Uri (Hebrew: אורי; pronounced [ˈʔuʁi]) is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "my light", "my flame".[1]

Notable people named Uri include:

  • Uri Adelman (1958–2004), Israeli writer
  • Uri Alon (born 1969), Israeli biologist and professor
  • Uri Amit (1934–2011), 3rd mayor of Ramat Gan
  • Uri Ariel (born 1952), Israeli politician
  • Uri Aviram (born 1936), Israeli professor
  • Uri Avnery (1923–2018), Israeli writer and peace activist
  • Uri Barbash (born 1946), Israeli film director
  • Uri Benjamin (born 1954), Israeli footballer
  • Uri Bergman (born 1953), Israeli Paralympic swimming champion
  • Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917–2005), American psychologist
  • Uri Caine (born 1956), American jazz pianist
  • Uri Cohen-Mintz (born 1973), Israeli basketball player
  • Uri Coronel (1946–2016), Dutch sports director (AFC Ajax)
  • Uri Dadush, French economist, World Bank director
  • Uri Davis (born 1943), Israeli/Palestinian academic and activist
  • Uri Gallin (1928–2021), Israeli Olympic discus thrower
  • Uri Geller (born 1946), Israeli magician and psychic
  • Uri Nissan Gnessin (1879–1913), Russian Hebrew-language writer
  • Uri Gordon (born 1976), Israeli activist and author
  • Uri Zvi Greenberg (1896–1981), Israeli poet and journalist
  • Uri Harkham, American businessman
  • Uri Kokia (born 1981), Israeli basketball player and coach
  • Uri Lupolianski (born 1951), Israeli mayor of Jerusalem from 2003 to 2008
  • Uri Magbo (born 1987), Israeli footballer
  • Uri Maklev (born 1957), Israeli politician
  • Uri Malmilian (born 1957), Israeli football manager and former player
  • Uri Orbach (1960–2015), Israeli writer, journalist and politician
  • Uri Orlev (1931–2022), Israeli author
  • Uri Rosenthal (born 1945), Dutch foreign minister
  • Uri Sagi (born 1943), Israeli general
  • Uri Savir (1953–2022), Israeli diplomat
  • Uri Shoham (born 1948), judge on the Supreme Court of Israel and brigadier-general
  • Uri Shulevitz (born 1935), American author and illustrator
  • Uri Sivan (born 1955), Israeli physicist, professor, and President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
  • Uri Tracy (1764–1838), American politician
  • Uri Tzaig (born 1965), Israeli multimedia artist
  • Uri Zohar (1935–2022), Israeli film director, actor and comedian who became a rabbi

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