Chiara is both a feminine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Clare of Assisi Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio and sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire, Sinclair; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladie ...

, in Italian ''Chiara d'Assisi'' *Saint Clare of Montefalco, in Italian ''Chiara da Montefalco'' * Chiara Appendino (born 1984), Italian politician * Blessed

Chiara Badano Chiara Badano (October 29, 1971 – October 7, 1990) was a young Italian teenager who is on the path to sainthood in the Catholic Church. At age nine she joined the Focolare Movement and received the nickname "Luce" (light) by the founder Chiar ...

* Chiara Berti, contestant on US TV show ''Big Brother 3''. *

Chiara Aurelia Chiara Aurelia de Braconier d'Alphen (born September 13, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films ''Gerald's Game'' (2017) and '' Back Roads'' (2018). She starred as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform teen ...

, American actress * Chiara Boggiatto, Italian Olympic swimmer (born 1986) * Chiara Brancati, (born 1981), Italian water polo player * Chiara Caselli, Italian actress *

Chiara Civello Chiara Civello (born 15 June 1975) is an Italian singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. Career When Civello was seventeen, she sang in a band with Mario Raja, then Roberto Gatto. On a scholarship, she moved to Boston in 1994 to attend the Be ...

, Italian singer-songwriter * Chiara Ferragni, Italian blogger and fashion designer * Chiara Gensini (born 1982), Italian actress *

Chiara Iezzi Chiara Teresa Iezzi (February 27, 1973) is an Italian actress and musician. She was part of the duo Paola & Chiara until 2013, when she decided to dedicate herself to acting. Biography Singer After her debut in jazz and funk bands, in 1996 ...

, Italian singer (born 1973) * Chiara Lauvergnac (born 1961), Italian activist *

Chiara Lubich Chiara Lubich (born Silvia Lubich; January 22, 1920, Trento – March 14, 2008, Rocca di Papa), was an Italian teacher and author who founded the Focolare Movement, which aims to bring unity among people and promote universal family. She was a c ...

, founder of the Focolare movement *

Chiara Mastalli Chiara Mastalli (born 2 August 1984 in Rome) is an Italian film and television actress. She gained recognition for her role as Eirene in the HBO/BBC/RAI original television series ''Rome''. Biography Born in Rome in 1984, in 2001 she shoots ...

, Italian actress, appears in the HBO series ''Rome'' *

Chiara Mastroianni Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is a French actress and singer. She is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. Early life Mastroianni was born to French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Marcello Ma ...

, Italian-French actress (born 1972) *

Chiara Nappi Chiara Rosanna Nappi (born 21 February 1951) is an Italian physicist. Her research areas have included mathematical physics, particle physics, and string theory. Academic career Nappi obtained the Diploma della Scuola di Perfezionamento in physi ...

, Italian physicist * Chiara Neto, Italian chemist *

Chiara Porro Chiara Porro is an Australian diplomat who was appointed Ambassador to The Holy See in September 2020. Porro was born in Milan on 30 July 1984 but left Italy at age three. She graduated from the University of York, England with a Bachelor of ...

, Australian diplomat * Chiara Siracusa, Maltese pop singer, best known by the mononym Chiara *

Chiara Simionato Chiara Simionato (born 4 July 1975 in Treviso) is an Italian long track speed skater who competed in 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She competed for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's 500m, 1000m, and 1500m. He ...

, Italian speed skater * Chiara Zanni, Canadian voice actress * Chiara Zorzi, regent for her son the Duke of Athens (d. 1454) *

Paola e Chiara Paola e Chiara is an Italian pop music duo consisting of Paola Iezzi and Chiara Iezzi, two sisters, born in Milan. They are the best selling female Italian group with over 35 million records sold. Their national career began when the manager o ...

, Italian sisters and pop singers * Edelfa Chiara Masciotta, Miss Italia for 2005 * Chiara Martellaccio, The first known Martellaccio ever to exist on Wikipedia. Saw Andrea Bocelli with her 80yr old aunt.

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Francesca Chiara Francesca Chiara Palamara (born March 25, 1972, in Padua, Italy, as Francesca Chiara Casellati) is the singer and songwriter of the Italian band The LoveCrave. Biography Francesca Chiara's parents are teachers (English and Mathematics) and th ...

, Italian singer with the band Lovecrave *

Margaret Chiara Margaret M. Chiara is most notable for serving as United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan. A Republican, she served from 2001 until she was dismissed in the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy on March 16, 2007. She had be ...

, U.S. attorney fired by the George W. Bush administration *

Maria Chiara Maria Chiara (born 24 November 1939) is an Italian lyric soprano. Early life and education On 24 November 1939, Chiara was born in Oderzo, Italy. She studied at the Venice Conservatory and in Turin with Bass (voice type), bass Antonio Cassinel ...

, Italian lyric soprano * (1979), Italian journalist and writer. *

Piero Chiara Piero Chiara (March 23, 1913 – December 31, 1986) was an Italian writer. He was born in Luino, on Lake Maggiore (northern Italy). His father Eugenio was from Resuttano, Sicily; his mother Virginia Maffei was from Comnago, a Piedmontese village ...

, Italian writer (1913–1986) * Chiara (Italian singer)

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