Given name •
Essa (rapper) or Yungun, British rapper •
Essa Al-Zenkawi (born 1992), Kuwaiti–Hungarian discus thrower •
Essa M. Faal, Gambian lawyer at the International Criminal Court •
Essa Obaid (bodybuilder) (born 1979), Emirati bodybuilder •
Essa Obaid (footballer) (born 1984), Emirati football player •
Essa Rios, José Delgado Saldaña (born 1978), Mexican professional wrestler
Surname •
Irfan Essa, Pakistani-American computer engineering academic •
Michael Essa, American drifter and racing driver •
Muhammad Essa (born 1983), Pakistani football player and coach •
Qazi Muhammad Essa (1914–1976), Pakistani politician •
Salim Essa, South African businessman ==Acronyms==