# Yossi

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'''Yossi''' is a [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew) [given name](/source/given_name), typically a short and affectionate nickname for [Yosef](/source/Yosef_(disambiguation)) (equivalent to English [Joseph](/source/Joseph_(Hebrew_Bible))). It may refer to:

== People ==
* [Abba Yossi](/source/Abba_Yossi) – [mythology](/source/mythology) figure
* [Country Yossi](/source/Country_Yossi) – American singer and radio personality
*[Yossi Abu](/source/Yossi_Abu) – Israeli executive officer
*[Yossi Abukasis](/source/Yossi_Abukasis) – Israeli football player
* [Yossi Aharon](/source/Yossi_Aharon) – musician and Greek bouzouki player
* [Yossi Alpher](/source/Yossi_Alpher) – Israeli political activist
* [Yossi Banai](/source/Yossi_Banai) – Israeli actor, singer and playwright
* [Yossi Beilin](/source/Yossi_Beilin) – Israeli politician (former minister in the Israeli government)
* [Jose ben Halafta](/source/Jose_ben_Halafta) (aka Rabbi Yossi) – [Jewish](/source/judaism) [tanna](/source/tannaim)
* [Yossi Ben Hanan](/source/Yossi_Ben_Hanan) – Israeli [general](/source/general_officer)
* [Yossi Benayoun](/source/Yossi_Benayoun) (born 1980) – Israeli football player
* [Yossi Cedar](/source/Joseph_Cedar) – Israeli filmmaker
* [Yossi Dagan](/source/Yossi_Dagan) – Israeli activist
* [Yossi Dahan](/source/Yossi_Dahan) – Israeli scholar and activist
* [Yossi Dashti](/source/Yossi_Dashti) (born 1952), Israeli-American author, researcher and business facilitator
* [Yossi Ghinsberg](/source/Yossi_Ghinsberg) – Israeli adventurer, author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and motivational speaker
* [Yossi Green](/source/Yossi_Green) – Jewish American composer
* [Yossi Harel](/source/Yossi_Harel) – Israeli military person
* [Yossi Katz](/source/Yossi_Katz) – Israeli politician
*[Yossi Katz (geographer)](/source/Yossi_Katz_(geographer)), Israeli professor in political geography
* [Yossi Klafter](/source/Joseph_Klafter) - Israeli chemical physics professor, the eighth President of Tel Aviv University
* [Yossi Klein Halevi](/source/Yossi_Klein_Halevi) – Israeli journalist and writer
* [Yossi Maiman](/source/Yossi_Maiman) – Israeli businessman
* [Yossi Melman](/source/Yossi_Melman) – Israeli journalist and writer
* [Yossi Mizrahi](/source/Yossi_Mizrahi) – Israeli former football player and coach
* [Yosef Paritzky](/source/Yosef_Paritzky), commonly referred to as Yossi Paritzky – Israeli politician and attorney
* [Yossi Peled](/source/Yossi_Peled) – Israeli politician and general
* [Yossi Sarid](/source/Yossi_Sarid) – Israeli politician (former minister in the Israeli government)
* [Yossi Shain](/source/Yossi_Shain) – Israeli scholar and politician
* [Yossi Shekel](/source/Yossi_Shekel) – Israeli football player
* [Yossi Shivhon](/source/Yossi_Shivhon) – Israeli football player
* [Yossi Vardi](/source/Yossi_Vardi) – Israeli entrepreneur

== Cinema and television ==
* ''[Yossi & Jagger](/source/Yossi_%26_Jagger)'', a 2002 Israeli television film
* ''[Yossi](/source/Yossi_(film))'', the 2012 film sequel to ''Yossi & Jagger''

== Literature ==
* [Joseph Blumenthal (character)](/source/Joseph_Blumenthal_(character)) – character in ''[The Hope](/source/The_Hope_(novel))'' by [Herman Wouk](/source/Herman_Wouk)

Category:Hebrew-language given names

{{given name|Yossi}}

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