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

People with the given name

Art

Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor

Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter

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 (), Italian painter

Paolo Fiammingo (–1596), Flemish painter

Paolo Domenico Finoglia (–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 (–1796), Italian sculptor

Paolo Pino (1534–1565), Italian painter

Paolo Gerolamo Piola (1666–1724), Italian painter

Paolo Porpora (1617–1673), Italian painter

Paolo Romano (died ), Italian sculptor

Paolo Sarti (born late 1700s), Italian painter

Paolo Schmidlin (born 1964), Italian sculptor

Paolo Uccello (1397–1475), Italian painter

Paolo Veneziano (died ), 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 Montalban (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 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 (died 1591), 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 Boffetta (born 1958), Italian epidemiologist

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

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