Motta is an
Italian
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surname. The Portuguese and Spanish version is
Mota Mota, MOTA or variations thereof may refer to:
Geography
* Mota (island), Vanuatu
* Mota, Ethiopia, a town
* Mota, Gujarat, India, a town
* Mota, Ljutomer, Slovenia, a village
Music
* ''M.O.T.A.'' (album), a 2005 album by Cultura Profética
* "M ...
, while the French version is
Motte
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Afonso Motta (born 1950), Brazilian politician
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Angelo Motta
Angelo Motta (8 September 1890 – 26 December 1957) was an Italian entrepreneur, founder of the food company . He is associated with the commercial production of the sweet yeast bread panettone.
Biography
Motta was a Milanese pastry chef before ...
(1890–1957), Italian businessman and politician
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Bess Motta
Bess Motta (née Bess Motter) (born February 10, 1958) is an American actress, singer, choreographer, and exercise demonstrator who appeared in the Canadian produced television series ''20 Minute Workout'', which aired for two seasons in 1983 and ...
(born 1958), American actress and singer
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Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta (16 July 1890 – 18 September 1982) was a long-serving cardinal. Until Eugênio de Araújo Sales surpassed him in 2005, he was the longest-serving Brazilian cardinal, and during his cardinalate the Church in Br ...
(1890–1982), Brazilian Catholic cardinal
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Cássio Motta
Cássio Motta (born 22 February 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played in the mixed doubles final of the French Open with Cláudia Monteiro
Cláudia Monteiro (born 8 May 1961) is a Brazilian former professional ...
(born 1960) Brazilian professional tennis player
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Dick Motta
John Richard Motta (born September 3, 1931) is an American former basketball coach whose career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) spanned 25 years. Motta coached the Washington Bullets to the 1978 NBA Championship, and he won the 1971 ...
(born 1931), American basketball coach
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Ed Motta
Eduardo "Ed" Motta (; born August 17, 1971) is a Brazilian MPB, rock, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is the nephew of late singer-songwriter Tim Maia.
Career
Son of Luzia Motta, sister of Tim Maia and Antonio Motta, from an early age listened ...
(born 1971), Brazilian musician
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Fernanda Motta
Fernanda Motta (born May 29, 1981) is a Brazilian model, actress, and television host. She is the host of the reality TV show '' Brazil's Next Top Model'', the Brazilian version of the show, created by Tyra Banks.
Biography
Motta was born and g ...
(born 1981), Brazilian model and actress
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Francesco Motta
Francesco Motta, known simply as Motta (born 10 October 1986), is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Biography
Born in Pisa, he debuted as lead vocalist, lyricist and drummer with his new wave punk band Criminal Jokers. Their first English-language ...
(born 1986), Italian singer-songwriter
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Gianni Motta
Gianni Motta (born 13 March 1943) is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia.
Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda (Lombardy). His main victories include the Giro d'Italia (1966), a Giro di Lombardia (1964), a Tour d ...
(born 1943), Italian bicycle racer
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Giuseppe Motta
Giuseppe Motta (29 December 1871 – 23 January 1940) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council (1911–1940) and President of the League of Nations (1924–1925). He was a Catholic-conservative foreign minister and a s ...
(1871–1940), Swiss politician
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Giuseppe Motta (aviator)
Giuseppe Motta (died 1929) was an Italian World War I fighter pilot and seaplane air racer of the 1920s.
After World War I, Motta tested racing seaplanes for the Schneider Trophy race. He was killed during a test flight of the Macchi M.67 a ...
(died 1929), Italian World War I fighter pilot and seaplane air racer
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José Vianna da Motta
José Vianna da Motta (modern spelling as 'Viana da Mota') (22 April 18681 June 1948) was a Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt. The José Vianna da Motta Music Competition was founded in 1957 ...
(Sometimes spelt Mota, 1868–1948), Portuguese composer and pianist
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Marcelo Ramos Motta
Marcelo Ramos Motta (June 27, 1931 – August 26, 1987), also known by his magical names of Parzival X°, and Parzival XI°, was a Thelemic writer from Brazil, and member of A∴A∴.
Early life
Motta was born at the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil ...
(1931–1987), Brazilian writer
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Marco Aurelio Motta (born 1960), Brazilian volleyball coach
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Marco Motta
Marco Motta (; born 14 May 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back.
Motta is a former Italy international and made his senior international appearance in 2010; at youth level, he participated in the 2008 Summer ...
(born 1986), Italian footballer
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Mauricio Motta Gomes
Maurício Motta Gomes (born 25 July, 1955), also known as Maurição, is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu holding the rank of 8th degree white and red belt. Congratulations to Master Maurico Gomes and Roger Gracie">Renzo Gracie News >> C ...
, Brazilian martial artist
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Paulo César Motta (born 1982), Guatemalan football goalkeeper
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Ramon Motta (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
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Stalin Motta
Stalin Motta Vaquiro (born 28 March 1984) is a Colombian Association football, football midfielder who plays for Cucuta Deportivo.
Club career
Most of his career was spent playing for La Equidad in the Categoría Primera A.
He was responsible ...
(born 1984), Colombian footballer
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Simone Motta
Simone Motta (born 26 August 1977) is an Italian football coach and a former player who is the manager of the Under-19 squad of Pordenone.
Motta spent most of his career in Italian lower divisions, scored 85 goals in Lega Pro Prima Divisione; 3 ...
(born 1977), Italian footballer
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Thiago Motta
Thiago Motta (; ; born 28 August 1982) is a professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of club Bologna.
A midfielder, Motta spent his early career at Barcelona, where he was injury-prone. He played two and ...
(born 1982), Brazilian-born Italian footballer
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Zeke Motta
Ezekiel Ranieri Motta (born May 14, 1990) is a former American football safety who played for two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. H ...
(born 1990), American football player
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Zezé Motta
Maria José Motta de Oliveira (born 27 June 1944), known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer. She is considered one of the most important actresses in Brazil.
Life and career
Born in Campos dos Goytacazes, she moved with her famil ...
(born 1944), Brazilian actress and singer
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Italian-language surnames