''Angela'' is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. It is derived from the Greek word ''ángelos'' (ἄγγελος), meaning angel or "messenger of God". In the

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, the name "Angela" was at its most popular between 1965 and 1979, when it was ranked among the top 10 names for girls. Since 1900 in America, it has been ranked among the 300 most popular names. It has been falling from its peak of popularity, and had fallen to 256th by 2019. The variation ''Angelina'' was ranked as the 69th most popular name in 2008 in the United States, while ''Angel'' was ranked 160th.

List of people named Angela

Angela of Foligno Angela of Foligno (1248 – 4 January 1309) was an Italian Franciscan tertiary who became known as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations. Due to the respect those writings engendered in the Catholic Church she be ...

(1248–1309) Franciscan, Catholic, saint *

Angela Aki known professionally as , is a pop singer, songwriter and pianist. Biography Early life Aki was born in the small town of Itano in Tokushima Prefecture, in the mostly rural island of Shikoku. Her mother is Italian American and her father is ...

(born 1977), Japanese singer and songwriter * Angela Allen, English paedophile convicted in the

2009 Plymouth child abuse case The 2009 Plymouth child abuse case was a child abuse and paedophile ring involving at least five adults from different parts of England. The case centred on photographs taken of up to 64 children by Vanessa George, a nursery worker in Plymouth. ...

* Ángela Abós Ballarín (1934–2022), Spanish writer and politician *

Angela Barnes Angela Barnes (born 9 November 1976) is an English stand-up comedian, mostly known for her appearances on ''Mock the Week''. Early life Barnes was born in Sidcup, London and brought up in Maidstone, Kent. She went to Invicta Grammar School t ...

(born 1976), English stand-up comedian *

Angela Barry Angela Barry (''née'' Richards) is a Bermudian writer and educator. She spent more than 20 years living abroad – in England, France, The Gambia, Senegal and Seychelles – before returning to Bermuda, where she has primarily worked as a l ...

, Bermudian writer and educator *

Angela Bassett Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough with her portrayal of singer Tina Turner in the biopic '' What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), which garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award ...

(born 1958), American actress * Angela Besharah (born 1977), Canadian actor and director *

Angela Bianchini Angela Bianchini (; 21 April 1921 – 27 October 2018) was an Italian fiction writer and literary critic of Jewish descent. She grew up in Italy and emigrated to the United States in 1941, after Mussolini's openly anti-Semitic racial laws were e ...

(1921–2018), Italian writer and literary critic * Angela Bowie (born 1949), first wife of David Bowie, often known as "Angie Bowie" *

Angela Bradburn-Spangler Angela Bradburn-Spangler (born September 4, 1968, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her outdoor personal best on May 28, 1994, jumping 1.95 metres at a meet in Wörrstadt. Her indoor best is 1. ...

(born 1968), American high jumper * Angela Bray (born 1953), former British Member of Parliament *

Angela Warnick Buchdahl Angela Warnick Buchdahl ( ko, 앤절라 워닉 북달; born July 8, 1972) is an American rabbi. She was the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, and the first Asian-American to be ordained as a ''hazzan'' (cantor). In 2011 she was name ...

(born 1972), American rabbi * Angela Buthelezi (born 1969), South African politician *

Angela Buxton Angela Buxton (16 August 193414 August 2020) was a British tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner Althea Gibson. Early life Buxton was born in Liverpool ...

(1934–2020), English tennis player *

Angela Byars-Winston Angela Michelle Byars-Winston is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She was the first African American to achieve the rank of tenured Full Professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She ...

, professor of medicine *

Angela Cartwright Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is a British actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the long- ...

(born 1952), English-born American actress * Angela Chalmers (born 1963), Canadian athlete * Angela Chang (born 1982), Taiwanese pop singer * Angela Constance (born 1970), British politician *

Angela Dale Angela Dale (born 1945) is a British social scientist and statistician whose research has involved the secondary analysis of government survey data, and the study of women in the workforce. Formerly Deputy Director of the Social Statistics Resear ...

(born 1945) British statistician * Angela Davis (born 1944), American political activist *

Angela Dean Angela Muriel Dean is a British statistician who specializes in the design of experiments. She is a professor emeritus at the Ohio State University, and was the chair of the Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences of the American Statistic ...

, British statistician *

Angela Delevingne Angela Margo Hamar Delevingne (''née'' Greenwood; 8 July 1912 – 30 December 2014) was an English aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, she was a prominent debutante in the late 1920s and was presen ...

