Farina
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Farina may refer to:
- Farina (food)Farina (food)Farina is a cereal food, frequently described as mild-tasting, usually served warm, made from cereal grains. In contemporary American English use, the word usually refers to Cream of Wheat made from soft wheat. Wheat farina is a carbohydrate-rich food, often cooked in boiling water and served warm...
, cereal meal - Farina, IllinoisFarina, IllinoisFarina is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. As of the 1990 census, the village population was 575, in 254 housing units. The population was 558 at the 2000 census...
, a village in the United States - Farina, South AustraliaFarina, South AustraliaFarina is a town in the far north of South Australia. The mean annual rainfall is 163.6 mm, although it is highly variable. At the 2006 census, Farina had a population of 55....
, a town in Australia - Farina gegenüberFarina gegenüberJohann Maria Farina gegenüber dem Jülichs-Platz is the world's oldest Eau de Cologne and perfume factory. It was founded at the beginning of the 18th century by Giovanni Maria Farina , an Italian perfume maker who started his business in 1709. The company's logo is a red tulip...
, a fragrance company in Cologne, Germany - Farina (novel), an 1857 novel by George MeredithGeorge MeredithGeorge Meredith, OM was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era.- Life :Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval outfitters. His mother died when he was five. At the age of 14 he was sent to a Moravian School in Neuwied, Germany, where he remained for two...
- Neo & FarinaNeo & FarinaNeo & Farina is the trance music production and DJ duo David Lambie and Tristan Jones. The pair are best known for their work on the Platipus Records label....
, trance production and DJ duo David Lambie and Tristan Jones, used to make polentaPolentaPolenta is a dish made from boiled cornmeal. The word "polenta" is borrowed from Italian.-Description:Polenta is made with ground yellow or white cornmeal , which can be ground coarsely or finely depending on the region and the texture desired.As it is known today, polenta derives from earlier... - PininfarinaPininfarinaPininfarina S.p.A. is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder in Cambiano, Italy.Founded as Società anonima Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930 by automobile designer and builder Battista "Pinin" Farina, Pininfarina has been employed by a wide variety of high-end automobile manufacturers,...
, an Italian vehicle styling house
People with the surname
- Adele FarinaAdele FarinaAdele Farina is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2001, representing South West Region...
, Australian politician - Amy FarinaAmy FarinaAmy Farina is a musician living in Washington, D.C. She currently plays drums and sings in The Evens with Ian MacKaye. Previously she has played in The Warmers, Mister Candy Eater, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists and with Lois Maffeo. She and MacKaye welcomed their first child, Carmine Francis Farina...
, American musician - Battista FarinaBattista FarinaBattista "Pinin" Farina was an Italian automobile designer, the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars....
, Italian automobile stylist - Carlo FarinaCarlo FarinaCarlo Farina was an Italian composer, conductor and violinist of the Baroque era.-Life:Farina was born at Mantova. He presumably received his first lessons from his father, who was sonatore di viola at the court of the Gonzaga in Mantova. Later he got further education probably by Salomone Rossi...
, Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era - Carolyn FarinaCarolyn FarinaCarolyn Farina is an American actress best known for roles in the Whit Stillman films Metropolitan and The Last Days of Disco. She plays the same character in both films...
, American actress - Dennis FarinaDennis FarinaDennis Farina is an American actor of film and television and former Chicago police officer. He is a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. His most known film roles are those of mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run and Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty...
, American actor - Frank FarinaFrank FarinaFrank Farina OAM is a retired Australian football player. He most currently coaches the Papua New Guinea national football team....
, Australian football player and former manager of the Socceroos - Gianluca FarinaGianluca FarinaGianluca Farina is an Italian competition 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, and Piero Poli....
, Italian competition rower and Olympic champion - Giovanni Antonio Farina, Italian bishop
- Giuseppe FarinaGiuseppe FarinaEmilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina was an Italian racing driver. He stands out in the history of Grand Prix motor racing for his much copied 'straight-arm' driving style and his status as the first ever Formula One World Champion.-Biography:Born in Turin, Italy and nicknamed "Nino", Farina was a doctor...
, Grand Prix racer and first Formula One World Drivers Champion - Giuseppe La FarinaGiuseppe La FarinaGiuseppe La Farina was an influential leader of the Italian Risorgimento.Minister of Cavour, was highly involved in Garibaldi's departure for Sicily. Ostensibly sent by Cavour to dissuade Garibaldi from going, he in fact did little of the sort...
, leader of the Italian Risorgimento - Johann Maria FarinaJohann Maria Farinathumb|Johann Maria Farina 1685-1766Giovanni Maria Farina was an Italian perfume designer and maker, born on 8 December 1685, in the town of Santa Maria Maggiore...
(1685-1766), the creator of Eau de Cologne - Mark FarinaMark FarinaMark Farina is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series , and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio...
, American house music DJ and producer - Mimi Baez Fariña, folk music performer
- Raffaele FarinaRaffaele FarinaRaffaele Farina, SDB is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives, Librarian of the Vatican Library, and president of Scuola Vaticana di Paleografia, Diplomatica e Archivistica...
, Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church - Richard FariñaRichard FariñaRichard George Fariña was an American writer and folksinger.-Early years and education:Richard Fariña was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Cuban and Irish descent. He grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn Technical High School...
, American author and folk music performer - Salvatore FarinaSalvatore FarinaSalvatore Farina was an Italian novelist whose style of sentimental humor has been compared to that of Charles Dickens....
, Italian novelist - Simone FarinaSimone FarinaSimone Farina is an Italian footballer who plays for Gubbio at Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.-Early career:Born in Rome, Farina started his career at A.S. Roma and was a member of Primavera U20 youth team in 2000-01 season. In 2001-02 season, he left for Catania on loan...
, Italian footballer - Stefano FarinaStefano FarinaStefano Farina is a retired Italian football referee.In a 27-year career, he has refereed several high-profile matches in Serie A and the UEFA Champions League, including the 2006 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco...
, Italian football referee - William FarinaWilliam FarinaWilliam Edward Farina is an American essayist and writer of popular non-fiction.- Biography :Farina was born, reared and educated in LaPorte, Indiana...
, American essayist and author
Fictional characters
- Farina (Pearls Before Swine), a character in Pearls Before Swine
- Allen "Farina" Hoskins, a character in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films
- Farina, a character in Fire Emblem