Paola
Paola is a female given name, the Italian form of the name Paula. In Greek it is Polina. Notable people with the name include:
People
In arts and entertainment
- Angelica Paola Ibba, know professionally as Angie, Italian singer-songwriter
- Paola Del Medico, Swiss singer
- Paola Di Benedetto, Italian television presenter, radio personality, television personality, showgirl and model
- Paola & Chiara, pop music duo consisting of two sisters born in Milan, Italy
- Paola Ferrari (journalist), Italian journalist and television presenter
- Paola Foka, Greek singer
- Paola Gaviria, known as Power Paola, Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist
- Paola Iezzi, Italian singer-songwriter, record producer and television personality
- Paola Lázaro, Puerto Rican actress and playwright
- Paola Marella, Italian television presenter
- Paola Masino, Italian writer
- Paola Oliveira, Brazilian actress
- Paola Rey, Colombian actress
- Paola Rojas, Mexican television news personality
- Paola Turbay, Colombian actress
In politics
- Paola Balducci, Italian politician and jurist
- Paola Concia, Italian politician
- Paola De Micheli, Italian politician
- Paola Pabón Ecuadorian politician and feminist
- Paola Pinna, Italian politician
- Paola Pisano Italian academic and politician
- Paola Severino, Italian politician
- Paola Taverna, Italian politician
In sports
- Paola Cardullo, Italian volleyball player
- Paola Cavallino, Italian swimmer
- Paola Croce, Italian volleyball player
- Paola Duguet, Colombian swimmer
- Paola Ferrari (basketball), Paraguayan player
- Paola Ogechi Egonu, Italian volleyball player
- Paola Espinosa, Mexican diver
- Paola Longoria, Mexican racquetball player
- Paola Moro, Italian long-distance runner
- Paola Mosca Barberis, Italian alpine skier
- Paola Paggi, Italian volleyball player
- Paola Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Paola Pezzo, Italian mountain bike racer
- Paola Reis, Brazilian BMX rider
- Paola Suárez, Argentinian tennis player
- Paola Vukojicic, Argentinian field hockey player
In other fields
- Paola De Luca, Italian designer
- Paola del Medico, Italian singer
- Paola Drigo, Italian writer
- Paola Flocchini, Italian-Canadian computer scientist
- Paola Leone, Italian biologist
- Paola Loreti, Italian mathematician
- Paola Voci, academic specialising in Chinese language and culture
- Queen Paola of Belgium, Belgian queen consort
Surname
- Andrea De Paola, Italian footballer
- Danna Paola, Mexican actress and singer
- Suzanne Paola, American poet and author