Nizami is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Farhan Nizami (born before 1977), Islamic scholar at the University of Oxford
Hameed Nizami (1915–1962), Pakistani journalist
Majid Nizami (born 1928), Pakistani editor and publisher
Motiur Rahman Nizami (born 1943), Bangladeshi politician
Given name:
Nizami Aruzi (fl. 1110–1161), writer of Persian prose and poetry in the 12th century, famous for the Chahar Maqala
Nizami Bahmanov (1948−2008), Azerbaijani politician
Nizami Ganjavi (1141−1209), considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian history
Nizami Hajiyev (born 1988), Azerbaijani football midfielder
Nizami Pashayev (born 1981), Azerbaijani weightlifter
