Bazzi () is both a
South Lebanese surname and a surname from
Northern Italy
Northern Italy (, , ) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. The Italian National Institute of Statistics defines the region as encompassing the four Northwest Italy, northwestern Regions of Italy, regions of Piedmo ...
and
Ticino
Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ahmad Bazzi
Ahmad Bazzi is a French-Lebanese research scientist at NYU WIRELESS, New York University Tandon School of Engineering and New York University Abu Dhabi. He is an inventor of different patents in the field of wireless communications, and more spe ...
, French-Lebanese research scientist
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Al-Bazzi
Abu al-Hasan Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdillah Ibn al-Qasim Ibn Nafi'i Ibn Abi Bazzah (Arabic: أحمد بن محمد بن عبدالله بن القاسم بن نافع بن أبي بزَّة), better known simply as al-Bazzi (170–250AH) (7 ...
(), Muslim figure who transmitted the Qira'at or Qur'an readings
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Ali Ahmad Bazzi, Lebanese politician
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Bazzi (singer)
Andrew Bazzi (; ; born August 28, 1997), known mononymously by his surname Bazzi, is an American singer-songwriter. His song " Mine", released in October 2017, gained popularity in early 2018 when it became a meme through Musical.ly edits, an ...
(born 1997), American singer-songwriter
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Bill Bazzi
Bill Bazzi is a Lebanese-American politician serving as the mayor of Dearborn Heights, Michigan since 2021. In March 2025, Bazzi was named by U.S. President Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politicia ...
(born 1963), American politician
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Elías Bazzi
Elías Iván Bazzi (born 23 May 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. From 2005 until 2012 he had his only experience outside Argentina playing in the first two leagues of Romania for several clubs.
Hono ...
(born 1981), Argentine football player
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Fayssal Bazzi
Fayssal Bazzi (; born 1982) is an Australian actor. He was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in '' The Merger'' and again in 2020 for ''Measure for Measure''.
Early life
Bazzi was born in Beirut ...
(born 1982), Australian actor
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Gian Bazzi
Gian Bazzi (3 April 1931 – 7 January 2016) was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed for the Swiss national team at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known ...
(1931–2016), Swiss ice hockey player
* Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477–1549), Italian Renaissance painter known as
Il Sodoma
Il Sodoma (1477 – 14 February 1549) was the name given to the Italy, Italian Renaissance Painting, painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi. Il Sodoma painted in a manner that superimposed the High Renaissance style of early 16th-century Rome onto the tr ...
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Khalid Bazzi
Khalid Ahmad Bazzi (; March 15, 1969 – July 29, 2006) was a Lebanese military commander who was the commander of Hezbollah's military wing, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon. In the 2006 Lebanon War, he was commanding officer in the battles o ...
(1969–2006), Hezbollah commander
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Louay Bazzi Lu'ayy (, ; also anglicized as Luay, Louay, Loai, Loay or Luai) is an Arabic male given name. It originates as the diminutive of 'wild ox'. Its meaning is thus ‘Protector’ It was most famously borne by Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib, an ancestor of Muhamma ...
, Lebanese-American mathematician
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Mohamad Bazzi
Mohamad Bazzi (; born ) is a Lebanese-American journalist. He is the former Middle East bureau chief at ''Newsday'' and a current faculty member of New York University. He is currently director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Stud ...
(born ), Lebanese-American journalist
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Patrizia Bazzi
Patrizia Bazzi (born 21 August 1957) is a Swiss gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an internat ...
(born 1957), Swiss gymnast
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Arabic-language surnames
Italian-language surnames
Surnames of Lebanese origin
Surnames of Swiss origin