Yusuf

Yusuf
Pronunciation	Arabic: [ˈjuːsʊf, ˈjuːsɪf]
Gender	Male
Language	Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
Origin
Language	Arabic
Meaning	God increases
Other names
Variant forms	Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf, Yusef, Yusup, Jusuf
Cognates	Joseph, Yosef

Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف Yūsuf) is an Arabic male name meaning "increases" (in piety, power and influence).^[1] It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf and Yusef. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Yossef

Yossef Bodansky (1954–2021), Israeli-American political scientist
Yossef Av-Gay (born 1961), Israeli-Canadian microbiologist
Yossef Guez (1860–1934), Grand Rabbi of Tunisia
Yossef Gutfreund (1931–1972), Israeli wrestling judge
Yossef Harmelin (1922–1994), Israeli civil servant
Yossef H. Hatzor (born 1959), Israeli Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete
Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre

Youcef

Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete
Youcef Atal (born 1996), Algerian footballer
Youcef Bechou (born 1997), Algerian footballer
Youcef Belaïli (born 1992), Algerian footballer
Youcef Belmehdi (born 1963), Algerian politician
Youcef Benamara (born 1984), Algerian footballer
Youcef Bouzidi (1957–2024), Algerian football manager
Youcef Chibane (born 1988), Algerian footballer
Youcef Chorfa (born 1954), Algerian politician
Youcef Douar (born 1997), Algerian footballer
Youcef Dris (born 1945), Algerian writer and journalist
Youcef Ghazali (born 1988), Algerian footballer
Youcef Izem (born 2007), Algerian footballer
Youcef Khatib (1932–2023), Algerian doctor and military officer
Youcef Laouafi (born 1996), Algerian footballer
Youcef Sabri Medel (born 1996), Algerian badminton player
Youcef Nadarkhani (born 1977), Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs
Youcef Reguigui (born 1990), Algerian road racing cyclist
Youcef Saïbi (born 1982), Algerian footballer
Youcef Touati (1989–2017), Algerian footballer
Youcef Yousfi (born 1941), Algerian politician
Youcef Zighoud (1921–1956), Algerian FLN fighter
Youcef Zirem (born 1964), Algerian writer, activist, and journalist

Yousef

Yousef El Nasri (born 1979), Spanish long distance runner
Yousef Bashir (born 1989), Palestinian-American author and peace activist
Yousef Beidas (1912–1968), Palestinian Lebanese banker
Yousef Erakat (born 1990), Palestinian-American YouTube personality
Yousef Saanei (1937–2020), Iranian cleric and politician
Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra (born 1979), Syrian footballer

Yousif

Yousif Ghafari (born 1952), American businessman
Yousif Hassan, Emirati footballer

Youssef

Youssef Abdelke (born 1951), Syrian artist
Youssef Aftimus (1866–1952), Lebanese civil engineer and architect
Youssef Bey Karam (1823–1889), Lebanese nationalist leader
Youssef Chahine (1926–2008), Egyptian film director
Youssef Hesham (born 1985), Egyptian film director
Youssef Hossam (born 1998), Egyptian tennis player
Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian
Youssef Ibrahim (born 1999), Egyptian squash player
Youssef Ibrahim (born 1994), nicknamed Youssef Obama, Egyptian footballer
Youssef Nada (1931–2024), Egyptian businessman and financial strategist

Youssif

Youssif (burn victim) (born 2001), Iraqi torture victim
Youssifou Atté (born 1996), Togolese footballer

Youssof

Youssof Kohzad (1935–2019), Afghan American writer and artist
Youssof Tolba (born 2001), Egyptian archer

