Famous People with Name Katia

Katia Guerreiro            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Katia Guerreiro: a Portuguese fado singer.Her first contact with music started in the Azores where she played the traditional instrument of the islands, "viola da terra" (typical instrument of the island), in a folk group of São Miguel Island.In Lisbon she founded a musical group of students where she played and sang and also integrated a rock band with music from the 1960s - "Os Charruas" - as their lead vocalist.It was with all her musical friends, from folk to the rock band, that she found Fado. It was in 2000 in a concert in the Coliseu de Lisboa in memory to Amália Rodrigues that she embraced her career in Fado.

Kátia Andréia Caldeira Fonsec            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Kátia Andréia Caldeira Fonsec: is a female volleyball player who competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team.

Kátia Lund            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Kátia Lund: is an American-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Her most notable work was as co-director of the film City of God.Lund's parents are Americans who emigrated to Brazil before she was born. She graduated from Escola Maria Imaculada, an American Catholic school in São Paulo where she excelled in art. She then attended Brown University where she became interested in filmmaking. After she graduated magna cum laude, she landed jobs as an assistant director on many music videos, commercials and films. Having grown up in a middle-class family, she had little knowledge of the plight of those living in Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Then, she was hired to work on the Spike Lee-directed music video for Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us" which was filmed in a favela. The experience opened her eyes and she became determined to make films about the dwellers of these poor neighborhoods to help raise social consciousness in Brazil. She has caused controversy for her friendship with, and admiration for, deceased drug dealer Marcinho VP.

Kátia Cilene Teixeira Da Silva            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Kátia Cilene Teixeira Da Silva: known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.A former track and field star who finished as high as fifth in the heptathlon at the South American championships, Katia is a veteran of three World Cups and two Olympic games. She began her international career as a key member of the Brazilian team in the 1995 Women's World Cup in Sweden, then played all five of her country's matches in the Atlanta Olympics.

Katia Serra            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Katia Serra: is an Italian football player. She currently plays as a midfielder for Trento. She played for Bologna (1986-1991), Lugo di Ravenna (1994-1997), Modena (1997-1999), Lazio (2002-2003), Bergamo (2003-2004), Atletico Oristano (2004-2005), Agliana and Terme di Cervia (2005-2006), Reggiana (2006-2007) and Trento (2007-present).

Dimitrios Katiakos            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Dimitrios Katiakos: is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 8 ¾ in) tall. He plays at the power forward position. He is currently playing with the pro club Panerithraikos. Katiakos played with Greece's junior national teams at the FIBA Europe Under-18 C

Buila Katiavala            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Buila Katiavala: is an Angola-Congolese basketball player with Clube Desportivo da Huíla in Angola. He competed with the Angola national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Mbuyi Nkitabungi            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Mbuyi Nkitabungi: is an Angola-Congolese basketball player with Clube Desportivo da Huíla in Angola. He competed with the Angola national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.