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Sophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, from Greek Σοφία, '' Sophía'', "Wisdom". Other forms include
Sophie Sophie is a feminine given name, another version of Sophia, from the Greek word for "wisdom". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Soph ...
, Sophy, and Sofie.


History

The given name is first recorded in the beginning of the 4th century.


Popularity

Sophia is a common female name in the
Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism ...
countries. It became very popular in the West beginning in the later 1990s and became one of the most popularly given girls' names in the Western world in the first decades of the 21st century. Sophia was known as the personification of wisdom by early Christians and Saint Sophia is also an early Christian martyr. Both associations contributed to the usage of the name. The name was comparatively common in continental Europe in the medieval and early modern period. It was popularized in Britain by the German
House of Hanover The House of Hanover ( ) is a European royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century. Its members, known as Hanoverians, ruled Hanover, Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Empire at various times during the 17th to 20th centurie ...
in the 18th century. It was repeatedly popularised among the wider population, by the name of a character in the novel ''
Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer *Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1 ...
'' (1794) by
Henry Fielding Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and magistrate known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His 1749 comic novel ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'' was a seminal work in the genre. Along wi ...
, in ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766) by
Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. A prolific author of various literature, he is regarded among the most versatile writers of the Georgian e ...
, and in the 1960s by Italian actress
Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the ...
(b. 1934). ''Sophia'' was comparatively popular in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century; its use declined in the 1920s to 1950s; it became again moderately popular during the 1960s to 1980s. During the 1990s to the 2010s, the popularity of the name rose dramatically in many countries throughout the western world. Suggested influences for this trend include
Sofía Vergara Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (; born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian and American actress and television personality who received five nominations each at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the highest-paid a ...
and
Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola ( , ; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and former actress. She has List of awards and nominations received by Sofia Coppola, won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Lion, and a Can ...
(popular from the late 1990s) and Sofia Hellqvist (popular from the 2000s). ''Sophia'' and variants of the name remain among the most currently popularly given names for girls in countries across Europe as well as countries in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and others.SophiaSofia
(behindthename.com)
In 2022, ''Sophia'' was the fifth most popular name given to girls in Canada, while ''Sofia'' was 13th.


Name variants

Greek Σοφία was adopted without significant phonological changes into numerous languages, as ''Sophia'' (German, and thence English) and ''Sofia'' (Romance languages, and thence also to Germanic languages and Finnish, etc.). The spelling ''Soffia'' is Icelandic and Welsh. Hungarian has ''Zsófia''. Modern Spanish uses the acute diacritic, ''Sofía''. South and East Slavic and Baltic languages have '' Sofija'' (Софија), '' Sofiya'' (София) and '' Sofya'' (Софья). West Slavic (Polish and Czech-Slovak) introduced a voiced sibilant, ''Zofia, Žofia, Žofie''. French has the (disyllabic)
hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...
''Sophie'', which was also introduced in German, Dutch/Flemish, English, and Scandinavian in the spelling ''Sofie'' and '' Sophy''. A Dutch hypocoristic is ''Sofieke''. Russian has the hypocoristic Соня (''Sonya''), which in the late 19th century was introduced to Western languages, in the spellings ''Sonya'', ''Sonia'' and ''Sonja'', via characters with this name in the novels ''
Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal '' The Russian Messenger'' in twelve monthly installments during 1866.
'' by
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian literature, Russian and world literature, and many of his works are consider ...
(1866, English translation 1885) and ''
War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the work comprises both a fictional narrative and chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy. An ...
'' by
Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution re ...
(1869, English translation 1886). Turkish
Safiye Safiye is a Turkish feminine given name, a variant of the Arabic name Safiya. People named Safiye include: * Safiye Ali (1891–1952), Turkish physician * Safiye Ayla (1907–1998), Turkish singer * Safiye Erol (1902–1964), Turkish novelist * ...
is from the unrelated Arabic Safiyya ( "pure"). Persian
Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
(
Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: صوفیا) is from unrelated
Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
, a sect of
Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
. People, fictional characters, and deities with the names include


Saints

* Saint
Sophia of Milan Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity (or Love) (), are a group of Christian martyred saints who are venerated together with their mother, Sophia ("Wisdom"). Although earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology commemorated Saints Faith, Hope and Chari ...
, feast day 17 September *
Saint Sophia of Rome Saint Sophia of Rome is venerated as a Christian martyr. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan, the mother of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity, whose veneration is attested for the sixth century. Howeve ...
, martyr, feast day 15 May * Saint Sophia of Sortino (Sicily), martyr, feast day 23 SeptemberPaul Guerin, ''Les petits Bollandistes vies des saints'' (1874)
p. 552
/ref> * Saint Sophia of Fermo (March of Ancona), feast day 30 April * Saints Sophia and Irene of Egypt (3rd century), feast day 4 June * Saint Sophia of Thrace (9th century), feast day 4 June * Saint Sofia of Suzdal (d. 1542), see
Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova (; – 18 December 1542) was the grand princess of Moscow as the wife of Vasili III of Russia. She was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as ''Saint Sofia of Suzdal''. Life Her father was Yury Konstantinovich ...
* Saint Sophia of Slutsk (d. 1612), see
Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill Sophia most commonly refers to: * Sophia (wisdom), a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion * Sophia (Gnosticism), a feminine figure in Gnosticism * Sophia (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters named Sophia ...


