''Angela'' is a female

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. It is derived from the Greek word ''ángelos'' (ἄγγελος), meaning angel or "messenger of God". In the United States, the name "Angela" was at its most popular between 1965 and 1979, when it was ranked among the top 10 names for girls. Since 1900 in America, it has been ranked among the 300 most popular names. It has been falling from its peak of popularity, and had fallen to 256th by 2019. The variation ''Angelina'' was ranked as the 69th most popular name in 2008 in the United States, while ''Angel'' was ranked 160th.

List of people named Angela

Angela of Foligno Angela of Foligno (1248 – 4 January 1309) was an Italian Franciscan tertiary who became known as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations. Due to the respect those writings engendered in the Catholic Church she be ...

(1248–1309) Franciscan, Catholic, saint *

Angela Aki known professionally as , is a pop singer, songwriter and pianist. Biography Early life Aki was born in the small town of Itano in Tokushima Prefecture, in the mostly rural island of Shikoku. Her mother is Italian American and her father is ...

(born 1977), Japanese singer and songwriter * Angela Allen, English paedophile convicted in the

2009 Plymouth child abuse case The 2009 Plymouth child abuse case was a child abuse and paedophile ring involving at least five adults from different parts of England. The case centred on photographs taken of up to 64 children by Vanessa George, a nursery worker in Plymouth. ...

Ángela Abós Ballarín Ángela Abós Ballarín (1 October 1934 – 16 July 2022) was a Spanish writer and politician from Aragon. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Ballarín served in the Cortes of Aragon from 1991 until 1999. Early life and educati ...

(1934–2022), Spanish writer and politician *

Angela Barnes Angela Barnes (born 9 November 1976) is an English stand-up comedian, mostly known for her appearances on ''Mock the Week''. Early life Barnes was born in Sidcup, London and brought up in Maidstone, Kent. She went to Invicta Grammar School ...

(born 1976), English stand-up comedian *

Angela Barry Angela Barry (''née'' Richards) is a Bermudian writer and educator. She spent more than 20 years living abroad – in England, France, The Gambia, Senegal and Seychelles – before returning to Bermuda, where she has primarily worked as a lec ...

, Bermudian writer and educator *

Angela Bassett Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough with her portrayal of singer Tina Turner in the biopic ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), which garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award ...

(born 1958), American actress *

Angela Besharah Angela Besharah (born August 12, 1977) is a Canadian actor, director, photographer and acting coach. Early life Besharah was born on August 12, 1977, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and is of Lebanese, British and German descent. Her mother worked ...

(born 1977), Canadian actor and director *

Angela Bianchini Angela Bianchini (; 21 April 1921 – 27 October 2018) was an Italian fiction writer and literary critic of Jewish descent. She grew up in Italy and emigrated to the United States in 1941, after Mussolini's openly anti-Semitic racial laws were en ...

(1921–2018), Italian writer and literary critic * Angela Bowie (born 1949), first wife of David Bowie, often known as "Angie Bowie" *

Angela Bradburn-Spangler Angela Bradburn-Spangler (born September 4, 1968, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her outdoor personal best on May 28, 1994, jumping 1.95 metres at a meet in Wörrstadt. Her indoor best is 1. ...

(born 1968), American high jumper * Angela Bray (born 1953), former British Member of Parliament *

Angela Warnick Buchdahl Angela Warnick Buchdahl ( ko, 앤절라 워닉 북달; born July 8, 1972) is an American rabbi. She was the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, and the first Asian-American to be ordained as a ''hazzan'' (cantor). In 2011 she was name ...

(born 1972), American rabbi *

Angela Buthelezi Sibuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi (born 1969) is a South African member of the National Assembly of South Africa from the Inkatha Freedom Party. Personal life Her father is Mangosuthu Buthelezi Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (born 27 Augus ...

(born 1969), South African politician *

Angela Buxton Angela Buxton (16 August 193414 August 2020) was a British tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner Althea Gibson. Early life Buxton was born in Liverpool o ...

(1934–2020), English tennis player *

Angela Byars-Winston Angela Michelle Byars-Winston is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She was the first African American to achieve the rank of tenured Full Professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She ...

