Garafola is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eddie Garafola (1938–2020), American mobster Lynn Garafola (born 1946), American dance historian, linguist, critic, curator, lecturer, and educator Ralph Garafola (1929–2019), American artist, literary critic, educator of fine arts, and author
See also Bradford Allen Garafola, murder victim; see 2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers#Victims Garofalo, surname