• Arata (actor), a Japanese actor
• Aratta, an ancient state

Names

• Arata, an Italian surname particularly from Genoa, Italy
• Arata, a Japanese name:

* Hamao Arata (1849 - 1925), Japanese politician and educator

* Yoshiaki Arata (b. 1923), Japanese fusion power researcher

* Arata Isozaki (b. 1931), Japanese architect

* Arata Furuta (b. 1965), Japanese actor

* Michael Arata (b. 1966), American actor and film producer

* Tamanoshima Arata (b. 1977), Japanese sumo wrestler

* Arata Kodama (b. 1982), Japanese football player

* Arata Kochi, Japanese physician and public health expert