Sara may refer to:

People

Sara (given name) Sara may refer to: People * Sara (given name), a feminine given name People with the given name * Sara Aboobacker (1936–2023), Indian writer and translator * Sara Ahmed (born 1969), British-Australian writer * Sara Allgood (1880–1950), Iris ...

, a feminine given name

People with the given name

Sara Aboobacker Sara Aboobacker (30 June 1936 – 10 January 2023) was an Indian Kannada writer of novels and short stories, and a translator. Early life and education Sara was born in Kasaragod, Kerala on 30 June 1936, to Pudiyapuri Ahmad and Zainabi Ahmad ...

(1936–2023), Indian writer and translator * Sara Ahmed (born 1969), British-Australian writer *

Sara Allgood Sarah Ellen Allgood (30 October 1880 – 13 September 1950), known as Sara Allgood, was an Irish-American actress. She first studied drama with the Irish nationalist Daughters of Ireland and was at the opening of the Irish National Theatre So ...

(1880–1950), Irish-American actress *

Sara Bareilles Sara Beth Bareilles ( ; born December 7, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. She has sold over three million albums and over 15 million singles in the United States. Bareilles has earned various accolades, including ...

(born 1979), American musician *

Sara Sun Beale Sara Sun Beale (born 1949 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American legal scholar and professor who was Charles L. B. Lowndes Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law. She retired from Duke in 2024 after a 45-year career there. Beal ...

(born 1949), American law professor *

Sara Cox Sara Joanne Cyzer ( born 13 December 1974), better known as Sara Cox, is an English broadcaster and author. A presenter on BBC Radio 2, she has been hosting the station's drivetime show since January 2019. She previously presented BBC Radio 1's ...

(born 1974), British broadcaster and author *

Sara Davies Sara Davies (born 23 April 1984) is a British businesswoman, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is the founder and owner of Crafter's Companion, a company she started while a student at the University of York. In April 2019 it was ...

(born 1984), British businesswoman, entrepreneur, and television personality *

Sara Duterte Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio (, ; born May 31, 1978), commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president (after Gloria Macap ...

(born 1978), 15th Vice-President of the Philippines * Sara Gadimova (1922–2005), Azerbaijani singer *

Sara Ali Khan Sara Ali Khan Pataudi (; born 12 August 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Born into the Pataudi family, she is the daughter of actors Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan. Khan is a recipient of a Filmfare Award and appeared in ...

(born 1995), Indian actress *

Sara Gilbert Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on ''Roseanne'' (1988–97; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and its sequel, ''The Co ...

(born, 1975), American actress * Sara-Nicole Morales (1986–2021), American woman who was shot dead *

Sara Elisabeth Moræa Sara Elisabeth "Sara Lisa" von Linné (née Moræa; 26 April 1716 – 20 April 1806) was a Swedish woman who was married to Carl Linnaeus and was mother to Carl Linnaeus the Younger and Elisabeth Christina von Linné. She was involved in th ...

(1716–1806), Swedish founder of the Linnean Society of London * Sara Nuru (born 1989), German fashion model * Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (1830–1912), American novelist *

Sara Qaed Sara Qaed (; born 1990) is a Bahraini political cartoonist. She was awarded the Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2019. Early life Qaed was born in Bahrain in 1990. She studied interior design and fine arts at the Faculty of Arts, S ...

(born 1990), Bahraini political cartoonist *

Sara Riaz Sara Riaz (died: April 2014, Karachi) was a celebrity chef from Pakistan. She was associated with the Pakistani television network ARY Digital. She died of breast cancer. Career Sara had more than 20 years of cooking experience. She was speci ...

(died 2014), Pakistani celebrity chef * Sara Seager (born 1971), Canadian-American astronomer and planetary scientist *

Sara Takanashi (born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female ski jumpers to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles (an all-time fema ...

(born 1996), Japanese ski jumper *

Sara Tavares Sara Alexandra Lima Tavares (; 1 February 1978 – 19 November 2023) was a Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist. She was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. Second-generation Portuguese of Cape Verdean descent, she comp ...

(1978–2023), Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist *

Sara Tolbert Sara Tolbert is an American–New Zealand academic, and is a Professor of Science and Environmental Education at the University of Canterbury, specialising in research to facilitate environmental education, including citizen science and scienc ...

, professor of environmental education *

Sara Torres Sara Torres Rodríguez de Castro (Gijón, 1991) is a Spanish poet and novelist. In 2014, she won the Gloria Fuertes Prize for children's poetry. For her first novel, ''Lo que hay'', she received the "Javier Morote" Award, awarded by CEGAL () (Spa ...

(born 1991), Spanish poet and novelist *

Sara Zaafarani Sara Zaafarani Zenzari (; born 26 January 1963) is a Tunisian engineer and politician who was minister of equipment and housing from 11 October 2021 to 21 March 2025 and the prime minister of Tunisia since 21 March 2025. She is Tunisia's third ...

, Tunisian engineer and politician

People with the surname

Mia Sara Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967), known professionally as Mia Sara, is an American actress. Her early roles include the soap opera ''All My Children'' (1983) and Ridley Scott's fantasy film ''Legend'' (1985). She gained wide recognition fo ...

