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:

• Noel Orsini: model (1984- present)

• Orsini family, Italian noble family

• Alessandro Orsini (sociologist)
• Alessandro Orsini (cardinal) (1592–1626)
• Angel Orsini, American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
• Clarice Orsini (1453–1488), mother of Pope Leo X
• Felice Orsini (1819–1858), Italian revolutionary
• Fulvio Orsini (1529–1600), Italian historian
• Giordano Orsini (died 1438), 15th-century Italian Cardinal
• Giordano Orsini (died 1173), Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna from 1145 to 1173
• 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
• Jessica Orsini, politician
• John II Orsini (died 1335), Despot of Epirus
• Latino Orsini (1411–1477), Cardinal
• Latino Orsini (diplomat) (c. 1530–1580), military architect and diplomat
• Latino Malabranca Orsini (d. 1294), Cardinal
• Marina Orsini (born 1967), Canadian actress
• Mary Orsini (born 1987), Modern International Legal Scholar
• Matteo Orsini (d. 1340), Dominican Cardinal
• Napoleone Orsini (1420–1480), condottiero and Papal commander
• Paolo Giordano Orsini (disambiguation)
• Pope Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francisco Orsini
• Rinaldo Orsini (d. 1450), Lord of Piombino
• Valentino Orsini (1927–2001), film director
• Virginio Orsini (1434–1497) Lord of Bracciano