List of Famous people named Yair

Yair Raziel Rodríguez Portillo is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he competes in their featherweight division. He has been with the UFC since 2014 after winning The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America tournament. As of October 19, 2020, he is #4 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Yair Lapid is an Israeli politician and former journalist serving as chairman of the Yesh Atid party and opposition leader in the Knesset. He served as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2014. Before entering politics in 2012, Lapid was an author, TV presenter and news anchor. The centrist Yesh Atid party, which he founded, became the second-largest party in the Knesset by winning 19 seats in its first legislative election in 2013. The greater-than-anticipated results contributed to Lapid's reputation as a leading centrist.

Yair Shamir is an Israeli politician, businessman and former military officer. He served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu between 2013 and 2015, during which he also held the post of Minister of Agriculture.

Aluf Yair Golan is a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces who served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and is currently an MK for Meretz. Previously, he served as the commander of Home Front Command and Northern Command. He was succeeded by Aviv Kochavi as Deputy Chief of General Staff in November 2016.

Yair Netanyahu is the son of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, known for defending his father on social media.