Jordi () is the

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

form of the ancient Greek name

Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most ...

. Jordi is a popular name in

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

and is also given in the

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and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: *

Sant Jordi Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...

– patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia *

La Diada de Sant Jordi LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

– Catalan holiday held on April 23rd with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion.

People

Academics and business

Jordi Canals Jordi Canals (born 1960 in Barcelona) is a former Dean of IESE Business School – University of Navarra, where he is also Professor of Economics and General Management. Biography He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Barcelona, awa ...

– economist and former business school dean *

Jordi Galí Jordi Galí (born January 4, 1961) is a Spanish macroeconomist who is regarded as one of the main figures in New Keynesian macroeconomics today. He is currently the director of the Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI, the Center fo ...

– macroeconomist, professor, and author * Jordi Guimet – information engineer and pioneer in geographic systems * Jordi Montana – industrial design expert and Rector of the University of Vic * Jordi Nadal – economist and historian *

Jordi Ustrell Aguilà Jordi Ustrell Aguilà (Barcelona, August 3, 1955) is a Computer Engineer. As an entrepreneur, he has developed diverse Projects related with emerging technologies, some of which left their mark in the history of Computing. Development of the ...

– computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking

Activism

Jordi Casamitjana Jordi Casamitjana is a Veganism, vegan Zoology, zoologist, Animal protectionism, animal protection campaigner, and Animal rights movement, animal rights activist. He was born in Catalonia in 1964 but is a British citizen living in the UK since 1993 ...

Art and media

Jordi Bernet Jordi Bernet Cussó (born 14 June 1944) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for the gangster comics series ''Torpedo'' and for American weird western comic book ''Jonah Hex''. Career He was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish comic book a ...

– Spanish comics artist who used ''Jordi'' as a pseudonym in the 60s and 70s *

Jordi Bonet Jordi Bonet i Godó, known professionally as Jordi Bonet (7 May 1932 – 25 December 1979), was a Spanish-born Canadian painter, ceramist, muralist, and sculptor who worked principally in Quebec. Life and work Born in Barcelona, Spain of Cata ...

– Catalan-born Canadian painter, ceramist, muralist, and sculptor *

Jordi Caballero Jordi Caballero (born February 5, 1965) is a Spanish actor, dancer, pianist, reality show personality, choreographer, writer, and producer for stage, film, and television. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity ...

– movie and television actor, dancer, choreographer and producer *

Jordi Davieson San Cisco is an Australian indie pop band that formed in 2009 under the original name of King George, in Fremantle, Western Australia. The band are a three-piece, and currently consists of Jordi Davieson (guitar, lead vocals), Josh Biondillo ...

– lead vocals and guitar for Australian four-piece indie pop band San Cisco *

Jordi Galceran Jordi Galceran Ferrer (; born March 5, 1964 in Barcelona) is a Catalan playwright, screenwriter and translator, known internationally for his play '' El mètode Grönholm'' (''The Grönholm Method''. 2003). He writes in Catalan. Galceran stu ...

– Catalan playwright and author *Jordi James – lead singer of the British band Sugarthief *

Jordi Mollà Jordi Mollà i Perales (; born 1 July 1968) is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Award for Best Actor for ''The Lucky Star'' (1997), '' Second Skin'' (1999), and ''El cónsul de Sodom ...

– Barcelona-born actor, filmmaker, writer, and artist *

Jordi Morgan Jordi Morgan (born September 27, 1958) is a well-known radio and television broadcaster in Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Morgan worked in a number of capacities for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) throughout the 1 ...

– radio and television broadcaster in Nova Scotia, Canada *

Jordi El Niño Polla Ángel Muñoz García (; born 11 September 1994), better known as by his stage name Jordi "El Niño Polla" (''The Dick Boy''), often shortened to Jordi ENP, is a Spanish pornographic actor, producer and YouTuber who rose to prominence after wo ...

(born 1994), Spanish pornographic actor * Jordi Palacios, fictional character in ''

Red Band Society ''Red Band Society'' is an American Teen drama, teen Medical drama, medical comedy-drama television series, developed by Margaret Nagle, that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox for the 2014–15 United States network television schedule, 20 ...

'' (TV series) *

Jordi Roca Jordi Roca i Fontané (born 1978, Girona, Catalonia, Spain) is the pastry chef of the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. In 2014 he won the inaugural "World's Best Pastry Chef" award from Restaurant magazine. In April 2018, an episode of Chef's T ...

– pastry chef of the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca *

Jordi Vilasuso Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (; born June 15, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is a Cuban-American actor best known for originating the role of Tony Santos on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1 ...

– Cuban-American actor * Jordi Webber – member of New Zealand band Titanium *

Jordi Savall Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of ...

– Catalan violist

Military and politics

Jordi Cuixart Jordi Cuixart i Navarro (born 22 April 1975) is a Spanish businessman and cultural activist from Catalonia. He was the president of Òmnium Cultural, a non-profit cultural organisation founded in 1961 with more than 190,000 members and 52 local b ...

