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 (1592–1626), cardinal
• 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
• Frank Orsini (1938-2016), Catholic Philosopher, AA Convention Speaker, Actor
• 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
• 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
• Michael Orsini (born 1962) Catholic Ethics and Morality Teacher
• 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