Oliva (surname)
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Oliva is a surname of Spanish origin and may refer to:
- Achille Bonito OlivaAchille Bonito OlivaAchille Bonito Oliva, is a recognized and respected Italian contemporary art critic, author of many essays on mannerism, and a professor of History of Contemporary Art at La Sapienza University in Rome...
(born 1939), art critic - Aythami Artiles OlivaAythami Artiles OlivaAythami Artiles Oliva , simply Aythami, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña as a central defender.-Football career:...
(born 1986), football player - Carlos OlivaCarlos OlivaCarlos Oliva is a Honduran football player that currently plays for Marathon. He previously played for Real España where he debuted on 21 February 1998 against Olimpia. He also played with Vida.-External links:*...
(born 1979), football player - Criss OlivaCriss OlivaChristopher "Criss" Michael Oliva was born in Pompton Plains, NJ. He was the lead guitarist in, and co-founder of, the band Savatage...
(1963-1993), guitarist - Edel OlivaEdel OlivaEdel Oliva is a retired male race walker from Cuba. He set his personal best in the men's 50 km event on March 24, 1995 during the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-Achievements:-External links:...
(born 1965), Cuban race walker - Erneido OlivaErneido OlivaErneido Andres Oliva Gonzalez is a Cuban-American who was the deputy commander of Brigade 2506 land forces in the abortive Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in April 1961....
, major general - Fernan Perez de OlivaFernan Perez de OlivaFernan Perez de Oliva was a Spanish man of letters.He was born in Córdoba. After studying at Salamanca, Alcalá, Paris and Rome, he was appointed rector at Salamanca, where he died in 1530 or 1531...
, 16th century writer - Giovanni Paolo OlivaGiovanni Paolo OlivaGiovanni Paolo Oliva was an Italian Jesuit priest, elected 11th Superior General of the Society of Jesus....
(1600-1681), Jesuit priest - Ignazio OlivaIgnazio OlivaIgnazio Oliva was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active near his natal city of Orta. He was a pupil of Domenico Gargiulo. He is known for painting outdoor vedute: seascapes and landscapes.-References:...
, 17th century painter - Jon OlivaJon OlivaJohn Nicholas Oliva is best known simply as Jon Oliva and as founder of and lead vocalist for Savatage. He is the third of four children...
(born 1960), singer - José OlivaJose OlivaJosé Oliva , was a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a 3rd baseman from 1994 to 1995. Oliva had three daughters, Laura Oliva, Tiana Oliva, and Yeika Oliva...
(1971-1997), baseball player - José Oliva (labor leader) (born 1972), labor leader
- Juan Manuel OlivaJuan Manuel OlivaJuan Manuel Oliva Ramírez is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party who currently serves as Governor of Guanajuato....
(born 1960), politician - L. Jay OlivaL. Jay OlivaL. Jay Oliva , Italian American, was the 14th President of New York University. Dr. Oliva has a B.A. from Manhattan College , and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University. He was a University Fellow at Syracuse, a Fribourg Fellow at the University of Paris, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa...
(born 1933), President of New York University - Mariana Díaz-OlivaMariana Diaz-OlivaMariana Díaz-Oliva is a retired professional female tennis player from Argentina. Right-handed, she played professionally from September 1992 to October 12, 2006. Her highest ranks were 42nd for singles and 93rd for doubles, both in 2001.-Singles finals: 3 :-External links:...
(born 1976), tennis player - Maximiliano OlivaMaximiliano OlivaMaximiliano Fernando Oliva , is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Independiente Rivadavia. He plays left full back.Oliva made his debut as a 17-year old in a home loss to Colón on November 24, 2007...
(born 1990), football player - Patrizio OlivaPatrizio OlivaPatrizio Oliva is an Italian former boxer, who won the gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as an amateur and the WBA World light welterweight title as a professional....
(born 1959), boxer - Peter OlivaPeter OlivaPeter Oliva is a Canadian novelist who lives in Calgary, Alberta.His first novel, Drowning in Darkness , won the Writers Guild of Alberta Best First Book Award and was shortlisted for a Bressani Prize. The book is set in the Crowsnest Pass of southern Alberta, and in Calabria, Italy...
(born 1964), novelist - Sergio OlivaSergio OlivaSergio Oliva is a bodybuilder known as "The Myth". This sobriquet was given to him by bodybuilder/writer Rick Wayne. Wayne had begun calling Oliva "The Myth" ""....
(born 1941), bodybuilder - Tony OlivaTony OlivaTony Pedro Oliva is a former Major League Baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played his entire 15-year baseball career for the Minnesota Twins . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
(born 1938), baseball player - Vicente Pascual OlivaVicente Pascual OlivaFather Vicente Pascual Oliva, O.F.M. was Catholic a priest of the Franciscan Order, and a Spanish missionary in California during the 19th century. He was born in Martin del Rio in the ancient kingdom of Aragon, and joined the Order in the convent of Nuestra Señora de Jesus, Zaragosa, on February...
(died 1848), Franciscan missionary - Viktor OlivaViktor OlivaViktor Oliva was a Czech painter and illustrator.His most famous painting, "Absinthe Drinker" , hangs on the wall of the historical Cafe Slavia in Prague, Czech Republic....
(1861-1928), painter