Paula (given name)
Paula is a common female given name. It is used in German, English, Estonian, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian and Greek languages. In Greek it is Polina. Notable people with this name include:
- Saint Paula, saint and follower of St Jerome
- Paula Abdul, American pop singer and television personality
- Paula Acker, German correspondent, journalist, communist activist
- Paula Angel, Mexican-American woman executed for the murder of her lover
- Paula Badosa, Spanish tennis player
- Paula Barker, British Labour politician
- Paula Berry, American javelin thrower
- Paula Brébion, French singer and actress.
- Paula Byrne, English author
- Paula Cable-Dunlap, American chemist
- Paula Cardoso, Portuguese journalist and activist
- Paula Cole, American singer-songwriter
- Paula Creamer, American golfer
- Paula Nicho Cumez, Mayan-Guatemalan artist
- Paula Davis, American state legislator
- Paula DeAnda, American R&B singer
- Paula Deen, American cook, restaurateur, writer, and TV personality
- Paula E. Downing, American writer
- Paula Dei Mansi, Italian scribe
- Paula Echevarría, Spanish model and actress
- Paula Eliasoph, American painter, printmaker, poet, illustrator
- Paula Fernandes, Brazilian singer
- Paula Forteza, French politician
- Paula Francese, American politician
- Paula Fudge, English long-distance runner
- Paula Green, New Zealand poet and children's author
- Paula Gunn Allen, Native American author and activist
- Paula Hawkins, American politician
- Paula Hertwig, German biologist, politician
- Paula Hitler, Adolf Hitler's sister
- Paula Iversen, Zimbabwean tennis player
- Paula Jensen, Faroese footballer
- Paula Kelley, American indie singer-songwriter
- Paula Kelly, American actress and dancer
- Paula Kelly, American big band singer
- Paula Lane, English actress
- Paula Murray, Canadian ceramic artist
- Paula Nenette Pepin, French composer, pianist and lyricist
- Paula Nickolds, British businesswoman
- Paula Orive, Spanish rhythmic gymnast
- Paula Patton, American actress
- Paula Posavec, Croatian handball player
- Paula Poundstone, American comedian
- Paula Prioteasa, Romanian politician
- Paula Radcliffe, English long distance runner and Olympian
- Paula Rego, Portuguese-British painter and visual artist
- Paula Bataona Renyaan, Indonesian police general and politician
- Paula Risikko, Finnish politician and former Minister
- Paula Roberson, American biostatistician
- Paula Ruess, German footballer
- Paula Scher, American artist
- Paula Seling, Romanian singer
- Paula Shay, American actress
- Paula Strautmane, Latvian basketball player
- Paula Jean Swearengin, American politician
- Paula Taylor, Thai actress and model
- Paula Thebert, known as Lacey Wildd, American model
- Paula Tilbrook, English actress
- Paula Titan, Brazilian politician
- Paula Todoran, Romanian long-distance runner
- Paula Tooths, British-Brazilian journalist and executive producer
- Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer
- Paula Mary Turnbull, American welding nun
- Paula Weishoff, American volleyball player
- Paula White, American pastor and televangelist
- Paula Wilcox, English actress
- Paula Vicente, Portuguese artist, musician and writer
- Paula Yates, English television presenter
- Paula Yoo, American journalist, author and screenwriter
- Paula Zahn, American journalist and newscaster
- Paula Stewardson, English
In fiction
- Paula Brooks (Tigress), a DC Comics supervillain
- Paula Campbell (EastEnders), in 2003
- Doctor Paula Hutchison, a character from the animated series Rocko's Modern Life
- Paula Rogers, the mother of Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise