List of Famous people with last name Tonti

Henri de Tonti, also spelled Henri de Tonty, was a Sicilian-born French military officer, explorer, and voyageur who assisted René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, with North American exploration and colonization from 1678 to 1686. De Tonti was one of the first explorers to navigate and sail the upper Great Lakes. He also sailed the Illinois and the Mississippi, which they traveled to its mouth and claimed for Louis XIV of France. De Tonti established the first permanent European settlement in the lower Mississippi valley, known as Poste de Arkansea, making him "The Father of Arkansas."

Lorenzo de Tonti was a governor of Gaeta, Italy and a Neapolitan banker. He is sometimes credited with the invention of the tontine, a form of life insurance, although it has also been suggested that he simply modified existing procedures.

Andrea Tonti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Carmiooro NGC.

Aldo Tonti was an Italian cinematographer.

Michelangelo Tonti (1566–1622) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.