'''Aquila''' is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
==Ancient and biblical== *Priscilla and Aquila, a New Testament couple who assisted Paul of Tarsus *Aquila of Sinope, second-century translator of the Old Testament *Aquila Romanus, a third-century Latin grammarian *Pontius Aquila, first-century B.C. Roman tribune of the plebs
==Medieval and renaissance== *Caspar Aquila (1488–1560), German reformer *Nicholas de Aquila (died after 1220), English bishop *Peter of Aquila (died 1361), Italian theologian *Pietro Aquila (c. 1630–1692), Italian painter *Richard II of Aquila, 12th-century Italo-Norman Count of Fondi *Serafino dell' Aquila (1466–1500), Italian poet
==Modern== *Aquila Chase (17th century), early Puritan settler in the American colonies and founder of the influential Chase family *Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer *Aquila Berlas Kiani (1921–2012), Pakistani scholar *Frank Aquila, a Manitoba judge *Frank J. Aquila (born 1957), American lawyer *Samuel J. Aquila (born 1950), Roman Catholic bishop
==See also== *Aquilla (disambiguation)
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