, professor of medicine * Angela Cartwright (born 1952), English-born American actress * Angela Chalmers (born 1963), Canadian athlete * Angela Chang (born 1982), Taiwanese pop singer * Angela Constance (born 1970), British politician *

Angela Dale Angela Dale (born 1945) is a British social science, social scientist and statistics, statistician whose research has involved the Secondary research, secondary analysis of government survey data, and the study of women in the workforce. Formerly ...

(born 1945) British statistician * Angela Davis (born 1944), American political activist *

Angela Dean Angela Muriel Dean is a British statistician who specializes in the design of experiments. She is a professor emeritus at the Ohio State University, and was the chair of the Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences of the American Statistical ...

, British statistician *

Angela Delevingne Angela Margo Hamar Delevingne (''née'' Greenwood; 8 July 1912 – 30 December 2014) was an English aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, she was a prominent debutante in the late 1920s and was presen ...

, British socialite *

Angela Dimitriou , native_name = Άντζελα Δημητρίου , birth_date = , birth_place = Peristeri, Athens, Greece , genre = Greek Music, Laïko, Pop , occupation = Singer, show woman , years_active = 1970–present , label ...

(born 1954), Greek singer *

Angela von den Driesch Angela von den Driesch (11 July 1934 – 4 January 2012) was a German archaeologist and veterinarian. She was a professor and former director of the ''Institut für Paläoanatomie, Domestikationsforschung und Geschichte der Tiermedizin'' at the ...

(1934–2012), German archaeologist and veterinarian *

Angela Eagle Dame Angela Eagle DBE (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallasey since 1992. Eagle was born in Yorkshire and studied PPE at the University of Oxford, before working for t ...

(born 1961), British politician *

Angela Gerekou Angela Gerekou ( el, Άντζελα Γκερέκου; born March 26, 1959) is a Greek actress and politician. Currently serving as President of Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) from 2019. She served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry ...

(born 1959), Greek politician and actress * Angela Gheorghiu (born 1965), Romanian opera diva * Angela Gots, American actress * Angela Griffin (born 1976), British actress and television presenter *

Angela Grippo Angela J. Grippo is an American neuroscientist and health psychologist known for her research on stress, mood disorders, and cardiovascular disease. She is an associate professor of psychology at Northern Illinois University. Grippo received th ...

, American neuroscientist and health psychologist * Angela Gossow (born 1974), German death metal singer * Ángela Gurría (born 1929), Mexican sculptor * Angela Hawken (born 1971), South African academic *

Angela Johnson (disambiguation) Angela Johnson may also refer to: *Angela Johnson (basketball) (born 1953), Canadian Olympic basketball player *Angela Johnson (writer) (born 1961), children's author *Angela Davis Johnson, American painter *Angela Jonsson (born 1990), Indian model ...

, various people *

Angela Kinsey Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom '' The Office'' (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms ''Your Family or Mine'' (2015) and '' Haters Back Off'' (2016–2017). Since ''The ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Ángela Labordeta Ángela Labordeta (Ángela Labordeta de Grandes) is a Spanish writer and journalist. Biography Ángela Labordeta was born in Teruel, Aragón, in 1967. She is the daughter of José Antonio Labordeta (brother of Miguel Labordeta) and Juana de Gra ...

(born 1967), Spanish writer and journalist * Ângela Lago (1945–2017), Brazilian children's writer and illustrator * Angela Lansbury (1925–2022), British-American actress and singer *

Angela Lanza (singer) Angela Lanza is an American singer from Bay City, Michigan, who has performed in different American cities and internationally as well. She joined with other performers, sponsored by Hooters in their ''Let Freedom Wing Tour'', to perform for U ...

, American singer, known most for touring overseas for U.S. troops * Angela Lee (born 1996), Canadian American martial artist * Angela Lindvall (born 1979), American supermodel *

Angela Little (academic) Angela W. Little is Professor Emerita at the Institute of Education, University of London. She is known for her work in primary education policy and practice in developing countries as well as education planning, program evaluation and assessmen ...

