Battista is a given name and surname which means Baptist in Italian.

Given named

  • Battista Agnese (died 1564), cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic
  • Battista Dossi, also known as Battista de Luteri, Italian painter
  • Battista Farina (1893–1966), later Battista Pininfarina, Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina.
  • Battista Sforza (1446–1472), Duchess of Urbino and second wife of Federico da Montefeltro

Surnamed

  • Bobbie Battista (1952–2020), American journalist
  • Giovanni Battista, multiple people
  • Miriam Battista (1912–1980), American actress
  • Orlando Aloysius Battista (1917–1995), Canadian chemist and author.

Others

  • Battista, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's butler.
  • Pininfarina Battista, the first car from Automobili Pininfarina

See also

  • Baptist (disambiguation)
  • Batista (Portuguese/Spanish surname)
  • Bautista (Spanish surname) meaning "Baptist"
  • Baptista (Portuguese surname) meaning "Baptist"
  • Baptiste (name) (French surname and given name) meaning "Baptist"