Battista is a given name and surname which means Baptist in Italian.
Given named Battista Agnese (died 1564), cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic Battista Dossi, also known as Battista de Luteri, Italian painter Battista Farina (1893–1966), later Battista Pininfarina, Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina. Battista Sforza (1446–1472), Duchess of Urbino and second wife of Federico da Montefeltro
Surnamed Bobbie Battista (1952–2020), American journalist Giovanni Battista, multiple people Miriam Battista (1912–1980), American actress Orlando Aloysius Battista (1917–1995), Canadian chemist and author.
Others Battista, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's butler. Pininfarina Battista, the first car from Automobili Pininfarina
See also Baptist (disambiguation) Batista (Portuguese/Spanish surname) Bautista (Spanish surname) meaning "Baptist" Baptista (Portuguese surname) meaning "Baptist" Baptiste (name) (French surname and given name) meaning "Baptist"