Violeta (Cyrillic: Виолета, romanized: Violeta, Greek: Βιολέτα, romanized: Violéta) is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Violeta Alexandru (born 1975), Romanian politician
• Violeta Andrei (born 1941), Romanian actress
• Violeta Autumn (1930–2012), Peruvian—American architect
• Violeta Avilés Álvarez (born 1957), Mexican politician
• Violeta Ayala (born 1978), Bolivian film director, producer and writer
• Violeta Bermúdez (born 1961), Peruvian lawyer, writer and diplomat
• Violeta Bernotaitė (born 1965), Lithuanian rower
• Violeta Bulc (born 1964), Slovenian politician
• Violeta Chamorro (born 1929), Nicaraguan political leader, former president and publisher
• Violeta de Outono, Brazilian progressive rock band
• Violeta Delgado (born 1996), Peruvian volleyball player
• Violeta Dinescu (born 1953), Romanian composer, pianist and professor
• Violeta Friedman (1930–2000), Roman holocaust survivor, activist and author
• Violeta Giménez (born 1978), Spanish rhythmic and acrobatic gymnast
• Violeta Gindeva (1946–2019), Bulgarian actress
• Violeta Granera (born 1952), Nicaraguan sociologist
• Violeta Guzmán (born 1977), Mexican hammer thrower
• Violeta Hemsy de Gainza (1929–2023), Argentine pianist
• Violeta Isfel (born Ana Fanni Portolatin, 1985), Mexican actress and singer
• Violeta Ivanov (born 1967), Moldovan politician
• Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
• Violeta Ivković, Serbian journalist and writer
• Sati (Lithuanian singer) (Violeta Jurkonienė) (born 1976), Lithuanian singer
• Violeta Lagunes Viveros (born 1971), Mexican politician
• Violeta Lastakauskaitė (born 1965), Lithuanian rower
• Violeta Laužonytė (born 1955), Lithuanian textile artist
• Violeta Luna (born 1943), Ecuadorian poet, novelist, essayist, professor and literary critic
• Violeta Lutovac Đurđević, Serbian politician
• Violeta Manushi (1926–2007), Albanian actress
• Violeta Marcos (1937–2001), Catholic Filipino Augustine nun
• Violeta Maslarova (1925–2006), Bulgarian artist
• Violeta Menjívar (born 1952), Salvadoran politician
• Viki Miljković (Violeta "Viki" Miljković) (born 1974), Serbian singer
• Violeta Mițul (1997–2023), Moldovan footballer
• Violeta Ninova (born 1963), Bulgarian rower
• Violeta Ocokoljić, Serbian politician
• Violeta Parra (1917–1967), Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist
• Violeta Retamoza (born 1983), Mexican professional golfer
• Violeta Riaubiškytė-Tarasovienė (born 1974), Lithuanian musical artist
• Violeta Rivas (1937–2018), Argentine singer
• Violeta Slović (born 1991), Serbian football defender
• Violeta Spirovska, Macedonian footballer
• Violeta Strămăturaru (born 1988), Romanian luger
• Violeta Szekely (born 1965), Romanian former middle distance runner
• Violeta Tarasovienė (born 1974), Lithuanian singer and show host
• Violeta Tomić (born 1963), Slovenian left-wing politician
• Violeta Tsvetkova (born 1955), Bulgarian middle distance runner
• Violeta Urmana (born 1961, Violeta Urmanavičiūtė), Lithuanian operatic soprano
• Violeta Urtizberea (born 1985), Argentine actress
• Violeta Vidaurre (1928–2021), Chilean actress
• Violeta Vuković (born 1972), Serbian basketball player
• Violeta Zareva (born 1968), Bulgarian rower
• Violeta Zúñiga (1933–2019), Chilean human rights activist

• Violetta (given name), a female given name
• Violette (given name), a female given name
• Violet (given name), a female given name
• Viola (given name), a female given name
• Viorica, a female given name
• Eta (given name), a female given name