Issa (name)

Issa () is a given name that means Jesus in Arabic. It may refer to:

* Christ in Islam
* El-Issa family

Mononym

*Jane Siberry (born 1955), Canadian singer who released several albums under the name Issa
* Issa (Senegalese singer), Issa Diop, singer, songwriter, and record producer
*Issa, the nickname of Luttif Afif (died 1972), a leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games

Given name

* Issa Al-Laith (born 1985), Yemeni vocalist and poet affiliated with the Houthi movement
* Issa Amro (born 1980), Palestinian activist
* Issa Bagayogo (1961–2016), Malian musician
* Issa Batarseh, American electrical engineer
* Issa Boulos (born 1968), Palestinian-American oud player, composer, lyricist, researcher and educator
* Issa Cissokho (1946-2019), Senegalese musician of Malian griot roots, a composer, and saxophone player for Orchestra Baobab
* Issa Cissokho (footballer) (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
* Issa Diop (footballer) (born 1997), French footballer
* Issa Gold (born 1990), American rapper
*Issa Hayatou (1946-2024), Cameroonian athlete and sports executive
*, lead singer of J-pop band Da Pump
* Issa Kassissieh (born 1964), Palestinian scholar and diplomat
* Issa Kallon (born 1996), Dutch footballer
*, Japanese haiku poet
* Issa Lish (born 1995), Mexican model
* Issa López (born 1971), Mexican writer and director
* Issa Michuzi (born 1980), Tanzanian photojournalist
* Issa Mohamed (cyclist) (born 1965), Emirati cyclist
* Issa Mohamed (swimmer) (born 1995), Kenyan swimmer
* Isa Ali Abdullah al Murbati (born 1965), Guantanamo Bay detainee
* Issa Ndoye (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
* Issa-Aimé Nthépé (born 1973), French sprinter
* Issa Pliyev (1903–1979), Soviet military commander, Army General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
* Issa Pointer (born 1978), American singer and member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters
* Issa Rae (born 1985), American actress
* Issa Rayyan (born 2000), American soccer player
* Issa Samb (1945–2017), aka Joe Ouakam, Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet
* Issa Samba (born 1998), French footballer
* Issa Sarr (born 1986), Senegalese footballer
* Issa Schultz (born 1984), English Australian radio and television quiz personality
* Issa Sesay (born 1970), military leader in the Sierra Leone insurgency
* Issa G. Shivji (born 1946), Tanzanian author and academic
*Issa Tchiroma (born 1949), Cameroonian politician and minister
* Issa Thiaw (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
* Issa Timamy (born 1959), Kenyan politician
* Issa Twaimz (born 1995), American YouTuber and musician
* Issah Yakubu (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer
* Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 1971), UAE Sheikh and torturer

Middle name

* Falaba Issa Traoré (1930–2003), Malian writer, comedian, playwright, and theatre and film director

Surname

* Abdul Razzaq al-Issa (born 1949), Iraqi politician and minister
* Abeer Issa (born 1961), Jordanian actress
* Abraham Elias Issa (1905–1984), Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier
*Aguila Saleh Issa (born 1944), Libyan jurist and politician, President of the Libyan House of Representatives
* Ahmed Issa (Egyptian politician), Egyptian economist and minister of Tourism and Antiquities
* Attah Issa (born 1961), Ghanaian politician
* Daniel Issa (born 1952), American politician
* Darrell Issa (born 1953), American politician and Californian Representative
* Dounia Issa (born 1981), French basketball player
*Farouk Abu Issa (1933-2020), Sudanese politician and minister
* Issa Abu Issa (born 1955), Qatari business magnate
* Issa El-Issa (1878–1950), Palestinian Christian poet and journalist
* Issa Issa (born 1984), or Issam Al-Edrissi, Lebanese footballer
* Issa Kassim Issa (1957-2021), Tanzanian politician
* Jabari Issa (born 1978), American football player
* Joseph John Issa (born 1965), known as Joe or Joey Issa, Jamaican businessman and philanthropist
* Leandro Issa (born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist
* Majida Issa (born 1981), Colombian actress and singer
* Marwan Issa (1965–2024), Palestinian militant and leader of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade
* Mohammed al-Hadi ben Issa or al-Hadi ben Issa (also nicknamed Sheikh al-Kamil; 1467–1526), Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya, considered the patron-saint of the city of Meknes
* Mohsin Issa (born 1971), and Zuber Issa (born 1972), British billionaire businessmen, co-founders of Euro Garages
* Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa (born 1965), Saudi Arabian politician, Secretary General of the Muslim World League
* Naeem Issa (1933–2025), Egyptian actor
* Norman Issa (born 1967), Israeli Arab actor, active in cinema, theatre and television
* Pierre Issa (born 1975), South African footballer
* Raja El-Issa (1922–2008), Palestinian journalist
* Salomon Juan Marcos Issa (born 1948), Mexican politician
* Tariq Issa (born 1997), English footballer
* Tatiana Issa (born 1974), Brazilian director and producer
* Yousef El-Issa (1870–1948), Palestinian journalist

Fictional characters

*, a character from ''Animal Yokochō''
*, a character from ''Dragon Eye''
*, a character from '' Yowamushi Pedal''

Other uses

*Issa, another name for the Native American Catawba people
* Tropical Storm Isa, name used for multiple tropical cyclones worldwide

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Unisex given names
Surnames of Nigerien origin