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
  • 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 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