Paolo

Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul.

Art

 * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor
 * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter
 * Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649), Italian painter
 * Paolo Buggiani (born 1933), Italian contemporary artist
 * Paolo Carosone (born 1941), Italian painter and sculptor
 * Paolo Moranda Cavazzola (1486–1522), Italian painter
 * Paolo Farinati (c. 1524), Italian painter
 * Paolo Fiammingo (c. 1540–1596), Flemish painter
 * Paolo Domenico Finoglia (c. 1590–1645), Italian painter
 * Paolo Grilli (1857–1952), Italian sculptor and painter
 * Paolo de Matteis (1662–1728), Italian painter
 * Paolo Monaldi, Italian painter
 * Paolo Pagani (1655–1716), Italian painter
 * Paolo Persico (c. 1729–1796), Italian sculptor
 * Paolo Pino (1534–1565), Italian painter
 * Paolo Gerolamo Piola (1666–1724), Italian painter
 * Paolo Porpora (1617–1673), Italian painter
 * Paolo Romano (died c. 1470), Italian sculptor
 * Paolo Sarti (born late 1700s), Italian painter
 * Paolo Schmidlin (born 1964), Italian sculptor
 * Paolo Uccello (1397–1475), Italian painter
 * Paolo Veneziano (died c. 1362), Italian painter
 * Paolo Veronese (1528–1588), Italian painter

Business

 * Paolo Cuccia (born 1953), Italian businessman
 * Paolo Pininfarina (born 1958), Italian businessman and engineer
 * Paolo Zampolli (born 1970), Italian businessman

Film and television

 * Paolo Ballesteros (born 1982), Filipino actor and television personality
 * Paolo Bediones (born 1974), Filipino newscaster and television host
 * Paolo Bonacelli (born 1937), Italian actor
 * Paolo Bonolis (born 1961), Italian television personality
 * Paolo Carlini (1922–1979), Italian actor
 * Paolo Contis (born 1984), Filipino actor and comedian
 * Paolo Andrea Di Pietro (born 1986), Italian actor and singer
 * Paolo Montalban (born 1973), Filipino-American actor
 * Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975), Italian film director
 * Paolo Seganti (born 1964), Italian actor
 * Paolo Sorrentino (born 1970), Italian film director

Government and politics

 * Paolo Borsellino (1940–1992), Italian judge
 * Paolo Boselli (1838–1932), Italian politician
 * Paolo Calcinaro (born 1977), Italian politician
 * Paolo Cappa (1888–1956), Italian journalist, lawyer and politician
 * Paolo Duterte (born 1975), Filipino politician
 * Paolo Romani (born 1947), Italian politician
 * Paolo Ruggiero (born 1957), Italian general

Literature

 * Paolo Berlusconi (born 1949), Italian publisher
 * Paolo Cognetti (born 1978), Italian writer
 * Paolo Giordano (born 1982), Italian writer
 * Paolo Volponi (1924–1994), Italian writer

Music

 * Paolo Buonvino (born 1968), Italian composer
 * Paolo Conte (born 1937), Italian singer
 * Paolo Andrea Di Pietro (born 1986), Italian opera singer
 * Paolo Fresu (born 1961), Italian musician
 * Paolo Meneguzzi (born 1976), Swiss-Italian singer
 * Paolo Montarsolo (1925–2006), Italian opera singer
 * Paolo Nutini (born 1987), Scottish singer
 * Paolo Rustichelli (born 1953), Italian musician
 * Paolo Silveri (1913–2001), Italian opera singer
 * Paolo Vallesi (born 1964), Italian singer-songwriter

Religion

 * Paolo Alberi (died 1591), Roman Catholic archbishop
 * Paolo Angelo Ballerini (1814–1897), Italian Roman Catholic archbishop
 * Paolo Bertoli (1908–2001), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo Burali d'Arezzo (1511–1578), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo Emilio Cesi (1481–1537), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo Dall'Oglio (born 1954), Italian Jesuit priest
 * Paolo Dezza (1901–1999), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo di Campofregoso (1427–1498), Italian Roman Catholic archbishop
 * Paolo Giobbe (1880–1972), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo Marella (1895–1984), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo Pezzi (born 1960), Italian Roman Catholic archbishop
 * Paolo Romeo (born 1938), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo Sardi (1934–2019), Italian cardinal
 * Paolo Segneri (1624–1694), Italian Jesuit priest
 * Paolo Emilio Sfondrati (1560–1618), Italian cardinal

Science and medicine

 * Paolo Boffetta (born 1958), Italian epidemiologist
 * Paolo Chiavenna, Italian astronomer
 * Paolo Macchiarini (born 1958), Italian surgeon
 * Paolo Sassone-Corsi (1956–2020), Italian molecular biologist

Sports

 * Paolo Bacchini (born 1985), Italian figure skater
 * Paolo Banchero (born 2002), Italian-American basketball player
 * Paolo Bertolucci (born 1951), Italian tennis player
 * Paolo Boi (1528–1598), Italian chess player
 * Paolo Bossini (born 1985), Italian swimmer
 * Paolo Camossi (born 1974), Italian triple jumper
 * Paolo Casarsa (born 1975), Italian decathlete
 * Paolo Di Girolamo (born 1994), Italian rower
 * Paolo Grecucci (born 1952), Italian racewalker
 * Paolo Lorenzi (born 1981), Italian tennis player
 * Paolo Pizzo (born 1983), Italian fencer

