Maffei (surname)
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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
People in religion
- 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