– president of

Òmnium Cultural Òmnium Cultural () is a Catalan association based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was originally created in the 1960s to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture. Over the years it has increased its involvement in broader political is ...

, which preserves and promotes Catalan culture *

Jordi Darmstadt Prince George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt (1669 – 13 September 1705) was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army. He is known for his career in Habsburg Spain, as Viceroy of Catalonia (1698–1701), head of the Austrian army in the War of the Spani ...

– Prince George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt, Field Marshal in the Austrian army * Jordi Farragut – United States Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War *

Jordi Hereu Jordi Hereu i Boher (; born 14 June 1965 in Barcelona, Spain) is a politician, member of the PSC. He was the Mayor of Barcelona from 2006 to 2011. He is married, has two children and holds a MBA in business administration from the ESADE Business ...

– former mayor of

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Jordi Pujol Jordi Pujol Soley (, born 9 June 1930) is a Catalan politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003. Early life Pujol was ...

– former president of Catalonia * Jordi Salvador (born 1964), Catalan politician *

Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: *Sant Jordi – patron sa ...

– president of the

Catalan National Assembly The Assemblea Nacional Catalana ("Catalan National Assembly"; ANC by its Catalan acronym) is an organization that seeks the political independence of Catalonia from Spain. It also promotes the independence of other Catalan-speaking regions, which ...

, an organization promoting Catalan independence

Sport

Jordi Alba Jordi Alba Ramos (born 21 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. He is often regarded as one of the best left-backs of his generation. Alba started his ...

– Spanish/Catalan football player for FC Barcelona and the

Spain national football team The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in ...

Jordi Amat Jordi Amat Maas (; ; born 21 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Indonesia national team. He spent the better part of his career with Espanyol and Swa ...

– Catalan professional footballer who plays for Swansea City * Jordi Bitter – Dutch footballer * Jordi Codina – professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a goalkeeper *

Jordi Cruyff Johan Jordi Cruijff (anglicised to Cruyff; born 9 February 1974) is a football coach and former player. He is the son of former player and manager Johan Cruyff. As a footballer, Cruyff played from 1992 through to 2010, including periods with ...

– Dutch football player and son of Johan Cruyff *

Jordi Gómez Jordi Gómez García-Penche (; born 24 May 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. After playing for the reserve teams of both Barcelona and Espanyol, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career i ...

– Barcelona-born professional footballer who plays for Sunderland *

Jordi Figueras Montel Jordi Figueras Montel (born 16 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Algeciras CF as a central defender. Club career Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Figueras had an unsuccessful short spell at Real Madrid where he arrived at a ...

– Spanish soccer player commonly known as Jordi *

Jordi Hoogstrate Jordi Hoogstrate (born 2 June 1983) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Hoogstrate started his career in 2001 with FC Groningen and was named a talented midfielder. He followed his former teammate Arjen Robben on a ...

– retired Dutch footballer *

Jordi Masip Jordi Masip López (born 3 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Valladolid. He spent the vast majority of his career with Barcelona and Valladolid, being third choice with the first ...

– goalkeeper for Real Valladolid *

Jordi Murphy Jordi Murphy (born 22 April 1991) is an Irish international rugby player. He plays for provincial and United Rugby Championship side Ulster as a loose forward, and also plays for the Ireland national rugby union team. Early life Murphy was b ...

– Barcelona-born Irish rugby player * Jordi Pasqualin – English rugby player *

Jordi Roura Jordi Roura Solà (born 10 September 1967) is a Spanish former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Born in Llagostera, Province of Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Roura arrived at FC Barcelona's La Masia in th ...

– Spanish/Catalan former football player and current FC Barcelona academy *

Jordi Tarrés (footballer) Jordi Tarrés Páramo (alternately Jorge Tarrés Páramo, ; born 16 March 1981) is a former footballer who played as a forward, and is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. He spent most of his professional ...

(born 1981), Hong Kong footballer *

Jordi Tarrés (motorcycle trials rider) Jordi Tarrés (born 10 September 1966 in Rellinars, Spain) is a Spanish former international motorcycle trials rider. He competed in the FIM Trial World Championships from 1985 to 1997. Tarrés is notable for being a seven-time motorcycle trial ...

- Spanish trials rider * Jordi van Gelderen – Dutch professional footballer * Jordi Vanlerberghe – Belgian professional footballer *

Jordi Xumetra Jordi Xumetra Feliú (born 24 October 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for UE Olot. Club career Born in L'Estartit, Girona, Catalonia, Xumetra finished his development at FC Barcelona, but only played for ...

– professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza

In popular culture

* ''Jordi'' (album), a 2021 album by Maroon 5 *Jordi Palacios – character played by Nolan Sotillo on FOX comedy-drama ''

'' *''Jordi's Star'' – children's book by author Alma Flor Ada *

Palau Sant Jordi Palau Sant Jordi (, en, St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was ...

– the main indoor sporting arena in Barcelona, Spain {{given name Catalan masculine given names