Yusef

Yusef of Morocco (Yusef ben Hassan, 1882–1927), ruler of Morocco (1912–27)
Yusef Ahmed (born 1988), Qatari international footballer
Yusef Ali Khan (1816–1865), Nawab (1855–1865) in the princely state of Rampur (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Yusef Greiss (1899–1961), Egyptian composer
Yusef Hawkins (1973–1989), American murder victim in Brooklyn, New York City
Yusef Khan, fictional character in the British television soap opera EastEnders
Yusef Khan-e Gorji (died 1824), Iranian military leader
Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1941), American poet
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013), American jazz musician
Yusef Majidzadeh (born 1938), Iranian archaeologist
Yusef Mishleb (also known as Yosef Mishlev, born 1952), Druze General in the Israel Defense Forces
Yusef Sozi (born 1981), Ugandan-British rugby league footballer
Yusef Urabi (died 1966), Palestinian officer in the Syrian Army in a Palestinian Liberation Army unit and member of Fatah

Yusof

Yusof Abu Bakar, Bruneian military officer and diplomat
Yusof Husain (1906–1975), Bruneian civil servant
Yusof Ishak (1910–1970), first President of Singapore

Yusoff

Yusoff Abdul Hamid (born 1949), Bruneian politician and diplomat
Yusoff Ismail (born 1952), Bruneian politician and diplomat

Yussef

Yussef al-Shihri (1985–2009), Saudi Arabian extrajudicial detainee at Guantanamo Bay

