List of Famous people with last name Belzoni

Giovanni Battista Belzoni, sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his removal to England of the seven-tonne bust of Ramesses II, the clearing of sand from the entrance of the great temple at Abu Simbel, the discovery and documentation of the tomb of Seti I, including the Sarcophagus of Seti I, and the first to penetrate into the Pyramid of Khafre, the second pyramid of the Giza complex.

Sarah Belzoni or Sarah Banne was an English traveller and writer. She travelled notably to Egypt and wrote about women there. Although many tales of circuses and wild travels are associated with her and her eccentric husband, it is more likely that they had become agents of the papal families who financed their expeditions while establishing relic museums as money generating ventures for the Vatican bank.