(born 1949), British education and development academic *

Angela Little (actress) Angela Michelle Little (born July 22, 1972) is an American model and actress. She is '' Playboy''s Playmate of the Month for August 1998, and she has appeared in several Playboy videos and special editions, working steadily for Playboy for mo ...

(born 1972), American model and actress *

Angela Marino Angela Marino (born 3 February 1986) is a former New Zealand professional women's basketball. She has previously represented the Adelaide Lightning, Canberra Capitals and the Perth Lynx. She has the WNBL championship once in the 2007–08 seas ...

(born 1986), New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide Lightning (WNBL) *

Angela Mariotto Angela Bacelar Mariotto is a statistician who researches the development and improvement of cancer progress measures. She is chief of the data analytics branch at the National Cancer Institute. Mariotto was a researcher at the Istituto Superiore ...

, statistician * Angela Maurer (born 1975), German long-distance swimmer * Angela McCormack (born 1996 or 1997), Australian journalist and radio presenter, known professionally as Ange McCormack * Angela McGlowan (born 1970), American Republican political commentator, author, and consulting firm CEO * Angela McGowan, Australian archaeologist * Angela Meade (born 1977), opera singer *

Angela Melini Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ange ...

(born 1969), ''Playboy'' Playmate for June 1992 * Angela Merici (1474–1540), Italian Catholic saint * Angela Merkel (born 1954), German research scientist, Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 *

Ángela Meyer Ángela Meyer (born August 2, 1947) is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, producer of television and theatrical works, and politician. Meyer is the founder and/or co-founder of various entertainment production companies. Among the production compani ...

(born 1947), Puerto Rican actress, comedian and producer of television and theatrical works * Ángela Molina (born 1955), Spanish actress *

Angela Ndambuki Angela Ndambuki (born in 1980), is a Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive. She was appointed as the Regional Director of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for Sub-Saharan Africa, effective 1 July 2020. She is resp ...

(born 1980), Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive *

Angela von Nowakonski Angela von Nowakonski (2 February 1953 – 17 July 2020) was a Brazilian physician, researcher and professor at the Institute of Clinical Pathology at the University of Campinas (Unicamp). Biography Nowakonski graduated in medicine at Unicamp, ...

(1953–2020), Brazilian physician * Angela Pan (born 1949), Hong Kong actress in films and soap operas * Angela Palacious, (born 1953), Bahamian Christian minister * Angela Phillips, British journalist and academic * Angela Pitt (born 1981), Canadian provincial politician from Alberta *

Angela Postma Angela Postma (born August 6, 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994 in Stavanger, Norway. At the same tournament ...

(born 1971), Dutch freestyle swimmer *

Angela Raiola Angela Joyce "Big Ang" Raiola (June 30, 1960 – February 18, 2016) was an American reality television personality. She was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (1941–2009), a caporegime ("capo") and drug dealer in the Genovese crime f ...

(1960–2016), American reality television personality * Angela Rayner (born 1980), British politician *

Angela Richards Angela Richards (born 18 December 1944 in London) is an English actress. A graduate of RADA, she is also known for her body of work in musical theatre. Biography Theatre Richards has starred in several West End productions such as ''Robert a ...

(born 1944), British actress and singer *

Angela Richardson Angela Joy Richardson (born 21 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford since the 2019 general election. Political career In May 2019, Richardson stood for electi ...

(born 1974), British politician * Angela Rippon (born 1944), English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter * Angela Rumbold (1932–2010), former British Member of Parliament * Angela Ruch (born 1983), American racing driver *

Angela Santomero Angela Candace Santomero, also known as Angela Santomero (born April 26, 1968), is an American television executive producer and co-creator of the long-running Nickelodeon children's television programs '' Blue's Clues'', its spin-off '' Blue's R ...

