Molina is a Spanish occupational surname. ''Molina'' is Latin for 'mill' and is derived from another Latin word, ''mola'' ('millstone'). The surname originated from the early Middle Ages, referring to a person who operates a mill or a millstone. Other Spanish surnames, like Molinero (literally: 'miller'), have also originated in the work and management of a mill. Spanish municipalities like Molina de Segura ( Murcia) or Molina de Aragón ( Castilla-La Mancha) still nowadays include millstones or mill blades in their respective coats of arms (cf. coat of arms of Molina de Segura and Coats of arms of Molina de Aragón).
A bloodline of Molinas, in the Christian Kingdom of Castile, originated from ennoblement when Manrique Pérez de Lara, of the House of Lara, in April 1154 issued a '' fuero'' to the town of Molina, nowadays called Molina de Aragón."Molina" surname datasheet in the official genealogical and heraldic «Andalucía GenWeb» website, from «Darrax Cultura y Comunicación»,
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (January 11, 1874 – May 22, 1950) was the President of El Salvador from 21st of December 1918 to the 28th of February 1919 and from the 1st of March 1923 to 28th ofFebruary 1927.
He served as the Vice President of ...
(1874–1950), President of El Salvador twice 1918–1927
* Alfred Molina (born 1953), English actor
* Alvaro de Molina (born 1957), American banker, chief financial officer of Bank of America Corporation
* Ángela Molina (born 1955), Spanish actress
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Antonio Muñoz Molina
Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 10 January 1956) is a Spanish writer and, since 8 June 1995, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy. He received the 1991 Premio Planeta, the 2013 Jerusalem Prize, and the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for litera ...
Arturo Armando Molina
Colonel Arturo Armando Molina Barraza (6 August 1927 – 18 July 2021) was a Salvadoran politician and military officer, who served as President of El Salvador from 1972 to 1977.
He was born in San Salvador. He served between 1 July 1972 and 1 ...
(1927–2021), President of El Salvador 1972–1977
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Bengie Molina
Benjamin José Molina (born July 20, 1974), nicknamed "Big Money", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher. He played for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1998–2005), Toronto Blue Jays (2006), San Francisco Giants (2 ...
(born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player
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* Carmen Molina, Mexican actress
* Clarissa Molina (born 1991), Miss Dominican Republic and Top 10 Miss Universe 2015
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Dafne Molina
Dafne Molina Lona (born February 24, 1982, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in the Miss World 2005 pageant, held in Sanya, China on December 10, 2005.
Bi ...
(born 1982), Mexican beauty pageant titleholder
* Delfina Molina y Vedia (1879–1961), Argentine chemist, writer, teacher, painter, and singer
Enrique Molina (actor)
Enrique Molina (31 October 1943 – 3 September 2021Enrique Molina Sobrino (contemporary), wealthy Mexican businessman, sued for fraud by the Mexican government
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Enrique Molina (athlete)
Enrique Molina Vargas (born 25 February 1968) is a retired Spanish runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.
He was born in La Zubia. He won the bronze medal in 3000 metres at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, finished seventh in the 5 ...
Franklin Molina
Franklin Molina (born August 28, 1984) is a male professional road cyclist from Venezuela.
Career
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:1st in V Válida Rescatando el Ciclismo Aragüeño (VEN)
:1st in Stage 1 Vuelta al Estado Portugesa, Guanaré (VEN)
:1st in General Classif ...
(born 1984), Venezuelan road cyclist
* Fray Alonzo de Molina (1513 or 1514 – 1579 or 1585), author of a classic Nahuatl-Spanish ''Vocabulario''
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Gerardo Molina
Gerardo Molina Ramírez (August 6, 1906 – March 29, 1991) was a Colombian Congressman who served in both chambers, a lawyer and professor who was dean of the National University of Colombia and of the Free University of Colombia. Molina fini ...
(1906–1991), Colombian writer, politician, and academic
* Gloria Molina (born 1948), American politician, chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
* Gustavo Molina (born 1982), Venezuelan baseball player
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Hector Garcia-Molina
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...
(contemporary), American engineering professor, member of the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation
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Hilda Molina
Hilda Molina (born Hilda Molina y Morejon in 1943 in Ciego de Avila, Cuba) is the former neurosurgery, chief neurosurgeon of Cuba. Molina was also a deputy in the Cuban National Assembly but has been a critic of the Cuban government since the ear ...
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
''Infante'' (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as Infant or translated as Prince, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to th ...
(1788–1855), son of King Charles IV of Spain, Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain
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Ivan Molina
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulga ...
(born 1946), Colombian tennis player
*Agent Isabella Molina, an undercover cop in " Rush Hour 2"
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* Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) (1934–2009), Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director
* Jason Molina (1974–2013), American indie rock musician
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Jennifer Molina
Jennifer Marie Molina Shea (born June 27, 1981, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican former footballer goalkeeper who played for the Mexico women's national football team. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team ...
(born 1981), Mexican female footballer
* John John Molina (Juan Molina) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
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John Molina, Jr.