Royalty


Sofia

*
Sofia of Bavaria Wittelsbach Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the ...
(1376–1425), Queen of Bohemia *
Queen Sofía of Spain Sofía (Sophia Margaret Victoria Frederica; Μαργαρίτα Βικτώρια Φρειδερίκη, romanized: ''Sofía Margaríta Bictória Freideríki''; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spai ...
(born 1938), Queen consort of Spain *
Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (born Sofia Kristina Hellqvist; 6 December 1984), is a member of the Swedish royal family. Before marrying Prince Carl Philip in 2015 and becoming a princess of Sweden, Sofia was a glamour model and reali ...
(born 1984), wife of Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland *
Infanta Sofía of Spain Infanta Sofía of Spain (; born 29 April 2007) is a member of the Spanish royal family. She is the younger daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia and, as such, is second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne behind her sis ...
(born 2007), a Spanish princess


Sophia

* Sophia (530–c. 601), Byzantine empress *
Sophia of Minsk Sophia of Minsk or Sophia of Polotsk (died 5 May 1198) was a Danish queen consort by marriage to King Valdemar I of Denmark, and a landgravine of Thuringia by marriage to Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Life Origin Sophia was the daughter of ...
(d. 1198), Danish queen *
Sophia of Halshany Sophia of Halshany (; ; ; – 21 September 1461 in Kraków), known simply as Sonka, was a princess of Lithuanian Alšėniškiai princely family who was Queen of Poland as the fourth and last wife of Jogaila, King of Poland and Supreme Duke ...
(1405 -1461), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania *
Sophia Palaiologina Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue (; born Zoe Palaiologina; ; – 7 April 1503) was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia. Her fath ...
(1455–1503), Grand Duchess of Moscow *
Sophia Stuart Sophia Stuart (22 June 160623 June 1606) was the fourth daughter and last of nine children of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Biography Anne of Denmark was rumoured to be pregnant at the end of October 1605. Robert Naunton wrote that cour ...
(1606), daughter of James VI and I *
Sophia of Hanover Sophia (born Princess Sophia of the Palatinate; – ) was Electress of Hanover from 19 December 1692 until 23 January 1698 as the consort of Prince-Elector Ernest Augustus. She was later the heiress presumptive to the thrones of England and ...
(1630–1714), heir to the English throne *
Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Sophia most commonly refers to: * Sophia (wisdom), a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion * Sophia (Gnosticism), a feminine figure in Gnosticism * Sophia (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters named Sophia ...
(1636–1689), German noblewoman *
Sophia Alekseyevna Sophia Alekseyevna ( rus, Со́фья Алексе́евна, p=ˈsofʲjə ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvnə; ) was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689. She allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Pri ...
(1657–1704), Russian regent *
Sophia Dorothea of Celle Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain. The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father Georg ...
(1666–1726), Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, wife of George I of Great Britain *
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ( – 28 June 1757; ) was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740. She was the mother of Frederick the Great (King Frederick II of ...
(1687–1757), Queen Consort of Prussia, daughter of George I of Great Britain * Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700–1770), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway *
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (; 25 January 1719 – 13 November 1765) was the ninth child and fifth daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. By marriage, she was a Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt. ...
(1719–1765), daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover *
Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Friederike Sophia Dorothea; 18 December 1736 – 9 March 1798) was Duchess of Württemberg by marriage to Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. She is an ancestor to many European royals of the 19th and 20t ...
(1736–1798), Duchess of Württemberg *
Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (24 August 1758 – 29 November 1794) was born a Princess and Duchess of Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway. Life Born in Schw ...
(1758–1794), Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin *
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom Princess Augusta Sophia (8 November 1768 – 22 September 1840) was the sixth child and second daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Childhood and adolescence Princess Augusta Sophia was born at Buckingham House, City and Liberty ...
(1768–1840), Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg *
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom Princess Sophia (3 November 1777 – 27 May 1848) was the twelfth child and fifth daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to whom she gave birth as a ...
(1777–1848), British princess *
Princess Sophia of Gloucester Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a great-granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and niece of King George III. Life Princess Sophia was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair. Her fathe ...
(1773–1844), British princess *
Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley (''née'' FitzClarence; 25 August 1796 – 10 April 1837), was the eldest illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan. She was married to Philip ...
(1796–1837), daughter of William IV *
Sophia of Nassau Sophia of Nassau (Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette; 9 July 1836 – 30 December 1913), also Sofia, was List of Swedish consorts, Queen of Sweden and List of Norwegian consorts, Norway as the wife of King Oscar II. She was Queen of Sweden ...
(1836–1913), Queen Consort of Sweden and Norway *
Sophia of Prussia Sophia of Prussia (Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice, ; 14 June 1870 – 13 January 1932) was Queen of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and again from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922 as the wife of King Constantine I. A member of the H ...
(1870–1932), Queen consort of Greece


