Stella is a surname meaning ''star'' in Latin and Italian. Notable persons with the surname include:

Artists

Fermo Stella Fermo Stella (c. 1490 – c. 1562) was an Italian painter of Lombardy and Piedmont, mostly in rural churches and sanctuaries. Art historians from the 19th century cite erroneously Fermo as active at dates that range from the 15th century to 1577. ...

(1490s–1560s), Italian painter * François Stella (1563–1605), French Baroque painter * Frank Stella (born 1936), American painter, sculptor and printmaker *

Giacomo Stella Giacomo Stella was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active mainly in Rome. Born in Brescia, he left for Rome as a young man in 1572, during the papacy of Gregory XIII, and still remained in Rome after 1644. He worked ...

(fl. 1572–1644), Italian Renaissance painter * Guglielmo Stella (1828–1888), Italian Realist painter and writer *

Guido Balsamo Stella Guido Maria Balsamo Stella (Turin, 1 January 1882 - Asolo, 1 January 1941) was an Italian painter and engraver. Biography Born in Turin of parents Luigi Balsamo and Celestina Sommariva, Balsamo Stella soon lost his father and acquired the double ...

(1882–1941) Italian painter and engraver *

Jacques Stella Jacques Stella (1596 – 29 April 1657) was a French painter, a leading exponent of the neoclassical style of Parisian Atticism. Life Stella was born in Lyon. His father was François Stella, a painter and merchant of Flemish origin, but ...

(1596–1657), French painter * Joseph Stella (1877–1946), American painter

Athletes

* Aldo Stella (footballer) (born 1930), Italian goalkeeper * Aldo Stella (skier) (born 1943), Italian ski mountaineer and skier *

Francesco Stella (footballer) Francesco Stella (; born 25 July 1991) is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Port Melbourne in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Club career Early Years Francesco Stella spent the 2007–08 season with the AC Chievo ...

, (born 1991) is an Australian footballer * Gianfranco Stella (born 1938), Italian ski mountaineer and skier * Harry Stella (1916–1997), American football player and United States Army officer * Noemi Stella (born 1997), Italian race walker *

Tommy La Stella Thomas Frank La Stella (born January 31, 1989), nicknamed TL and 3 AM, is an American Infielder, professional baseball infielder in the San Francisco Giants organization. He previously played for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Ang ...

(born 1989), American baseball player

Musicians and composers

* Andrea Stella (fl. 1620s), an Italian priest and composer *

Antonietta Stella Maria Antonietta Stella (15 March 1929 – 23 February 2022) was an Italian operatic soprano, and one of the most prominent Italian spinto sopranos of the 1950s and 1960s. She made her debut in Spoleto in 1950, as Leonora in Verdi's ''Il trovator ...

(1929–2022), Italian soprano * Carlos Stella (born 1961), Argentine composer * Lennon Stella (born 1999), Canadian singer and actress *

Maisy Stella Maisy Jude Marion Stella (born December 13, 2003) is a Canadian singer and actress. She is known for her role as Daphne Conrad on the musical television series ''Nashville'' (2012–2018). In 2017, she released her debut solo song, "Riding Free" ...

(born 2003), from Canadian country music duo The Stellas *

Scipione Stella Scipione Stella (1558 or 1559 – May 20, 1622) was a Neapolitan composer. He is to be distinguished from another member of the circle of Carlo Gesualdo, Scipione Dentice.John Walter Hill Roman monody, cantata, and opera from the circles around Ca ...

(died 1622), Neapolitan composer *

Simone Stella Simone Stella (born 1981 in Florence, Italy) is an Italian harpsichordist, organist, composer and producer. Biography He studied piano in Florence with Rosanita Racugno and Marco Vavolo, organ in Florence with Mariella Mochi and Alessandro A ...

(born 1981), Italian harpsichordist and organist

Religion

* Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella (1926–2010), bishop of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Aisén, Chile *

Beniamino Stella Beniamino Stella (born 18 August 1941) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2013 to 2021; he has been a cardinal since 2014. He began working in the diplomatic service of the Holy ...

(born 1941), Italian cardinal *

Marcello Stella Marcello Stella (died 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1640–1642). ''(in Latin)''Tommaso Stella Tommaso Stella, O.P. also Domenico Stella (died 1566) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capodistria (1549–1566), ''(in Latin)'' Bishop of Lavello (1547–1549), ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Salpi (1544–1547). ''(in Latin)' ...

(died 1566), Roman Catholic Bishop of Capodistria, Lavello, and Salpi

Other people

* Aldo Stella (disambiguation), several people with the name *

Andrea Stella (engineer) Andrea Stella (born 22 February 1971) is an Italian engineer, currently employed by McLaren Racing Limited as Team Principal. He was previously Performance Engineer and Race Engineer at Scuderia Ferrari. Education He graduated in aerospace eng ...

, an engineer currently working in Formula One * Francesco Stella (1862–1940), Italian set designer, artist-painter, and decorator * Franco Stella (disambiguation), several people with the name *

Javier Arias Stella Javier Arias Stella (August 2, 1924 – February 25, 2020) was a Peruvian pathologist, politician, diplomat, academic, and lecturer who variously served as Minister of Public Health of Peru (1963-1965, 1967-1968), Minister of Foreign Relations of ...

(1924–2020), Peruvian pathologist who discovered the eponymous "Arias-Stella reaction" *

Lucius Arruntius Stella Lucius Arruntius Stella was a Roman senator, who was active during the reigns of Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. He was suffect consul in October of 101 as the colleague of Lucius Julius Marinus Caecilius Simplex. He is known from the works of the poet ...

(fl. c. 100AD), Roman senator *

Maria Stella Maria Stella Wynn, Lady Newborough (later Baroness Ungern-Sternberg; ; 16 April 1773 – 23 December 1843) was an Italian-born memoirist, the self-styled legitimate daughter of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. She was the second wife of the ...

(1773–1843), self-styled legitimate daughter of Louis Philip II, Duke of Orleans *

Martina Stella Martina Stella (born 28 November 1984) is an Italian actress and screenwriter. Acting career Stella made her cinematic debut at the age of 16 in 2001 in '' L'ultimo bacio''. The film was a success in Italy, and was nominated for multiple David ...

(born 1984), Italian actress * Rebecca Stella (born 1985), Swedish singer, designer, model and blogger *

Roberto Stella Roberto Stella (22 July 1952 – 11 March 2020) was an Italian physician who worked as a general practitioner in Busto Arsizio. He held numerous positions in national medical associations, including serving as president of the Italian Scientific ...

(–2020), Italian general practitioner *

Sebastien Stella Sebastien Stella (also known as Seb) (born October 12, 1971) is a French choreographer and director. He is best known for creating aerial performance routines for singer Pink and devising the circus choreography for the 2010 American romantic dra ...

(born 1971), French choreographer and director

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