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Soenda Festival
Soenda Festival is an annual one-day techno and house music festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, first held in 2009 and organized by Elevation Events, drawing about 20,000 visitors each spring.
Sof1-like protein
Sof1-like protein (IPR007287, Pfam PF04158) is a conserved eukaryotic protein domain named after yeast SOF1, an essential nucleolar U3 snoRNA-associated factor required for 40S ribosomal subunit biogenesis; orthologs include human DCAF13, distinct from mouse sperm SOF1.
SOFA (software)
SOFA, short for Simulation Open-Framework Architecture, is an open-source C++ framework for interactive physics simulation based on the Finite Element Method, emphasizing medical simulation and robotics.
SOFA score
SOFA score (Sequential/Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment), with bedside derivative qSOFA: a 0–24 ICU score grading six organ systems 0–4 each; a rise of ≥2 points defines Sepsis-3 organ dysfunction; updated as SOFA-2 in 2025.
Sofala gold trade
The Sofala gold trade exported gold from the Zimbabwean plateau through the Swahili port of Sofala, on the Mozambican coast, from about the 10th to the 16th century.
Sofala Province
Sofala Province, central Mozambique, capital Beira; 68,018 km², ~2.8 million people, 13 districts. Historic gold port of Sofala; most cyclone-prone province, hit by Idai 2019.
Sofer (סופר)
A sofer (סופר), also called a Sopher, is a ritually qualified Jewish scribe who writes Torah scrolls, tefillin, and mezuzot under detailed halakhic rules, using kosher parchment, ink, and quills.
Soffia Guðbjörnsdóttir
Soffia Guðbjörnsdóttir, born 1962 in Reykjavik, is a Swedish diabetologist and professor of register research at the University of Gothenburg, register holder of the Swedish National Diabetes Register since 2000.
Soffit
A soffit is the finished underside of an architectural element such as an eave, arch, beam, or stair, often carrying vents that ventilate the attic.
SoFi
SoFi, short for Social Finance, is an American digital financial services and bank holding company that operates SoFi Bank, N.A., a nationally chartered, FDIC-insured bank.
SoFi soft robotic fish actuation
SoFi soft robotic fish actuation is the hydraulic mechanism by which SoFi, a soft robotic fish built at MIT's CSAIL, swims, pumping water into two silicone tail chambers.
SoFi Stadium
SoFi Stadium is a 70,000-seat stadium in Inglewood, California, opened in 2020 as home to the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, built at a cost of about $5 billion.
Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker (Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is a New York electronic duo of Brazilian-influenced jungle pop; Grammy-nominated for "Drinkee" and Treehouse, albums WET TENNIS and BREAD.
Sofia (Clairo song)
Sofia is a 2019 song by Clairo from Immunity, written with Rostam Batmanglij about her first crushes on women like Sofia Coppola; Strokes- and Robyn-influenced, RIAA double platinum.
Sofia (district)
Sofia (stolitsa) district, Bulgaria's capital district comprising Sofia Municipality; most populous district with 1,303,813 people (20.3%) in 2025, smallest by territory, youngest age profile, one of only five districts growing.
Sofia (София)
Sofia (София), capital and largest city of Bulgaria, formerly Serdica, Sredets, and Triaditsa; capital since 1879, in the Sofia Valley at about 550 m altitude, with roughly 1.3–1.8 million residents and about 43% of national GDP.
Sofia Andres
Sofia Andres (Sofia Louise Alejandre Andres, born 1998, Antipolo) is a Filipina actress and Star Magic contract star known for Princess and I, Pusong Ligaw, Bagani, La Vida Lena, and The Iron Heart, partner of Daniel Miranda, mother of Zoe.
Sofia Barclay
Sofia Barclay (Sofia Beatrice Barclay, born 1988, London) is an English actress known for Ted Lasso's Dr. O'Sullivan, Love Again, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and DS Barbara Havers in BBC One's Lynley; distinct from a Brazilian actress and a Russian director of the same name.
Sofia Black-D'Elia
Sofia Black-D'Elia, American actress born 1991 in Clifton, New Jersey; known for Skins (US), The Night Of, The Mick, Your Honor, and lead role in Single Drunk Female; distinct from Italian actress Sofia D'Elia.
Sofia Boutella (صوفيا بوتيلا)
Sofia Boutella (صوفيا بوتيلا), born 1982 in Algiers, is a French-Algerian actress and former dancer for Madonna and Rihanna, known for Gazelle in Kingsman, Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond, The Mummy, Atomic Blonde, Climax, and Rebel Moon's Kora.
Sofia Camara
Sofia Camara (born 2002) is a Portuguese-Canadian pop singer from Toronto; breakout "Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent)", "Girls Like You", three EPs 2025-2026, 2026 JUNO Breakthrough nominee.
Sofia Carson
Sofia Carson (Sofía Daccarett Char, born 1993) is an American actress and singer, Evie in Disney's Descendants, star of Netflix hits Purple Hearts and Carry-On, and UNICEF ambassador.
Sofía Casanova
Sofía Casanova was a Galician-born Spanish journalist, novelist, and poet, the first Spanish woman contracted as a war correspondent, reporting from Poland and Russia for ABC.
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola, born 1971, American filmmaker and former actress, daughter of Francis Ford Coppola; Oscar-winning writer of Lost in Translation, first American woman nominated for Best Director, Cannes Best Director for The Beguiled, Golden Lion for Somewhere.
Sofia Corban Banovici
Sofia Corban Banovici, also Sofia Banovici or Sofia Corban, Romanian rower born 1956 in Drăgănești-Vlașca; Olympic gold in women's coxed quadruple sculls at Los Angeles 1984 after fourth at Moscow 1980.
Sofia Dzepka
Sofia Dzepka (София Дзепка, Sofiia Dzepka), Russian women's singles figure skater born 2009 in Moscow; Individual Neutral Athlete, 2026 ISU Junior Grand Prix winner at Xi'an and Bangkok, quad toe loop, PB 213.28.
Sofia Essaïdi
Sofia Essaïdi is a French-Moroccan singer and actress who reached the 2003 Star Academy semi-final, then built a career in music, musical theater, and film.
Sofia Falcone
Sofia Falcone, later Sofia Gigante, is a DC Comics Batman character created by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale in The Long Halloween #6 (1997); in Dark Victory she is the Hangman killer, and in HBO's The Penguin (2024) Cristin Milioti's Emmy-winning version differs sharply from the comics.
Sofia Firdous
Sofia Firdous is an Indian politician and the first Muslim woman elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly, winning Barabati-Cuttack as a Congress candidate in June 2024.
Sofia Goggia
Sofia Goggia (born 1992, Bergamo) is an Italian alpine skier, Olympic downhill champion PyeongChang 2018, silver Beijing 2022, bronze Milano Cortina 2026, four downhill World Cup titles.