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Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ...
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People with the given name

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Martina (empress) Martina (Greek: Μαρτίνα; died after 641) was an empress of the Byzantine Empire, the second wife of her uncle the emperor Heraclius, and regent in 641 with her son. She was a daughter of Maria, Heraclius' sister, and a certain Martinus. Ma ...
, the niece and second wife and empress of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius *
Martina Arroyo Martina Arroyo (born February 2, 1937) is an American operatic soprano who had a major international opera career from the 1960s through the 1980s. She was part of the first generation of black opera singers to achieve wide success. Arroyo first ...
(born 1937), American operatic soprano * Martina Ćorković (born 1993) Croatian handball player *
Martina de la Puente Martina de la Puente Piñera (born 4 April 1975 in Gijón, Asturias) is a retired female shot putter from Spain. She set her personal best of 18.17 metres in 1999 in Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spani ...
(born 1975), Spanish shot putter *
Martina Gedeck Martina Gedeck (; born 14 September 1961) is a German actress. She came to broader, international attention due to her roles in films such as '' Mostly Martha'' (2001), ''The Lives of Others'' (2006), and ''The Baader Meinhof Complex'' (2008). Sh ...
(born 1961), German actress * Martina Gmür (born 1979), Swiss visual artist *
Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...
(born 1980), Swiss tennis player * Martina Johansson (born 1975), Swedish politician * Martina Maggio (born 2001), Italian artistic gymnast *
Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocat ...
(born 1966), American country music singer * Martina Müller (born 1980), German footballer * Martina Müller, (born 1982), German tennis player * Martina Návratilová (born 1956), Czech-American tennis player *
Martina Proeber Martina Proeber (born 4 January 1963) is a German diver. She won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 3 metre springboard event. References 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Rostock German female divers Olympi ...
(born 1963), German Olympic diver *
Martina of Rome Martina of Rome was a Roman martyr under the Emperor Severus Alexander. A patron saint of Rome, she was martyred in 226, according to some authorities, more probably in 228, under the pontificate of Pope Urban I, according to others. Her feast ...
, Christian martyr (died ca. 266) * Martina Schumacher (born 1972), German painter and conceptual artist * Martina von Schwerin, Swedish salonist *
Martina Stella Martina Stella (born 28 November 1984) is an Italian actress and screenwriter. Acting career Stella made her cinematic debut at the age of 16 in 2001 in '' L'ultimo bacio''. The film was a success in Italy, and was nominated for multiple David ...
, Italian spokesperson and actress *
Martina Stoessel Martina Stoessel Muzlera (; born 21 March 1997), known professionally as Tini (stylised in all caps), is an Argentine singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and model. She began her career by appearing on the Argentine children's television series ...
(born 1997), Argentine actress and singer *
Martina Topley-Bird Martina Gillian Topley-Bird (''née'' Topley; born 7 May 1975) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut album, ''Maxinquaye'' (1995). Sh ...
, British singer


Fictional characters

* Martina Crespi from the anime/manga
Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...
* Martina Crowe from Trenton Lee Stewart's children's book series
The Mysterious Benedict Society ''The Mysterious Benedict Society'' is a quartet of children's books by Trenton Lee Stewart chronicling the adventures of four children, initially gathered together by the eccentric Mr. Benedict. The first children's novels written by Stewart ...


See also

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Martina (surname) Martina is the most popular surname in Curaçao. It may refer to: * Churandy Martina (born 1984), Curaçaoan athlete * Cuco Martina (born 1989), Dutch-Curaçaoan football player * Derwin Martina (born 1994), Dutch-Curaçaoan football player * D ...
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Martin (name) Martin may either be a given name or surname. In Scotland, Martin or McMartin is a common surname of Scottish Gaelic origin. Martin is, however, more common as a masculine given name in many languages and cultures. It comes from the Latin nam ...
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Martino (given name) Martino is a male given name, the Italian form of Martin. People with the given name Martino * Martino Altomonte, Italian Baroque painter of Austrian descent who mainly worked in Poland and Austria * Martino Cignaroli, Italian Baroque painter ...
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