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:
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Aaron Paul Orsini, American researcher on the intersection of psychelics and neurodivergence
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Alessandro Orsini, Italian sociologist
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Angel Orsini, American wrestler and bodybuilder
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Felice Orsini (1819–1858), Italian revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Napoléon III
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Francesca Orsini, Italian scholar of South Asian literature
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Giambattista Orsini (d. 1503), Italian Catholic cardinal
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Marina Orsini (born 1967), Canadian actress
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Nicolás Orsini (born 1994), Argentine footballer
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Richard Orsini, 13th-century ruler in Italy and the Balkans
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Umberto Orsini (born 1934), Italian stage, television, and film actor
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Valentino Orsini (1927–2001), Italian film director
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Orsini family, Italian noble family, including:
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Alessandro Orsini (cardinal) (1592–1626), cardinal
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Clarice Orsini (1453–1488), wife of Lorenzo de' Medici, mother of Pope Leo X
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Fulvio Orsini (1529–1600), Italian historian
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Giordano Orsini (died 1438) (died 1438), 15th-century Italian cardinal
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Giordano Orsini (died 1173) (died 1173), Catholic prelate
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Giorgio Orsini (1410–1475), architect and sculptor
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Pope Nicholas III, born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini
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Giovanni Gaetano Orsini (cardinal) (c.1285–1335), nephew of Pope Nicholas III
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John II Orsini (died 1335), known as the Despot of Epirus
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Latino Orsini (1411–1477), Catholic cardinal
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Latino Malabranca Orsini (d. 1294), Catholic prelate
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Matteo Orsini (d. 1340), Catholic prelate
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Napoleone Orsini (1420–1480), condottiero and papal commander
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Paolo Orsini (1369-1416), condottiero
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Paolo Orsini (1450-1503), condottiero
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Paolo Giordano I Orsini (1541–1585), first duke of Bracciano
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Paolo Giordano II Orsini (1591–1656), nobleman
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Pope Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francisco Orsini
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Rinaldo Orsini (d. 1450), Lord of Piombino
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Virginio Orsini (1434–1497), Lord of Bracciano
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Domenico Napoleone Orsini (b. 1948), Duke of Gravina
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