Maffei (surname)

Last updated November 21, 2025

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

People of Arts and letters

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

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