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Sofia Raffaeli
Sofia Raffaeli is an Italian rhythmic gymnast who became the first to win individual titles at the 2022 World Championships and won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Sofia Region
Sofia Region: name of two first-level regions, the Sofia oblast of Bulgaria (capital district plus surrounding province, split in 1999) and Madagascar's Sofia Region (Région Sofia), a northwestern agro-pastoral region with capital Antsohihy.
Sofía Reyes
Sofía Reyes (Úrsula Sofía Reyes Piñeyro, born 1995, Monterrey) is a Mexican Latin pop singer-songwriter signed to Warner Music Latina and Prince Royce's D'Leon Records, known for "1, 2, 3" with Jason Derulo, "R.I.P." with Rita Ora and Anitta, and albums Louder!, Mal de Amores, MILAMORES, and IDGAF ERA.
Sofia Richie
Sofia Richie Grainge, American model, influencer, and designer, youngest child of Lionel Richie. Signed with Select Model Management in 2014; known for quiet luxury style, her 2023 Chanel-dressed Antibes wedding, Tommy Hilfiger capsules, and her 2025 SRG label with Revolve.
Sofia Rotaru (Софія Ротару)
Sofia Rotaru (Софія Ротару), born 1947 in Marshyntsi, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian estrada singer of Moldovan origin, People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Ukraine, famed for the ensemble Chervona Ruta and over 400 songs; she has lived privately near Kyiv since 2022.
Sofia Sakorafa
Sofia Sakorafa (Σοφία Σακοράφα), Greek javelin thrower born 1957 in Trikala; set the women's world record of 74.20 m in 1982, won 1982 European bronze, competed for Palestine at Athens 2004, later MeRA25 MP and SEGAS president.
Sofia Sanchez (actress)
Sofia Sanchez (born 2009) is a Ukrainian-American actress, model, and advocate with Down syndrome, known for the 2017 viral video "Down Syndrome Is Not Scary" and for playing Wovey in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023); distinct from the Argentine fashion designer Sofía Sanchez de Betak.
Sofia the First
Sofia the First, also known as Princesita Sofia, is a Disney Junior animated preschool series (2012-2018) created by Craig Gerber, starring Ariel Winter as a commoner girl who becomes a princess when her mother marries King Roland II of Enchancia; it won Emmy and Humanitas awards and spawned the 2026 sequel Sofia the First: Royal Magic.
Sofia the First: Royal Magic
Sofia the First: Royal Magic is an American animated preschool series, a follow-up to Sofia the First, following Princess Sofia's magic studies at Charmswell School, premiering in 2026.
Sofia Toro
Sofía Toro (Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga), Spanish sailor born 1990 in A Coruña; Olympic gold in women's match race Elliott 6m at London 2012 with Echegoyen and Pumariega, 2013 world match race champion, later 470 competitor.
Sofia Toufa
Sofia Toufa, stage name SOFI (Some Other Female Interest), is a German-born Greek-German singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor, the voice and writer of Deadmau5's 'Sofi Needs a Ladder' and 'One Trick Pony' on 4x4=12, a 2011 Juno winner, and a 2024 Monstercat collaborator with No Mana.
Sofia Tsolakidou
Sofia Tsolakidou (Σοφία Τσολακίδου), Greek kickboxer born 2006 in Athens; 7th Krush women's flyweight (−52 kg) champion and WAKO-Pro Mediterranean −55 kg champion; 2024 WAKO European K-1 −56 kg gold; not the chess player Stavroula Tsolakidou.
Sofia Vassilieva (София Владимировна Васильева)
Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (София Владимировна Васильева), American actress born 1992 in Minneapolis; child star of Eloise, Ariel DuBois on Medium, Kate Fitzgerald in My Sister's Keeper, Lara in Looking for Alaska.
Sofía Vergara
Sofía Vergara (born 1972, Barranquilla) is a Colombian actress and businesswoman, star of Modern Family's Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Netflix's Griselda, and an America's Got Talent judge.
