List of Famous people with last name Ventura

Yolanda Ventura is a Mexican actress and was a Spanish singer when she was young. She is best known for roles in Mexican telenovelas and is a former member of the Spanish children's music band Parchís. She joined Parchís after a recording company posted an advertisement looking for kids who could sing, dance, and act. A few months later, in 1979, the band was formed and named after the Spanish version of the Pachisi board game. The band was a success in Spain and Latin America, they recorded five albums and filmed seven movies.

Jesse Ventura is an American politician, political commentator, author, actor, and retired professional wrestler who served as mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, from 1991 to 1995 and the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was the first and only candidate of the Reform Party to win a major government office.

Gian Piero Ventura is an Italian football manager.

André Claro Amaral Ventura is a Portuguese jurist, politician, professor and former sports pundit. He founded the party Chega in April 2019, and was elected to the Assembly of the Republic for the Lisbon District that October. He came third in the 2021 presidential election, with 11.9% of the vote.

Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura, known as Jair Ventura, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward, and is the current manager of Sport Recife.

Luigi Ventura is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, ending his career as Apostolic Nuncio to France from 2009 to 2019. He became a nuncio and archbishop in 1995 and served in several African countries, Chile, and Canada before being posted to Paris.

Simona Ventura is an Italian television presenter.

Robin Mark Ventura is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager. Ventura played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also the manager for the White Sox for five seasons. The White Sox selected Ventura with the tenth overall pick in the 1988 amateur draft from Oklahoma State University (OSU). He is a six-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, two-time MLB All-Star selection and a National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.