Ansari (surname)

For people with Ansari as a nesba, coming from or belonging to, see Ansari (nesba)

Ansari or Al Ansari is a common surname. It may refer to:

• Abbas Ansari (born 1992), Indian sportsman and shooter
• Abdulaziz Rashid Al Ansari (born 1992), Qatari footballer
• Abdul Haq Ansari (1931–2012), Indian Islamic philosopher
• Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (1905–1973), Indian active in the freedom struggle of India
• Abdur Razzaque Ansari, Indian Muslim nationalist, freedom fighter, and a weavers revolution leader
• Afzal Ansari (born 1953), Indian politician
• Akbar Ansari (born 1988), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
• Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician
• Ali Ansari, Iranian-British history professor
• Ali Al Ansari, Emirati paralympic athlete
• Allama Mustafa Hussain Ansari, (1945–2006), Kashmiri writer and public speaker
• Amir Ansari (born 1970), American businessman and entrepreneur of Iranian descent
• Anousheh Ansari (born 1966), Iranian-American engineer, businesswoman and entrpreneur
• Asad Ansari, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
• Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein al-Ansari (born 1952), Shia scholar from Najaf, Iraq
• Aziz Ansari (born 1983), American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director
• Bushra Ansari, Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actress and playwright
• Faheem Ansari, an Indian national who was charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
• Fahad Al Ansari (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer
• Faris Muslim al Ansari (born 1984), Afghan held in Guantanamo
• Furkan Ansari (born 1948), Indian politician
• Gholamreza Ansari, Iranian diplomat
• Jaber Ansari (born 1987), Iranian footballer
• Jamshed Ansari (1942–2005), Pakistani film, television and radio actor
• Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), Iranian footballer
• Keyvan Ansari, Iranian imprisoned student leader
• Khalid A. H. Ansari, Indian entrepreneur, journalist
• Khizar Humayun Ansari, British race relations academic
• Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, (1914–1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, Indian film director
• Majid Ansari (born 1950), Iranian cleric, politician, Vice President of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
• Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari, Pakistani politician
• Mateen Ansari (c. 1915–1943), Indian soldier awarded George Cross for conspicuous gallantry in British army
• Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari (born 1936), revolutionary Shiite Muslim leader in Jammu & Kashmir and Founder of Ittihadul Muslimeen
• Mohammad Ansari (disambiguation), a number of people named Mohammad Ansari
  • Mohammad Ansari (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
  • Mohammad Ebrahim Ansari (1936–2011), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
  • Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born 1937), Indian politician
  • Muhammad Hanif Ansari (1937–1985), Pakistani politician, businessman and philatelist
  • Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari (1914–1974), Indian Islamic scholar and philosopher
  • Mohammed Jaber Al-Ansari (born 1939), Bahraini philosopher
• Mukhtar Ansari, Indian mafia-don turned politician
• Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880–1936), Indian nationalist and political leader
• Mustafa al-Ansari, Saudi accused of terrorism
• Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist in exile
• Noushafarin Ansari (born 1939), Indian-born Iranian librarian, educator and manager
• Rais Ansari, Urdu Indian poet
• Sahar Ansari, Pakistani Urdu poet, critic and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics
• Salim Miya Ansari, Nepalese politician
• Saman Ansari (born 1974), Pakistani television actress
• Sarah Ansari, professor of history
• Sheikh Sadiq Ali Ansari (active 1901), Indian politician
• Siamak Ansari (born 1968), Iranian television actor and director
• Sibakatullah Ansari, Indian politician
• SM Razaullah Ansari (born 1932), Indian physicist
• Zabiuddin Ansari a.k.a. Abu Hamza or Abu Jundal, an Indian national, fundamentalist/terrorist belonging to Indian Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba. He is accused of being involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks.
• Zain Ansari (born 1950), Pakistani politician
• Zeeshan Ansari (born 1999), Indian cricketer
• Zafar Ansari (born 1991), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
• Zafar Ishaq Ansari (1932–2016), Pakistani scholar of Islamic Studies