Issa (name)
Issa is a given name that means Jesus in Arabic. It may refer to:
Mononym
- Jane Siberry, 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, Palestinian activist
- Issa Bagayogo, Malian musician
- Issa Batarseh, American electrical engineer
- Issa Boulos, 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), Senegalese footballer
- Issa Diop (footballer), French footballer
- Issa El-Saieh, Haitian musician, composer, and businessman of Palestinian descent
- Issa Gold, American rapper
- Issa Hayatou, Cameroonian athlete and sports executive
- Da Pump#Members, lead singer of J-pop band Da Pump
- Issa Kallon, Dutch footballer
- Issa Kassissieh, Palestinian scholar and diplomat
- Kobayashi Issa, Japanese haiku poet
- Issa Al-Laith, Yemeni vocalist and poet affiliated with the Houthi movement
- Issa Lish, Mexican model
- Issa López, Mexican writer and director
- Issa Michuzi, Tanzanian photojournalist
- Issa Mohamed (swimmer), Kenyan swimmer
- Isa Ali Abdullah al Murbati, Guantanamo Bay detainee
- Issa Ndoye, Senegalese footballer
- Issa-Aimé Nthépé, French sprinter
- Issa Pliyev, Soviet military commander, Army General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Issa Pointer, American singer and member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters
- Issa Rae, American actress
- Issa Rayyan, American soccer player
- Issa Samb, aka Joe Ouakam, Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet
- Issa Samba, French footballer
- Issa Sarr, Senegalese footballer
- Issa Schultz, English Australian radio and television quiz personality
- Issa Sesay, military leader in the Sierra Leone insurgency
- Issa G. Shivji, Tanzanian author and academic
- Issa Tchiroma, Cameroonian politician and minister
- Issa Thiaw, Senegalese footballer
- Issa Timamy, Kenyan politician
- Issa Twaimz, American YouTuber and musician
- Issah Yakubu, Ghanaian footballer
- Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Sheikh and torturer
Middle name
- Falaba Issa Traoré, Malian writer, comedian, playwright, and theatre and film director
Surname
- Abdul Razzaq al-Issa, Iraqi politician and minister
- Abeer Issa, Jordanian actress
- Abraham Elias Issa, Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier
- Aguila Saleh Issa, Libyan jurist and politician, President of the Libyan House of Representatives
- Ahmed Issa (Egyptian politician), Egyptian economist and minister of Tourism and Antiquities
- Attah Issa, Ghanaian politician
- Daniel Issa, American politician
- Darrell Issa, American politician and Californian Representative
- Dounia Issa, French basketball coach and former player
- Farouk Abu Issa, Sudanese politician and minister
- Issa Abu Issa, Qatari business magnate
- Issa El-Issa, Palestinian Christian poet and journalist
- Issa Issa, or Issam Al-Edrissi, Lebanese footballer
- Issa Kassim Issa, Tanzanian politician
- Jabari Issa, American football player
- Joseph John Issa, known as Joe or Joey Issa, Jamaican businessman and philanthropist
- Leandro Issa, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Majida Issa, Colombian actress and singer
- Marwan Issa, 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, Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya, considered the patron-saint of the city of Meknes
- Mohsin Issa, and Zuber Issa, British billionaire businessmen, co-founders of Euro Garages
- Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa, Saudi Arabian politician, Secretary General of the Muslim World League
- Naeem Issa, Egyptian actor
- Norman Issa, Israeli Arab actor, active in cinema, theatre and television
- Pierre Issa, South African footballer
- Raja El-Issa, Palestinian journalist
- Salomon Juan Marcos Issa, Mexican politician
- Tariq Issa, English footballer
- Tatiana Issa, Brazilian director and producer
- Yousef El-Issa, Palestinian journalist
Fictional characters
- Animal Yokochō#Characters, a character from Animal Yokochō
- Dragon Eye #Characters, a character from Dragon Eye
- Issa Kaburagi, 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