Yussuf

Yussuf Poulsen (born 1994), Danish footballer

Yoosuf

Yoosuf Shafeeu (born 1975), Maldivian film actor, editor, writer, and director

Yusuf

Yusuf I Jaqeli (1594–1647), Georgian ruler of Childir Eyalet
Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (1318–1354), seventh Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula
Yusuf II, Almohad ruler (1203–1224), the ruler of Morocco
Yusuf II of Granada (1356–1392), Sultan of the Emirate of Granada
Yusuf III of Granada (1376–1417), Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada
Yusuf IV of Granada (died 1432), Nasrid ruler of Granada
Yusuf V of Granada (died 1447), Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada
Yusuf Hussain Abadi, Pakistani writer
Yusuf Hassan Abdi (born 1953), Kenyan politician, diplomat, social activist, and former journalist
Yusuf Abdioğlu (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Abdulazeez (born 2002), Nigerian footballer
Yusuf Abdulla (born 1983), South African cricketer
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (born 1945), Omani politician
Yusuf Abdurisag (born 1999), Somali footballer
Yusuf Sherif Abiodun (born 1974), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Abramjee (born 1963/64), South African journalist and anti-crime activist
Yusuf Adebisi, Nigerian politician
Yusuf Adebori Adeleye (born 1946), Nigerian traditional ruler
Yusuf Adewunmi (born 1982), German footballer
Yusuf Agha (died 1632), Safavid gholam and courtier
Yusuf Ahmed (born 1997), Somali footballer
Yusuf Ahmed (footballer, born 2007) (born 2007), English footballer
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (born 1969), Nigerian politician, economist, and educational investor
Yusuf al-Ajab (1895–??), Sudanese politician
Yusuf Soalih Ajura (died 2004), Ghanaian Islamic scholar
Yusuf Akbulut (footballer) (born 1990), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Akçiçek (born 2006), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Akçura (1876–1935), Turkish politician
Yusuf Akhamrich (born 2005), English-Moroccan footballer
Yusuf bin Alawi (born 1945), Omani politician
Yusuf Ali (disambiguation), multiple people
Yusuf Alireza (born 1970), Bahraini businesspeople
Yusuf Altıntaş (born 1961), Turkish footballer and coach
Yusuf Moalin Amin, Somali politician
Yusuf Arakkal (1945–2016), Indian artist
Yusuf al-Asir (1817–1889), Ottoman Islamic scholar
Yusuf Abdullahi Ata (born 1962), Nigerian politician, economist, and teacher
Yusuf Atılgan (1921–1989), Turkish novelist and dramatist
Yusuf ibn 'Awkal (died 1038), Egyptian Jewish merchant
Yusuf Aydin (born 2000), Turkish rugby league footballer
Yusuf Aydin (politician) (born 1982), Swedish politician
Yusuf bin Salih al-Ayiri (1974–2003), Saudi Islamic scholar and writer
Yusuf al-Azma (1883–1920), Syrian War Minister, military officer in the Ottoman Empire
Yusuf Babu, Ugandan boxer
Yusuf Ahmad Badau (born 1971), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Ziya Bahadınlı (1927–2025), Turkish politician
Yusuf al-Bahrani (1695–1772), Bahraini Islamic scholar
Yūsuf Balasaguni (1019–1077), Uyghur scribe
Yusuf Baluch (born 2004), Pakistani climate activist
Yusuf Banuri (1908–1977), Pakistani Islamic scholar
Yusuf Liu Baojun (born 1963), Chinese Muslim historian and researcher
Yusuf Kure Baraje, Nigerian politician
Yusuf Barası (born 2003), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Bari-Bari (1958–2015), Somali diplomat and politician
Yusuf al-Barm (died 777), rebel leader against the Abbasid Caliphate
Yusuf Başer (born 1980), Turkish karateka
Yusuf Bey (1935–2003), American Muslim and Black Nationalist leader and activist
Yusuf Kemal Bey (1878–1969), Turkish civil servant, politician, and academic
Yusuf Kenan Bey (died 1915), Ottoman senior lieutenant
Yusuf Bhamjee (1950–2025), South African politician, academic, and anti-apartheid activist
Yusuf Magaji Bichi (born 1956), Nigerian security personnel
Yusuf İzzet Birand (1902–1968), Turkish military physician, academic, and politician
Yusuf Biscaino, Moroccan diplomat, translator, and writer
Yusuf Biwott (born 1986), Kenyan long-distance runner
Yusuf Bizimana (born 2000), British middle-distance runner
Yusuf Bolat (1909–1986), Crimean Tatar writer, playwright, journalist, and newspaper editor
Yusuf Cachalia (1915–1995), South African anti-apartheid activist
