Jurij is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jurij Alschitz, theatre director, theatre and acting theorist who has lived in Berlin since 1992 Jurij Brězan (1916–2006), Sorbian writer Jurij Cherednikov, Ukrainian-American author and software engineer Jurij Dalmatin (1547–1589), Slovene Lutheran minister, writer and translator Jurij Fedynskyj, Ukrainian-American folk singer, kobzar and bandurist Jurij Gering, politician in Slovenia during the first half of the 16th century when it was under the Holy Roman Empire Jurij Japelj, also known in German as Georg Japel (1744–1807), Slovene Jesuit priest, translator and philologist Jurij Ambrož Kappus, politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire Jurij Koch, Sorbian writer Jurij Korenjak, Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed in the early 2000s Jurij Lopatynsky (1906–1982), Ukrainian activist, soldier, colonel in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Jurij Moškon, Slovenian Film editor Jurij Moskvitin (1938–2005), classical pianist, composer, philosopher, mathematician and boheme Janez Jurij Pilgram, politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire Jurij Rodionov, Austrian tennis player Jurij Rovan, Slovenian pole vaulter Jurij Tazel, politician in Slovenia during the early 16th century when it was under the Holy Roman Empire Jurij Tiffrer, 16th century politician in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire Jurij Vega (1754–1802), Slovene mathematician, physicist, artillery officer Jurij Viditsch, politician of the early 17th century in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire Jurij Wertatsch, politician of the mid 17th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire