Miranda (surname)
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Miranda is a Portuguese
and Spanish
languages surname
It may refer to:
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
languages surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
It may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- Carmen MirandaCarmen MirandaCarmen Miranda, GCIH was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, Broadway actress and Hollywood film star popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was, by some accounts, the highest-earning woman in the United States and noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in the 1943 movie The Gang's...
, Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses - Juan Carreño de MirandaJuan Carreño de MirandaJuan Carreño de Miranda was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.Born in Avilés in Asturias, son of a painter with the same name, Juan Carreño de Miranda. His family moved to Madrid in 1623, and he trained in Madrid during the late 1620s as an apprentice to Pedro de Las Cuevas and Bartolomé Roman...
, Spanish painter (1614–1685) - Juan García de MirandaJuan García de MirandaJuan García de Miranda , was a Spanish painter of the baroque period, a disciple of Juan Delgado and the uncle of Pedro Rodriguez de Miranda. He was appointed Painter to the King....
(1677–1749), Spanish painter of the baroque period, a disciple of Juan Delgado and appointed Painter to the King - Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor, composer and lyricist
- Pedro Rodriguez de MirandaPedro Rodriguez de MirandaPedro Rodriguez de Miranda was a Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period.Miranda was born and died in Madrid. He was the nephew and pupil of the painter Juan García de Miranda. His early patron was Father Aller, the confessor to the prince Phillip...
(1696–1766) Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period, nephew of Juan Garcia de Miranda, and related to several other de Miranda artists - Pia MirandaPia MirandaPia Miranda is an Australian, multi-award-winning actress whose career was launched with her successful 1999 role in the feature film Looking for Alibrandi, an Australian film based on the novel by Melina Marchetta....
(b. 1973), Australian actress
Sports
- Edison Miranda, Colombian boxer
- Gonzalo MirandaGonzalo MirandaGonzalo Miranda is a male professional track and road cyclist from Chile. He won a gold medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:2001...
, Chilean track and road cyclist - Miguel Ángel MirandaMiguel Ángel MirandaMiguel Ángel Miranda Guerra is a male light-flyweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was outscored in the first round of the men's light-flyweight division by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Yan Bartelemí...
, Venezuelan boxer - Patricia MirandaPatricia MirandaPatricia Noriko Miranda is the first American woman in Olympic history to receive a medal in woman's wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics games in Athens, Greece...
, American wrestler
Footballers
- Enílton Menezes de Miranda (born 1977), Brazilian
- George Miranda dos SantosGeorge Miranda dos SantosBinho realname George Miranda dos Santos is a Brazilian football midfielder.On June 2007 he was signed by Iraklis F.C. but he was released on free in January's transfer window.-External links:*...
, Brazilian - João Miranda de Souza Filho, Brazilian
- José Ely de MirandaJosé Ely de MirandaJosé Ely de Miranda, best known as Zito was an association footballer who played in defensive midfield....
, Brazilian - Leandro Costa Miranda (born 1983), Brazilian
- Leandro Gil Miranda da SilvaLeandro Gil Miranda da SilvaLeandro Gil Miranda da Silva is a football player from Brazil.He signed a contract in April 2007, last until the end of Campeonato Carioca.-External links:* * *...
, Brazilian - Luís Mário Miranda da SilvaLuís Mário Miranda da SilvaLuís Mário Miranda da Silva or simply Luís Mário , is a Brazilian striker.-Club career:He played for FC Seoul of the South Korean K-League, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs.-External links:* * *...
, Brazilian - Rafael Miranda da ConceiçãoRafael Miranda da ConceiçãoRafael Miranda da Conceição or simply Rafael Miranda , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder, who currently plays for Maritimo.-Career:...
(born 1984), Brazilian - Richard Garcia MirandaRichard Garcia MirandaRichard Garcia Miranda da Silva, aka Miran , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Progrès Niedercorn in Luxembourg, as a centre forward.-Football career:...
(born 1975), Brazilian footballer - Roberto MirandaRoberto MirandaRoberto Lopes de Miranda, best known as Roberto was a former association footballer in striker role....
, Brazilian
Other occupations
- Ernesto MirandaErnesto MirandaErnesto Arturo Miranda was a laborer whose conviction on kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery charges based on his confession under police interrogation resulted in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Ernesto Arturo Miranda (March 9, 1941 – January 31, 1976) was a laborer whose conviction on...
, defendant and appellant of Miranda v. ArizonaMiranda v. ArizonaMiranda v. Arizona, , was a landmark 5–4 decision of the United States Supreme Court. The Court held that both inculpatory and exculpatory statements made in response to interrogation by a defendant in police custody will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant... - Eurico MirandaEurico MirandaEurico Ângelo de Oliveira Miranda is a Brazilian politician and sports administrator. He was president of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama between 2001 and 2008 having previously worked in Vasco's administration. He succeeded Antônio Soares Calçada, and was reelected in 2002. He was replaced by...
, president of Club de Regatas Vasco da GamaClub de Regatas Vasco da GamaClub de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898... - Francisco de MirandaFrancisco de MirandaSebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...
, South American revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar and other revolutionaries - João Bernardo de MirandaJoão Bernardo de MirandaJoão Bernardo de Miranda is an Angolan politician. He was the Minister of External Relations of Angola from January 1999 to October 2008.-Early life:De Miranda was born in Bengo, Angola...
, Angolan politician and diplomat - Rafael Simoes MirandaRafael Simoes MirandaRafael Simoes Miranda is a Brazilian designer based in Milan since 2000 and a member of the ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale....
, Brazilian Designer - José Luis de Jesús MirandaJosé Luis de Jesús MirandaJosé Luis de Jesús Miranda is the founder and leader of Creciendo en Gracia , based in Miami, Florida. He claims to be both Jesus Christ returned and the Antichrist, and exhibits a "666" tattoo on his forearm...
, Cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry) - Miguel Darío Miranda y GómezMiguel Darío Miranda y GómezMiguel Darío Miranda y Gómez was a Mexican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mexico City from 1956 to 1977, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.-Biography:...
, Mexican clergyman