Orsini
Orsiniis a surname of Italian origin, originally derived from Latinursinus( "bearlike" ) and originating as anepithetorsobriquetdescribing 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 ofLorenzo 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
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