Ansari (surname)

Ansari or Al Ansari is a typically Muslim surname mainly found in the Middle East and South Asia. People with the surname Al-Ansari or Ansari are said to be the descendants of the Ansar tribesmen of Medina. Notable Ansaris include:

A–K

 * Abbas Ansari (born 1992), Indian sportsman and shooter
 * Abdolreza Ansari (1925–2020), Iranian politician
 * Abdulaziz Rashid Al Ansari (born 1992), Qatari footballer
 * Abdul Haq Ansari (1931–2012), Indian Islamic philosopher
 * Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (1905–1973), Indian active in the freedom struggle of India
 * Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian Muslim nationalist, freedom fighter, and a weavers revolution leader
 * Afzal Ansari (born 1953), Indian politician
 * Akbar Ansari (born 1988), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
 * Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician
 * Ali Ansari (actor) (born 1987), Pakistani actor and musician
 * Ali M. Ansari (born 1967), Iranian-British history professor
 * Ali Al Ansari, Emirati paralympic athlete
 * Allama Mustafa Hussain Ansari, (1945–2006), Kashmiri writer and public speaker
 * Amir Ansari (born 1970), American businessman and entrepreneur of Iranian descent
 * Anousheh Ansari (born 1966), Iranian-American engineer, businesswoman and entrepreneur
 * Asad Ansari, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
 * Aziz Ansari (born 1983), American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director
 * Bushra Ansari, Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actress and playwright
 * Doris Ansari, British politician and former chair of Cornwall County Council
 * Faheem Ansari, Indian national who was charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
 * Fahad Al Ansari (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer
 * Faris Muslim al Ansari (born 1984), Afghan held in Guantanamo
 * Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (born 1936-2014) Shia Cleric And Politician
 * Imran Raza Ansari (born 1972), Shia Cleric and Politician
 * Furkan Ansari (born 1948), Indian politician
 * Gholamreza Ansari (born 1956), Iranian politician
 * Jaber Ansari (born 1987), Iranian footballer
 * Jamshed Ansari (1942–2005), Pakistani film, television and radio actor
 * Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), Iranian footballer
 * Khalid A. H. Ansari, Indian entrepreneur, journalist
 * Khizar Humayun Ansari, British race relations academic

M–Z

 * Majid Ansari (born 1954), Iranian cleric and politician
 * Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari, Pakistani politician
 * Mateen Ansari (1916–1943), Indian soldier in British army
 * Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari (1936–2022), Shiite Muslim leader in Jammu and Kashmir
 * Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari (born 1975), Shia Religious leader in Jammu and Kashmir
 * Mohammed Zaki Ansari (born 1979), Indian Author philosophers
 * Mohammad Ansari (disambiguation), a number of people
 * Mujib Rahman Ansari (1982–2022), Afghan mullah
 * Mukhtar Ansari, Indian gangster turned politician
 * Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880–1936), Indian nationalist and political leader
 * Mustafa al-Ansari, Saudi accused of terrorism
 * Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist in exile
 * Noushafarin Ansari (born 1939), Indian-born Iranian librarian, educator and manager
 * Rais Ansari, Urdu Indian poet
 * Sahar Ansari (born 1939), Pakistani Urdu poet, critic and scholar
 * Salim Miya Ansari, Nepalese politician
 * Saman Ansari (born 1974), Pakistani television actress
 * Sarah Ansari, British professor of history
 * Sheikh Sadiq Ali Ansari (active 1901), Indian politician
 * Siamak Ansari (born 1968), Iranian television actor and director
 * Sibakatullah Ansari, Indian politician
 * SM Razaullah Ansari (born 1932), Indian physicist
 * Zabiuddin Ansari a.k.a. Abu Hamza or Abu Jundal, an Indian national, accused of being involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks
 * Zeeshan Ansari (born 1999), Indian cricketer
 * Zafar Ansari (born 1991), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
 * Zafar Ishaq Ansari (1932–2016), Pakistani scholar of Islamic Studies