People
- Saint Cecilia, 2nd century virgin martyr and patron Saint of musicians and Church music
- Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden (fl. 1193), Queen Consort of King Canute I of Sweden
- Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540–1627)
- Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807–1844)
- Cecilia of Normandy (died 1126), thought to be the daughter of William the Conqueror
- Cecilia (royal mistress), royal mistress of Eric of Pomerania, king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
- Cécilia Attias (born 1957), former First Lady of France, ex-wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy
- Cecilia Bartoli (born 1966), Italian mezzo-soprano
- Cecilia Beaux (1855–1942), American society portrait painter
- Cecilia Bowes-Lyon (1862–1938), British aristocrat and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II
- Cecilia Bolocco (born 1965), Chilean television entertainer, former Miss Universe 1987 and former wife of ex-Argentine president Carlos Menem
- Cecilia Cheung (born 1980), Hong Kong singer and actress
- Cecilia Colledge (1920–2008), British figure skater
- Cecilia Gallerani (1473–1536), favourite and most celebrated mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
- Cecilia Gasdia (born 1960), Italian soprano
- Cecilia Grierson (1859–1934), Argentine physician and activist
- Cecilia Pantoja (born 1943), better known as Cecilia, Chilean singer songwriter
- Cecilia Keaveney (born 1968), Irish politician
- Cecilia Malmström (born 1968), Swedish politician
- Cecilia Morel (born 1954), Chilean First Lady, wife of President Sebastián Piñera
- Cecilia Muñoz (born 1962), Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House
- Cecilia Nilsson (athlete) (born 1979), Swedish hammer thrower
- Cecilia Parker (1914–1993), Canadian actress
- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900–1979), English-American astronomer
- Cecilia Tan (born 1967), American writer
- Cecilia Young (1712–1789), English soprano
- Cecilia (Norwegian singer) (fl. 1994 to present)
- Cecilia (Spanish singer) (1948–1976)
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