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Uri (
Hebrew: אורי; pronounced
[ˈʔuʁi]) is a masculine given name of
Hebrew origin meaning my light.
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Notable people named Uri include:
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Uri Adelman (1958–2004), Israeli writer
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Uri Alon (born 1969), Israeli biologist and professor
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Uri Amit (1934–2011), 3rd mayor of Ramat Gan
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Uri Ariel (born 1952), Israeli politician
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Uri Aviram (born 1936), Israeli professor
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Uri Avnery (1923–2018), Israeli writer and peace activist
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Uri Barbash (born 1946), Israeli film director
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Uri Benjamin (born 1954), Israeli footballer
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Uri Bergman (born 1953), Israeli Paralympic swimming champion
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Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917–2005), American psychologist
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Uri Caine (born 1956), American jazz pianist
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Uri Cohen-Mintz (born 1973), Israeli basketball player
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Uri Coronel (1946–2016), Dutch sports director (AFC Ajax)
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Uri Dadush, French economist, World Bank director
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Uri Davis (born 1943), Israeli/Palestinian academic and activist
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Uri Gallin (1928–2021), Israeli Olympic discus thrower
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Uri Geller (born 1946), Israeli magician and psychic
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Uri Nissan Gnessin (1879–1913), Russian Hebrew-language writer
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Uri Gordon (born 1976), Israeli activist and author
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Uri Zvi Greenberg (1896–1981), Israeli poet and journalist
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Uri Harkham, American businessman
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Uri Kokia (born 1981), Israeli basketball player and coach
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Uri Lupolianski (born 1951), Israeli mayor of Jerusalem from 2003 to 2008
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Uri Magbo (born 1987), Israeli footballer
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Uri Maklev (born 1957), Israeli politician
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Uri Malmilian (born 1957), Israeli football manager and former player
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Uri Orbach (1960–2015), Israeli writer, journalist and politician
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Uri Orlev (1931–2022), Israeli author
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Uri Rosenthal (born 1945), Dutch foreign minister
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Uri Sagi (born 1943), Israeli general
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Uri Savir (1953–2022), Israeli diplomat
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Uri Shoham (born 1948), judge on the Supreme Court of Israel and brigadier-general
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Uri Shulevitz (born 1935), American author and illustrator
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Uri Sivan (born 1955), Israeli physicist, professor, and President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
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Uri Tracy (1764–1838), American politician
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Uri Tzaig (born 1965), Israeli multimedia artist
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Uri Zohar (1935–2022), Israeli film director, actor and comedian who became a rabbi
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