John Molina Jr. (born December 28, 1982) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2019. He challenged twice for world titles; the WBC lightweight title in 2012 and the unified WBC and WBO light welterweight titles in ...
(born 1982), American boxer
* Jorge Molina (born 1966), Cuban film director
* José Angel Molina (born 1958), Puerto Rican boxer
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José Antonio Molina Rosito
:''There are many people named Antonio Molina. See Molina for a partial list.''
José Antonio Molina Rositto (born February 28, 1926 in Tegucigalpa, died 23 September 2012), usually known as Antonio Molina, was a Honduran botanist and Professor ...
(born 1926), Honduran botanist (Ant.Molina)
* José Molina (born 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player
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José Domingo Molina Gómez
José Domingo Molina Gómez (26 September 1896 – 5 April 1969) was the Commander and Chief of the Argentine Army who appears to have temporarily taken "the reins of Government" on September 19, 1955. This was following the Revolución Liber ...
Portrait Artist
Portrait Painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to represent a specific human subject. The term 'portrait painting' can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists may create their work by commission, for public and pr ...
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Artist
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Laura Molina (badminton)
Laura Molina Fernández (born 13 September 1988) is a Spanish badminton player.
She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she retired in her first round match. She trailed Yip Pui Yin of Hong ...
(contemporary), Spanish badminton player
* Laura Molina (born 1957), American artist
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Lauren Molina
Lauren Molina (born April 15, 1981) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a co-creator and performer with the comedy-pop, undie-rock band The Skivvies. Her Broadway credits include Johanna in the actor-musician reviv ...
, American actress, singer, songwriter
* Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian
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Luis Molina (boxer)
Luis Molina (October 11, 1938 – April 20, 2013) was an American boxer. He competed in the lightweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an internation ...
Luis Manuel Molina
Luis Manuel Molina de Varona (born February 25, 1959) is a Cuban musician, concert guitarist, composer, arranger, musical director, broadcaster and radio producer.
Biography
Luis Manuel Molina was born in Havana, Cuba, on February 25, 1959. ...
Mariana Molina
Mariana Nunes de Souza Molina (born October 5, 1990) is a Brazilian actress who has participated in several telenovelas.
Biography
Molina has two brothers: the younger one is named Henrique, while her older sister is named Carol. Her interest ...
(born 1990), Brazilian actress
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Mario J. Molina
Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (19 March 19437 October 2020), known as Mario Molina, was a Mexican chemist. He played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemis ...
(1943–2020), Mexican Nobel Prize recipient in chemistry
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Marquis de Molina
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
(fl. 1821–1867), Spanish politician and government minister
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Mauricio Molina (golfer)
Mauricio Molina (born 20 December 1966) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Career
Molina was born in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. He worked as a caddie in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1985. He is the nephew of the Argentine golfer, ...
(born 1966), Argentine golfer
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Mauricio Molina
Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe (; born 30 April 1980) is a retired Colombian football midfielder, who ended his professional career playing for Independiente Medellín.
Club career
Molina started his career in Colombian side Envigado at ...
Pedro X. Molina
Pedro Xavier Molina Blandón (born 1976) is a Nicaraguan political cartoonist who has worked for the news outlet ''Confidencial''.
Molina was born in Estelí, Nicaragua, in 1976. He was forced to flee Nicaragua when he was ten years old, escapi ...
(born 1976), Nicaraguan caricaturist
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Pilar Molina Llorente
Pilar Molina Llorente (born 11 December 1943) is a Spanish children's literature writer. Among other honors, in 2013 she received the for ''Tesa''.
She holds a licentiate in Fine Arts, with studies in music, philology, and psychology. She has t ...
(born 1943), Spanish writer
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Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ( , ; 24 October 189130 May 1961), nicknamed ''El Jefe'' (, "The Chief" or "The Boss"), was a Dominican dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He ser ...
(1891–1961), dictator of the Dominican Republic 1930–1961
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Rafael Molina Sánchez
Rafael Molina Sánchez (November 27, 1841 – August 1, 1900), called ''Lagartijo'' (lizard), was a Spanish bullfighter.
Early life
Rafael Molina was born in Córdoba on November 27, 1841.
Career
On September 29, 1865, ''Lagartijo'' became ...
(1841–1900), Spanish matador
* Ralph Molina (born 1943), American rock drummer
* Raúl De Molina (born 1959), Cuban television celebrity on Univision
* Remigio Molina (born 1970), Argentine Olympic boxer
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Romain Molina
Romain may refer to:
People
Given name
* Romain Bussine (1830–1899), French poet and voice professor
* Romain Rolland (1866–1944), French writer
* Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990), French artist and designer known as Erté
* Romain Belle ...
(born 1991), French investigative reporter
* Rolando Molina (born 1971), El Salvadoran-American actor
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Scott Molina
Scott Molina (born February 29, 1960) is a retired triathlete. His most memorable performances took place at the Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii. The peak of his career coincided with the going out of Dave Scott and coming in o ...
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