Yossi is a Hebrew given name, typically a short and affectionate nickname for Yosef (equivalent to English Joseph). It may refer to:
People Abba Yossi – mythology figure Country Yossi – American singer and radio personality Yossi Abu – Israeli executive officer Yossi Abukasis – Israeli football player Yossi Aharon – musician and Greek bouzouki player Yossi Alpher – Israeli political activist Yossi Banai – Israeli actor, singer and playwright Yossi Beilin – Israeli politician (former minister in the Israeli government) Jose ben Halafta (aka Rabbi Yossi) – Jewish tanna Yossi Ben Hanan – Israeli general Yossi Benayoun (born 1980) – Israeli football player Yossi Cedar – Israeli filmmaker Yossi Dagan – Israeli activist Yossi Dahan – Israeli scholar and activist Yossi Dashti (born 1952), Israeli-American author, researcher and business facilitator Yossi Ghinsberg – Israeli adventurer, author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and motivational speaker Yossi Green – Jewish American composer Yossi Harel – Israeli military person Yossi Katz – Israeli politician Yossi Katz (geographer), Israeli professor in political geography Yossi Klafter - Israeli chemical physics professor, the eighth President of Tel Aviv University Yossi Klein Halevi – Israeli journalist and writer Yossi Maiman – Israeli businessman Yossi Melman – Israeli journalist and writer Yossi Mizrahi – Israeli former football player and coach Yosef Paritzky, commonly referred to as Yossi Paritzky – Israeli politician and attorney Yossi Peled – Israeli politician and general Yossi Sarid – Israeli politician (former minister in the Israeli government) Yossi Shain – Israeli scholar and politician Yossi Shekel – Israeli football player Yossi Shivhon – Israeli football player Yossi Vardi – Israeli entrepreneur
Cinema and television Yossi & Jagger, a 2002 Israeli television film Yossi, the 2012 film sequel to Yossi & Jagger
Literature Joseph Blumenthal (character) – character in The Hope by Herman Wouk