Elijah (given name)

Elijah (/ɪˈlaɪdʒə/ il-EYE-jə; Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ‎, Eliyahu, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH") is a masculine given name after the prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible.

Notable people with the given name "Elijah" include[]

A[]

• Elijah Abel (1808–1884), American religious figure
• Elijah Abina (born 1935), Nigerian pastor
• Elijah Amoo Addo (born 1990), Ghanaian chef
• Elijah Adebayo (born 1998), English footballer
• Elijah Adekugbe (born 1996), English footballer
• Elijah Adlow (1896–1982), American politician
• Elijah Omolo Agar, Kenyan politician
• Elijah Alejo (born 2004), Filipino actress
• Elijah Malok Aleng (1937–2014), South Sudanese politician
• Elijah Alfandari, Turkish rabbi
• Elijah Alick (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer
• Elijah Allan-Blitz (born 1987), American actor
• Elijah Blue Allman (born 1976), American singer
• Elijah Allsopp (1877–1958), English footballer
• Elijah Anderson (born 1943), American sociologist
• Elijah Anderson (rugby league) (born 1999), Australian rugby league footballer
• Elijah Ari (born 1987), Ghanaian-Kyrgyz footballer
• Elijah Ateka (born 1972), Kenyan professor
• Elijah Ayolabi, Nigerian geophysicist

B[]

• Elijah Babbitt (1795–1887), American politician
• Elijah W. Bacon (1836–1864), American soldier
• Elijah Baker (born 1991), English actor
• Elijah Baldwin, American politician
• Elijah Barayi (1930–1994), South African trade unionist
• Elijah Porter Barrows (1807–1888), American clergyman
• Elijah Bashyazi (1420–1490), Turkish mathematician
• Elijah Behnke (born 1983), American politician
• Elijah Benamozegh (1823–1900), Italian rabbi
• Elijah Bentley, Canadian minister
• Elijah Benton (born 1996), American football player
• Elijah Boardman (1760–1823), American politician
• Elijah Boothe, American actor
• Elijah Coleman Bridgman (1801–1861), American missionary
• Elijah A. Briggs (1843–1922), American soldier
• Elijah Brigham (1751–1816), American politician
• Elijah Bristow (1788–1872), American settler
• Elijah V. Brookshire (1856–1936), American politician
• Elijah Brown, Canadian dancer
• Elijah Brush (1773–1813), American lawyer and politician
• Elijah Bryant (born 1995), American basketball player
• Elijah Burke (born 1978), American wrestler

C[]

• Elijah Cadman (1843–1927), American religious figure
• Elijah Campbell (born 1995), American football player
• Elijah Canlas (born 2000), Filipino actor
• Elijah Capsali (1485–1550), Turkish mathematician
• Elijah Carey (1876–1916), New Zealand trade unionist
• Elijah Carrington (1914–1998), English cricketer
• Elijah ben Joseph Chabillo, Spanish philosopher
• Elijah Webb Chastain (1813–1874), American politician
• Elijah Childs (born 1999), American basketball player
• Elijah Churchill (1755–1841), American general
• Elijah Clarance (born 1998), Swedish basketball player
• Elijah Clarke (1742–1799), American military officer
• Elijah Clarke (fighter), American kickboxer
• Elijah Cobb (1769–1848), American captain
• Elijah Combs (1770–1855), American politician
• Elijah Connor (born 1990), American singer-songwriter
• Elijah Cook (1835–??), American slave
• Elijah Fox Cook (1805–1886), American politician
• Elijah Corlet (1610–1687), English schoolmaster
• Elijah Albert Cox (1876–1955), British painter
• Elijah Craig (1738–1808), American preacher
• Elijah Crane (1754–1834), American farmer
• Elijah Cresswell (1889–1931), Scottish footballer
• Elijah Cummings (1951–2019), American politician

D[]

• Elijah Daniel (born 1994), American comedian
• Elijah Dart (1880–1954), English footballer
• Elijah L. Daughtridge (1863–1921), American politician
• Elijah Dixon (1790–1876), English businessman
• Elijah Dixon-Bonner (born 2001), English footballer
• Elijah Dukes (born 1984), American baseball player