Other versions

* Safiye Sultan (1550–1619), wife of Murad III, mother of Mehmed III; originally named Sofia *
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (; 26 June 1914 – 24 November 2001) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess, as well as a princess of Hesse-Kassel and a princess of Hanover through her successive marriages to Prince Christoph of Hess ...
(1914–2001), later Princess of Hesse, Princes of Hannover *
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones; 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III. Sophie grew up in Brenchley, ...
(born 1965), wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh


Arts and entertainment

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Sofia (Swedish singer) Sofia Rebecca Hildegard Berntson (born August 4, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden), known professionally as Sofia is a Swedish singer who often sings in Greek. She has released three CD singles since 2007 and has taken part in the Swedish song selection ...
(nee Sofia Berntson), Swedish singer *
Sophia Abrahão Sophia Sampaio Abrahão (born May 22, 1991) is a Brazilian actress and singer. Abrahão starred in her first telenovela in 2007, when she played the preppy Felipa on the 15th season of ''Malhação''. In 2011, she played the preppy Alice Albuq ...
(born 1991), Brazilian actress *
Sofia Achaval de Montaigu Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the ...
, Argentine fashion model * Sophia Agranovich, Ukrainian-American pianist, recording artist and music educator * Sophia Aliberti (born 1963), Greek actress and TV presenter *
Sofia Andres Sofia Louise Alejandre Andres (born August 24, 1998) is a Filipino actress. After appearing in several television commercials as a child, she first appeared as an actress at age 14 in the hit series, ''Princess and I''. She has since gained b ...
(born 1998), Filipina actress and commercial model *
Sofia Barclay Sofia Beatrice Barclay (born 31 August 1988) is an English actress. Early life Barclay was born in central London with her twin brother. She is the daughter of Ferzana and Aidan Barclay, and the granddaughter of Sir David Barclay. Barclay atten ...
(born 1988), English actress *
Sofía Bozán Sofía Bozán (5 November 1904 – 9 July 1958) was an Argentine film actress and tango performer of the 1930s and 1940s, one of the most popular figures of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. She made almost 30 appearances in film between 1937 an ...
(1904–1958), Argentine actress and dancer *
Sofía Camará Pablo Carayani Camará (born 1 March 1991), better known by the stage name Sofía Camará, is an Argentine drag performer who competed on the second season of ''The Switch Drag Race,'' where she was a finalist. Filmography Television * ''The Sw ...
(born 1991), Argentine drag performer *
Sofia Carson Sofia Lauren Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series ''Austin & Ally'' (2014). In 2015, ...
(born 1993), American singer and actress *
Sofiko Chiaureli Sophia Chiaureli ( ka, სოფიკო ჭიაურელი; 21 May 1937 – 2 March 2008), professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress. Thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, she played a si ...
(1937–2008), Georgian actress *
Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola ( , ; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and former actress. She has List of awards and nominations received by Sofia Coppola, won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Lion, and a Can ...
(born 1971), American actress and director * Sofia Crespo (born 1991), Argentine visual artist *
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (6 November 1919 – 2 July 2004) was a Portuguese poet and writer. Considered one of the most important Portuguese poets of the 20th century, she published fourteen poetry books between 1944 and 1997, covering th ...
(1919–2004), Portuguese poet *
Sophia Baddeley Sophia Baddeley born Sophia Snow (1745 – July 1786) was an English actress, singer and courtesan. Early life, musical career She was born in London, the daughter of Mary and Valentine Snow, who was the sergeant-trumpeter to George II of ...
(1745–1786), English actress *
Sophia Bush Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress. She starred as List of One Tree Hill characters#Brooke Davis, Brooke Davis in The WB/The CW, CW drama series ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012), and as Erin Li ...
(born 1982), American actress *
Sophia Di Martino Sophia Di Martino (born 15 November 1983) is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series ''Loki'' (2021–2023), which earned her two MTV Movie & TV Awards and a nomination for a Critics' ...
(born 1983), English actress * Sofia Djama, Algerian film director *
Sofie Dossi Sofie Clarice Dossi (born June 21, 2001) is an American YouTuber, singer, actress, contortionist, aerialist, dancer and internet personality. In 2016, she rose to fame on the eleventh season of ''America's Got Talent''. , her YouTube channel ha ...
(born 2001), American contortionist *
Sophia Dussek Sophia Giustina Dussek (née Corri; later Moralt; 1 May 1775 in Edinburgh – c. 1831 in London) was a Scottish singer, pianist, harpist, and composer of Italian descent. In 1792, Dussek married the composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. Following Ja ...
(1775–1831), Scottish composer *
Sofia Essaïdi Sofia Essaïdi (; born 6 August 1984) is a French-Moroccan singer and actress. She was born in Casablanca, to a Moroccan father, Lhabib Essaïdi, and a French mother, Martine Adeline Gardelle. Career From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she p ...
(born 1984), Franco-Moroccan singer * Sophia Forero (born 1967), American jewelry designer *
Sofía Gala Sofía Gala Castiglione Casanova (born 24 January 1987) is an Argentine actress. Daughter of the actress Moria Casán and producer Mario Castiglione, Sofía Gala grew up in the dressing rooms of revues, during the filming of Alberto Olmedo and ...
(born 1987), Argentine actress *
Sofie Gråbøl Sofie Gråbøl (; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a number of films, with her breakthrough role in the 1986 Danish film '' Early Spring'', directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, playing the lead role in the film version of ...
(born 1968), Danish actress, known for '' The Killing'' *
Sofia Gubaidulina Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina (24 October 1931 – 13 March 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer of Modernism (music), modernist Holy minimalism, sacred music. She was highly prolific, producing numerous Chamber music, chamber, Orchestra, orch ...
(born 1931), Russian-Tatar composer * Sophia Peabody Hawthorne (1809–1871), American painter * Sofia Hayat (born 1974), British-Indian model and actress *
Sophia Jex-Blake Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake (21 January 1840 – 7 January 1912) was an English physician, teacher, and feminism, feminist. She led the campaign to secure women access to a university education, when she began studying medicine at the Universit ...
(1840–1912), English physician *
Sofia Karlsson (singer) Johanna Sofia Blåsippa Karlsson (born 25 March 1975 in Gamla Enskede, Enskede, Sweden) is a classically-trained Swedish folk singer and songwriter. Her breakthrough album was of poems from a book by the Swedish proletarian poet Dan Andersson, '' ...
(born 1975), Swedish musician * Sophia Karp (1861–1904), Romanian actress * Sophia Kokosalaki (1972–2019), Greek fashion designer *
