Ari is a given name in many languages and cultures, for both men and women. It also may be a nickname for a wide variety of unrelated names.

Etymology

Badaga

Ari in the

Badaga language Badaga is a southern Dravidian language spoken by the Badaga people of the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The language is closely related to the Tamil and Kannada languages. Of all the tribal languages spoken in Nilgiris (Badaga, Toda l ...

, "Ari" ("A:ri") has a literal meaning of "sun-like" and is used as a male name, sometimes changed to "

Harry Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

" in the case of converts to Christianity.

Finnic languages

Ari is thought to be a Finnic form of

Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the mai ...

Greek

Ari or

Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...

is a common shortened version of the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

names

Aristotle Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of ph ...

Ariadne Ariadne (; grc-gre, Ἀριάδνη; la, Ariadne) was a Cretan princess in Greek mythology. She was mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. She is best known for havi ...

Ariana Ariana was a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of the ancient period for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River, comprising the eastern provinces of the Achaemenid Empire that covered the ...

, Arietta,

Aristides Aristides ( ; grc-gre, Ἀριστείδης, Aristeídēs, ; 530–468 BC) was an ancient Athenian statesman. Nicknamed "the Just" (δίκαιος, ''dikaios''), he flourished in the early quarter of Athens' Classical period and is remembe ...

, Aristarchus, Aristomenes, Aristobulos, Aristoxenos,

Aristos Aristos may refer to * Refers to the Greek terminology for "nobility", and is the root term for aristocrat * This also refers to the Greek term for "superior" "best", see Arete (excellence) * ''Aristos'', an online review of the arts; see Michel ...

Aristophanes Aristophanes (; grc, Ἀριστοφάνης, ; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion ( la, Cydathenaeum), was a comic playwright or comedy-writer of ancient Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. Eleven of his for ...

Aristea ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

, Aristotelis, and others, the majority of which are compounds of the adjectival superlative ''áristos'', "best" or "superior". They are also modern Greek transliterations for Ares, the god of war and the name for the planet Mars. The archaic Greek prefix ''ari-'' (e.g. in ''Ariadne'', '' Arimnestus'' etc.) or ''eri-'', a cognate of ''áristos'', means "very" or "verily".

Hebrew

Ari is a common masculine given name in

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

(אריה/ארי). It means lion.

Scandinavian

Ari is a given name in Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish and means eagle or is the pet form of the names starting with ''Arn-'' or Old Norse ''ari'' "eagle".Nordic Names : "Ari

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People named Ari

Ari Ahonen Ari Ahonen (born February 6, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga histo ...

(born 1981), Finnish ice hockey goaltender *

Ari Angervo Mauri Arijoutsi Angervo (born July 11, 1944 in Mikkeli, Finland) is a Finnish classical violinist and conductor. Education Angervo studied at the Sibelius Academy in Finland, but also in Stockholm and Saint Petersburg. He studied the violin un ...

(born 1944), Finnish classical violinist and conductor *

Ari Anjala Ari Anjala (born 31 May 1958) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, three times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships. He received a silver medal in the ''relay event'' in 1979, a bronze medal in 1981, and a bronze medal ...

, Finnish orienteering competitor *

Ari Ankorin Ari Ankorion ( he, ארי אנקוריון, born 2 October 1908 – 11 March 1986) was an Israeli politician and lawyer. Biography Ari Wolowitzky (later Ankorian) was born in Kalvarija in the Russian Empire. He attended a heder and a Hebrew ...

(1908–1986), Israeli politician and lawyer *

Ari Aster Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for writing and directing the horror films ''Hereditary'' (2018) and '' Midsommar'' (2019). Early life Aster was born into a Jewish family in Ne ...

, American filmmaker and screenwriter *

Ari Babakhanov Ari Babakhanov (born 1934) is an Uzbekistani musician who performs the long-necked lutes tanbur, qashqari rubab and dutar. Biography Babakhanov was born in Bukhara into a Jewish family which can look back on an outstanding dynasty of traditio ...

