Violi () is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Angela Violi, Italian combustion engineer Paolo Violi (1931–1978), Italian-Canadian mobster Violi brothers, sons of Paolo Violi of the Luppino-Violi crime family Paolo Vietti-Violi (1882–1965), Italian architect Paul Violi (1944–2011), American poet Marcello Violi, Italian rugby player Dario Violi (1906–1967), Italian politician