Paola

For other uses, see Paola (disambiguation).

Paola is a female given name, the Italian form of the name Paula. In Greek it is: Polina. Notable people with the name include:

Paola

Pronunciation	Italian: [ˈpaːola]
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Italian
Other names
See also	Paula (given name)

People

In arts and entertainment

• Paola Del Medico (born 1950), Swiss singer
• Paola e Chiara, pop music duo consisting of two sisters born in Milan, Italy
• Paola Foka (born 1982), Greek singer
• Paola Gaviria known as Power Paola (born 1977), Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist
• Paola Lázaro (born 1994), Puerto Rican actress and playwright
• Paola Oliveira, Brazilian actress
• Paola Rey (born 1979), Colombian actress
• Paola Rojas (born 1976), Mexican television news personality
• Paola Turbay (born 1970), Colombian actress

In politics

• Paola Balducci (born 1949), Italian politician and jurist
• Paola Concia (born 1963), Italian politician
• Paola De Micheli (born 1973), Italian politician
• Paola Pabón (born 1978) Ecuadorian politician and feminist
• Paola Pinna (born 1974), Italian politician
• Paola Pisano (born 1977) Italian academic and politician
• Paola Severino (born 1948), Italian politician
• Paola Taverna (born 1969), Italian politician

In sports

• Paola Borović – Croatian long and triple jumper (born 1995)
• Paola Cardullo (born 1982), Italian volleyball player
• Paola Cavallino (born 1977), Italian swimmer
• Paola Croce (born 1978), Italian volleyball player
• Paola Duguet (born 1987), Colombian swimmer
• Paola Ferrari (basketball) (born 1985), Paraguayan player
• Paola Ogechi Egonu (born 1998), Italian volleyball player
• Paola Espinosa (born 1986), Mexican diver
• Paola Longoria (born 1989), Mexican racquetball player
• Paola Moro (born 1952), Italian long-distance runner
• Paola Mosca Barberis (born 1977), Italian alpine skier
• Paola Paggi (born 1976), Italian volleyball player
• Paola Pereira da Silva (born 2003), Brazilian footballer
• Paola Pezzo (born 1969), Italian mountain bike racer
• Paola Reis (born 1999), Brazilian BMX rider
• Paola Suárez (born 1976), Argentinian tennis player
• Paola Vukojicic (born 1974), Argentinian field hockey player

In other fields

• Paola De Luca (born 1966), Italian designer
• Paola del Medico (born 1950), Italian singer
• Paola Drigo (1876–1938), 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 (born 1937), Belgian queen consort

Surname

• Andrea De Paola (born 1990), Italian footballer
• Danna Paola (born 1995), Mexican actress and singer
• Suzanne Paola (born 1956), American poet and author

See also

• Paola (Maltese: Raħal Ġdid), a town in Malta
• Paolo