Iola or IOLA may refer to: * ''Iola'', the ''nom de plume'' of African-American writer

Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells (full name: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett) (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for ...

* ''Iola'' (steamboat 1885), a steamboat active on Puget Sound from 1885 to 1915 * Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, a method of raising money for charitable purposes in the United States *

Myrmarachne ''Myrmarachne'' is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called antmimicking spiders, but they are not the only spiders that have this attribute. The name is a combination o ...

, a genus of jumping spiders

Places

;In the United States * Iola, Colorado, a ghost town * Iola, Illinois, a village in Clay County, Illinois *

Iola, Kansas Iola () is the county seat of Allen County, Kansas, United States. The city is situated along the Neosho River in southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,396. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn. History ...

, a city in Allen County, Kansas * Iola, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania *

Iola, Texas Iola is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States, on Farm Road 39 and the Burlington-Rock Island Railway, at the headwaters of Ragan Creek in northwest Grimes County. As of the 2010 census the population was 401. History On November 6, 2007, ...

, a city in Grimes County, Texas *

Iola, Wisconsin Iola is a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2020 census. The village is bordered by the towns of Iola and Scandinavia. The community was named after a Potawatomi girl. Geography Iola is located ...

, a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin *

Iola (town), Wisconsin Iola is a political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 818 at the 2000 census. The Iola, Wisconsin, Village of Iola is located partially within the tow ...

, a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Given name

* Iola Fuller (1906–1993), American writer * Iola Gregory (1946–2017), Welsh actress * Iola Abraham Ikkidluak (1936–2003), Inuit artist *

Iola Johnson Iola Vivian Johnson (born October 10, 1950)"Iola Vivian Johnson" in ''Who's Who Among African Americans'', 23rd edition Gale, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2010. was the second African-American news anchor for a Dallas television station. Career Johnso ...

(born 1950), American news anchor

Fictional characters

Iola Boylan The following is a list of the characters appearing on the television show ''Mama's Family'' (1983–1990) and '' The Family'' (1974–1978) sketches on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' which preceded it. Thelma Harper (Mama) See Thelma Harper Eunice ...

, character on the television series ''Mama's Family'' played by Beverly Archer * ''

Iola Leroy ''Iola Leroy'', ''or Shadows Uplifted'', an 1892 novel by Frances E. W. Harper, is one of the first novels published by an African-American woman. While following what has been termed the "sentimental" conventions of late nineteenth-century writ ...

'', novel by African-American author Frances Harper *

Iola Morton Many characters have appeared in the fictional series of books about The Hardy Boys. Character history Original series At the beginning of the original Hardy Boys series, Frank is only 16 years old (as opposed to 18 after the revisions betwee ...

, girlfriend of Joe Hardy in the ''Hardy Boys'' novels {{disambiguation, given name, geo