Bani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrei Bani (born 2002), Romanian footballer Eugenio Bani (born 1991), Italian racing cyclist Gilbert Bani (born 1986), stage name A-Q, Nigerian rapper and songwriter Heinz Bäni (1936–2014), Swiss footballer Jimi Bani (), Indigenous Australian actor John Bani (born 1941), Vanuatuan former politician, President of Vanuatu from 1999 to 2004 Mattia Bani (born 1993), Italian footballer Peter Bäni (born 1945), Swiss retired slalom canoeist Prosper Douglas Bani, Ghanaian politician and United Nations international aid and development manager, former Minister of Interior for Ghana Zahra Bani (born 1979), Somalian-born Italian javelin thrower