Molina is a Spanish surname. It originated from medieval Spain, in the Christian Kingdom of Castile, when Manrique Pérez de Lara, of the House of Lara, in April 1154 issued a fuero to the town of Molina, nowadays called Molina de Aragón. Thus, the Molina surname is not an occupational surname related with molino ('mill'). It belongs to another Spanish surname, Molinero (literally: 'miller'), to have been originated in the work and management of a mill. Nevertheless, Spanish municipalities like Molina de Segura (Murcia) or Molina de Aragón (Castilla-La Mancha) still nowadays include millstones or mill blades in their respective coats of arms (cf. coat of arms of Molina de Segura and Coats of arms of Molina de Aragón).
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950), President of El Salvador twice 1918–1927
Alfred Molina (born 1953), English actor
Alvaro de Molina (born 1957), American banker, chief financial officer of Bank of America Corporation
Ángela Molina (born 1955), Spanish actress
Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 1956), Spanish writer and member of the Royal Spanish Academy
Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar (1625–1710), viceroy of New Spain 1664–1673
Antonio Tejero Molina (born 1932), a Spanish Lieutenant-Colonel who attempted a coup d'état
Arturo Armando Molina (born 1927), President of El Salvador 1972–1977
Bengie Molina (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player
Carmen Molina, Mexican actress
Clarissa Molina (born 1991), Miss Dominican Republic and Top 10 Miss Universe 2015
Dafne Molina (born 1982), Mexican beauty pageant titleholder
Edward C. Molina (1877–1964), American teletraffic engineer
Enrique Molina (actor) (born 1944), Cuban actor
Enrique Molina Sobrino (contemporary), wealthy Mexican businessman, sued for fraud by the Mexican government
Enrique Molina (athlete) (born 1968), Spanish middle-distance runner
Florencio Molina Campos (1891–1959), Argentine painter
Franklin Molina (born 1984), Venezuelan road cyclist
Fray Alonzo de Molina (1513 or 1514 – 1579 or 1585), author of a classic Nahuatl-Spanish Vocabulario
Gerardo Molina (1906–1991), Colombian writer, politician, and academic
Gloria Molina (born 1948), American politician, chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Gustavo Molina (born 1982), Venezuelan baseball player
Hector Garcia-Molina (contemporary), American engineering professor, member of the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation
Hilda Molina (born 1942), Cuban neurosurgeon and dissident
Hugo Antonio Laviada Molina, a Mexican politician
Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina (1800–1834), Portuguese infanta daughter of King John VI of Portugal
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), son of King Charles IV of Spain, Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain
Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) (born 1934), Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director
Jason Molina (1974–2013), American indie rock musician
Jennifer Molina (born 1981), Mexican female footballer
John John Molina (Juan Molina) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
John Molina, Jr. (born 1982), American boxer
Jorge Molina (born 1966), Cuban film director
José Angel Molina (born 1958), Puerto Rican boxer
José Antonio Molina Rosito (born 1926), Honduran botanist (Ant.Molina)
José Molina (born 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player
José Domingo Molina Gómez (1896–1969), interim President of Argentina 1955
José Francisco Molina (born 1970), Spanish football player
Juan Francisco de Molina (fl. 1839), President of Honduras 1839
Juan Ignacio Molina (1740–1829), Chilean priest and naturalist
Juan Manuel Molina (born 1979), Spanish race walker
Juana Molina (born 1962), Argentine singer, songwriter, and actress
Justo Páez Molina (1902–1969), Argentine politician, Governor of Córdoba 1963–1966
Laura Molina (badminton) (contemporary), Spanish badminton player
Laura Molina (born 1957), American artist
Lauren Molina, American actress, singer, songwriter
Luis Molina (disambiguation)
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (1877–1944), first or second president of the Philippines
Marcos Molina, baseball player
Mariana Molina (born 1990), Brazilian actress
Mario J. Molina (born 1943), Mexican Nobel Prize recipient in chemistry
Marquis de Molina (fl. 1821–1867), Spanish politician and government minister
Mauricio Molina (golfer) (born 1966), Argentine golfer
Mauricio Molina (born 1980), Colombian football player
Olivia Molina (singer) (born 1946), German-Mexican singer
Olivia Molina (actress) (born 1980), Spanish actress
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (1891–1961), dictator of the Dominican Republic 1930–1961
Rafael Molina Sánchez (1841–1900), Spanish matador
Ralph Molina (born 1943), American rock drummer
Raúl De Molina (born 1959), Cuban television celebrity on Univision
Remigio Molina (born 1970), Argentine Olympic boxer
Rolando Molina (born 1971), El Salvadoran-American actor
Scott Molina (born 1960), American championship triathlete
Tirso de Molina (1571–1648), Spanish dramatist and poet
Yadier Molina (born 1982), Puerto Rican baseball player
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