Poli is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the surname include:Afro Poli (1902–1988), Italian operatic baritone Andrea Poli, Italian football player Antonio De Poli, Italian politician Barbara Fusar-Poli, Italian ice dancer Dante Poli, Chilean football player Eros Poli, Italian road bicycle racer Fabrizio Poli, Italian football player Fausto Poli (1581–1653), Italian archbishop; private secretary to Pope Urban VIII Giuseppe Saverio Poli (1746–1825), Italian physicist, biologist and natural historian Jacopo Poli, Italian manager of the Poli Distillerie grappa distillery Mario Aurelio Poli, Argentine Catholic cardinal Maurizio Poli, Italian football player Ninsun Poli (contemporary), Assyrian singer and songwriter in Sweden Paolo Poli (1929–2016), Italian theatre actor Piero Poli, Italian rower Riccardo Poli, Italian computer scientist and professor Robert Edmund Poli (1936–2014), American labor union leader Sylvester Z. Poli (1859–1937), Italian-American sculptor and founder of the Poli theater chain