, Uzbek musician *

Ari Banias Ari Banias is an American poet whose work has been featured in ''Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics'', '' American Poetry Review'', ''Boston Review'', and ''POETRY.'' Early life and education Banias was born in Los A ...

, American poet *

Ari Behn Ari Mikael Behn (; , or ; 30 September 1972 – 25 December 2019) was a Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist. Known as Mikael Bjørshol until 1996, Behn achieved early literary success with his 1999 short story collection ''Trist so ...

(1972–2019), Norwegian author and husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway *

Ari Ben-Menahem Ari Ben-Menahem (Schlanger) has been professor of mathematics and geophysics at the Weizmann Institute of Science since 1964 and visiting professor at MIT. He is a seismologist, author, polymath, and historian of science. He coauthored with Sarvaj ...

, seismologist, author, polymath, historian of science, professor *

Ari Ben-Menashe Ari Ben-Menashe ( he, ארי בן מנשה, link=no; born 4 December 1951) is an Israeli-Canadian businessman, security consultant, and author. He was previously an employee of Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate from 1977 to 1987, and an ...

(born 1952), Iranian-born Israeli businessman, security consultant and author * Ari Berk (born 1967), American writer * Ari Berman (born 1970), American-Israeli rabbi, the fifth President of Yeshiva University *

Ari Borovoy Ari Borovoy (born May 29, 1979 in Mexico City) is a founding member of the Latin music children's group La Onda Vaselina which evolved into the successful Latin pop group OV7. As a songwriter, he had a hand in creating several of the group's bi ...

(born 1979), Mexican musician *

Ari Boyland Ari Boyland (born 10 August 1987) is a New Zealand stage and television actor. Life and career Known for his role as '' KC'' in Cloud 9's '' The Tribe''. He was a cast member in Series 1–3, along with a brief appearance in Series 5, and whose ...

(born 1987), New Zealand actor * Ari Bozão (born 1969), former Brazilian footballer *

Ari Brown Ari Brown (born February 1, 1944) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and pianist. Biography Brown grew up in Chicago and attended Wilson College, where he met musicians such as Jack DeJohnette, Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, and Joseph ...

(born 1944), American jazz musician * Ari Brynjolfsson (1927–2013), Icelandic physicist * Ari Clemente (born 1939), Brazilian former footballer *

Ari Cohen Ari Cohen (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian stage and television actor. He was a cast member of ''My Babysitter's a Vampire''. He is from Winnipeg and attended the University of Manitoba, where he was an alumnus of the Black Hole Theatre ...

, Canadian actor * Ari Djepaxhia (born 1991), Albanian footballer * Ari Eldjárn (born 1981), Icelandic stand-up comedian, writer and actor * Ari Elon (born 1950), Israeli writer, Bible scholar, and educator *

Ari Emanuel Ariel Zev Emanuel (born 1961) is an American businessman and the CEO of Endeavor, an entertainment and media agency that owns the UFC. He was a founding partner of the Endeavor Talent Agency and was instrumental in shaping its June 2009 merger ...

(born 1961), American talent agent * Ari Fitz (born 1989), model, vlogger, television personality and film producer *

Ari Fleischer Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) is an American media consultant and political aide who served as the 23rd White House Press Secretary, for President George W. Bush, from January 2001 to July 2003. As press secretary in the Bush ...

(born 1960), former White House Press Secretary for U.S. President George W. Bush *

Ari Folman Ari Folman ( he, ארי פולמן) (born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) and the live-ac ...

(born 1962), Israeli film director, screenwriter and film score composer * Ari Freyr Skúlason (born 1987), Icelandic footballer * Ari Fuji (born 1968), pilot in command and flight instructor in Japan *

Ari Glass Ari Glass (born 1989) is an American painter, designer and musician. Biography Glass grew up in the Rainier Valley, Seattle. Glass attended art classes at Franklin High School and briefly studied graphic design at Seattle Central College, ...

