Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian language, Italian form of the name Paul (name), Paul. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name Paolo

Art

*Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor *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–c. 1606), 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, Italian sculptor *Paolo Sarti, Italian painter *Paolo Schmidlin (born 1964), Italian sculptor *Paolo Uccello (1397–1475), Italian painter *Paolo Veneziano, 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 Montalbán (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 Achenza, Italian jazz pianist *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, 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 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 Cecconi (1953–2016), Italian footballer *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

Football

=A–E

= *Paolo Acerbis (born 1981), Italian footballer *Paolo Agosteo (born 1908), Italian footballer *Paolo Alcocer (born 2000), footballer *Paolo Agabitini (born 1959), Italian footballer *Paolo Baiocco (born 1989), Italian footballer *Paolo Baldieri (born 1965), Italian footballer *Paolo Barison (1936–1979), Italian footballer *Paolo Bellucci (born 1986), 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 (born 1919), 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 (born 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 (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 ( – 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 (mathematician), Paolo Ruffini (1765–1822), Italian mathematician *Paolo Soleri (1919–2013), Italian architect

People with the surname Paolo

*Connor Paolo (born 1990), American actor

Fictional characters

*Paolo (Dune), Paolo, in the ''Dune'' universe *Paolo, a character appearing in several Friends episodes#Season 1: 1994–1995, ''Friends'' Season One episodes as Rachel's boyfriend *Paolo, a pink elephant, a possible resident in the 2002 video game ''Animal Crossing'' for Nintendo GameCube {{given name, type=both Italian masculine given names Italian-language surnames Sammarinese given names