Yusuf Cassim (born 1990), South African politician
Yusuf Çelik (born 1996), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Çetin (born 1954), Aramaic Christian religious leader
Yusuf Chanzu, Kenyan politician
Yusuf Çoban (born 1996), German footballer
Yusuf Chothia (born 2001), South African born Australian boxer
Yusuf Hossain Choudhury, Bangladeshi politician
Yusuf Çim (born 1991), Turkish actor, singer, TV presenter, and model
Yusuf Corker (born 1998), American football player
Yusuf Franko Coussa (1855–1933), Ottoman statesman and caricaturist
Yusuf Dabageed, Somali politician
Yusuf Dadoo (1909–1983), South African communist activist
Yusuf Demir (born 2003), Austrian-Turkish footballer
Yusuf Ma Dexin (1794–1874), Chinese Muslim scholar
Yusuf Dey (1560–1637), Dey of Tunis
Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn, Egyptian Coptic Arabic teacher
Yusuf Osman Dhumal, Somali military official
Yusuf Dikeç (born 1973), Turkish sport shooter
Yusuf Dikko (born 1947), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Abu Durra (1900–1940), Palestinian rebel
Yusuf Effendi (born 1988), Indonesian footballer
Yusuf Ekinci (1942–1994), Turkish lawyer
Yusuf Ekodono (born 1967), Indonesian footballer
Yusuf Elgörmüş (born 1968), Turkish doctor and businessman
Yusuf Erdoğan (born 1992), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Göktuğ Ergin (born 1984), Turkish archer
Yusuf Estes (born 1944), American Islamic preacher and chaplain
Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (711–759), Umayyad governor of Narbonne and the governor of al-Andalus
Yusuf Emre Fırat (born 2000), Turkish cross-country skier
Yusuf ibn Firuz, military governor of Burid atabegs of Damascus
Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (born 1980), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Galambi (born 1964), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Gatewood (born 1982), American actor
Yusuf Abdulwaheed Gbenga (born 1977), Nigerian mechanical engineer and politician
Yusuf Fehmi Genç (born 2002), Turkish weightlifter
Yusuf Gobir (1934–1975), Nigerian administrator
Yusuf Gowon (1936–2024), Ugandan military officer
Yusuf Grillo (1934–2021), Nigerian contemporary painter, muralist, and sculptor
Yusuf Emre Gültekin (born 1993), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Güney (born 1984), Turkish singer
Yusuf Abu al-Haggag (1150–1245), Egyptian Sufi scholar
Yusuf Hakeem (born 1948), American politician
Yusuf Halaçoğlu (born 1949), Turkish historian and politician
Yusuf Isa Halim (1894–1982), Tatar poet, schoolteacher, and linguist
Yusuf Hamied (born 1936), Indian billionaire
Yusuf Hamadani (1062–1141), Persian Sufi teacher active in Central Asia
Yusuf Hamdan (died 1939), Palestinian rebel commander
Yusuf Hamied (born 1936), Indian scientist and billionaire businessman
Yusuf al-Hani (died 1916), Lebanese Maronite Arab hanged by the Ottoman Empire
Yusuf A. Hannun (born 1955), American molecular biologist, biochemist, and clinician
Yusuf Haroon (1916–2011), Pakistani businessman and politician
Yusuf Haroun (born 1985), Nigerian medical doctor and psychologist
Yusuf ibn al-Hasan (1607–1640), ruler of Mombasa
Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud (died 1085), one of the kings of the Taifa of Zaragoza
Yusuf Hossain Humayun (1936–2026), Bangladeshi politician
Yusuf Husain (1902–1979), Indian historian, scholar, educationist, critic, and author
Yusuf Hussain (1948–2020), Indian television actor
Yusuf Ibrahim, multiple people
Yusuf Iddrisu (born 1964), Ghanaian politician and an educator
Yusuf Idris (1927–1991), Egyptian writer
Yusuf Bala Ikara, Nigerian politician
Yusuf Indhacade, Somali politician
Yusuf Islam (born 1948), British musician, formerly known as Cat Stevens
Yusuf Mahbubul Islam, Bangladeshi academic
Yusuf İsmail (1857–1898), Turkish wrestler
Yusuf Jamal, Pakistani Army general
Yusuf Jameel (born 1958), Kashmiri journalist
Yusuf Janfalan, Nigerian Anglican bishop
Yusuf Hussein Jimaale (born 1965), Somali politician
Yusuf Kabadayı (born 2004), German-Turkish footballer
Yusuf Saad Kamel (born 1983), Kenyan runner
Yusuf Kandhlavi (1917–1965), Indian Islamic scholar
Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo (1868–1945), Bahraini merchant and trader
Yusuf Karaan (1935–2015), South African Islamic scholar
