Ventura (surname)
Appearance
Ventura is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese surname. Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name. Notable people with the surname include:
- André Ventura (born 1983), Portuguese politician and former football pundit.
- Denis Ventúra (born 1995), Slovak football midfielder
- Cassie Ventura (born 1986), American singer, model, actress and dancer
- Charlie Ventura (1916–1992), American tenor saxophonist
- Elys Ventura (born 2001), New Zealand tennis player
- Hugo Ventura (born 1988), Portuguese former professional footballer
- Gian Piero Ventura (born 1948), Italian football manager
- Giorgio Ventura, Italian mannerist painter
- Jair Ventura (born 1979), Brazilian football manager and former player
- Jesse Ventura (born 1951), American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler
- João Ventura (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
- Johnny Ventura (1940–2021), Dominican singer and band
- Lino Ventura (born 1965), Italian television presenter
- Lucas Ventura (born 1998), Brazilian professional footballer
- Michael Ventura (born 1945), American novelist, screenwriter, film director, essayist and cultural critic
- Ray Ventura (1908–1979), French jazz pianist and bandleader
- Robin Ventura (born 1967), American former professional baseball third baseman and manager
- Yolanda Ventura (born 1968), Spanish singer
- Yordano Ventura (1991–2017), Dominican professional baseball pitcher