Sofia Virta
Sofia Virta is a Finnish politician who has chaired the Green League (Vihreä liitto) since 2023 and served in the Finnish Parliament since 2019; she was re-elected unopposed at the party conference in Hämeenlinna.
Sofia Wylie
Sofia Wylie (born 2004, Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American actress, dancer, and producer known for Buffy Driscoll on Andi Mack, Gina Porter on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and Agatha in Netflix's The School for Good and Evil; distinct from music producer So Wylie.
Sofia Zoo
Sofia Zoo (Зоологическа градина – София), Bulgaria's oldest zoo, founded 1888 by Prince Ferdinand I, oldest on the Balkans. Moved to Hladilnika site 1984; 1,000+ animals, 220 species; full EAZA member since 27 April 2023.
Sofia-Grad
Sofia-Grad (Област София-град), officially Sofia (stolitsa), BG411, is a Bulgarian province coterminous with Stolichna municipality and the capital Sofia; 1,303,813 people on 1,343 sq km, the country's economic leader.
Sofiane Boufal (سفيان بوفال)
Sofiane Boufal (سفيان بوفال), born 1993 in Paris, Moroccan winger/attacking midfielder; ex-Angers, Lille, Southampton (record £16m), Celta loan, Al-Rayyan, Union Saint-Gilloise (2025 Belgian champion), Le Havre; Morocco 44 caps, 2022 World Cup semifinalist.
Sofiane Feghouli (سفيان فيغولي)
Sofiane Feghouli (سفيان فيغولي), born 1989 in Levallois-Perret, is an Algerian midfielder ex-Valencia, West Ham and Galatasaray; 81 Algeria caps, 2019 AFCON winner, later Fatih Karagümrük and Amanat Baghdad.
Sofiane Pamart
Sofiane Pamart is a French pianist and composer, classically trained at the Conservatoire de Lille, who built his career in French rap before becoming one of the most-streamed classical artists.
Sofie Gråbøl
Sofie Gråbøl (born 1968) is a self-taught Danish actress, famous as Sarah Lund in Forbrydelsen (The Killing) and for Nikolaj & Julie, Fortitude, and multiple Bodil and Robert awards.
Sofie Hagen
Sofie Hagen, Danish stand-up comedian, author, and podcaster; Edinburgh Best Newcomer 2015 for Bubblewrap; books Happy Fat and Will I Ever Have Sex Again?; podcasts Bad People and Help Hole; distinct from designer Sofia Hagen.
Sofie R Salama
Sofie Reda Salama is a genomics and stem-cell biologist, professor at UC Santa Cruz, known for the Shasta genome assembler, the HAR1 and NOTCH2NL genes, and the Treehouse pediatric cancer initiative.
Sofie Surgical Robot
Sofie (Surgeon's Operating Force-feedback Interface Eindhoven) is an experimental surgical robot for minimally invasive surgery developed at Eindhoven University of Technology, offering force feedback and a compact, table-mounted slave robot.
Sofina
Sofina is a Brussels-listed, family-controlled investment holding company founded in Brussels in 1898, holding long-term minority stakes in companies and private-equity funds, with a net asset value of EUR 10.8 billion at the end of 2025.
Sofinnova Partners
Sofinnova Partners is a Paris-based European venture capital firm specializing in life sciences, founded in 1972, which has backed over 500 companies and manages more than €4 billion in assets.
Sofinnova Venture Partners
Sofinnova Venture Partners is the life-sciences venture capital fund family managed by Sofinnova Investments, Inc., a healthcare adviser on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California.
Sofiya Ozerkova
Sofiya Ozerkova, born in 1912, was a Soviet military engineer who led the Night Witches regiment's engineering service and survived a 1942 death sentence, finishing the war a Guards captain.
Sofiya Pozdnyakova
Sofiya Pozdnyakova (София Позднякова, born 1997, Novosibirsk) is a Russian sabre fencer, daughter of Stanislav Pozdnyakov, who won individual and team sabre gold at Tokyo 2020 for ROC.