(born 1989), American painter, designer and musician *

Ari Gold (filmmaker) Ari Gold (born 1970) is an American filmmaker, and musician. His short film ''Helicopter'' was about the aftermath of his mother Melissa Dilworth Gold's 1991 death. His feature debut ''Adventures of Power'' premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film F ...

, American filmmaker, actor, musician * Ari Gold (musician) (born 1977), American R&B artist * Ari L. Goldman (born 1949), American journalist and professor * Ari Goldwag (born 1979), American Orthodox Jewish singer, songwriter, composer, author and teacher *

Ari Graynor Ariel Geltman Graynor (born April 27, 1983) is an American actress, known for her roles in TV series such as ''I'm Dying Up Here'', ''The Sopranos'' and ''Fringe'', in stage productions such as '' Brooklyn Boy'' and ''The Little Dog Laughed'', an ...

(born 1983), American actress * Ari Greenberg (born 1981), American contract bridge player * Ari Gröndahl (born 1989), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *

Ari Guðmundsson Ari Guðmundsson (14 September 1927 – 6 September 2003) was an Icelandic swimmer and ski jumper who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He competed in two freestyle swimming events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He finished 35th in the individ ...

(1927–2003), Icelandic swimmer and ski jumper * Ari Trausti Guðmundsson (born 1948), Icelandic geologist, author, broadcaster, mountaineer and explorer * Ari Haanpää (born 1965), Finnish ice hockey player * Ari Handel, American neuroscientist, film producer and writer * Ari Harow (born 1973), American-born Israeli political consultant * Ari Heikkinen (born 1957), Finnish footballer * Ari Helenius (born 1944), Finnish emeritus professor of biochemistry *

Ari Herstand Ari Seth Herstand (born June 1, 1985) is an American musician, songwriter, author, actor, blogger based in Los Angeles, California (previously Minneapolis, Minnesota). He is the CEO and founder of the music business education and artist advocac ...

(born 1985), American singer/songwriter *

Ari Hest Ari Hest (born 16 June 1979) is an American singer-songwriter from the Bronx borough of New York. Biography Early life and education Hest's father is a college music professor and his mother a cantor. His older brother, Danny, is Hest's forme ...

(born 1979), American singer-songwriter * Ari Hjelm (born 1962), Finnish football coach and former player * Ari Hoenig (born 1973), American jazz drummer, composer and educator * Ari Hoogenboom (1927–2014), American historian * Ari Hoptman (born 1967), American actor and playwright * Ari Huumonen (1956–2013), Finnish discus thrower *, Japanese long-distance runner *

Ari Jabotinsky Eri Jabotinsky (, also transliterated ''Ari'', 26 December 1910 – 6 June 1969) was a Revisionist Zionist activist, Israeli politician and academic mathematician. He was the son of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, the founder of the opposition movement within ...

(1910–1969), Revisionist Zionist activist, Israeli politician and academic * Ari Joshua, American guitarist, songwriter, member of the band Big High * Ari Jónsson (born 1994), Faroese footballer * Ari Jósefsson (1939–1964), Icelandic poet *

Ari Kane Ariadne "Ari" Kane is a crossdresser, activist, educator, and one of the founders of the Fantasia Fair. She runs Theseus Counseling Services which specializes in gender issues and remains open currently in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kane identifi ...

, crossdresser, activist, educator, and a founder of the Fantasia Fair *

Ari Kattainen Ari Kattainen (born 1958) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships in Skövde, together with Keijo Parkkinen, Peter Ivars and Reijo Mattinen. See also ...

(born 1958), Finnish orienteering competitor * Ari Kelman, American historian and professor * Ari Koivunen (born 1984), Finnish heavy metal singer * Ari Koponen (born 1982), Finnish politician and MP *

Ari Kurniawan Ari Kurniawan (born April 11, 1978) is an Indonesian footballer who currently plays for Persiram Raja Ampat in the Indonesia Super League Liga 1 ( en, League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakyat Indonesia, is ...

