Fanti is an Italian surname. Notable people with this name include:
Bartolomeo Fanti (1428–1495), beatified Italian Carmelite priestFausto Fanti (1978–2014), Brazilian actor, comedian and musicianFranco Fanti (1924–2007), Italian Olympic cyclistGabriele Fanti (born 2000), Italian footballerGaetano Fanti (1687–1759), Italian fresco painterGuido Fanti (1925–2012), Italian politicianManfredo Fanti (1806–1865), Italian generalMaria Pia Fanti (born 1957), Italian control theoristNick Fanti (born 1996), American baseball playerSilvio Fanti (1919–1997), Swiss psychiatrist
A variant of this name, DeFanti, is the surname of:
Paul DeFanti, fictional recipient of the Ig Nobel PrizeThomas A. DeFanti (born 1948), American computer graphics researcher reference
