Urs is a masculine given name. From the Latin name ''

Ursus Ursus is Latin for bear. It may also refer to: Animals * ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears People * Ursus of Aosta, 6th-century evangelist * Ursus of Auxerre, 6th-century bishop * Ursus of Solothurn, 3rd-century martyr * Ursus (''praefectus ...

'', the name means "

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

". It is a popular name in

German-speaking Switzerland The German-speaking part of Switzerland (german: Deutschschweiz, french: Suisse alémanique, it, Svizzera tedesca, rm, Svizra tudestga) comprises about 65 percent of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switze ...

due to the historical veneration of Saint Ursus in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Urs Allemann (born 1948), Swiss writer and journalist *

Urs App Urs App (born 1949 in Rorschach, Switzerland) is a historian of ideas, religions, and philosophies with a special interest in the history and modes of interaction between East and West. Biography Urs App was born in 1949 in Rorschach on the Swis ...

(born 1949), Swiss orientalist * Urs Bühler (born 1971), Swiss tenor *

Urs Egger Urs Egger (born 9 March 1953 in Bern – died 18 January 2020 in Berlin) was a Switzerland, Swiss film and television director. From 1974 to 1997, he worked for the Swiss ''Neue Zürcher Zeitung'' and the Australian ''Cinema Papers'' as a corresp ...

(1953–2020), Swiss film and television director *

Urs Fischer Urs Fischer (born 2 May 1973) is a Swiss-born contemporary visual artist living in New York City. Fischer’s practice includes sculpture, installation and photography. Education and early career Born to two doctors as the second of two children ...

(born 1973), Swiss artist * Urs Freuler (born 1958), Swiss former cyclist * Urs Noel Glutz von Blotzheim (born 1932), Swiss ornithologist *

Urs Graf Urs Graf (c. 1485 in Solothurn, Switzerland – possibly before 13 October 1528) was a Swiss Renaissance goldsmith, painter and printmaker (of woodcuts, etchings and engravings), as well as a Swiss mercenary. He only produced two etchings, one ...

(1485–after 1529), Swiss painter and printmaker * Urs Imboden (born 1975), Swiss-Moldovan alpine skier *

Urs Hölzle Urs Hölzle () is a Swiss software engineer and technology executive. He is the senior vice president of technical infrastructure and Google Fellow at Google. As Google's eighth employee and its first VP of Engineering, he has shaped much of Googl ...

, Swiss software engineer and technology executive *

Urs Kälin Urs Kälin (born 26 February 1966) is a Swiss former alpine skier. He competed at three Winter Olympics. Kälin won three silver medals in Giant Slalom: at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 ...

(born 1966), Swiss former alpine skier * Urs Lehmann (born 1969), Swiss former alpine skier *

Urs Leimgruber Urs Leimgruber (1 January 1952 in Lucerne) is a Swiss saxophonist. He lived in Paris from 1988 to 2005. Then he came back to his home town, Lucerne. His fields of activity are improvisation, Jazz and 20th-century classical music. Discography ...

(born 1952), Swiss saxophonist * Urs Lüthi (born 1947), Swiss artist *

Urs Meier Urs Meier (born January 22, 1959, in Zurich) is a retired Swiss football referee. He officiated at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, taking charge of the semi-final between South Korea and Germany in 2002. He also refereed the 2002 UEFA Champi ...

(born 1959), Swiss football referee * Urs A. Meyer (born 1938), Swiss physician and clinical pharmacologist *

Urs Odermatt Urs Odermatt (born 28 February 1955 in Stans, canton of Nidwalden) is a Swiss film director and author. After working for several years as a freelance journalist, film critic and photographer, Odermatt trained to be a film director and screenwrite ...

(born 1955), Swiss film director and author * Urs Räber (born 1958), Swiss former alpine skier *

Urs Rechn Urs Rechn is a German actor, most famous for his appearance in the 2015 Cannes Grand Prix-winning Holocaust drama ''Son of Saul''. Biography Urs Günther Rechn was born on January 18, 1978, in Halle an der Saale, then German Democratic Republ ...

(born 1978), German actor * Urs Rohner (born 1959), Swiss lawyer, businessman and banker *

Urs Schwarzenbach Urs Ernst Schwarzenbach, CStJ (born 1948) is a UK-based Swiss financier. In May 2020, the '' Sunday Times'' estimated his net worth at £978 million. Early life Urs Schwarzenbach was born in Thalwil in 1948, and raised in Küsnacht. He i ...

(born 1948), Swiss financier *

Urs Widmer Urs Widmer (21 May 1938 – 2 April 2014) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, an essayist, and a short story writer. Biography Widmer was born in Basel in 1938, and for many years lived in Zurich. Widmer studied German, French, and history at the u ...

(1938–2014), Swiss author *

Urs Zimmermann Urs Zimmermann (born 29 November 1959 in Mühledorf) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia. He also ...

(born 1959), Swiss former cyclist *

Hans Urs von Balthasar Hans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered an important Catholic theologian of the 20th century. He was announced as his choice to become a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, ...

(1905–1988), Swiss theologian

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