, British socialite *

Angela Dimitriou , native_name = Άντζελα Δημητρίου , birth_date = , birth_place = Peristeri, Athens, Greece , genre = Greek Music, Laïko, Pop , occupation = Singer, show woman , years_active = 1970–present , label ...

(born 1954), Greek singer *

Angela von den Driesch Angela von den Driesch (11 July 1934 – 4 January 2012) was a German archaeologist and veterinarian. She was a professor and former director of the ''Institut für Paläoanatomie, Domestikationsforschung und Geschichte der Tiermedizin'' at the ...

(1934–2012), German archaeologist and veterinarian *

Angela Eagle Dame Angela Eagle DBE (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallasey since 1992. Eagle was born in Yorkshire and studied PPE at the University of Oxford, before working for ...

(born 1961), British politician *

Angela Gerekou Angela Gerekou ( el, Άντζελα Γκερέκου; born March 26, 1959) is a Greek actress and politician. Currently serving as President of Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) from 2019. She served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry ...

(born 1959), Greek politician and actress *

Angela Gheorghiu Angela Gheorghiu (; ; born 7 September 1965) is a Romanian soprano, especially known for her performances in the operas of Puccini and Verdi, widely recognised by critics and opera lovers as one of the greatest sopranos of all time. Embarking h ...

(born 1965), Romanian opera diva * Angela Gots, American actress *

Angela Griffin Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976) is a British actress and television presenter who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of Fiona Middleton in the ITV soap opera '' ...

(born 1976), British actress and television presenter * Angela Grippo, American neuroscientist and health psychologist * Angela Gossow (born 1974), German death metal singer * Ángela Gurría (born 1929), Mexican sculptor * Angela Hawken (born 1971), South African academic *

Angela Johnson (disambiguation) Angela Johnson may also refer to: *Angela Johnson (basketball) (born 1953), Canadian Olympic basketball player *Angela Johnson (writer) (born 1961), children's author *Angela Davis Johnson, American painter *Angela Jonsson (born 1990), Indian model ...

, various people *

Angela Kinsey Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom '' The Office'' (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms ''Your Family or Mine'' (2015) and ''Haters Back Off'' (2016–2017). Since ''The O ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Ángela Labordeta Ángela Labordeta (Ángela Labordeta de Grandes) is a Spanish writer and journalist. Biography Ángela Labordeta was born in Teruel, Aragón, in 1967. She is the daughter of José Antonio Labordeta (brother of Miguel Labordeta) and Juana de Gr ...

(born 1967), Spanish writer and journalist *

Ângela Lago Ângela Maria Cardoso Lago (17 December 1945 – 22 October 2017) was a Brazilian children's author and illustrator of poems dedicated to children. She began drawing at the age of three and spent time in the United States, Venezuela and Scotland e ...

(1945–2017), Brazilian children's writer and illustrator *

Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Her career spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work received a great deal ...

(1925–2022), British-American actress and singer * Angela Lanza (singer), American singer, known most for touring overseas for U.S. troops * Angela Lee (born 1996), Canadian American martial artist * Angela Lindvall (born 1979), American supermodel * Angela Little (academic) (born 1949), British education and development academic *

Angela Little (actress) Angela Michelle Little (born July 22, 1972) is an American model and actress. She is ''Playboy''s Playmate of the Month for August 1998, and she has appeared in several Playboy videos and special editions, working steadily for Playboy for mor ...

(born 1972), American model and actress *

Angela Marino Angela Marino (born 3 February 1986) is a former New Zealand professional women's basketball. She has previously represented the Adelaide Lightning, Canberra Capitals and the Perth Lynx. She has the WNBL championship once in the 2007–08 sea ...

(born 1986), New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide Lightning (WNBL) * Angela Mariotto, statistician *

Angela Maurer Angela Maurer (born 27 July 1975) is a German long-distance swimmer. Career Angela Maurer lives in Wiesbaden, where she was born. She swims for the ''SSV Undine 08 e.V. Mainz'' swimming club, and trains together with Dimitri Colupaev and Marc- ...

(born 1975), German long-distance swimmer * Angela McCormack (born 1996 or 1997), Australian journalist and radio presenter, known professionally as

Ange McCormack Angela McCormack (born 1986 or 1987) is an Australian journalist, social media producer, photographer, filmmaker, and radio presenter from Sydney, New South Wales. She currently works for Triple J's news and current affairs radio program ''Hack ...

