Agassi Explained

Agassi is a surname most prevalent among certain ethnic groups in and around Iran, such as Assyrians, Babylonian and Persian Jews and (rarely) Persian Muslims. In many cases it is an anglicization of the Armenian surname Aghassian.

People with the given name

Agasi Babayan, (1921-1995) Armenian film director, screenwriter and actor

People with the surname

Andre Agassi (born 1970), American retired professional tennis player
Carlos Agassi (born 1979), Iranian-Filipino rapper and model
Emmanuel Agassi (1930–2021), Armenian boxer from Iran, father of Andre Agassi
Evin Agassi (born 1945), Assyrian singer

People of Jewish origin with the surname

Joseph Agassi (1927–2023), Israeli academic
Shai Agassi (born 1968), Israeli executive
Shimon Agassi (1852–1914), Baghdadi rabbi

Other uses

Agassi (film), a 2016 South Korean thriller film

See also