<P> Medina is a habitational Spanish surname of Arabic - Moorish origin coming from several places . The surname is borne by Moriscos and Sephardic Jews . Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Alberto Medina Briseño (born 1983), Mexican footballer </Li> <Li> Alexander Medina Reobasco (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer </Li> <Li> Anabel Medina Garrigues (born 1982), Spanish tennis player </Li> <Li> Ann Medina, American - born Canadian award - winning journalist </Li> <Li> Antonio Medina (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer </Li> <Li> Avihu Medina (born 1948), Israeli singer - songwriter </Li> <Li> Benny Medina (born 1958), African - American music producer, talent manager and record executive </Li> <Li> Biel Medina Piris (born 1980), Spanish footballer </Li> <Li> Carlos Medina, Venezuelan plastic artist </Li> <Li> César Medina Lozado (born 1991), Peruvian footballer </Li> <Li> Chris Medina (born 1983), American singer and American Idol contestant </Li> <Li> Claribel Medina (born 1961), Puerto Rican actress </Li> <Li> Danilo Medina Sánchez (born 1951), Dominican politician and President of the Dominican Republic since 2012 </Li> <Li> David M. Medina (born 1958), a former Justice of the Texas Supreme Court </Li> <Li> Ernest Medina (born 1936), US Army captain who was the commanding officer of the unit responsible for the My Lai Massacre </Li> <Li> Fernando Medina (born 1973), Portuguese politician and mayor of Lisbon </Li> <Li> Fernando Medina (born 1973), Spanish fencer </Li> <Li> Henrique Medina (1901--1988), 20th century Portuguese painter </Li> <Li> Humberto Medina (dancer), Cuban dancer </Li> <Li> Humberto Medina (footballer) (1942--2011), Mexican footballer </Li> <Li> Isaías Medina Angarita (1897 - 1953), Venezuelan militar . President of Venezuela (1941 - 1945) </Li> <Li> Iizzwa Medina (born 1982), Honduran retired table tennis player </Li> <Li> John Baptist Medina (1659--1710), artist of Flemish - Spanish origin who worked in England and Scotland </Li> <Li> Jorge Medina (born 1926), Chilean cardinal of the Catholic Church </Li> <Li> José Medina (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Juan Medina (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Julio Medina III (born 1976), Panamanian footballer </Li> <Li> Leonardo Medina Gutiérrez (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer </Li> <Li> Lina Medina (born 1933), youngest mother in recorded history </Li> <Li> Luis Medina (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Luiz Carlos Medina (born 1990), Brazilian footballer </Li> <Li> Maria Medina (1769--1821 or 1833), ballet dancer, the wife of choreographer Salvatore Viganò </Li> <Li> Maxine Medina, Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder </Li> <Li> Nery Medina Norales (born 1981), Honduran footballer </Li> <Li> Nicolás Medina (born 1982), Argentine footballer </Li> <Li> Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos (born 1987), Chilean footballer </Li> <Li> Ninrrol Medina Torres (born 1976), Honduran retired footballer and current manager </Li> <Li> Ofelia Medina (born 1950), Mexican actress </Li> <Li> Patricia Medina (1919--2012), English actress </Li> <Li> Paula Medina (born 1989), Colombian table tennis player </Li> <Li> Pol Medina, Jr. (born 1960), Filipino comics artist </Li> <Li> Rafael Medina Rodríguez (born 1979), Mexican professional footballer </Li> <Li> Rafael Medina (baseball) (born 1975), Panamanian former Major League Baseball pitcher </Li> <Li> Ricardo Medina, Jr. (born 1979), American actor </Li> <Li> Salvador Medina Cárcamo (born 1988), Mexican footballer </Li> <Li> Stefan Medina Ramírez (born 1992), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Tulia Angela Medina (born 1983), Colombian weightlifter </Li> <Li> Wilder Medina Tamayo (born 1981), Colombian footballer </Li> <Li> Yoervis Medina (born 1988), Venezuelan Major League Baseball pitcher </Li> <Li> Yojer Medina (born 1973), Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower </Li> <Li> Juan David Medina, Colombian software engineer </Li> </Ul>

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