Ventura

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The (sur)name Ventura (English pronunciation: /vɛnˈtʊrə/, Italian: [venˈtuːra], Portuguese: [vẽˈtuɾɐ], Spanish: [benˈtuɾa]) is Italian, Portuguese and Spanish for "good fortune".

Ventura may refer to:

Places

• Ventura, California, US
• Ventura, Iowa, US
• Ventura County, California, US
• Las Venturas, San Andreas, a fictional city in Grand Theft Auto series of video games
• Ventura Boulevard, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, US

People

• Ventura Rodríguez (1717–1785), Spanish architect and artist
• Charlie Ventura (1916–1992), American band leader
• Felipe Ventura dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer (goalkeeper)
• Giampiero Ventura, Italian football coach
• Jean-Baptiste Ventura (ca. 1792–?), Italian-born soldier, mercenary and adventurer
• Jesse Ventura (born 1951), American wrestler, actor and politician
• Johnny Ventura (born 1940), Dominican composer and singer
• Lino Ventura (1919–1987), Italian-French movie actor
• Robin Ventura (born 1967), American baseball player, current manager of the Chicago White Sox
• Sheherazade Ventura (born 1974), English socialite and environmentalist
• Simona Ventura (born 1965), Italian TV hostess
• Viviane Ventura (born 1947), English actress and socialite
• Yolanda Ventura (born 1968), Spanish-born singer and actress
• Zuenir Ventura (born 1931), Brazilian journalist and writer
• Ace Ventura, a fictional character in Warner Bros. comedy films
• Cassandra Ventura (born 1986), American pop and R&B singer

Transportation

• Ventura Bus Lines, Australian bus and coach company
• Ventura Freeway, connecting downtown Los Angeles with Ventura County, CA
• Lockheed Ventura, World War II aircraft
• Pontiac Ventura, automobile produced by General Motors
• MS Ventura, a cruise ship

Other uses

• "Ventura Highway", a 1972 song by the band America
• Ventura (album), by Phish
• Corel Ventura, software package from Corel Corporation
• Paxman Ventura, diesel engine
• Ventura (horse), American race horce
• La-Ventura, Netherlands-based Gothic/melodic metal band

See also

• Detour (disambiguation)
• Venture (disambiguation)
• Boa Ventura (disambiguation)