(born 1978), Indonesian footballer *

Ari Lahti Ari Lahti (born 1963) is a Finnish businessman, owner of KuPS of the Veikkausliiga and President of Football Association of Finland. He is the founder, owner, and chairman of Helsinki-based Ice Capital. He was formerly employed at the Bank of Fi ...

(born 1963), Finnish businessman, President of Football Association of Finland *

Ari Laptev Ari Laptev (born August 10, 1950) is a mathematician working on the spectral theory of partial differential equations. His PhD was obtained in 1978 at Leningrad State University under the supervision of Michael Solomyak.Ari Lasso Ari Bernardus Lasso (born 17 January 1973 in Madiun, East Java) is an Indonesian singer of Minahasan origin. Songwriter, musician and former lead vocalist of Dewa 19. Biography Lasso was born in Madiun, East Java on 17 January 1973 to Barthol ...

(born 1973), Indonesian musician * Ari Leff (born 1994), American singer and songwriter *

Ari Lehman Ari Lehman (born May 2, 1965) is an American performing artist, composer, and actor. He is known for playing the child Jason Voorhees in the Paramount horror film '' Friday the 13th'', becoming the first actor to portray the horror icon. Lehman ...

(born 1965), American actor and performance artist * Ari Leifsson (born 1998), Icelandic footballer * Ari Lemmke (born 1963), Finnish computer programmer *

Ari Lennox Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26, 1991), known professionally as Ari Lennox, is an American R&B singer from Washington, D.C. She is the first female artist to be signed to J. Cole's record label, Dreamville Records. She began gaining re ...

(born 1991), American singer and songwriter * Ari Lesser (born 1986), Jewish American rapper, singer, songwriter and spoken word artist *

Ari Libsker Ari Libsker ( he, ארי ליבסקר, born 1972 in Haifa), is an Israeli filmmaker and journalist. He has made several documentaries. His film '' Stalags'' (2008) featured in ''The New York Times'' and won several awards. In March 2012 he curate ...

(born 1972), Israeli filmmaker and journalist * Ari Lohenoja (born 1958), Finnish television producer and director * Ari Louis (born 1983), Israeli-American talk show host * Ari Luotonen, Finnish software developer and author * Ari Magder (1983–2012), Canadian-born American actor * Ari Mannio (born 1987), Finnish javelin thrower * Ari Marcopoulos (born 1957), Dutch-American photographer and filmmaker *

Ari Marmell Ari Marmell is an American novelist and freelance role-playing game writer. Novels His first novel, ''Gehenna: The Final Night'', was published in 2004 by White Wolf Publishing. ''Agents of Artifice,'' a media tie-in novel set in the Magic: The ...

(born 1974) American novelist and game writer *

Ari Melber Ari Naftali Melber (born March 31, 1980) is an American attorney and journalist who is the chief legal correspondent for MSNBC and host of ''The Beat with Ari Melber.'' The show premiered on July 24, 2017, and became the "longest-running" show ...

(born 1980), American journalist * Ari Benjamin Meyers (born 1972), American artist and composer *

Ari Meyers Ari Meyers (born April 6, 1969) is an American former actress. She played the role of Emma Jane McArdle in the television series '' Kate & Allie'' (1984). Early years Meyers (birth name: Ariadne Meyer) was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Jewi ...

(born 1969), American actress * Ari Millen (born 1982), Canadian actor * Ari Moisanen (born 1971), Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender * Ari Mustonen, Finnish cross-country skier *

Ari Ne'eman Ari Daniel Ne'eman (; born December 10, 1987) is an American disability rights activist and researcher who co-founded the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in 2006. On December 16, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that Ne'eman would be appoint ...

