Alda (name)

Alda is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Alan Alda, American actor, best known for his portrayal of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H
• Aldobrandesca (or Saint Alda) (c. 1249—c. 1309), Italian Christian saint and nurse
• Antony Alda (1956—2009), American actor, son of Robert Alda
• Arlene Alda, photographer, musician, author; wife of Alan Alda
• Beatrice Alda (born 1961), American actress, daughter of Alan and Arlene
• Dada Gallotti (born 1935), Italian actress born Alda Gallotti
• Elizabeth Alda (born 1960), American actress, daughter of Alan and Arlene
• Frances Alda (1879—1952), New Zealand-born, Australian-raised operatic soprano
• Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz (1897—1936), Spanish aviator and politician
• Robert Alda, American actor, father of Alan Alda
• Rutanya Alda (born 1942), Latvian-American actress

Given name:

• Alda of Alania, 11th-century Alan princess
• Alda Bandeira (born 1949), politician from São Tomé and Príncipe
• Alda Facio (born 1948), Costa Rican jurist, writer and teacher
• Alda Garrido (1896—1970), Brazilian vaudeville actress
• Alda Lara, Portuguese writer
• Alda Lazo (born 1949), Peruvian politician
• Alda Merini (1931–2009), Italian writer
• Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (1926—2010), poet from São Tomé and Príncipe
• Alda Noni (1916—2011), Italian soprano leggiero
• Alda Ólafsdóttir, Icelandic singer, known simply as Alda
• Alda Wilson (1910—1996), Canadian sprinter