List of Famous people named Yona

Professor Yona Kosashvili MD is an Israeli chess Grandmaster and surgeon. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, he moved to Israel as a child. Kosashvili is one of the few people in the world to have earned both of the titles MD and GM. He is an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in a variety of procedures including arthroscopy and total joint replacement. Prof. Kosashvili is Head of Orthopedic Department at the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, Israel. Dr Kosashvili is actively involved in academics through his role as Clinical Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery at Tel Aviv University. Although he never played chess professionally, he holds the title of International Chess Grandmaster. In 1995 he was ranked 93rd in the world.

Yona Yahav is an Israeli lawyer and politician. He was formerly a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. Yahav was the mayor of Haifa between 2003 and 2018. In the 2018 municipal elections, he lost to Labor Party candidate Dr. Einat Kalisch-Rotem.