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Yury
Pronunciation Belarusian:
[ˈju.rɨ] , Russian:
[ˈjʉrʲɪj] , Ukrainian pronunciation:
[ˈjur⁽ʲ⁾ij] Gender masculine Language(s)
Slavic Word/name
Georgios Alternative spelling Yuri, Youri, Yuriy, Yurij, Iurii, Iouri,
Juri , Jurij Variant form(s)
Georgy ,
Yegor
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
Iury , and Dutch
Joeri .
The Slavic form of the name originates with
Yuri Dolgoruky ,
Grand Prince of Kiev (c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as Gyurgi, Dyurgi .[
citation needed ]
Ancient and medieval world
(Listed chronologically)
(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 Gagarin (1934–1968), Soviet cosmonaut and the first human in space
Yury Gelman (born 1955), Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach
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 Korolev (ice hockey) (born 1934), Soviet/Russian ice hockey administrator
Yuri Korolyov , (born 1962) 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
Yury Luzhkov (1936–2019), Russian politician
Yuri Lyapkin (born 1945), Russian ice hockey player
Yuriy Mushketyk (1929–2019), Ukrainian writer and journalist
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
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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 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 Vizbor (1934–1984), Soviet bard, poet and actor
Yuri Zhirkov (born 1983), Russian footballer