Zola (name)

Zola is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Arlette Zola, Swiss singer
• Calvin Zola (born 1984), Congo DR footballer
• Émile Zola (1840–1902), French novelist
• Gianfranco Zola (born 1966), Italian football player and manager
• Irving Zola (1935–1994), American activist and writer
• Salvatore Luigi Zola C.R.L., former bishop of Lecce, Italy

Given name

• Zola Budd (born 1966), South African athlete
• Zola Davis (born 1975), American football player
• Zola Jesus (born 1989), stage name of Nika Roza Danilova, American singer
• Zola Levitt (1938–2006), American religious leader
• Zola Matumona (born 1981), Congo DR footballer
• Zola Taylor (born 1934), American singer, member of The Platters