Famous People Named Flora

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Who knew there were so many famous people named Flora in the world? Our list of celebrities named Flora includes pictures and information about each person when available, so you can get to know them a little better if you don't know them. The famous Floras below come from all walks of life, but all ended up achieving fame or notoriety in one way or another. This list includes singers named Flora, actors named Flora, and much more. Flora Purim, Flora Robson, and Flora Finch are only a few of the well-known people named Flora on this list.
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  • Flora Purim

    Flora Purim

    Musician, Singer
    • Age: 81
    • Birthplace: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
    Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with numerous artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, George Duke, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira. In 2002, Purim was the recipient of one of Brazil's highest awards, the 2002 Ordem do Rio Branco for Lifetime Achievement. She has been called "The Queen of Brazilian Jazz".
  • Flora Robson
    • Age: Dec. at 82 (1902-1984)
    • Birthplace: England, South Shields
    Dame Flora McKenzie Robson (28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema, particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic and emotional intensity. Her range extended from queens to murderesses.
  • Flora Finch
    • Age: Dec. at 72 (1867-1940)
    • Birthplace: England, London
    Flora Finch (17 June 1867 – 4 January 1940) was an English-born vaudevillian, stage and film actress who starred in over 300 silent films, including over 200 for the Vitagraph Studios film company.
  • Flora Kidd
    • Age: Dec. at 82 (1926-2008)
    • Birthplace: Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Flora Kidd, née Cartwright (1926 in Liverpool, England – 19 March 2008 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) was a British-Canadian popular writer of over 70 romance novels in Mills & Boon from 1966 to 2000.
  • Flora Chan

    Flora Chan

    Model, Actor
    • Age: 53
    • Birthplace: Hong Kong, China
    Flora Chan Wai-shan (born 30 May 1970 in Hong Kong), is an American actress active primarily in Hong Kong television and film. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenix Kwok, Jessica Hsuan, and Ada Choi, she is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s.
  • Flora Burn

    Flora Burn

    Flora Burn was a pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy. She began her pirate career in 1741 and operated mainly on the East Coast of North America.