Farina is a surname. It means flour in several Romance languages.

Italian surname "Farina"

Farina is the Italian word for "flour." Notable people with the surname include: * Adele Farina, Australian politician *

Amy Farina Amy Farina is a musician living in Washington, D.C. As of 2001, Farina has played drums and sings in the Indie rock duo The Evens, which includes her husband, Ian MacKaye. Career Farina has played in The Warmers (which included Ian's younger br ...

, American musician * Antonio Farina (fl. 1670s) Italian composer * Battista "Pinin" Farina (later

Battista Pininfarina Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina; 2 November 1893 – 3 April 1966) was an Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many well known postwar ca ...

), Italian automobile stylist *

Carlo Farina Carlo Farina (ca. 1600 – July 1639) was an Italian composer, conductor and violinist of the Early Baroque era. Life Farina was born at Mantua. He presumably received his first lessons from his father, who was '' sonatore di viola'' at ...

, Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era * Carolyn Farina, American actress *

Dennis Farina Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American actor. Often typecast as a mobster or police officer, he is known for roles such as FBI Agent Jack Crawford in '' Manhunter'', mobster Jimmy Serrano in th ...

(1944–2013), American actor *

Frank Farina Frank Farina OAM (born 5 September 1964) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former player who played as a forward. His playing career spanned Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and England, and was a major player for the Australia ...

, Australian football player and former manager of the Socceroos *

Gianluca Farina Gianluca Farina (born 15 December 1962) is an Italian competition Rowing (sport), rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Davide Tizzano, a ...

, Italian competition rower and Olympic champion * Giovanni Antonio Farina, Italian bishop *

Giuseppe Farina Emilio Giuseppe Farina, also known as Giuseppe Antonio "Nino" Farina, (; 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966) was an Italian racing driver and first official Formula One World Champion. He gained the title in 1950. He was the Italian Champion in ...

, Italian Grand Prix racer and first Formula One World Drivers Champion * Giuseppe La Farina, leader of the Italian Risorgimento * Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766), the creator of Eau de Cologne *

Mark Farina Mark Farina (born March 25, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. His notable releases include ''Mood'' (KMS Records, 1989) and the '' Mushroom Jazz'' ...

, American house music DJ and producer * Piergiorgio Farina (1933–2008), Italian jazz violinist * Pietro Farina (1942–2013), Italian Roman Catholic bishop *

Raffaele Farina Raffaele Farina SDB (born 24 September 1933) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives, Librarian of the Vatican Library, and president (''Consiglio di Presidenza'') of Scuola Vaticana di Pa ...

, Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Robin Farina (born 1977), American cyclist * 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 * Simone Farina, Italian footballer * Stefano Farina, Italian football referee * William Farina, American essayist and author * Farina brothers, wealthy Neapolitan lawyers who may have sponsored the castrato

Carlo Broschi Farinelli (; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. Farinelli h ...

, whose stage-name, “Farinelli”, may be a homage to them.

Spanish surname "Fariña"

The Spanish equivalent is Fariña: *

Leonardo Fariña Jorge Leonardo Fariña (born 5 October 1986) is an Argentine who was implicated in the political scandal known as " the K money trail" involving entrepreneur Lázaro Báez. Until Fariña became the target of a probe into money laundering in 20 ...

, Argentine citizen * Mimi Baez Fariña, folk music performer *

Richard Fariña Richard George Fariña ( Spanish IPA: ) (March 8, 1937 – April 30, 1966) was an American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist. Early years and education Fariña was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, the son of an Irish mother, ...

, American author and folk music performer

Italian surname "Farina"

Spanish surname "Fariña"

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