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)

Surname list

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