Orsini

Orsini is a surname of Italian origin, originally 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:


 * Aaron Paul Orsini, American researcher on the intersection of psychelics and neurodivergence
 * Alessandro Orsini, Italian sociologist
 * Angel Orsini, American wrestler and bodybuilder
 * Felice Orsini (1819–1858), Italian revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Napoléon III
 * Francesca Orsini, Italian scholar of South Asian literature
 * Giambattista Orsini (d. 1503), Italian Catholic Cardinal instrumental in the 1492 Papal Conclave
 * Marina Orsini (born 1967), Canadian actress
 * Nicolás Orsini (born 1994), Argentine footballer
 * Richard Orsini, 13th-century ruler in Italy and the Balkans
 * Umberto Orsini (born 1934), Italian stage, television, and film actor
 * Valentino Orsini (1927–2001), Italian film director


 * Orsini family, Italian noble family, including:
 * Alessandro Orsini (cardinal) (1592–1626), cardinal
 * Clarice Orsini (1453–1488), wife of Lorenzo de' Medici, Lady Of Florence, mother of Pope Leo X
 * Fulvio Orsini (1529–1600), Italian historian
 * Giordano Orsini (died 1438) (died 1438), 15th-century Italian cardinal
 * Giordano Orsini (died 1173) (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 Malabranca Orsini (d. 1294), Catholic prelate
 * Matteo Orsini (d. 1340), Catholic prelate
 * Napoleone Orsini (1420–1480), condottiero and papal commander
 * Paolo Orsini (1369-1416), condottiero
 * Paolo Orsini (1450-1503), condottiero
 * Paolo Giordano I Orsini (1541–1585), first duke of Bracciano
 * Paolo Giordano II Orsini (1591–1656), nobleman
 * Pope Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francisco Orsini
 * Rinaldo Orsini (d. 1450), Lord of Piombino
 * Virginio Orsini (1434–1497), Lord of Bracciano