Yunus (also spelled Younes or Younis, Arabic: يونس, Yūnus) is a common male given name, it may refer to:
[edit] Given name
- Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist
- Younes Ahamdi (born 1976), Moroccan judoka
- Younis Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer
- Kazi Yunus Ahmed, Bangladeshi kabaddi player
- Younes Ali (born 1983), Qatari footballer
- Yunus Altun, Turkish footballer
- Younes El Aynaoui (born 1971), Moroccan tennis player
- Yunus Badat, East African cricketer
- Younis Edwan, Jordanian contender for the title of worlds shortest man
- Yunus Emre, Turkish poet and mystic
- Zuleikha Yunus Haji, Tanzanian politician
- Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari, Morrocan terrorism suspect
- Yunus İçuz, Turkish footballer
- Younes Kaboul (born 1986), French footballer
- Yunus Khan, 15th century Mughal Khan
- Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
- Younes Khattabi, rugby league player
- Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer
- Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-Muwali, Iraqi former Baath Party member
- Yunus Parvez, Indian actor
- Yunus Paşa, Ottoman statesman
- Mohammad Yunus Saleem, Indian politician
- Younus Shaikh, Pakistani dissident
- Younes Al Shibani (born 1981), Libyan football defender
- Younes Shokrkhah (born 1957), Iranian journalist
- Younes Tsouli, Moroccan Islamist
- Yunus Qanuni, Afghan politician
- Yunus Yosfiah, officer of the Indonesian Army
[edit] Surname
- Abdul Fatah Younis (1944 – 2011), senior military officer in Libya who defected to join the rebels of the 2011 Libyan civil war
- Glenn Younes, sports radio talk show host and update anchor
- Imed Ben Younes (born 1974), Tunisian footballer
- Hadrat Yunus, the Prophet Jonah as mentioned in the Qur'an
- Ibn Yunus, 10th-century Egyptian mathematician and astronomer
- Fawaz Younis, Lebanese hijacker
- Megat Yunus, Malaysian politician
- Mohammad Yunus, Indian politician
- Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Mujahideen Commander of Afghanistan
- Monica Yunus, opera singer
- Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- Nadia Younes (1946–2003), Egyptian national
- Samora Mohammad Yunis, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Army
- Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer
[edit] See also
- Jonah, English equivalent
