Shola (variant Sola) is a Yoruba given name.

People with the given name Shola Adisa-Farrar (born 1985), American musician Shola Akinlade, Nigerian programmer and businessperson Shola Ama (born 1979), British singer Shola Ameobi (born 1981), Nigerian footballer Shola Adewusi (born 1963), British actress Shola Allyson (born 1970s), Nigerian singer Shola Jimoh (born 2008), Canadian soccer player Sola Kosoko (born 1976), Nigerian film actress and director Shola Lynch (born 1969), American filmmaker, artist and athlete Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (born 1975), British-Nigerian lawyer and women's rights activist Shola Olatoye (born 1975), American housing administrator Sola Sobowale (born 1963), Nigerian film actress, screenwriter, director and producer Shola Oyedele (born 1984), Nigerian footballer Shola von Reinhold, British writer Shola Shoretire (born 2004), English footballer Shola Allyson (born 1971), Nigerian musician and songwriter Dorcas Shola-Fapson, British-Nigerian actor and television presenter

Fictional characters with the given name Shola Inkosi, a character in Marvel comics