Orsini
Orsini is a surname of Italian origin, ultimately derived from Latin ursinus ("bearlike") and originating as an epithet or sobriquet describing the name-bearer's purported strength. Notable people with the surname include the following:
- Orsini family, Italian noble family
- Alessandro Orsini (sociologist)
- Alessandro Orsini (cardinal) (1592–1626)
- Angel Orsini, American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
- Clarice Orsini (1453–1488), mother of Pope Leo X
- Felice Orsini (1819–1858), Italian revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Napoléon III
- Fulvio Orsini (1529–1600), Italian historian
- Giordano Orsini (died 1438), 15th-century Italian cardinal
- Giordano Orsini (died 1173), Catholic prelate
- Giorgio Orsini (1410–1475), architect and sculptor
- Pope Nicholas III, born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini
- Giovanni Gaetano Orsini (cardinal) (c.1285–1335), nephew of Pope Nicholas III
- Jessica Orsini, politician
- John II Orsini (died 1335), known as the Despot of Epirus
- Latino Orsini (1411–1477), Catholic cardinal
- Latino Orsini (c. 1530–1580), military architect and diplomat
- Latino Malabranca Orsini (d. 1294), Catholic prelate
- Marina Orsini (born 1967), Canadian actress
- Matteo Orsini (d. 1340), Catholic prelate
- Napoleone Orsini (1420–1480), condottiero and pappal commander
- Paolo Giordano Orsini (disambiguation)
- Pope Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francisco Orsini
- Rinaldo Orsini (d. 1450), Lord of Piombino
- Umberto Orsini, (born 1934), stage, television and film actor
- Valentino Orsini (1927–2001), film director
- Virginio Orsini (1434–1497), Lord of Bracciano
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