Isaac (disambiguation)

Isaac (disambiguation)

Isaac, Itzhak or Yitzhak (Hebrew: יִצְחָק, Standard "Unicode|Yiẓḥaq" Tiberian "Unicode|Yiṣḥāq" ; Arabic: إسحٰق, "Unicode|ʾIsḥāq" ; "he will laugh") is one of the patriarchs, whose story is told in the Biblical book of Genesis. (See also Binding of Isaac for the narrative of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac).

Isaac is a given name, popular in both Christian and Jewish societies, generally in reference to the above. Ike is also a short-form of the name Isaac. Famous people named "Isaac" include:
* Isaac Albéniz, composer
* Isaac of Antioch, 5th century Christian writer
* Isaac Asimov, writer
* Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
* Isaac Brock (musician), lead singer of the band Modest Mouse
* Isaac Hanson, musician, guitarist of the band Hanson
* Isaac Hayes, singer
* Isaac Isaacs, politician
* Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer
** "Isaac" (TV show), his eponymous TV show on the Style Network
* Isaac Newton, physicist
* Isaac of Nineveh, 7th century Christian writer
* Isaac Peral, Spanish scientist, sailor and inventor of the Peral Submarine
* Itzhak Perlman, violinist
* Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel
* Yitzhak Shamir, prime minister of Israel
* Isaac Singer, inventor
* Isaac Bashevis Singer, author, photographer
* Isaac Slade, lead singer of the band The Fray]
* Isaac Smith (multiple people)
* Isaac Stern, violinist
* Isaac Watts, hymn-writer
* Isaac Kleiner, fictional character from the video games Half-Life and Half-Life 2

urname Isaac

* Arthur Isaac, English cricketer
* Bobby Isaac, American racing driver
* Glynn Isaac, South African archaeologist
* Ugonis, Henricus, Heinrich or Arrigo Issac or Ysaac, Franco-Flemish composer
* John Isaac, English cricketer
* Luis Isaac, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Oscar Isaac, American actor
* Rhys L. Isaac, American historian
* Robert M. Isaac, mayor of Colorado Springs

urname Isaak

* Chris Isaak, American musician

Other meanings

* Isaac, a main character in Nintendo's "Golden Sun" series.
* Isaac, the northeasternmost country in the Fire Emblem universe continent Jugdral, where the video games "Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu" and "Fire Emblem: Thracia 776" take place.
* ISAAC (cipher), a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator.
* Sacrifice of Isaac (Caravaggio), two paintings by master artist Caravaggio depicting the Biblical scene of the binding of Isaac
* Isaac Mendez, fictional character from the television series "Heroes"

See also

* Isaacs


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