Sophia Laforteza Katseye (pronounced "cat's eye"; stylized in all caps) is a girl group based in Los Angeles, California. The group is composed of six members: Manon, Sophia, Daniela Avanzini, Daniela, Lara, Megan, and Yoonchae. With members from the Philippi ...
(born 2002), Filipino-American singer, dancer and member of global pop group
KATSEYE Katseye (pronounced "cat's eye"; stylized in all caps) is a girl group based in Los Angeles, California. The group is composed of six members: Manon, Sophia, Daniela Avanzini, Daniela, Lara, Megan, and Yoonchae. With members from the Philippi ...
* Sophia Laskaridou (1882–1965), Greek artist * Sophia Lee (1750–1824), English novelist *
Sophia Lillis Sophia Lillis (born February 13, 2002) is an American actress. She starred as Beverly Marsh in the horror films '' It'' (2017) and '' It: Chapter Two'' (2019), as well as a teenager with telekinesis in the Netflix drama series '' I Am Not Okay ...
(born 2002), American actress *
Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the ...
(born 1934), Italian actress * Sofia Martins de Sousa (1870–1960), Portuguese painter *
Sophia McDougall Sophia McDougall is a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Life and career McDougall is best known internationally as the author of alternate history novels published by Orion Publishing Group and based on the premise that the Roman Empire ...
(born 1979), British author *
Sophia Michahelles Sophia Michahelles (born c. 1975) is one of the two chief artists and puppeteers of Processional Arts Workshop, makers of pageant puppets and other processional art in upstate New York. She works closely with co-director Alex Kahn. The couple's w ...
(born 1976), American puppeteer *
Sofia Milos Sofia Milos (; , born 27 September 1969) is a Swiss-born actress. She is best known for her role as Yelina Salas on '' CSI: Miami''. She has also had a role on ''The Sopranos'' as Camorra boss Annalisa Zucca, as well as roles in TV series suc ...
(born 1969), Swiss actress *
Sophia Myles Sophia Myles () is an English actress. She is best known in film for portraying Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds (2004 film), ''Thunderbirds'' (2004), Isolde in ''Tristan & Isolde (film), Tristan & Isolde'' (2006), Darcy in ''Transfo ...
(born 1980), English actress *
Zofia Nałkowska Zofia Nałkowska (, 10 November 1884 – 17 December 1954) was a Polish prose writer, dramatist, and prolific essayist. She served as the executive member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature (1933–1939) during the interwar period. ...
(1884–1954), Polish writer, author of ''Medallions'' * Sofia Pablo (born 2006), Filipina actress and commercial model * Sophia Yakovlevna Parnok (1885–1933), Russian poet *
Sofía Reca Sofía Reca (born 31 March 1984) is an Argentine actress, singer and television presenter. Biography Sofía Reca was born on 31 March 1984, in Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. She is the oldest of six siblings, her father is one of ...
(born 1984), Argentine actress *
Sofía Recondo Sofía Natalia Recondo (born 2 December 1985) is an Argentine actress who appeared in over 600 episodes of the TV series Chiquititas. Recondo was a child when she was hired to play "Lucía" in "Chiquititas", a telenovela that was produced by ...
(born 1985), Argentine actress * Sofia Rei, Argentine musician *
Sophia Reid-Gantzert Sophia Reid-Gantzert (born January 18, 2010) is a Canadian actress and dancer. She began dancing at age two and won a competition in Austria at age six. In 2017, she made her acting debut in the television film ''The Sweetest Christmas''. Reid-G ...
(born 2010), Canadian actress and dancer *
Sofia Reyes Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as t ...
(born 1995), Mexican singer and songwriter * Sophia Romero, American writer *
Sofia Rotaru Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru ( ; ; ; born 7 August 1947), known simply as Sofia Rotaru, is a Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian origin. Rotaru, nicknamed "Bukovinsky Solovey" ("the Nightingale from Bukovina"), emerged in 1966 as a po ...
(born 1947), Ukrainian singer * Sofia Samatar (born 1971), Somali-American writer *
Sofie Sarenbrant Sofie Sarenbrant (born 1978) is a Swedish author. Her fictional books about police officer Emma Sköld have sold two million copies in fourteen countries. Biography Sarenbrant was born in Stockholm on 4 January 1978. At the age of two her family ...
(born 1978), Swedish author * Sophia Senoron (born 1999), Filipino actress, host, model and a beauty pageant titleholder * Sophia Sergio (born 1992), Italian beauty pageant titleholder *
Sofia Shinas Sofia Shinas (born January 17, 1968) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress and director."Dream comes true for Shinas". '' Windsor Star'', May 28, 1994. Shinas entered the entertainment industry as a recording artist and later pursued acting ...
(born 1968), Canadian artist *
Sofia Tarasova Sofia Mikhaylivna Tarasova (; born 31 March 2001) is a Ukrainian singer, actress and former member of the Ukrainian girl group Nu Virgos. She Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Conte ...
(born 2001), Ukrainian singer and actress *
Sofía Tartilán Sofía Tartilán ( Sofía Tartilán Rodríguez; after marriage, Sofía Tartilán de Escobar; April 19, 1829 – July 2, 1888) was a 19th-century Spanish novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. Her name appeared as a regular contributor to much o ...
(1829–1888), Spanish writer *
Sophie Turner Sophie Belinda Turner (born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut as Sansa Stark in the HBO epic fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Out ...
(born 1996), English Actress *
Sofia Vembo Sofia Bembou (; 10 February 1910 – 10 March 1978), known professionally as Sofia Vembo (), was a leading Greek singer and actress active from the interwar period to the early postwar years and the 1950s. She became best known for her perfor ...
(1910–1978), Greek singer *
Sofia Vassilieva Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an American actress. Notable roles include portraying the children's book character Eloise (books), Eloise in ''Eloise at the Plaza'' and ''Eloise at Christmastime'', Ariel DuBois in the ...
(born 1992), American actress *
Sofía Vergara Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (; born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian and American actress and television personality who received five nominations each at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the highest-paid a ...
(born 1972), Colombian model and actress * Sofia Vicoveanca (born 1941), Romanian folk singer *
Sofía von Ellrichshausen Sofía von Ellrichshausen (born 1976) is an Argentine-Chilean architect, artist, and educator. In 2002, she co-founded the art and architecture studio «Pezo von Ellrichshausen» in Concepción, Chile, Concepción, Chile, together with Mauricio Pe ...
(born 1976), Argentine architect and artist *
Sophia Vossou Sophia Vossou (; born 5 December 1961) is a Greek singer best known abroad for representing Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 where she was placed 13th with the song " I Anixi". Biography Vossou was born in 1961 in Patras. She grew up ...
(born 1961), Greek singer *
Sofia Wylie Sofia Christine Wylie (born January 7, 2004) is an American actress, dancer and singer. She began her career in dance before gaining prominence through her role as Buffy Driscoll on the Disney Channel comedy-drama series ''Andi Mack'' (2017–20 ...
(born 2004), American actress * Sophia Yan (born 1986), American classical pianist * Sofie Zamchick (born 1994), American singer and actress * Sofía Zámolo (born 1983), Argentine model, actress and TV presenter