(born 1968), American television producer, who is known for creating children's series such as Nick Jr.'s '' Blue's Clues * Angela Seo, South Korean musician and member of Xiu Xiu born Hyunhye * Angela Sidney (1902–1991), Tagish storyteller * Angela Smith (squash) (born 1953), British champion squash player and pioneer of female sport * Angela Smith (born 1961), Member of the British Parliament *

Angela Smith of Basildon Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, (born 7 January 1959)
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(born 1959), British politician * Angela Tong (born 1975), Hong Kong actress * Ángela Valle (1927–2003), writer, journalist, essayist *

Angela Via "I Don't Care" is a pop song by American singer and actor Angela Via, written by David Frank, Steve Kipner and Pamela Sheyne. Note: User may have to enter details, i.e. at Work ID: 390730664 It was produced by Frank and Kipner for Via's self-tit ...

(born 1981), American singer * Angela Sarafyan (born 1983), American actress *

Angela Tiatia Angela Tiatia (born 21 November 1973) is a New Zealand-Australian artist. She works with paint, sculpture, video installation, and performance art. Tiatia's work explores contemporary culture, with particular attention paid to that culture's ...

(born 1973), New Zealand-Australian artist of Samoan heritage * Angela Veronese (1778–1847), Italian poet * Angela Watkinson (born 1941), British politician * Angela White, Australian porn star * Angela Renée White (born 1988), American model and entrepreneur, known professionally as Blac Chyna * Angela Yee (born 1976), American radio personality * Angela Yeung (born 1989), Hong Kong Chinese model and actress, known professionally as

Angelababy Angela Yeung Wing (; born 28 February 1989), better known by her stage name Angelababy, is a Hong Kong model, actress and singer. In 2013, she was chosen by ''Southern Metropolis Daily'' as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. In 2016, she won ...

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Talking Angela ''Talking Angela'' is a chatterbot app developed by Slovenian studio Outfit7 as part of the '' Talking Tom & Friends'' series. It was released on November 13, 2012 and January 2012 for iPhone, iPod and iPad, January 2013 for Android, and Januar ...

, a female anthropomorphic white cat character featured in Outfit7 apps ''Talking Angela'' and ''My Talking Angela'' *

Angela Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Angel ...

, a character from Image Comics and Marvel Comics * Angela, a character from netflix TV series ''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Prod ...

'', played by Elodie Grace Orkin. * Angela Anaconda, a main cutout character from the Canadian animated television series '' Angela Anaconda'' * Angela Channing, a fictional wine matriarch character from the television series ''Falcon Crest'' * Angela Chase, a fictional character from the 1990s television series, ''My So-Called Life'', played by a well-known actress Claire Danes * Angela DuPre, a character from Margaret Peterson Haddix's book ''Found'' * Angela Harris, a character from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Angela Ledore, a character from the video game '' Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask'' * Angela Li, a character from the MTV animated sitcom '' Daria'' *

Angela Martin Angela Noelle Schrute (née Martin; formerly Lipton) is a fictional character in the U.S. version of the television sitcom ''The Office,'' portrayed by actress Angela Kinsey. The character is based on Sheila from the original version of ''The O ...

, fictional accountant from the US television series ''The Office'', played by Angela Kinsey *

Angela Montenegro Angela Pearly-Gates Montenegro-Hodgins (born Pookie Noodlin Pearly-Gates Gibbons) is a fictional character in the television series ''Bones'' (2005–2017), portrayed by Michaela Conlin. She is a classically trained artist who creates forensic reco ...

, fictional character from the FOX drama ''Bones'' * Angela Moss, a character from the television series '' Mr. Robot'', played by Portia Doubleday *

Angela Orosco The survival horror video games series ''Silent Hill'' features a large cast of characters. The games' player characters are " everymen", in contrast to action-oriented survival horror video game series featuring combat-trained player characte ...

, a character from the ''Silent Hill'' video game series * Angela Smith, a character from the children's animated supernatural television series ''Mona the Vampire'' *

Angela Weber The following is a list of characters in the Twilight (novel series), ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight (Meyer novel), Twilight'', ''New Moon (novel), New Moon'', ''Eclipse (Meyer novel), Eclipse'' an ...

, a character from the book and film series ''The Twilight Saga'' * Angela Ziegler, a support-class character from the video game ''Overwatch'' *

, a character from the adult animated series "

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

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