Montana or Montaña is the
surname
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Allison Montana
Chief Allison "Tootie" Montana (December 16, 1922 – June 27, 2005), a lather by trade, was a New Orleans cultural icon who acted as the Mardi Gras Indian "Chief of Chiefs" for over 50 years. Tootie is revered in the Mardi Gras Indian culture ...
(1922–2005), New Orleans cultural icon who acted as the Mardi Gras Indian "chief of chiefs"
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Amber Montana
Amber Dawn Frank (born December 2, 1998), formerly known professionally as Amber Montana, is an American actress. She is known for her role as Taylor Hathaway in the Nickelodeon series ''The Haunted Hathaways''.
Biography
Frank started acti ...
(born 1998), American actress
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Billy Montana
Billy Montana (born William Schlappi on September 28, 1959, in Voorheesville, New York) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1995, Montana released one studio album and charted six singles on ''Billboard''s Hot Countr ...
(born 1959), American country music singer-songwriter
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Bob Montana
Robert William Montana (October 23, 1920 – January 4, 1975) was an American comic strip artist who created the original likenesses for characters published by Archie Comics and in the newspaper strip '' Archie''.
Early life
He was born in Sto ...
(1920-1975), cartoonist who drew the characters that launched Archie Comics
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Claude Montana
Claude Montana (29 June 1947 in Paris) is a French fashion designer. His company, The House of Montana, founded in 1979, went bankrupt in 1997.
Early life and Design career
Born in Paris in 1947 to a Catalan father and a German mother, Montana be ...
(born 1949), French fashion designer
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Francisco Montana
Francisco Montana (born November 5, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily ...
(born 1969), American tennis player
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Freddy Montaña
Freddy Emir Montaña Cadena (born November 23, 1982 in Aquitania, Boyacá) is a Colombian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Major results
;2005
: 10th Overall Doble Copacabana Grand Prix Fides
::1st Stage 3 ( TTT)
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(born 1982), Colombian road cyclist
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Gentil Montaña (1942–2011), classical guitarist and composer
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Íñigo López Montaña
Inigo derives from the Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque name Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (love)". While mostly seen among the Iberian diaspora, it also gained a limited popularity in the United Kingdom.
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(born 1982), Spanish footballer
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Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", ...
(born 1956), American Hall-of-Fame retired National Football League quarterback
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Jordi Montaña, Spanish academic
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Jorge López Montaña
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...
(born 1978), Spanish retired footballer
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José Fernández Montaña
José Fernández Montaña (1842, El Franco, Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an ...
, (1842–1935), Spanish priest, jurist, linguist and historian
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John C. Montana (1893–1964), American mobster and city politician
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Karla Montana Karla may refer to:
People
* Karla (name), a feminine given name
* Petras Karla (1937–1969), Soviet Olympic rower
Places
* Karla, Kose Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia
* Karla, Rae Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia
* Kärl ...
(born 1973), American actress
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Manny Montana
Manny Montana (born September 26, 1983) is an American actor.
Early life and education
Manny Montana was born and raised in Long Beach, California. After graduating from Jordan High School, Montana got a football scholarship to California State ...
, American actor
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Nate Montana
Nathaniel Joseph Montana (born October 3, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. After walking-on at Notre Dame as a freshman in 2008, he transferred to Pasadena City College in 2009, went back to Notre Dame in 2010, transferred to M ...
(born 1989), American footballer
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Nick Montana
Nicholas Alexander Montana (born April 28, 1992) is an American former football quarterback. He began his college football career at the University of Washington before transferring to Mt. San Antonio College. After one season at the junior co ...
(born 1992), American footballer
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Pietro Montana
Pietro Montana (June 29, 1890 – July 6, 1978) was a 20th-century Italian-American sculptor, painter and teacher, noted for his war memorials and religious works.
Biography
He was born in Alcamo, Sicily, the third of six children of Ignazio ...
(1890–1978), Italian-American sculptor, painter and teacher
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Randy Montana
Randy Schlappi (born September 23, 1985), known professionally as Randy Montana, is an American country singer signed to Mercury Records Nashville. His first album, ''Randy Montana'', was released in 2011.
Early and personal life
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(born 1985), American country singer
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Raúl Montaña
Raúl Alexander Montaña Herrera (born September 22, 1971 in Bogotá) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1994.
Career
;1992
:1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 (COL)
;1993 ...
(born 1971), Colombian road racing cyclist
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Saúl Montana
Saúl "La Cobra" Montana (born November 23, 1970) is a Mexican former professional boxer. Montana is the former IBA, NABA, WBC Mundo Hispano, WBC Continental Americas Champion at Cruiserweight, NBA, and Mexican National Champion at Heavyweight ...
(born 1970), Mexican boxer
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Vincent Montana, Jr. (1928–2013), American composer, arranger and percussionist
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Cyril Montana (born 1969)
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Spanish-language surnames