Alva
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- A. Shanker AlvaA. Shanker AlvaAdhur Shanker Alva was an Indian politician, lawyer and Member of Parliament who represented the Mangalore Constituency in the 3rd Lok Sabha.He was a member of Indian National Congress.-Biography:...
(born 1906), Indian politician and lawyer - Bartolomé de AlvaBartolomé de AlvaDon Bartolomé de Alva was a Novohispanic mestizo secular priest and Nahuatl translator. He was a younger brother of the chronicler don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl....
(born 1590s), Novohispanic mestizo secular priest and Nahuatl translator - Jeevaraj AlvaJeevaraj AlvaJeevaraj Alva was an Indian Politician who was minister in the Government of Karnataka and Vice President of Janata Dal...
(died 2001), Indian politician - Joachim AlvaJoachim AlvaJoachim Alva was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist and politician from Mangalore. He was the most prominent Christian figure involved in the Indian independence movement....
(1907-1979), Indian freedom fighter, journalist and politician - K. Nagappa AlvaK. Nagappa AlvaDr. K. Nagappa Alva was an Indian Politician who served as Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha and as Minister of Health in the State Government of Karnataka, then known as Mysore State.-Biography:...
(born 1908), Indian politician - Leonel Mário d'AlvaLeonel Mário d'AlvaLeonel Mário d'Alva is a São Toméan politician. He served as Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 21 December 1974 until 12 July 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal....
, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1974-1975) - Luigi AlvaLuigi AlvaLuis Ernesto Alva y Talledo, better known as Luigi Alva is a Peruvian operatic tenor, active in the third quarter of the 20th century. He was admired for his purity of tone, the elegance of his phrasing and the clarity of his diction...
, Peruvian opera singer - Margaret AlvaMargaret AlvaMargaret Alva is the Governor of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Alva became Uttarakhand's first woman governor in July 2009...
(born 1942), first woman governor of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, daughter-in-law of Joachim Alva - Piero AlvaPiero AlvaPiero Alva is a Peruvian international football striker. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana.-Playing Style:...
(born 1979), Peruvian footballer - Ramón Alva de la CanalRamón Alva de la CanalRamón Alva de la Canal was a Mexican painter and illustrator.- Biography :...
(1892-1985), Mexican painter and illustrator - Tony AlvaTony AlvaTony Alva , is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered to be one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. He was professional skateboarding's first world champion in history, a title he won in 1977.-Career:...
(born 1957), pioneering skateboarder- founder of Alva Skates
- Violet AlvaViolet AlvaViolet Hari Alva was an Indian politician and Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. She was the first woman lawyer to appear before a High Court in India and the first to preside over the Rajya Sabha. She was married to Indian journalist, lawyer and freedom fighter, Joachim Alva.-Early Life:Alva...
(1908-1969), Indian politician, wife of Joachim Alva - Walter AlvaWalter AlvaWalter Alva , full name is Walter Alva Alva, is a Peruvian archaeologist, specializing in the study and excavation of the prehistoric Moche culture. Alva is noted for two major finds: the tomb of the Lord of Sipan and related people in 1987, and 2007.-Early life and education:Alva was born on 28...
(born 1951), Peruvian archaeologist - Alva Adams (governor)Alva Adams (governor)Alva Adams was an American politician. He was born in Iowa County, Wisconsin. He served as the fifth, tenth and 14th Governor of Colorado from 1887 to 1889, 1897 to 1899, and briefly in 1905. He died in Battle Creek, Michigan.Adams County, Colorado, is named for Alva Adams, and it's believed the...
(1850-1922), Governor of Colorado - Alva B. AdamsAlva B. AdamsAlva Blanchard Adams was a Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1923 until 1924 and again from 1933 to 1941.-Biography:...
(1875-1941), U.S. Senator from Colorado, son of the governor - Alva BaptisteAlva BaptisteAlva Romanus Baptiste is a Saint Lucian politician who represents the constituency of Laborie for the Saint Lucia Labour Party. Baptiste won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.-References:...
, Saint Lucian politician - Alva BelmontAlva BelmontAlva Erskine Belmont , née Alva Erskine Smith, also called Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the women's suffrage movement...
(1853-1933), American socialite and suffragette - Alva BradleyAlva BradleyAlva Bradley , aka Alva Bradley II, was a businessman and baseball team executive.Bradley was born to a wealthy family in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of M.A. Bradley and grandson of his namesake, Captain Alva Bradley. He graduated Cornell in 1908...
(1884-1953), American businessman and baseball executive - Alva ColquhuonAlva ColquhuonAlva Colquhuon is a former Australian freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1950s, who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics...
