Ventura

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Ventura (Italian, Portuguese and Spanish for "fortune") may refer to:

Places

Brazil

Boa Ventura de São Roque, a municipality in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil
Boa Ventura, Paraíba, a municipality in the state of Paraíba, in the northeast region of Brazil

United States

Ventura, California
Ventura County, California
Ventura Boulevard, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California
Buenaventura Lakes, Florida, a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Osceola County, Florida
Ventura, Iowa, a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Ventura Village, Minneapolis, a neighborhood within the Phillips community in Minneapolis
Ventura, Minnesota, former name of St. Augusta, Minnesota
Ventura, New Mexico, a census-designated place in Luna County, New Mexico, United States.

People

Surname

Amy Austria-Ventura (born 1961), Filipino film and television actress
Andrew da Silva Ventura (born 2001), Brazilian football goalkeeper
Andrey da Silva Ventura (born 1993), Brazilian football goalkeeper
Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (1919–1987), Italian actor who starred mainly in French films
Antoni Reig Ventura (born 1932), Spanish Escala i corda Valencian pilota variant player
Battista de Ventura (died 1492), Italian Roman Catholic Bishop of Avellino e Frigento
Bella Clara Ventura, Colombian-Mexican novelist and poet
Carlos Eduardo Ventura (born 1974), Brazilian retired football forward or right-winger
Cassie Ventura, American recording artist, dancer, actress and model, known mononymously as Cassie
Charlie Ventura (1916–1992), tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Denis Ventúra (born 1995), Slovak football midfielder
Elsa Margarida Meira Ventura, Portuguese football midfielder
Elys Saguil-Ventura (born 2001), New Zealand tennis player
Felipe Ventura dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uberlândia Esporte Clube, known as Felipe
Feliu Ventura (born 1976), Spanish singer-songwriter
Francisco "Paco" C. Ventura, one of the pioneers in establishing motor racing in the Philippines in the 1960s
František Ventura (1894-1969), Czech equestrian
Gastone Ventura (1906-1981), Italian aristocrat
Gian Piero Ventura (born 1948), Italian football manager and former player
Gilberto Ventura Ceballos (born 1975), Dominican serial killer
Gioacchino Ventura (dei Baroni) di Raulica (1792–1861), Italian Roman Catholic pulpit orator, patriot, philosopher and writer
Giorgio Ventura (also Zorzi Ventura), Italian mannerist painter of the Venetian school
Giovanni de Ventura, municipal plague doctor for the town of Pavia
Giovanni Ventura Borghesi (1640–1708), Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome
Guglielmo Ventura (1249/50–c.1322), Italian merchant, public official and chronicler of Asti
Hamilton Ventura da Conceicao (born 1983), Brazilian amateur boxer
Héctor Ventura (born 1944), Mexican former field hockey player
Héctor Hugo Olivares Ventura (born 1944), Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Hugo Ventura Ferreira Moura Guedes (born 1988), Portuguese football goalkeeper
Iñaki Astiz Ventura (born 1983), Spanish football central defender
Isabel Ortega Ventura (born 1954), Bolivian Aymara-Quechua politician
Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura (born 1979), known as Jair Ventura, Brazilian retired football forward
Jean-Baptiste Ventura (1794–1858), Italian soldier, mercenary in India and early archaeologist of the Punjab region of the Sikh Empire
Jesse Ventura (born 1951), American media personality, former politician and retired professional wrestler
João Pedro Ventura Medeiros (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
Joaquín Alonso Ventura (born 1956), retired Salvadoran football player
Joaquín Ferrándiz Ventura (born 1963), an incarcerated Spanish abductor, rapist and (later) serial killer
Johnny Ventura (1940–2021), Dominican singer and band leader
José María Ventura Casas (1817-1875), Spanish musician and composer who consolidated the long sardana and reformed the cobla
José Ramón Machado Ventura, M.D. (born 1930), Cuban revolutionary and politician, the First Vice President of the Council of State
Julián Ventura Valero (born 1966), Mexican diplomat, who currently serves as Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Lino Ventura (1919–1987), Italian actor who starred mainly in French films
Lucas de Souza Ventura (born 1998), simply known as Nonoca, Brazilian professional football midfielder
Luigi Ventura (born 1944), Italian Roman Catholic apostolic nuncio to France since 2009
Manuel Mateus Ventura (1921-2018), Brazilian biophysicist, biochemist, and educator
Maria Ventura (1888-1954), Romanian-French actress and theatre director
Marlon Ventura Rodrigues (born 1986), or simply Marlon, Brazilian central defender
Michael Ventura (born 1945), American novelist, film director, and cultural critic
Miguel Ventura Terra (1866–1919), Portuguese architect
Montserrat Carulla i Ventura (1930–2020), Catalan actress
Moses Ventura (called also Ventura of Tivoli and Ventura of Jerusalem), rabbi of Silistria, Bulgaria, in the latter half of the 16th century
Orlando Ventura (born 1948), Mexican former field hockey player
Paolo Ventura (born 1968), Italian photographer, artist and set designer
Ray Ventura (1908-1979), French jazz bandleader
Reinaldo Miguel Silva Ventura (born 1978), Portuguese roller hockey player
Robbie Ventura (born 1971), American former professional racing cyclist
Robert Costa Ventura (born 1994), Spanish football central defender
Roberto Ventura (born 1957), Uruguayan neuropsychologist, psychiatrist, activist, musician, author and professor
Robin Ventura (born 1967), American former professional baseball third baseman and manager
Rosmery Mamani Ventura (born 1985), Bolivian artist
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (born 1980), retired tennis player from Spain
Santiago Ventura Morales (born 1968), Mexican social worker
Simona Ventura (born 1965), Italian television presenter, actress and singer
Susana Ventura (born 1950), American performance artist, actress, and playwright
Vince Ventura (1917–2001), American professional baseball left fielder
Yolanda Ventura (born 1968), Spanish actress and singer
Yordano Ventura (1991–2017), Dominican professional baseball pitcher
Zé Ventura (born 1996), Angolan football midfielder
Zuenir Ventura (born 1931), Brazilian journalist and writer

