Famous People with Name Martins

Martinš Rubenis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Rubenis: is a Latvian luger who has competed since 1998. He won the bronze medal at the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, becoming the first Latvian (i.e. representing Republic of Latvia) to win a medal at the Winter Olympics and the only o

Martinš Milaševics            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Milaševics: is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga. Friends sometimes call him URBIS(drill). He drills every day.

Martinš Ozols            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Ozols: is a Latvian footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Martinš Antons            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Antons: was a Latvian lawyer and politician.He graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1912, Faculty of Law, then worked as a lawyer in Riga. During the First World War he wasa Baltic Refugees Committee member, and the Latvian Riflemen Organizing Committee. He was elected member of the Constitutional Assembly (1920), and Labor Party member of the presidium. Involved with politicians in Stockholm, he was deported to Russia, and was killed in 1941 during World War II.

Martinš Cipulis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Cipulis: is a Latvian ice hockey left winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga, in the Kontinental Hockey League.

João Pedro Pinto Martins            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

João Pedro Pinto Martins: is a Mozambican-Portuguese footballer currently is a free agent, after his contract with Latvian Virsliga club FK Ventspils expired.He has also played for FC Alverca, GD Chaves and GD Tourizense in Portugal and FC Sibir Novosibirsk in Russia.

Herivelto De Oliveira Martins            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Herivelto De Oliveira Martins: was a Brazilian composer, singer, and music player.Martins was the author of many classic Brazilian songs, especially sambas. They include:

Franklin De Sousa Martins            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Franklin De Sousa Martins: is a Brazilian journalist, currently serving as Press Secretary for the government of president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.At 20, as a student of Economical Sciences at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (then University of Guanabara), Franklin was elected chairman of the Student's Executive (DCE) and, soon after, vice-chairman of the Metropolitan Union of Students, in Rio de Janeiro. By then, Martins approached then fellow student leader José Dirceu, who was to become a founding member of the Workers Party and a grey eminence behind Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Hoover Orsi Pereira Martins            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Hoover Orsi Pereira Martins: is a Brazilian race car driver. He began his professional career in 1998 in the European Formula Renault series where he captured 4th place. He returned to South America where he was the South American Formula 3 champion in 1999. 2000 brought him to the United States to compete in Toyota Atlantic where he finished 7th in his rookie season. In 2001 he switched teams to Hylton Motorsports and captured 5 wins on his way to the championship. However, in 2002 very few opportunities existed to move up to the Champ Car series and Orsi was left without a ride. In 2005 he made his Stock Car Brasil debut and captured 3 wins and finished 3rd in the championship. In 2006 he split time between Stock Car Brasil where he finished 3rd, but without any wins, and a frustrating partial season in the Cheever Racing Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype with teammate Christian Fittipaldi.

Juliana Martins            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Juliana Martins: is a Brazilian model. She worked for Sports Illustrated, and contested in the 1997 Elite Model Look. Juliana Martins was labeled the Brazilian Cindy Crawford by John Casablancas when she was thirteen years old [1].