(born 1942), Australian swimmer - Alva DuerAlva DuerAlva O. Duer was a college basketball coach and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and United States Olympic Committee administrator and is a member of the NAIA and Basketball Halls of Fame. He went to Stafford High School in Stafford, Kansas and was captain of the basketball team...
(1904-1987), American college basketball coach - Alva Clark ForneyAlva Clark ForneyA. Clark Forney was lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 1925 to 1927. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...
(1871-1956), Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1925-1927) - Alva L. HagerAlva L. HagerAlva Lysander Hager was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in the 1890s....
(1850-1923), three-term U.S. Representative from Iowa - Alva JohnstonAlva JohnstonAlva Johnston was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and biographer.He started out at the Sacramento Bee in 1906. From 1912-1928, he wrote for The New York Times and from 1928-1932 for the New York Herald Tribune. From 1932 until his retirement, he wrote articles for The Saturday Evening...
(1888–1950), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and biographer - Alva KelleyAlva Kelley-External links:*...
(1918–1999), American collegiate football player and coach - Alva M. LumpkinAlva M. LumpkinAlva Moore Lumpkin was a United States Senator for less than one month from South Carolina. Born in Milledgeville, Georgia, he moved with his parents to Columbia, South Carolina in 1898. He attended the public schools of both towns. Two of Lumpkin's younger sisters writers: Grace Lumpkin, a...
(1886-1941), U.S. Senator from South Carolina for less than a month - Alva MyrdalAlva MyrdalAlva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist and politician. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She married Gunnar Myrdal in 1924....
(1902-1986), Swedish Nobel Peace Prize winner - Alva RossAlva RossAlva Ross was a Jamaican politician. He was speaker in the House of Representatives from 1983-1989.-References:...
(died 2004), Jamaican politician
Portugal
- Alva (Castro Daire), a civil parish in the municipality of Castro Daire
- Alva River (Mondego)Alva River (Mondego)Alva River is a river in Portugal. It flows into Mondego River....
, a river tributary of the Mondego
United States of America
- Alva, FloridaAlva, FloridaAlva is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Alva is located at ....
, a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida- Alva BridgeAlva BridgeThe Alva Bridge is a small two-lane drawbridge located in Alva, Florida. The bridge is 21 feet tall and it is one of four drawbridges in Lee County. The bridge carries Broadway over the Caloosahatchee River....
, a bridge over the Caloosahatchee River, in Lee County, Florida
- Alva Bridge
- Alva, KentuckyAlva, KentuckyAlva is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Alva is south of Wallins Creek....
, an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky - Alva, OklahomaAlva, OklahomaAlva is a city in Woods County, Oklahoma, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 4,945 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Woods County....
, a city in Woods County, Oklahoma - Alva, WyomingAlva, WyomingAlva is an unincorporated community in north central Crook County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 24 34.9 miles north of the town of Sundance, the county seat of Crook County and 9.7 miles away from Hulett, Wyoming. Its elevation is 3,993 feet , and it is located at...
, an unincorporated community in Crook County, Wyoming
Canada
- Alva, Quebec, a community south of MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and close to border with VermontVermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
Other
- Alva (1913 automobile)Alva (1913 automobile)Alva was a range of cars made by Automobiles Alva, Courbevoie, Seine, France from 1913 to 1923.Some of the line-up of cars had 4-cylinder engines made by SCAP, while others had engines ranging from 1.5 to 2.2-litre capacity. They were conventional in design, aside from the Perrot 4-wheel brakes...
- Alva (grape), an alternative name for the Portuguese wine grape Roupeiro
- Alva, an alternative name for the German wine grape ElblingElblingElbling is a variety of white grape which today is primarily grown in the upstream parts of the Mosel region in Germany and in Luxembourg, the vineyards of which are also located along Moselle River...
- HalvaHalvaHalva refers to many types of dense, sweet confections, served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish world.The term halva ,...
or alva, a sweet made of flour - 2353 Alva2353 Alva2353 Alva is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1975 by Wild, P. at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
, an asteroid - Alva is a surname of the people belong to the BuntBunt (community)Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
community, they are believed to be direct descendants of the AlupasAlupasThe Alupas kings were a minor dynasty who ruled parts of coastal Karnataka. Later with the dominance of Kadambas in Banavasi, they became feudatory to them. With the changing political scenario, soon they became the feudatories to Chalukyas, Hoysalas and Vijayanagara Rayas...
See also
- House of AlbaHouse of AlbaThe House of Alba is an important Spanish aristocratic family who derive from the 12th century Mozarab nobility of post-conquest Toledo. Their claim to Alba traces to 1429, when the first Álvarez de Toledo was made Lord of the City of Alba de Tormes...
(Alva) - Alvah, a Biblical name