Branca
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Branca is a feminine given name. It means "white" in Portuguese (it is a Portuguese cognate of the name Blanche
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Blanche
-Places:* Blanche Harbor, in the Solomon Islands* Blanche Rock, Tasmania* Blanche, Alabama* Blanca, Colorado, a town in the United States* Blanche Ely High School, in Pompano Beach, Florida* Blanch, North Carolina, formerly called Blanche...
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People with the surname
- Angelo BrancaAngelo BrancaAngelo Ernest Branca was a judge in British Columbia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeal from 1963 until 1978, a prominent Italian-Canadian leader, especially of the Vancouver Italian community, and a Canadian amateur middleweight boxing champion.- Early life :Angelo Branca was born in what is now...
(1903–1984), Canadian judge - Ascanio Branca (1830–1903), Italian politician and Minister of Finance
- Daniel BrancaDaniel BrancaDaniel Branca was an Argentine comic artist.Born in Buenos Aires, Branca got interested in comics and arts at an early age, and started his career working for a children's magazine at 14. At 16, Branca found employment as assistant animator for an advertising company...
(1951–2005), Argentinian artist - Dona BrancaDona BrancaMaría Branca dos Santos, more commonly referred to as "Dona" Branca was a Portuguese criminal known chiefly for maintaining a Ponzi scheme in Portugal between 1970 and 1984 that paid a ten percent monthly interest...
, 20th century Portuguese con artist - Giovanni BrancaGiovanni BrancaGiovanni Branca was an Italian engineer and architect, chiefly remembered today for what some commentators have taken to be an early steam engine.-Life:...
(1571–1645), Italian architect - Giulio Branca (1851-1926), Italian sculptor
- Glenn BrancaGlenn BrancaGlenn Branca is an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. In 2008 he was awarded an unrestricted grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.-Beginnings: 1960s and early 1970s:Branca...
(born 1948), American composer - Infanta Branca of PortugalInfanta Branca of PortugalInfanta Branca of Portugal , Blanche in English, was a Portuguese infanta , eldest daughter of King Afonso III and his second wife Beatrice of Castile. She was named after her great-aunt Blanche of Castile, queen of France.Branca was born in Guimarães, Kingdom of Portugal...
(1259–1321), Brazilian nun - Infanta Branca, Lady of GuadalajaraInfanta Branca, Lady of GuadalajaraInfanta Branca of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta , eighth child of Portuguese King Sancho I and Dulce of Aragon. She was the feudal Lady of Guadalajara. Branca was co-founder of, and a nun at, the Dominican convent at Coimbra. She is buried in Santa Cruz de Coimbra.-Ancestry:...
(1192–1240), Portuguese royal - John BrancaJohn BrancaJohn G. Branca is an entertainment lawyer who specializes in representing rock and roll acts, as well as independent investors, music publishing catalogs, and independent music labels...
(born 1950), American entertainment lawyer - Marco BrancaMarco BrancaMarco Branca is an Italian former football striker who is currently head of the technical staff of Serie A club Internazionale.-Career:...
(born 1965), Italian International footballer - Ralph BrancaRalph BrancaRalph Theodore Joseph Branca is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.From 1944 through 1956, Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers , Detroit Tigers , and New York Yankees...
(born 1926), major league baseball pitcher - Vittore Branca (1913-2004), Italian philologist and critic
- Wilhelm von BrancaWilhelm von BrancaCarl Wilhelm Franz von Branca was a German geologist and paleontologist.-Biorgaphy:He was born at Potsdam....
(born 1844), German paleontologist and vulcanologist