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*Aquila Chase (17th century), early Puritan settler in the American colonies and founder of the influential [[Chase family]] |
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*[[Aquila Emil]] (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer |
*[[Aquila Emil]] (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer |
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*[[Aquila Berlas Kiani]] (1921 - 2012), Pakistani scholar |
*[[Aquila Berlas Kiani]] (1921 - 2012), Pakistani scholar |
Revision as of 09:36, 22 November 2022
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