Ventura

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

Ventura may refer to:

Places

Ventura, California, US
Ventura, Iowa, US
Ventura Boulevard, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, US
Ventura County, California, US
Ventura Freeway, a highway connecting downtown Los Angeles with Ventura County, CA

People

Anthony Ventura, (born 1950), Renowned Maltese Businessmen (born 1950)
Cassie (singer), legal name Cassandra Ventura (born 1986), American pop and R&B singer
Charlie Ventura (1916–1992), American band leader
Felipe Ventura dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer (goalkeeper)
Gian Piero 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
Ray Ventura (1908-1979), French jazz bandleader
Robin Ventura (born 1967), American baseball player, current manager of the Chicago White Sox
Ventura Rodríguez (1717–1785), Spanish architect and artist
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
Yordano Ventura (1991-2017), Dominican baseball player
Zuenir Ventura (born 1931), Brazilian journalist and writer

Transportation

Lockheed Ventura, World War II aircraft
Moyes Ventura, an Australian hang glider design
MS Ventura, a cruise ship
Pontiac Ventura, automobile produced by General Motors
Ventura Bus Lines, Australian bus and coach company

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Ace Ventura, a fictional character in Warner Bros. comedy films
Las Venturas, San Andreas, a fictional city in Grand Theft Auto series of video games

Music

Groups

La-Ventura, Netherlands-based Gothic/melodic metal band

Albums

Ventura (album), by Phish
Ventura (Los Hermanos album), Los Hermanos

On the Radio by Rey Fresco featuring Xocoyotzin Moraza harpist/guitar/vocals

Songs

"Ventura Highway", a 1972 song by the band America

Other uses

Ventura (horse), American race horce
Corel Ventura, software package from Corel Corporation
Paxman Ventura, diesel engine
Ventoura