Aquila (name)

Aquila is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Ancient and biblical

 * Priscilla and Aquila, a New Testament couple who assisted Paul of Tarsus
 * Aquila of Sinope, second-century translator of the Old Testament
 * Aquila Romanus, a third-century Latin grammarian
 * Pontius Aquila, first-century B.C. Roman tribune of the plebs

Medieval and renaissance

 * Caspar Aquila (1488–1560), German reformer
 * Nicholas de Aquila (died after 1220), English bishop
 * Peter of Aquila (died 1361), Italian theologian
 * Pietro Aquila (c. 1630-1692), Italian painter
 * Richard II of Aquila, 12th-century Italo-Norman Count of Fondi
 * Serafino dell' Aquila (1466–1500), Italian poet

Modern

 * Aquila Chase (17th century), early Puritan settler in the American colonies and founder of the influential Chase family
 * Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
 * Aquila Berlas Kiani (1921–2012), Pakistani scholar
 * Frank Aquila, a Manitoba judge
 * Frank J. Aquila (born 1957), American lawyer
 * Samuel J. Aquila (born 1950), Roman Catholic bishop