Politics

* Sophia Aggelonitis, Canadian politician * Sofia Amloh (born 1986), Swedish politician * Sofía Brambilla (born 1980), Argentine politician *
Sophia Chan Sophia Chan Siu Chee (; born 16th April 1958) is a Hong Kong professor and politician. She served as Secretary for Food and Health from 2017 to 2022. She was educated at the St. Paul's Secondary School. She subsequently graduated from the Unive ...
(born 1958), Hong Kong professor and politician *
Sofía Cid Sofía Slovena Cid Versalovic (born 9 September 1971) is a Chilean politician and current member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Early life Cid studied business administration at Gabriela Mistral University. She is a Roman Catholic ...
(born 1971), Chilean politician * Sophia Leung (born 1933), Canadian politician *
Sofie Lippert Sofie Lippert Troelsen (born 20 December 1995) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A member of the Green Left party, she has represented East Jutland since November 2022. Lippert was born on 20 Decembe ...
(born 1995), Danish politician *
Sophia Lvovna Perovskaya Sophia Lvovna Perovskaya (;  – ) was a Russian revolutionary and a member of the revolutionary organization ''Narodnaya Volya''. She helped orchestrate the assassination of Alexander II of Russia, for which she was executed by hanging. ...
(1853–1881), Russian revolutionary * Sofia Manzano (born 1971), Brazilian politician * Sofie Merckx (born 1974), Belgian politician *
Sophie Scholl Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active in the White Rose non-violent German resistance to Nazism, resistance group in Nazi Germany. Raised in a politically engag ...
(1921–1943), German student and anti-Nazi political activist


