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:

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 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
 * 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