Famous People with Name Marina

Marina Joesoef            Origin/Culture/Country: Indonesian

Marina Joesoef: is an Indonesian artist. She is a painter having recent exhibitions in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has also been billed as Marina Joesoef Sastrowardoyo, though Joesoef is her married surname. In the early 1960s, Marina joined her parents and brothers to live in Los Angeles and Leiden, the Netherlands, where her father, Dr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, studied urology for six years, including a stint at U.C.L.A.. Marina attended schools in Santa Monica and Leiden.

Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova: is the first Soviet-trained prima ballerina. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1975.The first great dancer formed by Agrippina Vaganova, she graduated from the Vaganova School in 1925, which "is registered in the annals of Soviet ballet as the year of the unprecedented triumph of Marina Semyonova". She worked in the Kirov Ballet until 1930 when Stalin had her transferred to the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. There she married Lev Karakhan, an Old Bolshevik and Deputy Foreign Minister, best known as an advisor to Sun Yat-sen. He was purged in 1937.

Marina Orsini            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Marina Orsini: Orsini had an extensive acting career starting in 1986 after a brief career in modeling in which she participated in a pageant in 1982. She already played her first major role in the popular TV series Lance et compte as Suzie Lambert, the sister of Pierre

Marina Dias            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Marina Dias: a fashion model. She works for the Elite Model Management in Paris and has twice been featured on the cover Vogue.Dias has appeared in advertisements for Campari, Fendi, Genny, L'OrTal Professionnel, Sibilla, and Sonia Rykiel.

Marina Abramovic            Origin/Culture/Country: Serbia, Europe

Marina Abramovic: is a performance artist who began her career in the early 1970s. Active for over three decades, she has recently begun to describe herself as the

Ed Marinaro            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ed Marinaro: is an American actor and former football player.Marinaro played college football at Cornell University where he set over 16 NCAA records. While at Cornell, Ed was a member of Psi Upsilon and was selected for membership in the Sphinx Head Society.

Hector Luis Marinaro            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hector Luis Marinaro: the all-time leader in points and goals in professional indoor soccer. He is currently the men's soccer coach at John Carroll University.Marinaro is the son of Hector Marinaro, Sr., a native of Argentina who both played and coached extensively in Canada.[1] Marinaro grew up playing soccer, football, basketball and baseball. He attended Thomas L. Kennedy High School and developed his soccer skills under the eye of his father,

Rob Marinaro            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rob Marinaro: is a retired Canadian soccer goalkeeper who currently coaches the Kent State University women’s soccer team. He spent five seasons in the National Professional Soccer League. Marinaro, son of Hector Marinaro, Sr. and brother of Hector Marinaro, grew up playing soccer under the tutelage of his father. Marinaro attended Clemson University where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1987 to 1992. Marinaro began coaching at summer camps in 1995 and 1996. After his retirement from professional soccer, he was hired by Kent State University as an assistant coach with the women’s soccer team. On January 2, 2001, he became the head coach, replacing Colleen Marcum. He is a two time Mid-American Conference coach of the year (2003 and 2004).

Spyridon Nikolaou Marinatos            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Spyridon Nikolaou Marinatos: was one of the premier Greek archaeologists of the 20th century. His most notable discovery was the site of Akrotiri, a Minoan port city on the island of Thera,[1] which was simultaneously destroyed and preserved by a massive volcanic eruption, which is one event which may have spawned the myth of Atlantis. Marinatos began excavations in 1967 and died at the site in 1974, after suffering a massive stroke.