Jurij is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jurij Alschitz (born 1947), theatre director, theatre and acting theorist who has lived in Berlin since 1992 *

Jurij Brězan Jurij Brězan (9 June 1916 – 12 March 2006) was a German writer. His works, especially the novels, narrative works and children's books, were available in the two languages German and Upper Sorbian. He lived, following its creation during and ...

(1916–2006), Sorbian writer *

Jurij Cherednikov Jurij Cherednikov (born 1964) is a Ukrainian-American author and software engineer. He was the first representative of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua in Ukraine and co-founder of the Ukrainian Interlingua Society. He was born in Odessa to a f ...

(born 1964), Ukrainian-American author and software engineer * Jurij Dalmatin (1547–1589), Slovene Lutheran minister, writer and translator *

Jurij Fedynskyj Yuriy Fedynsky (born in 1975, United States)— Ukrainian-American composer, torbanist, bandurist and singer-songwriter, producer, bandleader, luthier, cultural activist and pedagogue. Fedynsky is a performer on kobza, torban and traditional band ...

(born 1975), Ukrainian-American folk singer, kobzar and bandurist *

Jurij Gering Jurij Gering was a politician in Slovenia during the first half of the 16th century when it was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slove ...

, politician in Slovenia during the first half of the 16th century when it was under the Holy Roman Empire * Jurij Japelj, also known in German as Georg Japel (1744–1807), Slovene Jesuit priest, translator and philologist *

Jurij Ambrož Kappus Jurij Ambrož Kappus was a politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Sloveni ...

, politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire *

Jurij Koch Jurij Koch (born 15 September 1936) is a German writer. He writes in both Sorbian languages as well as German. Koch's father worked in the nearby quarry, his mother worked several jobs at different farms. Jurij Koch went to school in Crostwitz, ...

(born 1936), Sorbian writer *

Jurij Korenjak Jurij Korenjak is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 team event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice (; Arpitan: ...

, Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed in the early 2000s *

Jurij Lopatynsky Yuriy Lopatynsky nom de guerre ''Sheyk'' and ''Kalyna'' (born December 1906 in L’viv, died 1982) was a Ukrainians, Ukrainian activist, soldier and a colonel in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Son of a Greek Catholic priest, and a school colleagu ...

(born 1906), Ukrainian activist, soldier, colonel in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army * Jurij Moškon (born 1973), Slovenian Film editor *

Jurij Moskvitin Jurij Moskvitin (Robert Jurij Moskvitin Hansen, 6 January 1938 – 25 May 2005) was a classical pianist, composer, philosopher, mathematician and boheme. Jurij Moskvitin grew up in Denmark; his mother was a Russian aristocrat and his father was a ...

(1938–2005), classical pianist, composer, philosopher, mathematician and boheme *

Janez Jurij Pilgram Janez Jurij Pilgram was a politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. ...

, politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire * Jurij Rodionov (born 1999), Austrian tennis player *

Jurij Rovan Jurij Rovan (born 23 January 1975) is a Slovenian pole vaulter. He competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without re ...

(born 1975), Slovenian pole vaulter *

Jurij Tazel Jurij Tazel was a politician in Slovenia during the early 16th century when it was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is th ...

, politician in Slovenia during the early 16th century when it was under the Holy Roman Empire *

Jurij Tiffrer Jurij Tiffrer was a 16th-century politician in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the coun ...

, 16th century politician in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire * Jurij Vega (1754–1802), Slovene mathematician, physicist, artillery officer *

Jurij Viditsch Jurij Viditsch was a politician of the early 17th century in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia ...

, politician of the early 17th century in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire * Jurij Wertatsch, politician of the mid 17th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire

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