Science

*
Sophia Brahe Sophia (or Sophie) Thott Lange (; 24 August 1559 or 22 September 1556probably in 1559 following , some others scholars give 1556, both dates match his horoscope (Det Kongelige Bibliotek). – 1643), known by her maiden name, was a Danish noble ...
(1556–1643), Danish astronomer * Sophia Drossopoulou, Greek computer scientist * Sophia Eckerson (1880–1954), American botanist and microchemist * Sophia Getzowa (1872–1946), Belarusian-Israeli pathologist and scientist *
Sofia Merajver Sofia Diana Merajver (born 1953) is an American-Argentine medical oncologist. She is the GreaterGood Breast Cancer Research Professor and director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation Program at Michigan Medicine. In 2022, Merajver was ...
(born 1953), Argentine medical oncologist


Sports

* Sofia Akateva (born 2007), Russian figure skater * Sofia Akhmeteli (born 1981), Georgian alpine skier *
Sofia Arvidsson Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984) is a Swedish professional padel player and a former tennis player. In her tennis career, she won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 20 singles and 13 doubl ...
(born 1984), Swedish tennis player * Sofia Asoumanaki (born 1997), Greek rower *
Sofia Bekatorou Sofia Bekatorou (; born 26 December 1977) is a Greek sailing champion. Career She has participated in over hundreds of main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics sailing competition, where she won the gold medal in the women's double- ...
(born 1977), Greek sailor and Olympic gold medalist *
Sophia Braun Sophie Wais Braun (born 26 January 2000), known as Sophia Braun, is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr FC . Born in the United States, she plays for the Argentina national team. Braun played college ...
(born 2000), Argentine footballer * Sofía Cairó (born 2002), Argentine field hockey player * Sophia Diagne (born 1998), Senegalese swimmer * Sophia Ellis (born 1996), British powerlifter *
Sophia Flörsch Sophia Flörsch (; born 1 December 2000) is a Germans, German racing driver who last competed in 2025 Indy NXT, Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports. She has previously raced in FIA Formula 3 Championship, Formula 3, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, DTM, t ...
(born 2000), German racing driver *
Sofia Goggia Sofia Goggia (; born 15 November 1992) is an Italian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer who competes in all disciplines and specialises in the speed events of downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G. Sh ...
(born 1992), Italian World Cup alpine ski racer *
Sofía Gómez Villafañe Sofía Gómez Villafane (born 15 April 1994) is an Argentine Cross-country cycling, cross-country mountain biker and cyclo-cross cyclist. She represented Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Cycling a ...
(born 1994), Argentine biker *
Sofia Gonzalez Sofia Gonzalez (born 27 March 2001) is a Swiss Paralympic athlete of Spanish and Mexican descent who competes in sprinting and long jump in international track and field competitions. She is a European bronze medalist in 100m. She competed at ...
(born 2001), Swiss Paralympic athlete * Sophia Elizabeth Herzog (born 1997), American swimmer * Sofia Huerta (born 1992), American professional soccer player * Sofia Iosifidou (born 1981), Greek water polo player *
Sofia Jakobsson Eva Sofia Jakobsson (born 23 April 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for London City Lionesses in the FA Women's Championship. She made her debut for the Sweden women's national football team in 2011 and won her 100th cap in ...
(born 1990), Swedish footballer *
Sofia Kenin } Sofia Anna "Sonya" Kenin (born November 14, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, and No. 26 in doubles. Kenin was named the ...
(born 1998), American tennis player * Sophia Koggouli (born 1991), Greek footballer *
Sofia Konukh Sofia Evgenevna Konukh (, born 9 March 1980) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic women's tournament in history. She is one of four female players who competed in water polo at f ...
(born 1980), Russian water polo player *
Sofía Luini Sofía Luini (; born 11 November 1992) is an inactive Argentine tennis player. Luini has won one singles title and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. On 22 September 2014, she reached her best singles ranking ...
(born 1992), Argentine tennis player *
Sofía Maccari Sofía Maccari is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina women's national field hockey team in the women's event and won the silver medal. Sofía has also won the Champions Trophy in 2012 an ...
(born 1984), Argentine field hockey player * Sofía MacKenzie (born 1972), Argentine field hockey player * Sophia Morgan, Fijian sailor *
Sofía Mulánovich Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín (born 24 June 1983) is a Peruvian surfer. She is a 3-time World Surfing Champion, 1 WSL and 2 ISA world championships,. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win a World Surf League World Championship Tour event ( ...
(born 1983), Peruvian surfer * Sofia Muratova (1929–2006), Russian gymnast *
Sofia Muravieva Sofia Andreevna Muravieva (; born 4 August 2006) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2021 JGP Cup of Austria champion, the 2021 JGP Slovakia silver medalist, the 2024 Russian national silver medalist, and a two-time Russian junior national ...
(born 2006), Russian figure skater * Sofia Papadopoulou (born 1983), Greek sailor * Sophia Papamichalopoulou (born 1990), alpine skier who represented Cyprus * Sofia Polgar (born 1974), Hungarian-born Israeli and Canadian chess grandmaster * Sophia Poor (born 2006), English association footballer *
Sofía Ramallo Sofía Ramallo (born 26 March 2001) is an Argentine field hockey player. Hockey career In 2019, Ramallo was called into the senior national women's team. She won a gold medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. References Liv ...
(born 2001), Argentine field hockey player * Sofia Riga, Greek runner *
Sofia Sakorafa Sofia Sakorafa (, born 29 April 1957 in Trikala, Greece) is a Greek-Palestinian politician and former javelin thrower. She was a Member of the European Parliament for Greece as member of the political party MeRA25, having formerly sat for Syriza ...
(born 1957), Greek javelin thrower and politician *
Sofia Samodelkina Sofia Vladimirovna Samodelkina (; born 18 February 2007) is a Russian-Kazakhstani figure skater who currently competes for Kazakhstan. She is the Kazakhstani Figure Skating Championships, 2025 Kazakh national champion, Figure skating at the 2025 ...
(born 2007), Russian figure skater *
Sofia Samodurova Sofia Vyacheslavovna Samodurova (pronounced ''Sah-moh-DOO-roh-vah''; ; born 30 July 2002) is a retired Russian figure skater. She is the 2019 European Figure Skating Championships, 2019 European champion, the 2019 CS Ice Star champion, the 2018 ...
(born 2002), Russian figure skater * Sofía Sánchez (born 1989), Argentine synchronized swimmer * Sofia Tekela-Smith (born 1970), New Zealand artist *
Sofia Thøgersen Sofia Thøgersen (born 6 July 2005) is a Danish middle distance running, middle distance and long distance running, long distance runner. A multiple-time national champion, and the Danish national record holder over 1500 metres, in 2023 she becam ...
(born 2005), Danish runner * Sofia Tikhonova (born 1998), Russian ski jumper * Sofía Toccalino (born 1997), Argentine field hockey player * Sofía Usandizaga (born 1970), Argentine sailor *
Sofya Velikaya Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya ( rus, Софья Александровна Великая, , ˈsofʲjə vʲɪˈlʲikəjə; born 8 June 1985) is a Russian Sabre (fencing), sabre Fencing, fencer. Velikaya is a former European champion (four-time ...
(born 1985), Russian Olympic fencer *
Sofía Villarroya Sofía Denise Villarroya (born 10 July 1992) is an Argentine field hockey player. Hockey career Villarroya was part of the Argentina Junior National Team at the 2013 Junior World Cup where the team won the silver medal. In 2014, Villarroya t ...
(born 1992), Argentine field hockey player *
Sophia Warner Sophia Warner (born 23 May 1974) is a Paralympian track and field athlete from England competing mainly in T35 sprint events. In 2012, she qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, selected for the T35 100m and 200m sprint and is also part of th ...
(born 1974), Paralympian track and field athlete from England * Sofia Yfantidou (born 1985), Greek track and field athlete


