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 (1952–1990), 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
• 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 LiPetri (born 1990), American politician and attorney
• 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

Surname list

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