Jair (given name)
Jair is a masculine given name. It is derived from Hebrew יָאִיר, which means "he illuminates". It may refer to the following people:
- Jair (biblical figure) of Manasseh, biblical leader and homesteader
- Jair Bala, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Jair Baylón, Peruvian footballer
- Jair Benítez, Colombian footballer
- Jair Bernal, Colombian road cyclist
- Jair Bolsonaro, 38th president of Brazil
- Jair Braga, Brazilian cyclist
- Jair Céspedes, Peruvian footballer
- Jair Córdova, Peruvian footballer
- Jair da Costa, Brazilian footballer
- Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Jair García, Mexican footballer
- Jair Gonçalves Prates, Brazilian footballer
- Jair Jurrjens, Curaçaoan baseball pitcher
- Jaïr Karam, French football player and manager
- Jair Lynch, American gymnast
- Jair Marinho de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- Jair Marrufo, American association football referee
- Jair Nunes, Santomean football player
- Jair Oliveira, Brazilian composer, singer and producer
- Jair Pereira, Portuguese-Mexican footballer
- Jair Pereira (football manager), Brazilian football manager and former player
- Jair Picerni, Brazilian football manager and former player
- Jair Rosa, Uruguayan footballer
- Jair da Rosa Pinto, Brazilian footballer
- Jair Reinoso, Colombian footballer
- Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian musician and singer
- Jair Tavares da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Jair Ventura Filho, also known as Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
- Jair Yglesias, Peruvian footballer