Overview
Yossi is a Hebrew given name, typically a short and affectionate nickname for Yosef (equivalent to English Joseph). It may refer to:
People
Abba Yossi – mythology figure
Country Yossi – American singer and radio personality
Yossi Abu – Israeli executive officer
Yossi Abukasis – Israeli football player
Yossi Aharon – musician and Greek bouzouki player
Yossi Alpher – Israeli political activist
Yossi Banai – Israeli actor, singer and playwright
Yossi Beilin – Israeli politician (former minister in the Israeli government)
Jose ben Halafta (aka Rabbi Yossi) – Jewish tanna
Yossi Ben Hanan – Israeli general
Yossi Benayoun (born 1980) – Israeli football player
Yossi Cedar – Israeli filmmaker
Yossi Dagan – Israeli activist
Yossi Dahan – Israeli scholar and activist
Yossi Ghinsberg – Israeli adventurer, author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and motivational speaker
Yossi Green – Jewish American composer
Yossi Harel – Israeli military person
Yossi Katz – Israeli politician
Yossi Katz (geographer), Israeli professor in political geography
Yossi Klafter - Israeli chemical physics professor, the eighth President of Tel Aviv University
Yossi Klein Halevi – Israeli journalist and writer
Yossi Maiman – Israeli businessman
Yossi Melman – Israeli journalist and writer
Yossi Mizrahi – Israeli former football player and coach
Yosef Paritzky, commonly referred to as Yossi Paritzky – Israeli politician and attorney
Yossi Peled – Israeli politician and general
Yossi Sarid – Israeli politician (former minister in the Israeli government)
Yossi Shain – Israeli scholar and politician
Yossi Shekel – Israeli football player
Yossi Shivhon – Israeli football player
Yossi Vardi – Israeli entrepreneur
Cinema and television
Yossi & Jagger, a 2002 Israeli television film
Yossi, the 2012 film sequel to Yossi & Jagger
Literature
Joseph Blumenthal (character) – character in The Hope by Herman Wouk
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