Petri

This article is about the surname. For the given name, see Petri (given name). For other uses, see Petri (disambiguation).

Petri is an Italian and Germanic surname derived from the Latin name Petrus. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Petri (1454–1527), Swiss Renaissance printer who founded a Basel publishing house
• Alexandra Petri (born 1988), American humor columnist, daughter of Tom
• August Petri (1878–?), German fencer
• Bernhard Eduardovich Petri (1884–1937), Russian anthropologist and archaeologist
• Carl Adam Petri (1926–2010), German mathematician who introduced Petri nets
• Carl Axel Petri (1929–2017), Swedish politician and judge
• Catharose de Petri (1902–1990), Dutch mystic
• Cunerus Petri (1531–1580), Dutch bishop
• Daniele Petri (born 1980), Italian darts player
• Edward P. Petri (1884–1949), American politician and businessman
• Egon Petri (1881–1962), Dutch pianist and composer
• Elio Petri (1929–1982), Italian director, screenwriter and film critic
• Ellen Petri (born 1982), Belgian beauty queen
• Franziska Petri (born 1973), German actress
• Friedrich Richard Petri (1824–1857), American painter of German origin
• György Petri (1943–2000), Hungarian poet
• Heather Petri (born 1978), American water polo player
• Heinrich Petri, better known by his Latin name Henricus Petrus (1508–1579), Swiss publisher
• Hella Petri (1916–1999), Hungarian actress
• Henri Petri (1856–1914), Dutch violinist, music pedagogue, composer and arranger
• Horst and Erna Petri (1913–1962, 1920–2000), married Nazi war criminals
• Ilse Petri (1918–2018), German actress
• Johan Petri (born 1959), Swedish theatre director, dramatist and theatre scholar
• Johannes Petri (printer) (1441–1511), uncle to Adam, both printers of Basel
• Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921), German bacteriologist, inventor of the Petri dish
• Lajos Petri (1884–1963), Hungarian sculptor
• Laurentius Petri (1499–1573), Swedish clergyman, first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden
• Lennart Petri (1914–1996), Swedish diplomat
• Luca Petri (born 1989), Italian football player
• Luigi Petri (1860–1911), Italian painter
• Luis Petri (born 1972), Argentine politician
• Maria Petri (1939–2022), English football supporter
• Mario Petri (1922–1985), Italian operatic bass
• Michala Petri (born 1958), Danish recorder player
• Mike Petri (born 1984), American rugby player
• Nina Petri (born 1963), German actress
• Olaus Petri (1493–1552), Swedish clergyman
• Petrus Petri (1220–1291), Spanish medieval architect
• Ray Petri (1948–1999), Scottish fashion designer
• Romana Petri (born 1955), Italian writer
• Scott Petri (born 1960), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Tom Petri (born 1940), American politician from Wisconsin
• William A. Petri (born 1955), American physician and scientist

See also

• Petrey
• Petrie
• Petrie (disambiguation)
• Petry