(born 1967), American actress *

Máret Ánne Sara Máret Ánne Sara (born 1983) is a Sámi- Norwegian artist and author. Her work explores political and ecological issues affecting the Sámi and Indigenous communities of northern Norway. Career Sara's art focuses on Sámi identity and liveli ...

(born 1983), Norwegian Sami artist and author

Ethnic groups and languages

Sara people The Sara people, sometimes referred to as the Kaba or Sara-Kaba, are a Central Sudanic ethnic group native to southern Chad, the northwestern areas of the Central African Republic, and the southern border of South Sudan. They speak the Sara langua ...

, an ethnic group in central Africa *

Sara languages The Sara languages comprise over a dozen Bongo–Bagirmi languages spoken mainly in Chad; a few are also spoken in the north of the Central African Republic. They are members of the Central Sudanic language family. Greenberg (1966) treats all vari ...

, a language group spoken mostly in southern Chad *

Sara language (Indonesia) The Sara language is a language spoken in Kalimantan Kalimantan (; ) is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area, and consists of the provinces of Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalim ...

, a language spoken in Kalimantan in Indonesia

Arts, media and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala thriller directed by Nishantha Pradeep * ''Sara'' (2015 film), 2015 Hong Kong psychological thriller * ''Sara'' (2023 film), 2023 Indonesian drama film starring Asha Smara Darra * ''Sara'' (1976 TV series), 1976 American western series * ''Sara'' (1985 TV series), 1985 American situation comedy * ''Sara'' (Belgian TV series), 2007–08 Flemish telenovella on Belgian television * "Sara" (''Arrow'' episode), an episode of Arrow

Music

* Sara (band), a Finnish band * "Sara" (Bob Dylan song), a song by Bob Dylan for the 1976 album ''Desire'' * "Sara" (Fleetwood Mac song), a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 LP ''Tusk'' * "Sara" (Starship song), a song by Starship from the 1985 album ''Knee Deep in the Hoopla'' *"Sara", a song by Bill Champlin from the 1981 LP ''

Runaway Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to: Engineering * Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable * Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic proce ...

'' * "Sarah" (disambiguation)#Music, songs

Fictional characters

* Sara H. Suarez-Ligaya, a character from the Filipino drama series ''

Doble Kara ''Doble Kara'' () is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Emmanuel Q. Palo, Jon S. Villarin, Erick C. Salud, Trina N. Dayrit and Jojo A. Saguin, it stars Julia Montes, Carmina Villarroel, Mylene Dizon, Ariel ...

'' * Sara, a character from the horror comic series ''

Witch Creek Road ''Witch Creek Road'' is a horror comic series, written by Garth Matthams and drawn by Kenan Halilović. It features a distinctive artistic style and a story line that has received attention from readers and critics. The series is considered a no ...

'' * Sara in the animated television series ''

The Haunted House (TV series) ''The Haunted House'', also known as ''Shinbi Apartment'' (), is a South Korean animated television series created by Seok Jong-seo that premiered on Tooniverse on July 20, 2016. The series focuses on Shinbi and their friends endeavoring to sto ...

'' * Sara (Battle Angel Alita) in the manga ''Battle Angel Alita'' * Sara in the animated science fantasy television series ''Chaotic'' *

Sara Lance Sara Lance, also known by her alter-ego White Canary, is a fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the 2012 pilot episode of the television series ''Arrow'', and later starring in '' Legends of Tomorrow''. The ...

, American superhero Arrowverse franchise * Sara Tokimura, from the Tokusatsu series, ''

Choushinsei Flashman is a Japanese television show broadcast on TV Asahi from 1986 to 1987. It was the tenth instalment in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company, replacing ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman''. It ran for 50 episodes before it was replaced ...

''. * Sara (mermaid) in the manga and anime series ''Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch'' *

Sara (Over the Garden Wall) Sara may refer to: People * Sara (given name), a feminine given name People with the given name * Sara Aboobacker (1936–2023), Indian writer and translator * Sara Ahmed (born 1969), British-Australian writer * Sara Allgood (1880–1950), Ir ...

in the animated television miniseries ''Over the Garden Wall'' * Sara in the

Wee Sing ''Wee Sing'' is a songbook series created by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp and published by Price Stern Sloan. It would also inspire a series of children's CDs, cassettes, coloring books, toys, videos, and apps. The videos were shot in ...

1988 film ''Grandpa's Magical Toys'' * Sara, a character from ''

Just Dance 2023 Edition ''Just Dance 2023 Edition'' is a 2022 dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was unveiled on September 10, 2022 during the Ubisoft Forward September 2022 web presentation as the fourteenth main installment of the series. It mar ...

'' * Sara the Party Games Fairy, a character from '' Rainbow Magic'' *

Sara Sara may refer to: People * Sara (given name), a feminine given name People with the given name * Sara Aboobacker (1936–2023), Indian writer and translator * Sara Ahmed (born 1969), British-Australian writer * Sara Allgood (1880–1950), Ir ...

a character from ''

Touhou Project The , also known simply as , is a bullet hell shoot 'em up video game series created by Indie game, independent Japanese Doujin soft, soft developer Team Shanghai Alice. The team's sole member, ZUN (video game developer), Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta, ha ...

