Uri (name)

Uri (Hebrew: אורי; pronounced [ˈʔuʁi]) is a given name for males. 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 former footballer
• Uri Bergman (born 1953), Israeli paralympic swimming champion
• Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917–2005), American psychologist
• Uri Caine (born 1956), American jazz pianist
• 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 (born 1928), 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 Lupolianski, 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 (born 1931), Israeli author
• Uri Rosenthal (born 1945), Dutch foreign minister
• Uri Sagi (born 1943), Israeli retired general
• Uri Savir (born 1953), 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, 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 (born 1935), Israeli film director, actor and comedian who became a rabbi