Molina (family name)
Molina is a family name .
Origin and meaning
The name means “ mill ” from Latin . It is widely used in the Spanish-speaking area.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolfo Molina Orantes (1915–1980), Guatemalan university professor and foreign minister
- Alfio Molina (* 1948), Swiss ice hockey player
- Alfred Molina (* 1953), British-American actor
- Álvaro Escobar-Molina (* 1943), Colombian writer
- Ángela Molina (* 1955), Spanish actress
- Antonio Molina (1928–1992), Spanish flamenco singer and actor
- Antonio Muñoz Molina (* 1956), Spanish writer
- Antonio Tejero Molina (* 1932), Spanish officer, see Antonio Tejero
- Antonio Vilaplana Molina (1926-2010), Spanish clergyman and theologian, Bishop of León
- Arturo Armando Molina (* 1927), politician and military from El Salvador, President 1972 to 1977
- Atanasio Molina (* 1995), Swiss ice hockey player
B.
- Bayron Molina (* 1993), Honduran boxer, Olympic participant
- Bengie Molina (* 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player
C.
- Camille Lopez-Molina , Filipino singer
- Carlos Amado Molina (* 1983), Mexican boxer
- Catalina Molina (* 1984), Austrian film director and screenwriter
- Cristián Contreras Molina (* 1946), Chilean clergyman, Bishop of San Felipe
D.
- Daniela Molina (* 1985), German voice actress
E.
- Eleuterio Ramírez Molina (1837–1879), Chilean military and national hero
- Enrique Molina (author) (1910–1997), Argentine poet and painter
- Enrique Molina (actor) (born 1944), Cuban actor and director
- Enrique Molina (athlete) (* 1968), Spanish long-distance runner
- Eric Molina (* 1982), American boxer
F.
- Fabian Molina (* 1990), Swiss politician (SP)
- Florencio Molina Campos (1891–1959), Argentine illustrator and painter
- Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó (1812–1867), Catalan architect
- Francisco de los Cobos y Molina († 1547), Spanish State Secretary
- Francisco Escalante Molina (* 1965), Venezuelan Archbishop, Diplomat of the Holy See
G
- Giuseppe Molina (1931-2014), Italian table tennis player.
H
- Héctor García-Molina (1953–2019), American computer scientist
I.
- Ismael Borrero Molina (* 1992), Cuban wrestler
- Iván Molina (* 1946), Colombian tennis player
J
- Jacinto Molina , birth name of Paul Naschy (1934–2009), Spanish actor
- Jason Molina , American musician
- Javier Molina (* 1990), American boxer
- Jesús Molina (* 1988), Mexican soccer player
- Jesús Ruiz Molina (* 1959), Spanish religious, auxiliary bishop in Bangassou
- John Molina (* 1982), American boxer
- John John Molina (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
- José Molina (athlete) , Spanish long-distance runner
- José Molina (baseball player) (* 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player
- José Antonio Molina Miniño (* 1960), Dominican conductor, pianist and composer
- José Antonio Molina Gómez (* 1972), Spanish ancient historian
- José Francisco Molina (* 1970), Spanish football player
- José Luis Molina Porras , Mexican soccer player
- José Rafael Molina Ureña (1921–2000), Dominican politician
- José María Guerrero de Arcos y Molina (1799-1853), Central American politician
- Juan Molina (cyclist) , Salvadoran cyclist
- Juan Molina (boxer) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
- Juan Francisco de Molina (1810 – after 1839), Honduran politician, President 1839
- Juan Ignacio Molina (1740–1829), Chilean priest and naturalist
- Juan Manuel Molina (* 1979), Spanish athlete
- Juana Molina (* 1961), Argentine singer-songwriter
L.
- Laura Molina (* 1988), Spanish badminton player
- Luis Molina (actor) , actor
- Luis Molina (boxer) (1938-2013), American boxer
- Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit theologian
- Luis Molina Bedoya (1819–1873), Guatemalan Foreign Minister
- Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina (* 1936), Venezuelan priest, auxiliary bishop in Mérida
- Luis Manuel Molina (* 1959), Cuban guitarist and composer
- Luis Pedro Molina (* 1977), Guatemalan soccer goalkeeper
M.
- Maria de Molina (~ 1265–1321), Queen of Castile and León
- Mario Molina (general) , Salvadoran general
- Mario Alberto Molina Palma (* 1948), Panamanian religious, Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
- Mario J. Molina (* 1943), Mexican chemist, Nobel Prize winner
- Mauricio Molina (golfer) (born 1966), Argentine golfer
- Mauricio Molina (* 1980), Colombian football player
- Mercedes de Jesús Molina (1828–1883), Ecuadorian missionary and mystic
- Miguel Molina (swimmer) (* 1984), Filipino swimmer
- Miguel Molina (racing driver) (* 1989), Spanish racing driver
O
- Olivia Molina (* 1946), German-Mexican singer
- Óscar Molina (* 1990), Mexican professional boxer
P
- Pablo Molina (singer) , Dominican singer
- Pablo Molina (poet) (* 1947), Venezuelan poet
- Pablo Molina (musician) (* 1965), Argentinian reggae musician
- Pablo Molina Álvarez (* 1995), Spanish football player
- Pablo Molina Diaz (* 1986), Spanish-Swiss football player
- Papa Molina (* 1925), Dominican composer
- Pedro Molina y Sotomayor (1781–1842), Argentine politician
- Pedro José Antonio Molina Mazariegos (1777-1854), Guatemalan politician, head of state from 1929 to 1930
R.
- Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (1891–1961), Dominican politician, head of state from 1930 to 1938 and 1942 to 1952
- Ralph Molina (* 1943), American musician, drummer in the rock band Crazy Horse
- Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo (1935–2018), Colombian religious, Bishop of Neiva
- Raúl de Molina (* 1955), Cuban photographer
- Roberto Molina (* 1960), Spanish sailor
- Roberto Molina Pasquel (1908–1977), Mexican diplomat
- Rocío Molina (* 1984), Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer
S.
- Salvatore Molina (* 1992), Italian football player
- Scott Molina (* 1960), American triathlete
T
- Tirso de Molina (1579–1648), Spanish playwright
V
- Vicente Molina Foix (* 1946), Spanish writer, translator, cineast and dramaturge
- Vinicio Molina , Australian Communist Party official and trade unionist
Y
- Yadier Molina (* 1982), Puerto Rican baseball player
See also
- Jack Molinas (1931–1975), American basketball player