Jordi

Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði]) is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries.

Jordi may also refer to:

Sant Jordi – patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia
La Diada de Sant Jordi – Catalan holiday held on April 23 with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion.

People edit

Academics and business edit

Jordi Canals – economist and former business school dean
Jordi Galí – macroeconomist, professor, and author
Jordi Guimet – information engineer and pioneer in geographic systems
Jordi Montana – industrial design expert and Rector of the University of Vic
Jordi Nadal – economist and historian
Jordi Ustrell Aguilà – computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking

Activism edit

Jordi Casamitjana

Art and media edit

Jordi Bernet – Spanish comics artist who used Jordi as a pseudonym in the 60s and 70s
Jordi Bonet – Catalan-born Canadian painter, ceramist, muralist, and sculptor
Jordi Caballero – movie and television actor, dancer, choreographer and producer
Jordi Davieson – lead vocals and guitar for Australian four-piece indie pop band San Cisco
Jordi Galceran – Catalan playwright and author
Jordi James – lead singer of the British band Sugarthief
Jordi Mollà – Barcelona-born actor, filmmaker, writer, and artist
Jordi Morgan – radio and television broadcaster in Nova Scotia, Canada
Jordi El Niño Polla (born 1994), Spanish pornographic actor
Jordi Palacios, fictional character in Red Band Society (TV series)
Jordi Roca – pastry chef of the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca
Jordi Vilasuso – Cuban-American actor
Jordi Webber – member of New Zealand band Titanium
Jordi Savall – Catalan violist

Military and politics edit

Jordi Cuixart – president of Òmnium Cultural, which preserves and promotes Catalan culture
Jordi Darmstadt – Prince George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt, Field Marshal in the Austrian army
Jordi Farragut – United States Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War
Jordi Font Mariné (born 1955), Andorran politician
Jordi Hereu – former mayor of Barcelona
Jordi Pujol – former president of Catalonia
Jordi Salvador (born 1964), Catalan politician
Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol – president of the Catalan National Assembly, an organization promoting Catalan independence

Sport edit

Jordi Aláez – Andorran footballer
Jordi Alba – Spanish/Catalan football player for FC Barcelona and the Spain national football team
Jordi Amat (footballer) – Indonesian footballer
Jordi Bitter – Dutch footballer
Jordi Codina – professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a goalkeeper
Jordi Cruyff – Dutch football player and son of Johan Cruyff
Jordi Fernández - Spanish basketball coach
Jordi Gómez – Barcelona-born professional footballer who plays for Sunderland
Jordi Figueras Montel – Spanish footballer commonly known as Jordi
Jordi Hoogstrate – retired Dutch footballer
Jordi Masip – goalkeeper for Real Valladolid
Jordi Murphy – Barcelona-born Irish rugby player
Jordi Pasqualin – English rugby player
Jordi Roura – Spanish/Catalan former football player and current FC Barcelona academy
Jordi Tarrés (footballer) (born 1981), Hong Kong footballer
Jordi Tarrés (motorcycle trials rider) - Spanish trials rider
Jordi Valadon – Australian professional footballer
Jordi van Gelderen – Dutch professional footballer
Jordi Vanlerberghe – Belgian professional footballer
Jordi Xumetra – professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza

In popular culture edit

Jordi (album), a 2021 album by Maroon 5
Jordi Palacios – character played by Nolan Sotillo on FOX comedy-drama Red Band Society
Jordi's Star – children's book by author Alma Flor Ada
Palau Sant Jordi – the main indoor sporting arena in Barcelona, Spain