Yuri

Yuri may refer to:

Names

• Yury, the Slavic form of the given name George
• Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Japanese given names
• Yu-ri (Korean name), Korean unisex given name

Languages

• Yuri language (Amazon), an Amerindian language of Colombia and Brazil
• Karkar language, a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea also known as "Yuri"

Places

• Yuri, Akita, a former town in Akita Prefecture, Japan; now part of Yurihonjō
• Yuri District, Akita, a former district
• Yuri (island), one of the Kuril islands claimed by Japan

People

• Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• Yuri Bezmenov (1939–1993), Soviet journalist and eventual anti-communist who defected to Canada
• Yuri Gagarin, first human being to have been to space
• Yuri of Goguryeo, possibly mythological monarch from the ancient Korean Peninsula
• Yuri Kochiyama, Japanese American human rights activist
• Yuri Korolev (ice hockey) (born 1934), Soviet/Russian ice hockey administrator
• Yuri Lowenthal (born 1971), American actor, producer, and screenwriter best known for his voice-over work
• Yuri Oganessian (born 1933), Russian scientist who had element 118 named after himself
• Yuri Shchekochikhin (1950–2003), Russian investigative journalist, writer, and liberal lawmaker in the Russian parliament
• Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099 – 15 May 1157) known as Yuri Dolgorukiy, a Rurikid prince
• Yuri Irsenovich Kim General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea

Performers

• Yuri Chinen, a Japanese idol, singer and actor
• Kwon Yu-ri, a South Korean singer, member of Girls' Generation
• Yuri (Korean singer), member of Girl Friends
• Yuri (Mexican singer)
• Yuri (Japanese singer), vocalist of the band Move

Athletes

• Yuri (footballer, born 1984), full name Yuri Adriano Santos, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born 1986), full name Yuri Vera Cruz Erbas, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born 1990), full name Yuri Savaroni Batista da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born 1991), full name Yuri de Jesus Messias, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born September 1992), full name Yuri Soares Liberator de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born October 1992), full name Yuri Tracante Sousa, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born 1994), full name Yuri Oliveira Lima, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born January 1996), full name Yuri Antonio Costa da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born April 1996), full name Yuri Nascimento de Araujo, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born 1997), full name Yuri Gonçalves de Souza, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri (footballer, born 1998), full name Yuri Jonathan Vitor Coelho, Brazilian footballer
• Yuri Berchiche (born 1990), Spanish footballer
• Yuri Korolev, (born 1962) Russian gymnast
• Yuriy Kozhanov (born 1990), Kazakh basketball player
• Yuri Lyapkin (born 1945), Russian ice hockey player

Media

• Yuri (genre) (百合 "lily"), Japanese lesbian fiction
• Yuri (satellite), the first dedicated Japanese broadcasting satellite and start of the BS-series

Other uses

• Typhoon Yuri (disambiguation)
• Human-powered helicopter#Yuri I – a human-powered helicopter developed in Japan
• Russian submarine Yury Dolgorukiy (K-535)

See also

• George (given name)
• Yūrei, figures in Japanese folklore, analogous to Western legends of ghosts
• Yūri-kinsai, Japanese ceramic technique
• Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge, an expansion pack to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, a video game by EA Games
• Yuriko (disambiguation)
• Juri (disambiguation)