Arieh is both a given name and a surname. Arieh means

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in Hebrew. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Arieh Batun-Kleinstub (born 1933), Israeli Olympic high jumper *

Arieh Ben-Naim Arieh Ben-Naim ( he, אריה בן-נאים; Jerusalem, 11 July 1934) is a professor of physical chemistry who retired in 2003 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has made major contributions over 40 years to the theory of the structure o ...

, professor of physical chemistry in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem * Arieh Dulzin, Zionist activist who served as a Minister without Portfolio in Israel * Arieh Handler, Zionist leader *

Arieh Iserles Arieh Iserles (born 2 September 1947) is a computational mathematician, currently Professor of the Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations at the University of Cambridge and a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretica ...

, computational mathematician * Arieh Levavi, fourth Director General of the Israeli Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs *

Arieh Lubin Arieh Lubin ( he, אריה לובין, 1897–1980) was an Israeli artist. Biography Arieh (Leo) Lubin began to study art in Chicago in 1915, but left to join the Jewish Brigade in World War I. After the war, he studied in Europe and returned ...

, Israeli artist * Arieh O'Sullivan author, journalist, and award-winning defense correspondent *

Arieh Sharon Arieh Sharon ( he, אריה שרון; May 28, 1900 – July 24, 1984) was an Israeli architect and winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture in 1962. Sharon was a critical contributor to the early architecture in Israel and the leader of the f ...

, Israeli architect *

Arieh Warshel Arieh Warshel ( he, אריה ורשל; born November 20, 1940) is an Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist. He is a pioneer in computational studies on functional properties of biological molecules, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry ...

, Israeli-American Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Nobel Prize winner

Surname

Josh Arieh Josh Arieh (born September 26, 1974 in Rochester, New York) is an American professional poker player. Arieh has been competing in poker competitions since 1999. Tournament history Arieh finished in third place in the 2004 World Series of Po ...

, American professional poker player {{given name, type=both