Yair (name)

Yair is a Hebrew given name. Jair is a variant. It may also be used as a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

 * Jair or Yair, the father of Mordecai
 * Yair Bacharach (1639—1702) – Rabbi in Germany
 * Yair Davidovitz (born 1945), Israeli Olympic sport shooter
 * Yair Golan (born 1962), Israeli politician and former general in the Israel Defense Forces
 * Yair Kless (born 1940), Israeli violinist and professor
 * Yair Lapid (born 1963), Israeli politician, former Prime Minister of Israel
 * Yair Lotan (born 1973), actor
 * Yair Michaeli (born 1944), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
 * Yair Netanyahu (born 1991), son of the current Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
 * Yair Nossovsky (born 1937), Israeli footballer
 * Yair Pantilat (born 1939), Israeli Olympic runner
 * Yair Rodriguez (born 1992), Mexican mixed martial artist
 * Yair Rosenblum (1944–1996), Israeli composer
 * Yair Sprinzak (1911–1999) – Israeli scientist and Member of Knesset
 * Yair Tauman, Israeli professor and businessman
 * Yair Tzaban (born 1930), Israeli politician
 * Yair Wertheimer (born 1955), Israeli tennis player

Other

 * Avraham Stern (1907–1942), alias Yair, a leader of Lehi