Maffei (surname)

Maffei is a surname of Italian origin, derived from Maffeo, an archaic form for 'Matthew'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrea Maffei (1798–1885), Italian poet and librettist
• Andrea Maffei (architect) (born 1968), Italian architect
• Cesare Maffei (1805–?), Italian painter
• Claire Mafféi (1919–2004), French actress
• Damian Maffei (born 1977), American actor
• Francesco Maffei (1605–1660), Italian painter
• Francesco Scipione Maffei (1675–1755), Italian art critic, antiquarian, humanist and author
• Giovanni Camillo Maffei (fl. 1562–1573), Italian physician and music theorist
• Paolo Maffei (1926–2009), Italian astrophysicist and author
• Paolo Alessandro Maffei (1653—1716), Italian antiquarian, humanist and author

• Antonio Maffei da Volterra (1450–1478), Italian clergyman and member of the Pazzi Conspiracy
• Antonio Maffei (died 1482), Italian Roman Catholic prelate
• Ascanio Maffei (died 1659), Italian Roman Catholic prelate
• Bernardino Maffei (1514–1553), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
• Giovanni Pietro Maffei (1533–1603), Italian Jesuit and writer
• Giuliano Maffei (died 1510), Italian Roman Catholic prelate
• Marcantonio Maffei (1521–1583), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
• Orazio Maffei (1580–1609), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
• Raffaele Maffei (1451–1522), Italian humanist, historian and theologian

• Arturo Maffei (1909–2006), Italian long jumper and footballer
• Alberto Maffei (born 1995), Italian snowboarder
• Cecilia Maffei (born 1984), Italian speed skater
• Claudio Maffei (born 1999), Italian footballer
• Giuseppe Maffei (born 1974), Italian runner
• Ivano Maffei (born 1958), Italian cyclist
• Leonard Maffei (died 1989), Italian-American cyclist
• Michele Maffei (born 1946), Italian fencer

• Alessandro Maffei (1662–1730), Bavarian general
• Blanca Renée Arrillaga Oronoz de Maffei, known as Blanca Renée Arrillaga (1917–2011), Uruguayan chemist, botanist and agrostologist
• Clara Maffei (1814–1886), Italian socialite and salon hostess
• Dan Maffei (born 1968), American politician
• Greg Maffei (born 1960), American businessman
• Joseph Anton von Maffei (1790–1870), German industrialist

• Maffeis
• Maffey
• Mattei
• Mazzei