Petri

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 Provided by Wikipedia