Uri (Hebrew: אורי; pronounced [ˈʔuʁi]) is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning my light.^[1]

Notable people named Uri include:

Uri Adelman (1958–2004), Israeli writer
Uri Alon (born 1969), Israeli biologist and professor
Uri Amit (1934–2011), 3rd mayor of Ramat Gan
Uri Ariel (born 1952), Israeli politician
Uri Aviram (born 1936), Israeli professor
Uri Avnery (1923–2018), Israeli writer and peace activist
Uri Barbash (born 1946), Israeli film director
Uri Benjamin (born 1954), Israeli footballer
Uri Bergman (born 1953), Israeli Paralympic swimming champion
Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917–2005), American psychologist
Uri Caine (born 1956), American jazz pianist
Uri Cohen-Mintz (born 1973), Israeli basketball player
Uri Coronel (1946–2016), Dutch sports director (AFC Ajax)
Uri Dadush, French economist, World Bank director
Uri Davis (born 1943), Israeli/Palestinian academic and activist
Uri Gallin (1928–2021), Israeli Olympic discus thrower
Uri Geller (born 1946), Israeli magician and psychic
Uri Nissan Gnessin (1879–1913), Russian Hebrew-language writer
Uri Gordon (born 1976), Israeli activist and author
Uri Zvi Greenberg (1896–1981), Israeli poet and journalist
Uri Harkham, American businessman
Uri Kokia (born 1981), Israeli basketball player and coach
Uri Lupolianski (born 1951), Israeli mayor of Jerusalem from 2003 to 2008
Uri Magbo (born 1987), Israeli footballer
Uri Maklev (born 1957), Israeli politician
Uri Malmilian (born 1957), Israeli football manager and former player
Uri Orbach (1960–2015), Israeli writer, journalist and politician
Uri Orlev (1931–2022), Israeli author
Uri Rosenthal (born 1945), Dutch foreign minister
Uri Sagi (born 1943), Israeli general
Uri Savir (1953–2022), Israeli diplomat
Uri Shoham (born 1948), judge on the Supreme Court of Israel and brigadier-general
Uri Shulevitz (born 1935), American author and illustrator
Uri Sivan (born 1955), Israeli physicist, professor, and President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Uri Tracy (1764–1838), American politician
Uri Tzaig (born 1965), Israeli multimedia artist
Uri Zohar (1935–2022), Israeli film director, actor and comedian who became a rabbi

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