Other fields

* Sofia Berezanska (1924–2024), Ukrainian archeologist *
Sophia Hayden Bennett Sophia Hayden (October 17, 1868 – February 3, 1953) was an American architect and first female graduate of the four-year program in architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Life Early life Sophia Gregoria Hayden was bor ...
(1868–1953), American architect * Sophia Collier (born 1956), American entrepreneur * Sofia Gatica (born 1967), Argentine environmentalist *
Sofía Heinonen Sofía Heinonen is an Argentine conservationist and ecoutourism advocate. Heinonen is CEO of the nonprofit conservation organization Rewilding Argentina, which continues work started by Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name ...
, Argentine conservationist *
Sophia Orne Johnson S. O. Johnson (, Edwards; pen names, Daisy Eyebright, Cousin Daisy; June 1, 1826 – October 26, 1899) was an American writer. She wrote books on etiquette, gardening, household hints, and recipes as well as thousands of newspaper articles. She ma ...
(1826–1899), American journalist and non-fiction author *
Sofia Kovalevskaya Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (; born Korvin-Krukovskaya; – 10 February 1891) was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer for women in mathematics a ...
(1850–1891), Russian mathematician *
Sophie Lancaster Sophie is a feminine given name, another version of Sophia, from the Greek word for "wisdom". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Soph ...
(1986–2007), English murder victim * Sophia Lösche, German murder victim * Sophia Elizabeth Peeters (1833–1916), Dutch ethnologist who published Wase folklore *
Sofia Richie Sofia Alexandra Richie Grainge (née Richie; born August 24, 1998) is an American social media personality and model. She has been featured in campaigns by a number of major brands including Stuart Weitzman, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, and Ad ...
(born 1998), American fashion model, daughter of Lionel Richie * Sophia D. Stoddard (1820–1891), American educator *
Sophia Wellbeloved Sophia Wellbeloved was born in Dublin, Ireland, and is a historian of Western Esotericism, with special reference to 1920s and 1930s Paris, focusing on the life and writings of G. I. Gurdjieff (1866? – 1949). Education She received her educa ...
, Irish historian, artist, and teacher