Yusuf Karagöz (born 1999), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Karamanli (1766–1838), pasha of the Karamanli dynasty in Tripolitania (modern day province of Libya)
Yusuf Kasal (born 1988), German-Turkish professional footballer
Yusuf Ziya Kavakçı (born 1938), Turkish American Islamic cleric
Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn, Somali Muslim scholar
Yusuf al-Khal (1917–1987), Syrian-Lebanese poet, journalist, and publisher
Yusuf Khan (actor) (1940–1985), Egyptian actor based in India
Yusuf Khan (Armenian), Safavid gholam and official
Yusuf Khatri (born 1967), Indian master craftsman
Yusuf Khattak (1917–1991), Pakistani statesman and federal minister
Yusuf al-Khuri (died 912), Christian priest, physician, mathematician, and translator of the Abbasid era
Yusuf Kırkpınar (1949–2025), Turkish politician
Yusuf Kurçenli (1947–2012), Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter
Yusuf Isah Kurdula, Nigerian politician
Yusuf bek Kurinski (1806–1878), khan of Kura Khanate
Yusuf Kurtuluş (born 1986), Turkish footballer
Yusuf ibn Ismail al-Kutubi, Persian scholar and physician
Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun (born 1960), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Lawal (born 1998), Nigerian footballer
Yusuf Lien, Indian book illustrator
Yusuf Dahiru Liman, Nigerian politician
Yusuf Lodhi (1938–1996), Pakistani editor, journalist, cartoonist, and author
Yusuf Ludhianvi (1932–2000), Pakistani Islamic scholar
Yusuf Lule (1912–1985), Ugandan professor and politician
Yusuf Maart (born 1995), South African soccer player
Yusuf al-Madani (born 1977), Yemeni military officer
Yusuf Sheikh Ali Madar, Somali politician
Yusuf al-Maghribi (died 1611), Egyptian traveler and lexicographer
Yusuf Mainge (born 1999), Kenyan footballer
Yusuf Makamba, Tanzanian politician
Yusuf Malek (1899–1959), Assyrian politician, author, and Allied interpreter
Yusuf Mansur (born 1976), Indonesian Islamic preacher
Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Marwazi (died 852), governor of Adharbayjan and Arminiyah for the Abbasid Caliphate
Yusuf Maryam (born 1975), Nigerian public administrator and politician
Yusuf Matcheswalla, Indian psychiatrist
Yusuf Mboneza (died 2022), Congolese military officer and rebel
Yusuf Meddah, Anatolian Turkish poet
Yusuf Meherally (1903–1950), Indian independence activist and socialist leader
Yusuf Meilana (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
Yusuf Mersin (born 1994), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Sa'idu Miga (born 1958), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Motala (1946–2019), British Indian Islamic scholar
Yusuf Mugu, Nigerian politician
Yusuf Muhammad (disambiguation), multiple people
Yusuf ibn Muhammad (1124–1170), known as Al-Mustanjid, the caliph of Baghdad 1160–1170
Yusuf Mukisa (born 1993), Ugandan footballer
Yusuf Atoyebi Musa (born 1976), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Mutembuli, Ugandan politician
Yusuf Sharifuddin Muzaffar (1830–1887), Sultan of Perak
Yusuf Mwawa, Malawian politician and educator
Yusuf al-Nabhani (1849–1932), Palestinian Islamic scholar, judge, poet, and defender of the Ottoman Caliphate
Yusuf Nabi (1642–1712), Turkish writer
Yusuf Musa Nagogo (born 1957), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Najmuddin (1764–1798), Ismaili religious leader
Yusuf Najmuddin I (died 1567), Taiyabi Ismaili leader
Yusuf Nazzal (1937–1972), Palestinian militant
Yusuf Haji Nur (died 2019), Somali politician and lawyer
Yusuf Badmus Olarewaju (1957–2026), Nigerian Islamic scholar
Yusuf Olatunji (1905–1978), Nigerian Sakara drum player
Yusuf Garaad Omar (born 1960), Somali journalist
Yusuf Ziya Ortaç (1895–1967), Turkish poet, writer, literature teacher, publisher, and politician.
Yusuf Otubanjo (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
Yusuf Özdemir (born 2001), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Öztürk (boxer) (born 1997), Turkish boxer
Yusuf Öztürk (footballer) (born 1979), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Parmar, Indian politician
Yusuf Izzet Pasha (1876–1922), Ottoman general of Circassian origin
Yusuf Kamil Pasha (1808–1876), Ottoman statesman and Grand Vizier
Yusuf Rıza Pasha (1826–1894), Ottoman politician