(born 1987), American autism rights activist * Ari Norman, British designer of silver jewellery and gifts * Ari Nyman (born 1984), Finnish footballer *

Ari Ólafsson Ari Ólafsson () (born 21 May 1998) is an Icelandic singer who represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " Our Choice" which ended 19th in Semi Final 1 with 15 points. Ólafsson has graduated from the Royal Aca ...

(born 1998), Icelandic singer *

Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Socrates Onassis (, ; el, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης, Aristotélis Onásis, ; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975), was a Greek-Argentinian shipping magnate who amassed the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet and wa ...

(1906–1975), Greek shipping magnate and husband of Jacqueline Kennedy *

Ari Ozawa is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise, which she joined in April 2013. Ozawa decided to become a voice actress after becoming a fan of '' Negima!'' during her seventh grade. She played her first leading role as Chiyo Sakura ...

(born 1992), Japanese voice actress * Ari Pakarinen (born 1969), Finnish javelin thrower * Ari Palolahti (born 1968), Finnish cross-country skier * Ari Paunonen (born 1958), Finnish runner * Ari Peltonen, Finnish a cappella rock singer known as Paska * Ari Porth (born 1970), American attorney, jurist, and politician * Ari Poutiainen (born 1972), Finnish jazz musician and composer * Ari Puheloinen (born 1951), Finnish general *

Ari Pulkkinen Ari Pulkkinen (born 15 January 1982) is a Finnish video game composer, musician and sound designer. His ''Angry Birds'' theme is perhaps his most famous work. Biography Pulkkinen was born in Helsinki. At the age of 6 he started studying piano ...

(born 1982), Finnish video game composer, musician, and sound designer *

Ari Rath Ari Rath (‎; 6 January 1925 – 13 January 2017) was an Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer. Life Rath was born in Vienna and grew up there. After the ''Anschluss'' he came through a ''Kindertransport'' as a thirteen-year-old boy to M ...

(1925–2017), Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer * Ari Renaldi, Indonesian composer, sound and mixing engineer, music director and musician * Ari Rennert, American businessman, the president of Renco Group *

Ari Romero Jose Luis Arias Romero (December 20, 1951 – December 29, 2013), was a Mexican professional wrestler who wrestled in Mexico, the United States and Japan, under the ring name Ari Romero. Romero earned the nickname "El Rey del Tenedor" ("The King ...

(1951–2013), Mexican professional wrestler * Ari Rosenberg (born 1964), Israeli basketball player * Ari Roth (born 1961), American theatrical producer, playwright, director, and educator * Ari Saarinen (born 1967), Finnish ice hockey player * Ari Salin (born 1947), Finnish hurdler and sprinter *

Ari Sandel Ari Devon Sandel (born September 5, 1974) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing the short film ''West Bank Story'' (2005), which won the 2006 Academy Award in the category Best Live Action Short Film. Life and career Sandel was bor ...

(born 1974), American filmmaker *

Ari Santos Ari Santos (born 6 March 1982) is a Brazilian futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is playe ...

(born 1982), Brazilian futsal player * Ari Schwartz, American Internet Policy Advisor * Ari Shaffir (born 1974), American stand-up comedian *

Ari Shapiro Ari Michael Shapiro (born September 30, 1978) is an American radio journalist. In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on National Public Radio's flagship drive-time program ''All Things Considered''. He previously s ...

(born 1978), American radio journalist * Ari Daniel Shapiro, American science journalist *

Ari Shavit Ari Shavit (; born 16 November 1957) is an Israeli reporter and writer. Shavit was a senior correspondent at the left-of-center Israeli newspaper ''Haaretz'' before he resigned when a pattern of sexual misconduct came to public attention. A sel ...

(born 1957), Israeli reporter and writer * Ari Singh II (1724–1773), Maharana of Mewar Kingdom * Ari Sitas (born 1952), South African sociologist, writer, dramatist and civic activist * Ari Freyr Skúlason (born 1987), Icelandic international footballer * Ari Starace (born 1994), known as Y2K, American record producer and songwriter *

Ari Stidham Ari Stidham (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role of statistical genius Sylvester Dodd in the television series ''Scorpion.'' Early life Stidham was born on August 22, 1992, in Westlake Village, Cali ...

