Chiara is both a feminine Italian given name and a surname meaning bright. Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
Saint Clare of Assisi, in Italian Chiara d'Assisi
Saint Clare of Montefalco, in Italian Chiara da Montefalco
Chiara Ambrosini (born 2006), Argentine field hockey player
Chiara Appendino (born 1984), Italian politician
Blessed Chiara Badano
Chiara Berti, contestant on US TV show Big Brother 3
Chiara Aurelia, American actress
Chiara Boggiatto, Italian Olympic swimmer (born 1986)
Chiara Boni (born 1948), Italian fashion designer
Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 2005), Italian socialite
Chiara Brancati, (born 1981), Italian water polo player
Chiara Caselli, Italian actress
Chiara Civello, Italian singer-songwriter
Chiara Dal Santo (born 1969), Italian sprint canoer
Chiara Ferragni, Italian blogger and fashion designer
Chiara Francia (born 2003), Argentine actress and singer
Chiara Galiazzo, Italian singer
Chiara Gensini (born 1982), Italian actress
Chiara Iezzi, Italian singer (born 1973)
Chiara Lauvergnac (born 1961), Italian activist
Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare movement
Chiara Mastalli, Italian actress, appears in the HBO series Rome
Chiara Mastroianni, Italian-French actress (born 1972)
Chiara Mazzel (born 1996), Italian para-alpine skier
Chiara Nappi, Italian physicist
Chiara Neto, Italian chemist
Chiara Oliver (born 2004), Spanish singer
Chiara Poggi (1981–2007), Italian murder victim
Chiara Porro, Australian diplomat
Chiara Sacchi (born 2002), Argentine climate activist
Chiara Scherrer (born 1996), Swiss steeplechase runner
Chiara Siracusa, Maltese pop singer, best known by the mononym Chiara
Chiara Simionato, Italian speed skater
Chiara Singarella (born 2003), Argentine footballer
Chiara Vigo, Italian textile artist and weaver
Chiara Zanni, Canadian voice actress
Chiara Zorzi (died 1454), regent for her son the Duke of Athens
Paola e Chiara, Italian sisters and pop singers
Edelfa Chiara Masciotta, Miss Italia for 2005
Surname
Francesca Chiara, Italian singer with the band Lovecrave
Giuseppe Chiara (1602–1685), Italian Jesuit missionary
Margaret Chiara, U.S. attorney fired by the George W. Bush administration
Maria Chiara, Italian lyric soprano
Paolo De Chiara (born 1979), Italian journalist and writer
Piero Chiara (1913–1986), Italian writer
Roberto Di Chiara (1933–2008), Argentine journalist, archivist, and filmmaker