Issa (name)

• Jesus in Islam
• El-Issa family
• Issa, a Somali clan that mainly inhabits Djibouti

  Mononym

• Jane Siberry, Canadian singer who released several albums under the name Issa
• Issa, Issa Diop, singer, songwriter, and record producer
• Issa, the nickname of Luttif Afif, a leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games

  Given name

• Issa Amro, Palestinian activist
• Issa Bagayogo, Malian musician
• Issa Boulos, Palestinian-American oud player, composer, lyricist, researcher and educator
• Issa Cissokho, Senegalese musician of Malian griot roots, a composer, and saxophone player for Orchestra Baobab
• Issa Cissokho , Senegalese footballer
• Issa Diop , French footballer
• Issa Gold, American rapper
• Issa Hayatou, Cameroonian athlete and sports executive
• Da Pump#Members, lead singer of J-pop band Da Pump
• Issa Kassissieh, Palestinian scholar and diplomat
• Issa Kallon, Dutch footballer
• Kobayashi Issa, Japanese haiku poet
• Issa Lish, Mexican model
• Issa López, Mexican writer and director
• Issa Michuzi, Tanzanian photojournalist
• Issa Mohamed , Emirati cyclist
• Issa Mohamed , Kenyan swimmer
• Isa Ali Abdullah al Murbati, Guantanamo Bay detainee
• Issa Ndoye, Senegalese footballer
• Issa-Aimé Nthépé, French sprinter
• Issa Pliyev, Soviet military commander, Army General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
• Issa Pointer, American singer and member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters
• Issa Rae, American actress
• Issa Rayyan, American soccer player
• Issa Samb, aka Joe Ouakam, Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet
• Issa Samba, French footballer
• Issa Sarr, Senegalese footballer
• Issa Schultz, English Australian radio and television quiz personality
• Issa Sesay, military leader in the Sierra Leone insurgency
• Issa G. Shivji, Tanzanian author and academic
• Issa Tchiroma, Cameroonian politician and minister
• Issa Thiaw, Senegalese footballer
• Issa Timamy, Kenyan politician
• Issa Twaimz, American YouTuber and musician
• Issah Yakubu, Ghanaian footballer

  Middle name

• Falaba Issa Traoré, Malian writer, comedian, playwright, and theatre and film director

  Surname

• Abeer Issa, Jordanian actress
• Abraham Elias Issa, Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier
• Aguila Saleh Issa, Libyan jurist and politician, President of the Libyan House of Representatives
• Daniel Issa, American politician
• Darrell Issa, American politician and Californian Representative
• Dounia Issa, French basketball player
• Issa Issa, or Issam Al-Edrissi, Lebanese footballer
• Issa Kassim Issa, Tanzanian politician
• Jabari Issa, American football player
• Joseph John Issa, known as Joe or Joey Issa, Jamaican businessman and philanthropist
• Leandro Issa, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Majida Issa, Colombian actress and singer
• Marwan Issa, Palestinian militant and leader of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade
• Mohsin Issa, & Zuber Issa, British billionaire businessmen, co-founders of Euro Garages
• Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa, Saudi Arabian politician, Secretary General of the Muslim World League
• Norman Issa, Israeli Arab actor, active in cinema, theatre and television
• Pierre Issa, South African footballer
• Salomon Juan Marcos Issa, Mexican politician
• Tariq Issa, English footballer

  Others

• Mohamed ben Issa or al-Hadi ben Issa, Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya. He is considered the patron-saint of the city of Meknes
• Abdul Razzaq al-Issa, Iraqi politician and minister
• Farouk Abu Issa, Sudanese politician and minister
• Issa Abu Issa, Qatari business magnate
• Issa El-Issa, Palestinian Christian poet and journalist
• Raja El-Issa, Palestinian journalist
• Yousef El-Issa, Palestinian journalist

  Fictional Characters

• Animal Yokochō#Characters, a character from Animal Yokochō
• Dragon Eye #Characters, a character from Dragon Eye
• Issa Kaburagi, a character from Yowamushi Pedal