Shara is a female given name and may refer to:
- Shara L. Aranoff, Chair of the U.S. International Trade Commission from 2005 to 2014
- Shara Gampe (born 1981), Australian author
- Shara Gillow (born 1987), Australian cyclist
- Shara Hughes (born 1981), American painter
- Shara Lessley, American poet and essayist
- Shara Lin (born 1985), Taiwanese singer/songwriter/musician.
- Shara McCallum, Jamaican-American poet
- Shara Nelson (born 1965), British singer and songwriter
- Shara Nova (previously Worden; born 1974), lead singer and songwriter for US Indie rock band My Brightest Diamond
- Shara Proctor (born 1988), Anguillan-born long jumper, competing for Great Britain since 2011
- Shara Singh, South African politician
- Shara Venegas (born 1992), Puerto Rican female volleyball player