Molina (surname)

Molina is a Spanish surname. It originated from medieval Spain, in the Christian Kingdom of Castile, 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.^[1] Thus, the Molina surname is not an occupational surname related with molino ('mill'). It belongs to another Spanish surname, Molinero (literally: 'miller'), to have been originated in the work and management of a mill. Nevertheless, 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

• Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (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
• Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 1956), Spanish writer and member of the Royal Spanish Academy
• Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar (1625–1710), viceroy of New Spain 1664–1673
• Antonio Tejero Molina (born 1932), a Spanish Lieutenant-Colonel who attempted a coup d'état
• Arturo Armando Molina (born 1927), President of El Salvador 1972–1977

B

• Bengie Molina (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player

C

• Carmen Molina, Mexican actress
• Clarissa Molina (born 1991), Miss Dominican Republic and Top 10 Miss Universe 2015

D

• Dafne Molina (born 1982), Mexican beauty pageant titleholder

E

• Edward C. Molina (1877–1964), American teletraffic engineer
• Enrique Molina (actor) (born 1944), Cuban actor
• Enrique Molina Sobrino (contemporary), wealthy Mexican businessman, sued for fraud by the Mexican government
• Enrique Molina (athlete) (born 1968), Spanish middle-distance runner

F

• Florencio Molina Campos (1891–1959), Argentine painter
• Franklin Molina (born 1984), Venezuelan road cyclist
• Fray Alonzo de Molina (1513 or 1514 – 1579 or 1585), author of a classic Nahuatl-Spanish Vocabulario

G

• Gerardo Molina (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

H

• Hector Garcia-Molina (contemporary), American engineering professor, member of the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation
• Hilda Molina (born 1942), Cuban neurosurgeon and dissident
• Hugo Antonio Laviada Molina, a Mexican politician

I

• Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina (1800–1834), Portuguese infanta daughter of King John VI of Portugal
• Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), son of King Charles IV of Spain, Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain

J

• Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) (born 1934), Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director
• Jason Molina (1974–2013), American indie rock musician
• Jennifer Molina (born 1981), Mexican female footballer
• John John Molina (Juan Molina) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
• John Molina, Jr. (born 1982), American boxer
• Jorge Molina (born 1966), Cuban film director
• José Angel Molina (born 1958), Puerto Rican boxer
• José Antonio Molina Rosito (born 1926), Honduran botanist (Ant.Molina)
• José Molina (born 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player
• José Domingo Molina Gómez (1896–1969), interim President of Argentina 1955
• José Francisco Molina (born 1970), Spanish football player
• Juan Francisco de Molina (fl. 1839), President of Honduras 1839
• Juan Ignacio Molina (1740–1829), Chilean priest and naturalist
• Juan Manuel Molina (born 1979), Spanish race walker
• Juana Molina (born 1962), Argentine singer, songwriter, and actress
• Justo Páez Molina (1902–1969), Argentine politician, Governor of Córdoba 1963–1966

L

• Laura Molina (badminton) (contemporary), Spanish badminton player
• Laura Molina (born 1957), American artist
• Lauren Molina, American actress, singer, songwriter
• Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian
• Luis Molina (boxer) (1938–2013), American boxer
• Luis Molina (rugby player) (born 1959), Argentine rugby union player
• Luis Manuel Molina (born 1959), Cuban musician, composer and broadcaster
• Luis Molina (baseball) (born 1974), Nicaraguan baseball coach
• Luis Pedro Molina (born 1977), Guatemalan football goalkeeper
• Luis Molina (athlete) (born 1988), Argentine athlete

M

• Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (1877–1944), first or second president of the Philippines
• Marcos Molina, baseball player
• Mariana Molina (born 1990), Brazilian actress
• Mario J. Molina (born 1943), Mexican Nobel Prize recipient in chemistry
• Marquis de Molina (fl. 1821–1867), Spanish politician and government minister
• Mauricio Molina (golfer) (born 1966), Argentine golfer
• Mauricio Molina (born 1980), Colombian football player

O

• Olivia Molina (singer) (born 1946), German-Mexican singer
• Olivia Molina (actress) (born 1980), Spanish actress

P

• Pilar Molina Llorente (born 1943), Spanish writer

R

• Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (1891–1961), dictator of the Dominican Republic 1930–1961
• Rafael Molina Sánchez (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
• Rolando Molina (born 1971), El Salvadoran-American actor

S

• Scott Molina (born 1960), American championship triathlete

T

• Tirso de Molina (1571–1648), Spanish dramatist and poet

Y

• Yadier Molina (born 1982), Puerto Rican baseball player

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