Esteban Espoz y Mina, and hi ...
, Spanish general, uncle of Francisco Javier Mina
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Francisco Javier Mina
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
, Spanish soldier who fought in the Peninsular War and the Mexican War of Independence
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Michael Mina
Michael Mina ( ar, مايكل مينا; born 1969) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He is the founder of the Mina Group, a restaurant management company operating over 40 restaurants worldwide. He is the exec ...
, Egyptian-born American
celebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and radio, or in printed publications. While television ...
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Harish Chandra Mina, an Indian MP
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Yerry Mina
Yerry Fernando Mina González (born 23 September 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Everton and the Colombia national team. He shares the record for most goals in a single World Cup by a defender, ...
, Colombian footballer
See also
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Minà Minà is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Francesco Minà Palumbo (1814–1899), Italian naturalist
* Gianni Minà
Gianni Minà (; Turin, 17 May 1938) is an Italian journalist, writer, magazine editor and television host. H ...
, surname
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Mina (given name)
Mina is a given name with a variety of origins, used as a feminine name in some cultures and a masculine name in others.
Egypt
Mina, Coptic Μήνης is a male given name for Egyptian Coptic Christians.
Mina in the Coptic language (derived fr ...
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Mena (surname)
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