Given name

Ventura Alonzo (1904–2000), Mexican-born American musician
Ventura Alvarado Aispuro (born 1992), American soccer player
Ventura Benassai (died 1511), Italian Roman Catholic Bishop of Massa Marittima
Ventura Blanco y Calvo de Encalada (c.1782–1856), Chilean political figure
Ventura Bufalini (died 1504), Roman Catholic Bishop of Terni (1499–1504) and Bishop of Città di Castello
Ventura Díaz (born 1937), former Spanish cyclist
Ventura García Calderón, or Francisco García Calderón (1834-1905), lawyer and Provisional President of the Republic of Peru
Ventura Gassol (1893-1980), Catalan poet, playwright and politician
Ventura Mazza, or Mazzi or Marzi or Mazi or Magi (c.1560-1638), Italian painter of the late-Renaissance
Ventura Miguel Marcó del Pont (1768-1836), Spanish merchant and treasurer for the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Ventura Monge Domínguez (1914–1937), an infantry officer of the General Staff of the Spanish
Ventura Pons Sala (born 1945), Spanish movie director
Ventura Rodríguez (1717–1785), Spanish architect and artist
Ventura Ruiz Aguilera (1820–1881), Spanish lyric poet, called "the Spanish Béranger.”
Ventura Tenario (1911–1984), with ring name of Chief Little Wolf, American professional wrestler

Transportation

Ventura Freeway, a highway connecting downtown Los Angeles with Ventura County, CA
Lockheed Ventura, World War II aircraft
Moyes Ventura, an Australian hang glider design
MV Ventura, a cruise ship
Pontiac Ventura, automobile produced by General Motors
Ventura Bus Lines, Australian bus and coach company
Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority, a public transit agency providing bus service in Ventura County, California

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Ace Ventura, a fictional pet detective in Warner Bros comedy films
Las Venturas, San Andreas, a fictional city in Grand Theft Auto series of video games
Luke Ventura, a character from the TV series Married... with Children
Marisa Ava Marie Ventura, fictional character of the American romantic comedy-drama Maid in Manhattan
Sharon Ventura, also known as She-Thing, a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics

Music

La-Ventura, Netherlands-based Gothic/melodic metal band
Desmadrados Soldados de Ventura, a psychedelic music ensemble formed in Manchester
Ventura (Phish album)
Ventura (Anderson Paak album)
Ventura (Los Hermanos album)
"Ventura", a song by Thomas Bangalter from the Irréversible soundtrack, 2002
"Ventura Highway", a 1972 song by the band America

Other uses

Ventura (Japanese guitars), a brand of stringed instruments imported from Japan by C. Bruno and Company during the 1960s and 1970s
Ventura (horse), American race horse
Corel Ventura, software package from Corel Corporation
Paxman Ventura, diesel engine
PortAventura World, an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain
Ventura Black Widows, a women's tackle football Tier 3 team, was founded in 2008 by Ahmad Newton of Los Angeles, CA
Ventura Oil Field, a large and currently productive oil field in the hills north of Ventura, in southern California
Ventura Oilers, a California League baseball team based in Ventura
Ventura Farms, a ranch featured in a number of Western films, located in the Hidden Valley in Thousand Oaks, California
Ventura Film Festival, an international film festival held each year in Ventura, California
Ventura Lambrate, an international design show, held annually in April in Milan, Italy
macOS Ventura, the 2022 release of Apple's desktop operating system macOS