(born 1992), American actor and musician * Ari Suhonen (born 1965), Finnish middle-distance runner *

Ari Sulander Ari Juhani Sulander (born 6 January 1969), nicknamed Sulo, is a retired Swiss-Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. Career in Finland Sulander played nine seasons for Jokerit Helsinki in Finland's SM-liiga, winning four league champions ...

(born 1969), Finnish ice hockey goaltender * Ari Taub (director) (born 1965), American filmmaker *

Ari Taub (wrestler) Ari Michael Taub (born January 19, 1971) is a Canadian Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two gold medals at the 1989 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and a gold medal at the 2007 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. He competed for Canada in the ...

(born 1971), Canadian Greco-Roman wrestler * Ari Telch (born 1962), Mexican actor *

Ari Þorgilsson Ari Þorgilsson (1067–1148 AD; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; also anglicized Ari Thorgilsson) was Iceland's most prominent medieval chronicler. He was the author of ''Íslendingabók'', which details the histories of the various familie ...

(1067–1148), Icelandic medieval chronicler * Ari Tissari (born 1951), Finnish footballer *

Ari Torniainen Ari Juhani Torniainen (born 15 March 1956 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 19 ...

(born 1956), Finnish politician and MP *

Ari Up Ariane Daniele Forster (17 January 1962 – 20 October 2010), known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German vocalist best known as a member of the English punk rock band the Slits. Biography Ari Up was born in Munich, West Germany. Both her pare ...

(1962–2010), German-born singer * Ari Väänänen (born 1947), Finnish long jumper * Ari Vallin (born 1978), Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman *

Ari Valvee Ari Valvee (born 1 December 1960) is a retired football striker. During his professional career, Valvee played for Haka, Vasalunds, HJK Helsinki and Pallo-Iirot. His youth club was Euran Pallo. Valvee played 47 caps for Finland. Valvee sc ...

(born 1960), Finnish footballer *

Ari Vatanen Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (; born 27 April 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rall ...

(born 1952), Finnish politician and former rally driver * Ari Wallach (born 1974), Mexican-American businessman * Ari Westergård (born 1948), Finnish former sports shooter *

Ari Westphal Ariely Westphal (born May 12, 1994) is a Brazilian fashion model. Career Westphal was discovered by a modeling agency in her hometown of Belo Horizonte and debuted as a semi-exclusive for Chloé in the Fall Winter 2015 season, including runway an ...

(born 1994), Brazilian fashion model * Ari Wolfe (born 1971), American play-by-play announcer, reporter and anchor * Ari Joshua Zucker, American guitarist and songwriter

Fictional characters

* Ari, the main protagonist of the mobile game Super Phantom Cat * Ari Ben Canaan, protagonist in the novel ''Exodus'' by Leon Uris and the 1960 film adaptation, played by Paul Newman * Ari Gold, on the comedy-drama television series ''

Entourage An entourage () is an informal group or band of people who are closely associated with a (usually) famous, notorious, or otherwise notable individual. The word can also refer to: Arts and entertainment * L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...

'' * Ari Haswari, an antagonist in '' NCIS'' * Ari Tasarov, from the TV series ''

Nikita Nikita may refer to: * Nikita (given name) * Nikita, Crimea, a town in Crimea * Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore Film and television *''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film * ''La Femme Nikita'' (film), also known as ''Nikita'', a 19 ...

'' * Ari Tenenbaum, character in ''Wes Anderson's'' 2001 movie ''

The Royal Tenenbaums ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. It stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Owen W ...

'' * Ari, one of two friends who often accompany Elinor in ''

Elinor Wonders Why ''Elinor Wonders Why'' is an animated television series created by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson. The show premiered on September 7, 2020, on PBS Kids. Plot The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questi ...

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