Famous People with Name Flores

Florestan Fernandes            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Florestan Fernandes: was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice.He came from a poor family with his mother being a "washerwoman". In youth he took a series of odd jobs and had an erratic education until he attended the university in 1941. In 1945 he graduated and by 1964 was a full professor in sociology. In that same year he won the Prêmio Jabuti. In 1969 he fled to Canada for political reasons and began to teach at the University of Toronto. In 1973 he returned to Brazil and became involved in the Partido dos Trabalhadores.

Kathy Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kathy Flores: is a former rugby union player from the United States and was the Head Coach of the U.S. Women's National Team until Jan. 2011 and currently Head Coach of the Bay Area Touring Side (BATS) Rugby Club and the SF FOG men She has played rugby from 1978 to 199

Elizabeth Garcia Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elizabeth Garcia Flores: is a businesswoman who was the first female mayor of Laredo, Texas. She served a brief unexpired mayoral term followed by two four-year terms from 1998-2006. She is best known as the driving force behind the building of the Laredo Entertainment Center, re

Manuel "Manny" Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Manuel "Manny" Flores: is the Director of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Banking . A member of the Democratic Party, Flores was elected to the Chicago City Council in 2003. He was the youngest alderman on the Council and represent

General Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

General Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez: served as President of Costa Rica from 1914 to 1917. He was unable to complete his presidential mandate following a coup d'état on 27 January 1917, led by Federico Tinoco, his secretary for War and the Navy. He was called to the Presidency on 8 May 1914 by the Congress, resulting from a pact between the two political groups with greater number of votes: the Republican Party and the Duranista party, when none of the three competing parties managed to secure an absolute majority. He was founder and president of the National Meeting of Electricity. He served the President of the Meeting of the Normal School of Heredia and the Herediana Municipality.