A–E

 * Paolo Acerbis (born 1981), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Agabitini (born 1959), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Agosteo (1908–2008), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Alcocer (born 2000), German footballer
 * Paolo Baiocco (born 1989), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Baldieri (born 1965), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Barison (1936–1979), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Bianco (born 1977), Italian footballer and manager
 * Paolo Borelli (born 1958), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Branduani (born 1989), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Bugas (born 1994), Filipino footballer
 * Paolo Campinoti (born 1990), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Di Canio (born 1968), Italian football manager
 * Paolo Cannavaro (born 1981), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Carbonaro (born 1989), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Carbone (born 1982), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Cardozo (born 1989), Uruguayan footballer
 * Paolo Castellazzi (born 1987), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Castelli (born 1980), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Castellini (born 1979), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Cimpiel (born 1940), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Conti (born 1950), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Dametto (born 1993), Italian footballer
 * Paolo De Ceglie (born 1986), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Dellafiore (born 1985), Argentine-born Italian footballer

F–M

 * Paolo Facchinetti (born 1984), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Alberto Faccini (born 1961), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Faragò (born 1993), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Farinola (born 1984), Brazilian-born Greek footballer
 * Paolo Fernandes (born 1998), Spanish footballer
 * Paolo Foglio (born 1975), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Frangipane (born 1979), Argentine footballer
 * Paolo Frascatore (born 1992), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Dal Fiume (born 1953), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Ghiglione (born 1997), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Gigantelli (born 1979), Swiss footballer
 * Paolo Ginestra (born 1979), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Giovannelli (born 1960), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Goltz (born 1985), Argentine footballer
 * Paolo Gozzi (born 2001), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Grillo (born 1997), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Guastalvino (born 1979), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Guerrero (born 1984), Peruvian footballer
 * Paolo de la Haza (born 1983), Peruvian footballer
 * Paolo Hurtado (born 1990), Peruvian footballer
 * Paolo Ivani (born 1997), Albanian footballer
 * Paolo Jacobini (1919–2003), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Maino (born 1989), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Maldini (born 1968), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Marchi (born 1991), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Mariotti (born 1979), Sammarinese footballer
 * Paolo Mastrantonio (born 1967), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Mavolo (born 1992), Hungarian footballer
 * Paolo Mazza (1901–1981), Italian football manager
 * Paolo Mazzoleni (born 1974), Italian football referee
 * Paolo Medina (born 1999), Mexican footballer
 * Paolo Monelli (born 1963), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Montagna (born 1976), Sammarinese footballer
 * Paolo Montero (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer and manager

N–Z

 * Paolo Negro (born 1972), Italian footballer and manager
 * Paolo Orlandoni (born 1972), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Ortiz (born 1985), Paraguayan footballer
 * Paolo Patrucchi (1908–?), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Pellicanò (born 1995), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Pestrin (1936–2009), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Poggi (born 1971), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Ponzo (1972–2013), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Pulici (born 1950), Italian footballer and manager
 * Paolo Regoli (born 1991), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Ríos (born 2000), Mexican footballer
 * Paolo Rizzi (born 1969), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Rozzio (born 1992), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Sabak (born 1999), Belgian footballer
 * Paolo Sammarco (born 1983), Italian footballer
 * Pier Paolo Scarrone (born 1951), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Seppani (born 1986), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Signorelli (1939–2018), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Sirena (born 1945), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Sollier (born 1948), Italian footballer and manager
 * Paolo Stringara (born 1962), Italian footballer and manager
 * Paolo Suárez (born 1980), Uruguayan-Salvadoran footballer
 * Paolo Tagliavento (born 1972), Italian football referee
 * Paolo Todeschini (1920–1993), Italian footballer and manager
 * Paolo Tornaghi (born 1988), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Tramezzani (born 1970), Italian footballer and manager
 * Paolo Valagussa (born 1993), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Vanoli (born 1972), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Vernazza (born 1979), English footballer
 * Paolo Viganò (1950–2014), Italian footballer
 * Paolo Yrizar (born 1997), Mexican footballer
 * Paolo Ziliani (born 1971), Italian footballer

Other

 * Paolo Brera (1949–2019), Italian economist
 * Paolo Grossi (disambiguation), several people
 * Paolo Hewitt, English music journalist
 * Paolo Malatesta (c. 1246 – 1285), best known for the story of his affair with Francesca da Polenta, portrayed by Dante in the Inferno
 * Paolo Renda, Italian-Canadian mobster
 * Paolo Rossi (disambiguation), several people
 * Paolo Ruffini (1765–1822), Italian mathematician
 * Paolo Soleri (1919–2013), Italian architect

People with the surname

 * Connor Paolo (born 1990), American actor

Fictional characters

 * Paolo (Dune), in the Dune universe
 * Paolo, a character appearing in several Friends Season One episodes as Rachel's boyfriend