Yusuf Ziya Pasha (1849–1929), Ottoman politician and government minister
Yusuf Pathan (born 1982), Indian cricketer and politician
Yusuf Qaafow (born 1987), Somali basketball player
Yusuf Qaed (born 1994), Bahraini tennis player
Yusuf al-Qa'id (born 1944), Egyptian writer, novelist, and politician
Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926–2022), Egyptian-born Qatarian Islamic scholar and theologian
Yusuf Rabiev (born 1979), Tajikistani footballer
Yusuf Abdul Rahim (1923–2016), Brunei writer and politician
Yusuf Abu Rayya (1955–2009), Egyptian author
Yusuf al-Sa'dun (1888–1980), Syrian rebel commander
Yusuf bin Muhammad bin Saeed, Saudi Islamic scholar
Yusuf Warsame Saeed (died 2013), Somali politician
Yusuf Sağ (born 1934), Turkish Syriac Catholic chorbishop
Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj (died 928), Sajid Emir of Azerbaijan
Yusuf Salahuddin (born 1982), Indian politician
Yusuf Salim (1929–2008), American jazz pianist and composer
Yusuf Osman Samatar (1932–2020), Somali lawyer and politician
Yusuf Sarı (born 1998), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Ahmed Sarinle (died 2005), Somali Army general
Yusuf Sayfa (1510–1625), Ottoman chieftain and multazim
Yusuf ibn al-Sayrafi (died 1161), historian from Al-Andalus and secretary of the Almoravids
Yusuf Scott (1976–2019), American professional football player
Yusuf Sesay (born 2002), Sierra Leonean footballer
Yusuf Adil Shah (1450–2010), Sultan of Bijapur
Yusuf Shakkur (1926–2018), Syrian military officer
Yusuf Shehata (born 1996), Egyptian-American basketball player
Yusuf Shihab (1748–1790), autonomous emir of Mount Lebanon
Yusuf H. Shirazi (1929–2020), Pakistani industrialist, civil servant, and writer
Yusuf ibn Umar ibn Shu'ayb, Emir of Crete
Yusuf Sibai (1917–1978), Egyptian writer, soldier, and politician
Yusuf Siddiq (born 1957), Bangladeshi epigraphist
Yusuf Şimşek (born 1975), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Kenan Sönmez (1948–2020), Turkish politician
Yusuf Soysal (born 1982), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Sulaiman (born 1963), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Babangida Suleiman (born 1976), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Abdullah Suman, Bangladeshi judge
Yusuf Sununu (born 1967), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Taktak (born 1951), Turkish artist
Yusuf Tallan (died 2000), Somali Army general
Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1061–1106), King of the Berber Almoravid empire
Yusuf Tekin (born 1970), Turkish bureaucrat and politician
Yusuf ibn Umar al-Thaqafi (died 745), senior provincial governor for the Umayyad Caliphate
Yusuf Tibazi (born 1996), American born Moroccan swimmer
Yusuf Tijani (born 1972), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Touré (born 2000), Ivorian footballer
Yusuf Tuggar (born 1967), Nigerian diplomat and politician
Yusuf Tunaoğlu (1946–2000), Turkish footballer and sports writer
Yusuf Tunç (born 2000), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Türk (born 1998), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Uçar (born 1987), Turkish paralympic goalball player
Yusuf Abd Wahab (born 1963), Malaysian politician
Yusuf Widiyanto (born 1994), Indonesian wushu practitioner
Yusuf Buba Yakub (born 1968), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Yasin (1888−1962), Syrian-origin Saudi Arabian politician
Yusuf Yaska (1592–1636), Kurdish poet
Yusuf Yazbek (1901–1982), Lebanese journalist and politician
Yusuf Yazıcı (born 1997), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Yilmaz (born 1991), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Ziya Yılmaz (born 1951), Turkish engineer and politician
Yusuf Yusuf, American politician
Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (born 1956), Nigerian politician
Yusuf Salman Yusuf (1901–1949), Iraqi communist activist
Yusuf Za'arur (1902–1969), Iraqi-Jewish qanun player and director of Radio Orchestra of Baghdad
Yusuf ibn Urunbugha al-Zaradkash, Mamluk siege engineer
Yusuf Zuayyin (1931–2016), Syrian politician
Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf al-Mustanjid (died 1479), the caliph for the Mamluk Sultanate (1455–1479)
Abu Yusuf Al-Turki, also known as Ümit Yaşar Toprak (1967–2014), Turkish sniper active in the al-Nusra Front

