Jair (given name)

Jair (alternatively spelt Jahir) is a masculine given name. It is derived from Hebrew יָאִיר (Yair), which means "he illuminates".^[1] It may refer to the following people:

• Jair (biblical figure) of Manasseh, biblical leader and homesteader
• Jair Bala (1943–2022), Brazilian footballer and manager
• Jair Baylón (born 1989), Peruvian footballer
• Jair Benítez (born 1979), Colombian footballer
• Jair Bernal (born 1968), Colombian road cyclist
• Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955), 38th president of Brazil
• Jair Braga (born 1954), Brazilian cyclist
• Jair Céspedes (born 1984), Peruvian footballer
• Jair Córdova (born 1996), Peruvian footballer
• Jair da Costa (1940–2025), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Jair García (born 1978), Mexican footballer
• Jair Gonçalves Prates (born 1953), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Jurrjens (born 1986), Curaçaoan baseball pitcher
• Jaïr Karam, French football player and manager
• Jair Lynch (born 1971), American gymnast
• Jair Marinho de Oliveira (born 1936), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Marrufo (born 1977), American association football referee
• Jair Nunes (born 1994), Santomean football player
• Jair Oliveira (born 1975), Brazilian composer, singer and producer
• Jair Pereira (born 1986), Portuguese-Mexican footballer
• Jair Pereira (football manager) (born 1946), Brazilian football manager and former player
• Jair Picerni (born 1944), Brazilian football manager and former player
• Jair Rosa (born 1975), Uruguayan footballer
• Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921–2005), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Reinoso (born 1985), Colombian footballer
• Jair Rodrigues (1939–2014), Brazilian musician and singer
• Jair Tavares da Silva (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
• Jair Ventura Filho (born 1944), also known as Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
• Jair Yglesias (born 1981), Peruvian footballer