Paola

For other uses, see Paola (disambiguation).

PaolaPronunciation| Italian: [ˈpaːola]

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Gender| Female
Language(s)| Italian
Other names
See also| Paula (given name)

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

## People

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### In arts and entertainment

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* Paola Del Medico (born 1950), Swiss singer
* Paola e Chiara, pop music duo consisting of two sisters born in Milan, Italy
* Paola Ferrari (journalist) (born 1960), Italian journalist and television presenter
* 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 Marella (1963–2024), Italian television presenter
* Paola Masino (1908–1989), Italian writer
* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

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