Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic (Belarusian: Юры, romanized: Jury, or Bulgarian: Юрий, romanized: Jurij, or Ukrainian: Юрій, romanized: Yurii, or Russian: Юрий, romanized: Yuriy) form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, 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.
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Ancient and medieval world
(Listed chronologically)
Yuri Dolgorukiy or Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099–1157).
Yuri II of Vladimir (1189–1238), Grand Prince of Vladimir
Yuriy Drohobych (1450–1494), Ruthenian philosopher, astrologist, writer, and doctor
Yury Ivanovich (1480–1536), a son of Ivan the Great
Modern world
(Listed alphabetically)
Yuri Andropov (1914–1984), Chairman of the KGB and leader of the Soviet Union
Yuri Antonov (born 1945), Russian composer, singer, and musician
Yuri Berchiche (born 1990), Spanish footballer
Yuri Bezmenov (1939–1993), Soviet journalist and eventual anti-communist who defected to Canada
Yuri Collins (born 2001), American basketball player
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968), Soviet cosmonaut and the first human in space
Yury Gelman (born 1955), Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach
Yuri Gorlov (born 1977), Belarusian politician
Yury Grigorovich (1927–2025), Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, ballet master, and choreographer
Yuri Kasparyan (born 1963), Soviet and Russian musician and guitarist, member of Kino and U-Piter
Yurii Kerpatenko (1976–2022), Ukrainian conductor
Yuri Irsenovich Kim, birth name of Kim Jong-il (1941 or 1942–2011), Supreme Leader of North Korea
Yuri Knorozov (1922-1999), Soviet/Russian linguist, epigraphist, and ethnologist. Known for his major role in decipherment of Maya script
Yuri Korolev (ice hockey) (born 1934), Soviet/Russian ice hockey administrator
Yuri Korolyov, (1962–2023) Russian gymnast
Yuriy Kozhanov (born 1990), Kazakh basketball player
Yuri Lowenthal (born 1971), American actor, producer and screenwriter best known for his voice-over work
Yuri Luchko, German professor of mathematics
Yury Luzhkov (1936–2019), Russian politician
Yuri Lyapkin (born 1945), Russian ice hockey player
Yuriy Mushketyk (1929–2019), Ukrainian writer and journalist
Yuri Nikitin (author) (1939–2025), Russian sci-fi author
Yuri Nikitin (gymnast) (born 1978), Ukrainian trampolinist
Yuri Nikulin (1921–1997), Soviet/Russian actor and clown
Yuri Oganessian (born 1933), Russian nuclear physicist for whom Element 118 was named
Yury Prilukov (born 1984), Russian swimmer
Yuriy Prylypko (1960-2022) Ukrainian politician and mayor of Hostomel. Killed by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine
Yury Rudov (1931–2013), Soviet fencer
Yuriy Rybchynskyi (born 1945), Ukrainian poet and playwright
Yuri Shatunov (1973–2022), Russian singer
Yuri Shchekochikhin (1950–2003), Russian investigative journalist, writer and liberal politician
Yuri Schwebler (1942–1990), Yugoslavia-born American conceptual artist and sculptor
Yuri Shevchuk (born 1957), Soviet/Russian rock musician, singer and songwriter
Yuri Shymko (born 1940), Canadian politician
Yuriy Tarnawsky (1934–2025), Ukrainian-American poet, writer and linguist
Yuriy Trubetskoy (c. 1643–1679), Ruthenian prince
Yuri Tsaler (born 1973), Russian musician playing on lead guitar in the band Mumiy Troll
Yury Usachov (born 1957), Russian retired cosmonaut
Yuri Vasiliev, Russian basketball player
Yuri Vizbor (1934–1984), Soviet bard, poet and actor
Yuri Vladimirov (1942–2025), Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancer
Yuri Zhirkov (born 1983), Russian footballer