Issa (name)

Issa (عِيسَى) is a given name that means Jesus in Arabic. It may refer to:


 * Christ in Islam
 * El-Issa family

Mononym

 * Jane Siberry (born 1955), Canadian singer who released several albums under the name Issa
 * Issa (Senegalese singer), Issa Diop, singer, songwriter, and record producer
 * Issa, the nickname of Luttif Afif, a leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games

Given name

 * Issa Amro (born 1980), Palestinian activist
 * Issa Bagayogo (1961–2016), Malian musician
 * Issa Batarseh, American electrical engineer
 * Issa Boulos (born 1968), Palestinian-American oud player, composer, lyricist, researcher and educator
 * Issa Cissokho, Senegalese musician of Malian griot roots, a composer, and saxophone player for Orchestra Baobab
 * Issa Cissokho (footballer) (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
 * Issa Diop (footballer) (born 1997), French footballer
 * Issa Gold (born 1990), American rapper
 * Issa Hayatou (born 1946), Cameroonian athlete and sports executive
 * Issa Hentona (辺土名 一茶), lead singer of J-pop band Da Pump
 * Issa Kassissieh (born 1964), Palestinian scholar and diplomat
 * Issa Kallon (born 1996), Dutch footballer
 * Issa Kobayashi (小林 一茶), Japanese haiku poet
 * Issa Lish (born 1995), Mexican model
 * Issa López, Mexican writer and director
 * Issa Michuzi, Tanzanian photojournalist
 * Issa Mohamed (cyclist) (born 1965), Emirati cyclist
 * Issa Mohamed (swimmer) (born 1995), Kenyan swimmer
 * Isa Ali Abdullah al Murbati (born 1965), Guantanamo Bay detainee
 * Issa Ndoye (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
 * Issa-Aimé Nthépé (born 1973), French sprinter
 * Issa Pliyev (1903–1979), Soviet military commander, Army General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
 * Issa Pointer (born 1978), American singer and member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters
 * Issa Rae (born 1985), American actress
 * Issa Rayyan (born 2000), American soccer player
 * Issa Samb (1945–2017), aka Joe Ouakam, Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet
 * Issa Samba (born 1998), French footballer
 * Issa Sarr (born 1986), Senegalese footballer
 * Issa Schultz (born 1984), English Australian radio and television quiz personality
 * Issa Sesay (born 1970), military leader in the Sierra Leone insurgency
 * Issa G. Shivji (born 1946), Tanzanian author and academic
 * Issa Tchiroma (born 1949), Cameroonian politician and minister
 * Issa Thiaw (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
 * Issa Timamy (born 1959), Kenyan politician
 * Issa Twaimz, American YouTuber and musician
 * Issah Yakubu (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer
 * Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Sheikh and torturer

Middle name

 * Falaba Issa Traoré (1930–2003), Malian writer, comedian, playwright, and theatre and film director

Surname

 * Abdul Razzaq al-Issa (born 1949), Iraqi politician and minister
 * Abeer Issa (born 1961), Jordanian actress
 * Abraham Elias Issa (1905–1984), Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier
 * Aguila Saleh Issa (born 1944), Libyan jurist and politician, President of the Libyan House of Representatives
 * Ahmed Issa (Egyptian politician), Egyptian economist and minister of Tourism and Antiquities
 * Daniel Issa (born 1952), American politician
 * Darrell Issa (born 1953), American politician and Californian Representative
 * Dounia Issa (born 1981), French basketball player
 * Farouk Abu Issa (born 1933), Sudanese politician and minister
 * Issa Abu Issa (born 1955), Qatari business magnate
 * Issa El-Issa (1878–1950), Palestinian Christian poet and journalist
 * Issa Issa (born 1984), or Issam Al-Edrissi, Lebanese footballer
 * Issa Kassim Issa (born 1957), Tanzanian politician
 * Jabari Issa (born 1978), American football player
 * Joseph John Issa (born 1965), known as Joe or Joey Issa, Jamaican businessman and philanthropist
 * Leandro Issa (born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist
 * Majida Issa (born 1981), Colombian actress and singer
 * Marwan Issa (1965–2024), Palestinian militant and leader of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade
 * Mohammed al-Hadi ben Issa or al-Hadi ben Issa (also nicknamed Sheikh al-Kamil; 1467–1526), Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya, considered the patron-saint of the city of Meknes
 * Mohsin Issa (born 1971), and Zuber Issa, British billionaire businessmen, co-founders of Euro Garages
 * Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa (born 1965), Saudi Arabian politician, Secretary General of the Muslim World League
 * Norman Issa (born 1967), Israeli Arab actor, active in cinema, theatre and television
 * Pierre Issa (born 1975), South African footballer
 * Raja El-Issa (1922–2008), Palestinian journalist
 * Salomon Juan Marcos Issa (born 1948), Mexican politician
 * Tariq Issa (born 1997), English footballer
 * Tatiana Issa (born 1974), Brazilian director and producer
 * Yousef El-Issa (1870–1948), Palestinian journalist

Fictional characters

 * Issa (イッサ), a character from Animal Yokochō
 * Issa Kazuma (珂妻 一叉), a character from Dragon Eye
 * Issa Kaburagi (鏑木 一差), a character from Yowamushi Pedal

Other uses

 * Issa, another name for the Native American Catawba people
 * Tropical Storm Isa, name used for multiple tropical cyclones worldwide