Molina (surname)

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Molina (disambiguation).

Molina is a Spanish, Portuguese, African, and Italian surname. The Molina surname originates from medieval Spain, in the Christian Kingdom of Castile, and is an occupational surname as it is derived from the word Molino or "mill" or "miller". This surname originates from the late Middle Ages for someone who manages, works in, or owns a mill.

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
• Cresencio Molina (born 1934), American farm worker, labor leader
• Christopher David Molina (Born 1976), Pro Am Skateboarder, activist

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 Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit and professor

Luis Manuel Molina Rosario(1961), an unknown New Yorker born of Puerto Rican parents in Manhattan, NYC

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

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 197h1), El Salvadoran-American actor
• Raoul Molina (born 1930), American Postal supervisor

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