Fictional characters

* Sophia Aubrey, from the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian *
Sofia Constantinas This is a list of Wonder Woman supporting characters. Major characters In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance). Other supporting characters Separated in chronological clusters, by major periods in the publication his ...
, from the comic ''Wonder Woman'' * Sofia Cordova, main character from the animated TV show ''
Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series created and developed by Craig Gerber (creator), Craig Gerber for Disney Television Animation and Disney Jr. The series follows a young peasant girl named Sofia, ...
'' *
Sofia Curtis '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony E. Zuiker and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, William Petersen, Cynthia Chvatal, Naren Shankar, and Don Mc ...
, from the TV series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' * Sofia Dupre, on the American soap opera ''
The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
'' * Sophia Esteed, from the video game '' Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'' * Sophia Forrester, from the animated TV series ''Last Exile'' *
Sophia Hapgood This is a list of characters in the ''Indiana Jones'' series. Overview Family tree , - , style="text-align: left;", Notes: Introduced in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' Indiana Jones Indiana Jones (character), Dr. Henry Walton ...
, from the video game ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' * Sofia Johnson, from film ''
The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.BioShock 2 ''BioShock 2'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Windows, and Xbox 360 on February 9, 2010; Feral Interactive released an OS X v ...
'' * Sophia Lopez, from the TV series ''Nip/Tuck'' *
Sophia Peletier Sophia Grimes (''née'' unknown, Sophia Peletier in television series) is a fictional character from the comic series '' The Walking Dead'' and was portrayed by Madison Lintz in the television series of the same name. She is the daughter of Caro ...
, from the TV series and comic books '' The Walking Dead'' * Sophia Marlowe, from the TV series '' Girlboss'' *
Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo is a character from the sitcom television series ''The Golden Girls'' and its spin-offs '' The Golden Palace and'' ''Empty Nest.'' The character was played by the actress Estelle Getty for 10 years and 258 episodes. Getty was als ...
, from the TV series ''The Golden Girls'' *
Sofia Petrovna ''Sofia Petrovna'' is a novella by Russian author Lydia Chukovskaya, written in the late 1930s in the Soviet Union. It is notable as one of the few surviving accounts of the Great Purge actually written during the purge era. Synopsis Sofia Pe ...
, from the novel of the same name * Sofia Porter, in the
Meta Runner ''Meta Runner'' is an Australian independent-animated eSports action drama web series created by Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul. Produced by Glitch Productions, with funding support from Screen Australia, Crunchyroll, AMD, and Epic Games. The ...
internet series * Sofia Sartor from the video game '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' * Sofia Serrano from the film ''
Vanilla Sky ''Vanilla Sky'' is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film '' Open Your Eyes'', which was writ ...
'' * Mother Sophia, a key historical figure in the video game ''
Xenogears ''Xenogears'' is a 1998 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (video game company), Square for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation video game console. It is the debut entry in the larger ''Xeno (series), Xeno'' franchise. ...
'' * Sofia Torres, from the TV series ''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...
'' * Sophia Tutu, a character from the animated TV series ''
The Raccoons ''The Raccoons'' is a Canadian animated television series that ran on CBC from November 11, 1985, to March 19, 1991, in Canada and on Disney Channel from July 4, 1985, to August 28, 1992, in the U.S., with three preceding television specials ...
'' * Sophia Western, main heroine of the novel '' The History of Tom Jones'' * Sophia, a playable character from '' Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi'' * Sophia, from the video game ''
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box ''Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box'', known in Australia and Europe as ''Professor Layton and Pandora's Box'', is the second game in the ''Professor Layton'' series by Level-5. It was followed by a third game, '' Professor Layton and the ...
'' * Sophia, a character who fuses demons for the protagonist in ''
Shin Megami Tensei V is a 2021 role-playing video game developed by Atlus, originally for Nintendo Switch. It is part of the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series, the central series in the ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. It was published by Atlus in Japan, Sega in North Ameri ...
'' * Sophia, in the 2008 Indian film '' Race'', played by Katrina Kaif * SOPHIA, a tank in the video game ''
Blaster Master ''Blaster Master'' is a video game series that was originally developed and published by Sunsoft. It began with the 1988 video game ''Blaster Master (video game), Blaster Master'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the series has been Re ...
''


See also

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Sophie (disambiguation) Sophie is a feminine given name also spelled Sophy. Sophie or Sophy may also refer to: Arts and entertainment *Sophie (musician) (1986–2021), English record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ ** ''Sophie'' (album), by Sophie, 2024 * ''Soph ...
* Sofie, a given name and surname *
Sonia (name) Sonia is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including Western world, the West, Russia, Iran, and South Asia. Sonia and its variant spellings Sonja and Sonya are used in many countries, including Russia, as a diminutive for ''Sophia (n ...
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SOFIA Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...


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