Famous People with Name Anastasia

Anastasia Ivanovna Rodionova            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Anastasia Ivanovna Rodionova: is an Australian female tennis player of Russian origin.She reached her second WTA Tour semifinal at the Guangzhou International Women's Open in September 2007. It was her first appearance of this level in five years. In the quarterfinal, she defeated the top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues. She then lost to Tzipora Obziler in the semifinal.

Anastasia Rodionova            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Anastasia Rodionova: is an Australian professional female tennis player, and the current Australian No. 3. She competed for Russia prior to gaining Australian Citizenship. She won the 2000 Russian Championships 18s in singles and doubles. She reached her second WTA Tour semif

Albert Anastasia            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Anastasia: aka the Mad Hatter and Lord High Executioner, was a New York City Cosa Nostra boss remembered for his brutality and his role in running the contract killing gang known as Murder, Inc.In 1930, Luciano finalized his plans to take over the organized crime rackets in New York by destroying the two old-line Mafia factions headed by Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. Luciano outlined his plot to Anastasia, who joined him and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the plot. Anastasia assured Luciano that he would kill everyone for Luciano to reach the top. Anastasia knew that if Luciano ran the National Crime Syndicate, he would eventually get a "piece of the action." Anastasia therefore participated in the four-man death squad that gunned down Masseria in Nuova Villa Tammaro, a Coney Island restaurant, on 15 April 1931.

Grand Duchess Anastasia            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Grand Duchess Anastasia: was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna.

Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia: is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, the current governor of the state of Minas Gerais. Elected vice-governor of Aécio Neves in 2006, Anastasia became governor when Neves resigned to run for the Senate in March 2010. In the Brazilian general election, 2010 on October 3, Anastasia was elected on the PSDB ticket for a full 4-year term as governor, beginning on January 1, 2011.