Martini
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Martini may refer to:
- Martini (cocktail)Martini (cocktail)The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. H. L. Mencken called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet" and E. B...
, a popular cocktail - Martini (vermouth), a brand of vermouth
- Martini (automobile company)Martini (automobile company)This is a page about the pioneer auto company. For the racing team, see Martini .Martini was a pioneer Swiss automobile manufacturer, in operation 1897 to 1934....
, a Swiss automobile company - Martini (cars)Martini (cars)Martini Cars is a constructor of Formula racing cars from France, founded by Renato "Tico" Martini in 1965, when Martini and partner Bill Knight founded the Winfield Racing School at the Magny-Cours circuit...
, a French manufacturer of racing cars - Martini (quartet)Martini (quartet)Martini is the barbershop quartet that won the Sweet Adelines International Quartet Championship for 2012 on October 21, 2011, in Houston, Texas.-External links:*...
, the 2012 Sweet Adelines International champion quartet - Martini RacingMartini RacingMartini Racing is the name under which various motor racing teams raced when sponsored by the Martini & Rossi distillery that produces Martini vermouth. Martini's sponsorship program began in 1968...
, motor racing teams sponsored by Martini & Rossi - MārtiņiMartiniMartini may refer to:* Martini , a popular cocktail* Martini , a brand of vermouth* Martini , a Swiss automobile company* Martini , a French manufacturer of racing cars...
, a Latvian holiday
People with the surname
- Alessandro MartiniAlessandro MartiniAlessandro Martini was an Italian businessman, founder of one of the most important vermouth companies in the world, Martini & Rossi, which produces the Martini vermouth....
(1812–1905), Italian businessman, founder of Martini & Rossi distillery - Alviero MartiniAlviero MartiniAlviero Martini is an Italian fashion designer who was born in Cuneo and is known for the 1A Classe range of clothing and accessories that is characterised by a "map" motif.-External links:...
(born 1940), Italian fashion designer - Angela MartiniAngela MartiniAngela Martini is an Albanian model. She won Miss Universe Albania in 2010.-Personal life and career:...
(born 1986), Albanian model - Antonio Martini (1720–1809), Italian Archbishop and Bible translator
- Carlo Maria MartiniCarlo Maria MartiniCarlo Maria Martini, SJ is an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2002, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.-Early life and education:...
(born 1927), Roman Catholic cardinal - Eduardo MartiniEduardo MartiniEduardo Martini , is a Brazilian professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo. He has previously played for Grêmio, Juventude, Avaí and Ponte Preta.-Career:...
(born 1979), Brazilian football (soccer) player - Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1502), Italian painter, sculptor, architect and military engineer
- Friedrich Wilhelm MartiniFriedrich Wilhelm MartiniFriedrich Wilhelm Martini was a German physician and conchologist.Martini who practised in Hamburg began, in 1769 , the richly colour illustrated shell book: Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. But he died after the publication of the third volume. His work was continued by Johann Hieronymus...
(1729–1780), German physician - Giovanni Battista MartiniGiovanni Battista MartiniGiovanni Battista Martini , also known as Padre Martini, was an Italian musician.-Biography:Martini was born at Bologna....
(1706–1784), Italian musician - Jean Paul Egide MartiniJean Paul Egide MartiniJean Paul Egide Martini, was a composer of classical music. Sometimes known as Martini Il Tedesco, he is best known today for the vocal romance "Plaisir d'Amour," on which the 1961 Elvis Presley standard "Can't Help Falling in Love" is based...
(1741–1816), Franco-German composer - Johannes MartiniJohannes MartiniJohannes Martini was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.-Life:He was born in Brabant around 1440, but information about his early life is scanty. He probably received his early training in Flanders, as did most of the composers of his generation...
(1440–1498), Franco-Flemish composer - Johannes Martini (painter)Johannes Martini (painter)Johannes Martini was a German oil painter and graphic artist.Martini was born in Chemnitz, Saxony. He was a student of Franz Skarbina at the Akademie der Künste of Berlin, and he spent two years at the Académie Julian in Paris. Martini exhibited his work at the Great Art Exhibition in Berlin and...
(1866–1935), German oil painter and graphic artist - Karl Anton von Martini (1726–1800), Austrian lawyer whose work strongly influenced the Austrian Civil Code of 1811
- Martino MartiniMartino MartiniMartino Martini was an Italian Jesuit missionary, cartographer and historian, mainly working on ancient Imperial China.-Early years:Martini was born in Trento, in the Bishopric of Trent...
(1614–1661), Italian Jesuit missionary and cartographer of China - Max MartiniMax MartiniMaximilian Carlo "Max" Martini is an American film, theater and television actor known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan, Wiley in Level 9, First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid, and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt on the military television drama, The...
(born 1969), American actor - Paul MartiniPaul MartiniPaul Lloyd Martini is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979-1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion...
(born 1960), Canadian figure skater - Pierluigi MartiniPierluigi MartiniPierluigi Martini is an Italian former racing driver.He participated in 124 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 9, 1984 substituting for Ayrton Senna at the Toleman team...
(born 1961), Italian racing driver - Simone MartiniSimone MartiniSimone Martini was an Italian painter born in Siena.He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style....
(1284–1344), Italian painter - Steve MartiniSteve Martini- Biography :Early Years - Born on February 28, 1946 in San Francisco, California , Steve Martini was raised until the age of ten in the Colma area of Daily City just south of San Francisco. He is part of a large extended Italian-American family, some of which reach back four generations in...
(born 1946), American legal suspense writer - William J. MartiniWilliam J. MartiniWilliam J. "Bill" Martini is a United States district court judge for the District of New Jersey, having served in this position since November 19, 2002...
(born 1947), U.S. District Court Judge - Wolfgang MartiniWolfgang MartiniWolfgang Martini was a Career Officer in the German Air Force, and largely responsible for promoting early radar development and utilization in that country.-Early career:...
(1891–1963), German Air Force Officer largely responsible for promoting early radar development
See also
- Martini & RossiMartini & RossiMartini & Rossi is an Italian multinational alcoholic beverage company primarily associated with the Martini brand of vermouth and also with sparkling wine . It also produces the French vermouth, Noilly Prat.-History:...
, the producer of the Martini brand - Martini ShotMartini ShotMartini Shot is a Hollywood term that describes the final shot set-up of the day. According to Dave Knox, author of the film industry slang guide Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde, the Martini Shot was so named because "the next shot is out of a glass", referring to a post-wrap drink.Other named...
, a term used during film production for the last shot of the day - Martini-HenryMartini-HenryThe Martini-Henry was a breech-loading single-shot lever-actuated rifle adopted by the British, combining an action worked on by Friedrich von Martini , with the rifled barrel designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry...
, a rifle used by 19th century British empire soldiers - Martini-EnfieldMartini-EnfieldMartini-Enfield rifles were, by and large, conversions of the Zulu War era .450/577 Martini-Henry, rechambering the rifle for use with the newly introduced .303 British cartridge...
, a .303 calibre version of the Martini-Henry introduced in 1895 - Martiny Township, MichiganMartiny Township, MichiganMartiny Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,606 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Pink MartiniPink MartiniPink Martini is a 13-member "little orchestra" from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale. They draw inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop.-History:...
, an American music group