Yonas was a nineteenth-century Ethiopian emperor. Other notable people with the name include:
Yonas (rapper), American hip hop artist Yonas Beyene, Ethiopian archaeologist Yonas Fissahaye (born 1991), Eritrean racing cyclist Yonas Kifle (born 1977), Eritrean runner Yonas Kinde (born 1980), Ethiopian track and field athlete Yonas Malede (born 1999), Israeli footballer Yonas Mekuria, first officer of hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Yonas Monteyunas (born 1940), Soviet rower Johnny Ramensky (born Yonas Ramanauckas, 1905–1972), British criminal
See also Jonas (disambiguation) Yona (disambiguation) Yunus (given name), includes other spellings