'' * Kujou Sara, a character in 2020 video game ''

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo, MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based Role-playing battle systems, battle system using Classical element, element ...

Other entertainment

Sara (play) ''Miss Sara Sampson'' (original spelling ''Miß Sara Sampson''"ß, Miß" on the titlepage of the 1772 "Tragedies of G. E. Lessing" and "Capital ẞ, MISS" in all caps Dramatis personæ, though the spelling "German orthography, Miss" now has wide ...

, or Miss Sara Sampson, 1755 play by the Enlightenment philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing * ''

'', a 2020 ''Witch Creek Road'' Season 2 storyline by Garth Matthams and Kenan Halilović

Legislation

Species At Risk Act The ''Species at Risk Act'' (, SARA) is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological Diversity. T ...

, Canadian legislation to protect endangered or threatened organisms and their habitats * Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act (SARA), U.S. federal program to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants

Organizations

* San Antonio River Authority, a regional authority in the state of Texas, U.S. *

Scottish Amateur Rowing Association Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the Sport governing body, governing body for the sport of Sport rowing, rowing in Scotland. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting ...

, the governing body for the sport of rowing in Scotland *

Severn Area Rescue Association Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) or Severn Rescue is an independent, marine and land based, search and rescue organisation covering the Severn Estuary and upper reaches of the River Severn. SARA is the largest independent lifeboat service ...

, a search and rescue organisation covering parts of the River Severn, U.K. * South African African Rugby Board, a former governing body for black rugby union players * Southern African Railway Association, an association of railway companies *

State Administration for Religious Affairs The National Religious Affairs Administration (NRAA), formerly the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA), is an external name of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Form ...

, a department of the Chinese Government * Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum Amsterdam, a Dutch university and research computing cooperative *

Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency A redevelopment agency (RDA) is a government body dedicated to urban renewal. Typically it is a municipal level city department focused on a particular district or corridor that has become neglected or blighted (a community redevelopment agency o ...

, a type of local government agency in California

Places

* Sara/Sare, a village in Labourd, France *

Sara, Iran Sara () is a village in, and the capital of, Sara Rural District of the Central District of Saqqez County, Kurdistan province, Iran. Demographics Ethnicity The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an ...

, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran *

Sara, Kerman Sohrab (, also Romanized as Sohrāb; also known as Sārā, Sārāb, Sārāb Sohrāb, Zadeh, and Zara‘) is a village in Estabraq Rural District, in the Central District (Shahr-e Babak County), Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Pro ...

, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *

Sara Rural District Sara Rural District () is in the Central District of Saqqez County, Kurdistan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Tu ...

, an administrative subdivision of Kurdistan Province, Iran *

Sara, Iloilo Sara, officially the Municipality of Sara (, ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,637 people. Sara is from Iloilo City and is from Roxas City. History 1877– th ...

, a municipality in the Philippines * Sara Province, a province of Bolivia *

Sar'a Sar'a (), was a Palestinian Arab village located 25 km west of Jerusalem, depopulated in the 1948 war. The site lies on a hill, at an elevation of about above sea-level. History Bronze Age to Roman period Sar'a might have been built on th ...

, a former village near Jerusalem *

Nərimanabad, Lankaran Nərimanabad (also, Narimanov, Sara, and Sara-Ostrov) is a village and municipality in the Lankaran Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlo ...

or Sara, a village and municipality in Azerbaijan * Sara, Washington, a town in Clark County * Lake Sara, a reservoir in Effingham County, Illinois, United States

Science and technology

Saab AB Saab AB (originally , , acronym SAAB), with subsidiaries collectively known as the Saab Group (), is a Swedish aerospace and defense company, defence company primarily operating from Sweden. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, but its de ...

RäkneAutomat (SARA) computer, a calculating machine * "Sara" or

Apple III The Apple III (styled as apple ///) is a business-oriented personal computer produced by Apple Computer and released in 1980. Running the Apple SOS operating system, it was intended as the successor to the Apple II; however, it was largely cons ...

, a business-oriented personal computer *

Saturate, aromatic, resin and asphaltene Saturate, Aromatic, Resin and Asphaltene (SARA) is an analysis method that divides crude oil components according to their polarizability and polarity. The saturate fraction consists of nonpolar material including linear, branched, and cyclic sa ...

, fractions in crude oil *

Smad Anchor for Receptor Activation Zinc finger FYVE domain-containing protein 9 or SARA (SMAD anchor for receptor activation) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ZFYVE9'' gene. SARA contains a double zinc finger ( FYVE domain). SARA is an anchoring protein involved in ...

, a protein * South African Regional Aircraft (SARA) developed by

Denel Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agency ...

* Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) Aware Retrieval Application (SARA), a text-searching system that led to the Xaira architecture

Other uses

* 533 Sara, a minor planet * Sara (horse), a breed of small horse from the Logone River area in Chad and Cameroon * Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment (SARA), a problem-solving model used in policing