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    Farina (surname)

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    Farina or Fariña is a surname, meaning flour in several Romance languages. Notable people with the surname include:

    Arts and entertainment

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    • Amy Farina, American musician
    • Antonio Farina (fl. 1670s) Italian composer
    • Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina), Italian automobile stylist
    • Carlo Farina, Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era
    • Carolyn Farina, American actress
    • Dennis Farina (1944–2013), American actor
    • Mark Farina, American house music DJ and producer
    • Mimi Baez Fariña, folk music performer
    • Piergiorgio Farina (1933–2008), Italian jazz violinist
    • Richard Fariña, American author and folk music performer
    • Salvatore Farina, Italian novelist
    • Santo and Johnny Farina, an American rock 'n' roll duo
    • Sergio Farina (later Sergio Pininfarina), Italian car designer, son of Battista Farina
    • William Farina, American essayist and author
    • Farina brothers, wealthy Neapolitan lawyers who may have sponsored the castrato Carlo Broschi, whose stage-name “Farinelli” may be a homage to them

    Politics

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    • Adele Farina, Australian politician
    • Giuseppe La Farina, leader of the Italian Risorgimento

    Religion

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    • Giovanni Antonio Farina, Italian bishop
    • Pietro Farina (1942–2013), Italian Roman Catholic bishop
    • Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

    Sport

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    • Frank Farina, Australian football player and former manager of the Socceroos
    • Gianluca Farina, Italian competition rower and Olympic champion
    • Giuseppe Farina, Italian Grand Prix racer and first Formula One World Drivers Champion
    • Robin Farina (born 1977), American cyclist
    • Simone Farina, Italian footballer
    • Stefano Farina, Italian football referee

    Other fields

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    • Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766), the creator of Eau de Cologne
    • Leonardo Fariña, Argentinian accused of involvement in a money laundering scandal

    See also

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    • The dictionary definition of Farina at Wiktionary
    • The dictionary definition of Fariña at Wiktionary
    • Pininfarina (disambiguation)
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