Angela McGlowan Angela McGlowan (born March 2, 1970) is an American Republican political commentator, best-selling author, and CEO of Political Strategies & Insights (PSI), a government affairs, political strategy, public relations, and advocacy consulting firm ...

(born 1970), American Republican political commentator, author, and consulting firm CEO * Angela McGowan, Australian archaeologist *

Angela Meade Angela Meade (born 1977) is an American operatic soprano. Life and career Born in Centralia, Washington, Meade started her education at Centralia Community College before going on to earn a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice from Pacific Luthera ...

(born 1977), opera singer * Angela Melini (born 1969), ''Playboy'' Playmate for June 1992 *

Angela Merici Angela Merici or Angela de Merici ( , ; 21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian religious educator, who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. She founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedi ...

(1474–1540), Italian Catholic saint * Angela Merkel (born 1954), German research scientist, Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 *

Ángela Meyer Ángela Meyer (born August 2, 1947) is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, producer of television and theatrical works, and politician. Meyer is the founder and/or co-founder of various entertainment production companies. Among the production compani ...

(born 1947), Puerto Rican actress, comedian and producer of television and theatrical works * Ángela Molina (born 1955), Spanish actress *

Angela Ndambuki Angela Ndambuki (born in 1980), is a Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive. She was appointed as the Regional Director of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for Sub-Saharan Africa, effective 1 July 2020. She is res ...

(born 1980), Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive * Angela von Nowakonski (1953–2020), Brazilian physician * Angela Pan (born 1949), Hong Kong actress in films and soap operas * Angela Palacious, (born 1953), Bahamian Christian minister * Angela Phillips, British journalist and academic * Angela Pitt (born 1981), Canadian provincial politician from Alberta *

Angela Postma Angela Postma (born August 6, 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994 in Stavanger, Norway. At the same tournament ...

(born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer *

Angela Raiola Angela Joyce "Big Ang" Raiola (June 30, 1960 – February 18, 2016) was an American reality television personality. She was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (1941–2009), a caporegime ("capo") and drug dealer in the Genovese crime f ...

(1960–2016), American reality television personality * Angela Rayner (born 1980), British politician *

Angela Richards Angela Richards (born 18 December 1944 in London) is an English actress. A graduate of RADA, she is also known for her body of work in musical theatre. Biography Theatre Richards has starred in several West End productions such as ''Robert a ...

(born 1944), British actress and singer *

Angela Richardson Angela Joy Richardson (born 21 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford since the 2019 general election. Political career In May 2019, Richardson stood for elect ...

(born 1974), British politician * Angela Rippon (born 1944), English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter *

Angela Rumbold Dame Angela Claire Rosemary Rumbold (née Jones; 11 August 1932 – 19 June 2010) was a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament from a 1982 by-election until the 1997 general election. Education She was educ ...

(1932–2010), former British Member of Parliament * Angela Ruch (born 1983), American racing driver *

Angela Santomero Angela Candace Santomero, also known as Angela Santomero (born April 26, 1968), is an American television executive producer and co-creator of the long-running Nickelodeon children's television programs ''Blue's Clues'', its spin-off ''Blue's Room ...

(born 1968), American television producer, who is known for creating children's series such as Nick Jr.'s ''

Blue's Clues ''Blue's Clues'' is an American live-action/animated children's television series, created by Angela C. Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson, that premiered on Nickelodeon as part of its Nick Jr. block on September 8, 1996, and ...

Angela Seo Hyunhye Seo, professionally known as Angela Seo, is a South Korean multi-instrumentalist and vocalist best known for her role in American experimental band Xiu Xiu. Seo joined Xiu Xiu in 2009, and has contributed to every studio project by the ba ...

, South Korean musician and member of Xiu Xiu born Hyunhye *

Angela Sidney Angela Sidney, (January 4, 1902 – July 17, 1991) was a Tagish storyteller. She co-authored two narratives of traditional Tagish legends and a historical document of Tagish place names for southern Yukon. For her linguistics and ethnography ...

(1902–1991), Tagish storyteller *

Angela Smith (squash) Angela Smith (born 3 July 1953 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) is a retired professional English Squash (sport), squash player: she was one of the world's top ranked squash players from 1979 to 1990. She was also the first female squ ...

