Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the
Slavic (, or , or , or ) form of the masculine given name
George; it is derived directly from the Greek form
Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Ancient Greek, Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound (linguistics), compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "underta ...
and related to Polish
Jerzy
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.
Peop ...
, Czech
Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian
Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese
Jorge, and German
Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian
Juri, Portuguese
Iúri, Estonian
Jüri, and Dutch
Joeri.
The Slavic form of the name originates with
Yuri Dolgoruky (c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as ''Gyurgi, Dyurgi''.
Ancient and medieval world
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Yuri Dolgorukiy
Yuri I Vladimirovich (; ; c. 1099 – 15 May 1157), commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy (, ) or the Long Arm, was a Monomakhovichi prince of Rostov and Suzdal, acquiring the name ''Suzdalia'' during his reign. Noted for successfully curbing t ...
or Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099–1157).
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Yuri II of Vladimir (1189–1238), Grand Prince of Vladimir
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Yuriy Drohobych (1450–1494), Ruthenian philosopher, astrologist, writer, and doctor
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Yury Ivanovich (1480–1536), a son of Ivan the Great
Modern world
(Listed alphabetically)
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Yuri Andropov
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov ( – 9 February 1984) was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from late 1982 until his death in 1984. He previously served as the List of Chairmen of t ...
(1914–1984), Chairman of the KGB and leader of the Soviet Union
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Yuri Antonov (born 1945), Russian composer, singer, and musician
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Yuri Berchiche (born 1990), Spanish footballer
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Yuri Bezmenov (1939–1993), Soviet journalist and eventual anti-communist who defected to Canada
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Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968), Soviet cosmonaut and the first human in space
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Yury Gelman (born 1955), Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach
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Yuri Gorlov (born 1977), Belarusian politician
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Yury Grigorovich (1927–2025), Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, ballet master, and choreographer
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Yurii Kerpatenko (1976–2022), Ukrainian conductor
* Yuri Irsenovich Kim, birth name of
Kim Jong-il (1941 or 1942–2011), Supreme Leader of North Korea
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Yuri Korolev (ice hockey) (born 1934), Soviet/Russian ice hockey administrator
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Yuri Korolyov, (born 1962) Russian gymnast
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Yuriy Kozhanov (born 1990), Kazakh basketball player
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Yuri Lowenthal (born 1971), American actor, producer and screenwriter best known for his voice-over work
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Yuri Luchko, German professor of mathematics
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Yury Luzhkov (1936–2019), Russian politician
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Yuri Lyapkin (born 1945), Russian ice hockey player
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Yuriy Mushketyk (1929–2019), Ukrainian writer and journalist
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Yuri Nikitin (author) (1939–2025), Russian sci-fi author
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Yuri Nikitin (gymnast) (born 1978), Ukrainian trampolinist
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Yuri Nikulin (1921–1997), Soviet/Russian actor and clown
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Yuri Oganessian
Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian (born 14 April 1933) is an Armenian and Russian nuclear physicist who is best known as a researcher of superheavy elements. He has led the discovery of multiple chemical elements. He succeeded Georgy Flyorov as dir ...
(born 1933), Russian nuclear physicist for whom
Element 118 was named
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Yury Prilukov (born 1984), Russian swimmer
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Yuriy Prylypko (1960-2022) Ukrainian politician and mayor of
Hostomel
Hostomel (, ) is a Rural settlement#Ukraine, rural settlement in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest of the capital Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Hostomel settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Populatio ...
. Killed by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine
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Yury Rudov (1931–2013), Soviet fencer
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Yuriy Rybchynskyi (born 1945), Ukrainian poet and playwright
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Yuri Shatunov (1973–2022), Russian singer
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Yuri Shchekochikhin (1950–2003), Russian investigative journalist, writer and liberal politician
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Yuri Schwebler (1942–1990), Yugoslavia-born American conceptual artist and sculptor
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Yuri Shevchuk (born 1957), Soviet/Russian rock musician, singer and songwriter
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Yuri Shymko (born 1940), Canadian politician
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Yuriy Trubetskoy (c. 1643–1679), Ruthenian prince
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Yuri Tsaler (born 1973), Russian musician playing on lead guitar in the band
Mumiy Troll
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Yury Usachov (born 1957), Russian retired cosmonaut
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Yuri Vizbor (1934–1984), Soviet bard, poet and actor
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Yuri Vladimirov (1942–2025), Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancer
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Yuri Zhirkov (born 1983), Russian footballer
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Igor (given name)
Igor ( ; ; sr-Cyrl, Игор, ; ) is a common East Slavs, East Slavic given name derived from the Norsemen, Norse name Ingvar (name), Ingvar, that was brought to Kievan Rus', ancient Rus' by the Norse Varangians, see Igor of Kiev. The name ca ...
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