Issa ( Arabic: عِيسَى) 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, a leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games

Given name

• 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, 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 (born 1946), Cameroonian athlete and sports executive
• Issa Hentona (辺土名 一茶, born 1978), lead singer of J-pop band Da Pump
• Issa Kassissieh (born 1964), Palestinian scholar and diplomat
• Issa Kallon (born 1996), Dutch footballer
• Issa Kobayashi (小林 一茶, 1763–1828), Japanese haiku poet
• Issa Lish (born 1995), Mexican model
• Issa López, Mexican writer and director
• Issa Michuzi, 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, American YouTuber and musician
• Issah Yakubu (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer
• Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 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
• 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 (born 1933), 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 (born 1957), 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, 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
• 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

• Issa (イッサ), a character from Animal Yokochō
• Issa Kazuma (珂妻 一叉), a character from Dragon Eye
• Issa Kaburagi (鏑木 一差), 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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