# Ansari (surname)

Ansari or Al Ansari is a typically Muslim surname mainly found in the Middle East and South Asia. People with the surname Al-Ansari or Ansari are said to be the descendants of the Ansar tribesmen of Medina. Notable Ansaris include:

## A–K

* Abbas Ansari (born 1992), Indian sportsman and shooter
* Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
* Abdolreza Ansari (1925–2020), Iranian politician
* 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 (actor) (born 1987), Pakistani actor and musician
* Ali M. Ansari (born 1967), 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 entrepreneur
* Asad Ansari, Pakistani-Canadian accused of terrorism
* Aslam Ansari, (born 1939) Pakistani poet
* Aziz Ansari (born 1983), American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director
* Bushra Ansari, Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actress and playwright
* Doris Ansari, British politician and former chair of Cornwall County Council
* Faheem Ansari, Indian national who was charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
* Fahad Al Ansari (born 1987), Kuwaiti footballer
* Faridul Haq Ansari
* Faris Muslim al Ansari (born 1984), Afghan held in Guantanamo
* Furqan Ansari
* Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (born 1936-2014) Shia Cleric And Politician
* Imran Raza Ansari (born 1972), Shia Cleric and Politician
* Furkan Ansari (born 1948), Indian politician
* Gholamreza Ansari (born 1956), Iranian politician
* Hamid Ansari
* Jaber Ansari (born 1987), Iranian footballer
* Jamshed Ansari (1942–2005), Pakistani film, television and radio actor
* Kamran Ansari (born 30/01/2002), Indian and software engineering
* Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), Iranian footballer
* Khalid A. H. Ansari, Indian entrepreneur, journalist
* Khizar Humayun Ansari, British race relations academic

## M–Z

* Majid Ansari (born 1954), Iranian cleric and politician
* Mariam Ansari
* Maria Sansaridou
* Maryam Afifa Ansari
* Master Taj-ud-Din Ansari, Pakistani politician
* Mateen Ansari (1916–1943), Indian soldier in British army
* Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari (1936–2022), Shiite Muslim leader in Jammu and Kashmir
* Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari (born 1975), Shia Religious leader in Jammu and Kashmir
* Mohammed Zaki Ansari (born 1979), Indian Author philosophers
* Mohammad Ansari (disambiguation), a number of people
* Mujib Rahman Ansari (1982–2022), Afghan mullah
* Mukhtar Ansari, Indian gangster turned politician
* Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (1880–1936), Indian nationalist and political leader
* Mustafa al-Ansari, Saudi accused of terrorism
* Murtadha al-Ansari
* Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist in exile
* Noushafarin Ansari (born 1939), Indian-born Iranian librarian, educator and manager
* Rais Ansari, Urdu Indian poet
* Sahar Ansari (born 1939), Pakistani Urdu poet, critic and scholar
* Salim Miya Ansari, Nepalese politician
* Saman Ansari (born 1974), Pakistani television actress
* Sarah Ansari, British professor of history
* Sheikh Sadiq Ali Ansari (active 1901), Indian politician
* Shaukatullah Shah Ansari
* Siamak Ansari (born 1968), Iranian television actor and director
* Sibakatullah Ansari, Indian politician
* SM Razaullah Ansari (born 1932), Indian physicist
* Yassamin Ansari (born 1992), American activist and politician
* Zabiuddin Ansari a.k.a. Abu Hamza or Abu Jundal, an Indian national, accused of being involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks
* 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
* Zohra Ansari