Yusif

Yusif Sayigh (1916–2004), Palestinian economist and politician

Yusup

Yusup Batirmurzaev (born 1996), Kazakh freestyle wrestler
Yusup'Ali Wahaf (born 1999), Chinese football player
Yusup Atabayev (born 1994), Turkmen chess grandmaster
Yusup Abdusalomov (born 1977), Tajik wrestler
Yusup Guguyev (born 1972), Russian professional football coach
Yusup Prasetiyo (born 1990), Indonesian football manager

Jusuf

Jusuf Nurkić (born 1994), Bosnian basketball player
Jusuf Kalla (born 1942), 10th and 12th vice president of Indonesia

Surname

Giousouf

Cemile Giousouf (born 1978), German politician of Turkish ethnicity

Yousaf

Bilal Yousaf (born 1928), Persian writer
Humza Yousaf (born 1985), former First Minister of Scotland
Jam Mohammad Yousaf (1954–2013), the 12th Jam of Lasbela, former Chief Minister of Balochistan province of Pakistan
Kyle Yousaf (born 1993), British boxer
Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf, American musicians performing as Krewella

Yousef

Abd-El-Aziz Yousef (born 1999), Somali footballer
Farrah Yousef (born 1989), Syrian singer
Hediya Yousef (born 1973), Syrian-Kurdish politician
Mosab Hassan Yousef (nicknamed "The Green Prince"; born 1978), Palestinian who worked undercover for Israel's Shin Bet
Ramzi Yousef (born 1968), Pakistani terrorist who organized 1993 World Trade Center bombing
Rasmea Yousef (born 1948), Jordanian associate director of the Arab American Action Network and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine convicted by Israeli military courts for involvement in the 1969 Jerusalem supermarket bombing

Youssef

Bassem Youssef (born 1974), Egyptian writer and comedian
Dhafer Youssef (born 1967), Tunisian singer and oud player
Maimouna Youssef (stage name: Mumu Fresh), American singer and rapper
Maya Youssef (born 1984), Syrian musician
Mohamed Youssef (born 1986), Libyan basketball player
Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar (also known as Abu Youssef, 1930–1973), Palestinian militant
Ramy Youssef (born 1980), Egyptian handball player
Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American actor of Egyptian origin
Rania Youssef (born 1973), Egyptian actress
Michael Youssef (born 1948), Arab-American clergyman

Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer) (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer

Yusef

Anatol Yusef (born 1978), British actor
Malik Yusef (born 1971), American performing poet and rapper
Mohammad Yusef the Painter, Persian Safavid dynasty artist
Molla Yusef (disambiguation), several people

Yusof

Khairuddin Mohamed Yusof (born 1939), Malaysian Professor Emeritus at the University of Malaya
Meor Aziddin Yusof (1967–2021), Malaysian folk singer-songwriter
Mohammad Said Yusof (1959–2023), member of the Malaysian Parliament

Yusuf

Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872–1953), South Asian Islamic scholar
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934–2012), former President of Somalia
Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1135–1184), second Almohad caliph, reigned in Marrakesh
Ali Yusuf Kenadid (died 1927), Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo
Ayisat Yusuf (b. 1985), Nigerian footballer
Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (1912–1984), Somali politician
Hamza Yusuf (born 1958), American Islamic scholar
Hanna Yusuf (1992–2019), Somali-British journalist and broadcaster
Isa Yusuf Alptekin (1901–1995), Uyghur politician
Maria Yusuf, Ethiopian activist
Mohamed Ali Yusuf (1944–2024), Somali politician and statesman
Mohammad Yusuf (politician) (1917–1998), prime minister of Afghanistan
Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram) (also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, 1970–2009), Nigerian Muslim sect founder and leader
Osman Yusuf Kenadid (1889–1972), Somali scholar
Sami Yusuf (born 1980), British singer-songwriter

Yussuf

Yusuff

Yussuff

References

^ From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף YHWH Lhosif meaning "YHWH will increase/add".

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[1] From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף YHWH Lhosif meaning "YHWH will increase/add".

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Yossef

Youcef

Yousef

Yousif

Youssef

Youssif

Youssof

Yusef

Yusof

Yusoff

Yussef

Yussuf

Yoosuf

Yusuf

Yusif

Yusup

Jusuf

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Giousouf

Yousaf

Yousef

Youssef

Yousuf

Yusef

Yusof

Yusuf

Yussuf

Yusuff

Yussuff

See also

References