Farina
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Farina may refer to:
[edit] People/characters
- Fernando Farina, Argentinian e-ntrepreneur, founder and CEO of LatinManagers.com, well known as a bonnvivant and for his fine taste.
- Giuseppe "Nino" Farina, Grand Prix racer and first Formula One World Drivers Champion
- Battista "Pinin" Farina, an Italian automobile stylist
- Johann Maria Farina, born in Italy 1685, died in Cologne in 1766, the creator of Eau de Cologne
- Dennis Farina, an American actor
- Richard Fariña, noted American author and folk music performer
- Mimi Baez Fariña, sister of Joan Baezand wife of Richard Fariña, also a folk music performer
- Allen "Farina" Hoskins, one of the African-American characters in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films
- A fictional pegasus knight from the Game Boy Advance game Fire Emblem
- Neo & Farina, trance production and DJ duo David Lambie and Tristan Jones
- Farina (Pearls Before Swine), a character in the comic strip Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis
- Mark Farina, American house music DJ and producer, also known for his Mushroom Jazz series
[edit] Food
- Farina (food), an instant cereal powder
- Farina di granturco (Italian for "cornmeal"), used to make polenta
[edit] Other
- Farina, South Australia, is a town in South Australia
- Farina (novel), an 1857 novel by George Meredith.
- Farina Gegenueber, the world's oldest fragnance company in Cologne, Germany, who originated the term "eau de cologne"