(born 1953), British champion squash player and pioneer of female sport * Angela Smith (born 1961), Member of the British Parliament * Angela Smith of Basildon (born 1959), British politician * Angela Tong (born 1975), Hong Kong actress *

Ángela Valle Ángela Valle (née Etna María de los Ángeles Valle Cerrato; January 7, 1927 - May 9, 2003) was a Honduran writer, journalist, and essayist. In 1967, she was awarded the first prize "Premio Nacional de Poesía Juan Ramón Molina". Biography Et ...

(1927–2003), writer, journalist, essayist * Angela Via (born 1981), American singer *

Angela Sarafyan Angela Sarafyan ( hy, Անժելա Սարաֆյան; June 30, 1983), sometimes credited as Angela Sarafian, is an Armenian-American actress. She has appeared as a guest star in several television series and has acted in the feature films: '' Kabl ...

(born 1983), American actress *

Angela Tiatia Angela Tiatia (born 21 November 1973) is a New Zealand-Australian artist. She works with paint, sculpture, video installation, and performance art. Tiatia's work explores contemporary culture, with particular attention paid to that culture ...

(born 1973), New Zealand-Australian artist of Samoan heritage *

Angela Veronese Angela Veronese (20 December 1778 - 8 October 1847) was an Italian poet. Biography Angela Veronese was born in Montebelluna Montebelluna is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, Italy, approximately northwest of Venice. It has an estimated populati ...

(1778–1847), Italian poet *

Angela Watkinson Dame Angela Eileen Watkinson, DBE (''née'' Ellicott; born 18 November 1941) is a British politician. She was Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornchurch and Upminster until 2017, and was first elected in 2001 to the earlier ...

(born 1941), British politician * Angela White, Australian porn star * Angela Renée White (born 1988), American model and entrepreneur, known professionally as Blac Chyna * Angela Yee (born 1976), American radio personality * Angela Yeung (born 1989), Hong Kong Chinese model and actress, known professionally as

Angelababy Angela Yeung Wing (; born 28 February 1989), better known by her stage name Angelababy, is a Hong Kong model, actress and singer. In 2013, she was chosen by '' Southern Metropolis Daily'' as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. In 2016, she won ...

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Talking Angela ''Talking Angela'' is a chatterbot app developed by Slovenian studio Outfit7 as part of the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' series. It was released on November 13, 2012 and January 2012 for iPhone, iPod and iPad, January 2013 for Android, and January ...

, a female anthropomorphic white cat character featured in Outfit7 apps ''Talking Angela'' and ''My Talking Angela'' *

Angela Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * An ...

, a character from Image Comics and Marvel Comics * Angela, a character from netflix TV series ''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Pr ...

'', played by Elodie Grace Orkin. * Angela Anaconda, a main cutout character from the Canadian animated television series '' Angela Anaconda'' * Angela Channing, a fictional wine matriarch character from the television series ''Falcon Crest'' * Angela Chase, a fictional character from the 1990s television series, ''My So-Called Life'', played by a well-known actress Claire Danes * Angela DuPre, a character from Margaret Peterson Haddix's book ''Found'' * Angela Harris, a character from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Angela Ledore, a character from the video game '' Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask'' * Angela Li, a character from the MTV animated sitcom '' Daria'' * Angela Martin, fictional accountant from the US television series ''The Office'', played by Angela Kinsey *

Angela Montenegro Angela Pearly-Gates Montenegro-Hodgins (born Pookie Noodlin Pearly-Gates Gibbons) is a fictional character in the television series ''Bones'' (2005–2017), portrayed by Michaela Conlin. She is a classically trained artist who creates forensic rec ...

, fictional character from the FOX drama ''Bones'' * Angela Moss, a character from the television series ''

Mr. Robot ''Mr. Robot'' is an American drama thriller television series created by Sam Esmail for USA Network. It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, clinical depression and dissociati ...

'', played by Portia Doubleday *

Angela Orosco The survival horror video games series ''Silent Hill'' features a large cast of characters. The games' player characters are " everymen", in contrast to action-oriented survival horror video game series featuring combat-trained player characte ...

, a character from the ''Silent Hill'' video game series * Angela Smith, a character from the children's animated supernatural television series ''Mona the Vampire'' * Angela Weber, a character from the book and film series ''The Twilight Saga'' * Angela Ziegler, a support-class character from the video game ''Overwatch'' *

, a character from the adult animated series "

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ch ...

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