Petri is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

derived from Latin Petrus, and may refer to:

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Adam Petri Adam Petri (1454 in Langendorf (now part of Elfershausen) in Franconia – 15 November 1527 in Basel) was a printer, publisher and bookseller. Early life Petri was born ca. 1454 in Langendorf near Hammelburg. Like his uncle Johanne ...

, Renaissance printer who founded a Basel publishing house * Alexandra Petri, humor columnist for ''The Washington Post'', daughter of Tom * Carl Adam Petri, who introduced Petri nets *

Edward P. Petri Edward P. Petri (January 13, 1884 – July 23, 1949) was an American businessman and politician. Petri was born in Millstadt, Illinois. He went to the Millstadt public schools and to the Belleville Commercial College. He serve as a committee c ...

, American politician and businessman * Egon Petri, Dutch pianist and composer * Elio Petri, Italian director * Ellen Petri, Belgian beauty queen *

Franziska Petri Franziska Petri (born 17 August 1973) is a German actress. Biography After ballet and vocal training in the childhood, Franziska Petri attended the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin from 1992 to 1995 as a singer in several bands. In ...

, German actress * György Petri, Hungarian poet * Heather Petri, American water polo player * Heinrich Petri, better known by his Latin name Henricus Petrus * Julius Richard Petri, German bacteriologist, inventor of the Petri dish * Laurentius Petri, Swedish clergyman, first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden *

Luca Petri Luca Petri (born January 31, 1989, in Pisa) is an Italian professional footballer. In January 2011 he joined Lecco Lecco (, , ; lmo, label=Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It l ...

, Italian football player * Maria Petri, English association football supporter * Mario Petri, Italian operatic bass *

Michala Petri Michala Petri (born July 7, 1958) is a Danish recorder player. Her debut as a soloist was in 1969. She is the step-granddaughter of Danish actress Ingeborg Brams. Biography Petri, who began playing the recorder at the age of three, is noted for h ...

, Danish recorder player * Mike Petri, American rugby player * Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman * Petrus Petri, Spanish medieval architect * Scott Petri, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Tom Petri, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district

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