E[]

• Elijah Easton (1815–1905), American farmer
• Elijah Erkloo, Canadian politician

F[]

• Elijah Fenton (1683–1730), English poet
• Elijah Fields (born 1988), American football player
• Elijah Fisher (born 2004), Canadian basketball player
• Elijah Fletcher (1789–1858), American businessman

G[]

• Elijah Gates (1827–1915), American politician
• Elijah ben Moses Gershon Zahalon, Polish mathematician
• Elijah M. K. Glenn (1807–1870), American politician
• Elijah S. Grammer (1868–1936), American businessman and politician

H[]

• Elijah Haahr (born 1982), American politician
• Elijah Haines (1822–1889), American politician
• Elijah Hall (athlete) (born 1994), American sprinter
• Elijah Hallam (1848–1922), British miner
• Elijah Hamlin (1800–1872), American politician
• Elijah Harper (1949–2013), Canadian politician
• Elijah Carson Hart (1857–1929), American attorney
• Elijah Hayward (1786–1864), American lawyer
• Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken (980–1060), French poet
• Elijah Hedding (1780–1852), American bishop
• Elijah Hirsh (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player
• Elijah Hise (1802–1867), American diplomat
• Elijah Holyfield (born 1998), American football player
• Elijah Hood (born 1996), American football player
• Elijah Hoole (1798–1872), English missionary
• Elijah Hoole (architect) (1837–1912), English architect
• Elijah Horowitz-Winograd (1842–1878), Polish-Belarusian rabbi
• Elijah Embree Hoss (1849–1919), American bishop
• Elijah Howarth (1858–1938), English curator
• Elijah Hughes (born 1998), American basketball player
• Elijah Baldwin Huntington (1816–1877), American minister
• Elijah C. Hutchinson (1855–1932), American politician

I[]

• Elijah Iles (1796–1883), American businessman
• Elijah Isaacs (1730–1799), American farmer

J[]

• Elijah Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elijah Jones (1882–1943), American baseball player
• Elijah Joy (born 1982), American singer
• Elijah Juckett (1760–1939), American soldier
• Elijah Just (born 2000), New Zealand footballer

K[]

• Elijah Kelley (born 1986), American actor
• Elijah Kellogg (1813–1901), American minister
• Elijah Kemboi (born 1984), Kenyan runner
• Elijah Kipterege (born 1987), Kenyan runner

L[]

• Elijah Lagat (born 1966), Kenyan runner
• Elijah Landsofer (??–1702), Czech rabbi
• Elijah Lee (born 1996), American football player
• Elijah Leonard (1814–1891), Canadian businessman
• Elijah B. Lewis (1854–1920), American politician
• Elijah Lidonde, Kenyan footballer
• Elijah Litana (born 1970), Zambian footballer
• Elijah Loans (1555–1636), German rabbi
• Elijah Long (born 1979), American producer
• Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802–1837), American religious figure

Elijah Frederik Latras[]

• Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini (born 1942), South African boxer
• Elijah Manangoi (born 1993), Kenyan runner
• Elijah P. Marrs (1840–1910), American minister
• Elijah Martin (born 1996), American soccer player
• Elijah Martindale (1793–1874), American pioneer
• Elijah Masinde (1910/1912–1987), Kenyan activist
• Elijah McCall (born 1988), American boxer
• Elijah McClain (1996–2019), American social figure
• Elijah McClanahan (1770–1857), American soldier
• Elijah McCoy (1844–1929), Canadian-American inventor
• Elijah M. McGee (1819–1873), American politician
• Elijah McGuire (born 1994), American football player
• Elijah Mdolomba, South African politician
• Elijah Miles (1753–1831), Canadian farmer
• Elijah Miller (1772–1851), American judge
• Elijah Millgram (born 1958), American philosopher
• Elijah H. Mills (1776–1829), American politician
• Elijah Millsap (born 1987), American basketball player
• Elijah Mitchell (born 1998), American football player
• Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996), Canadian basketball player
• Elijah Mizrachi (1455–1525/1526), Turkish mathematician
• Elijah Molden (born 1999), American football player
• Elijah Montalto (1567–1616), French physician
• Elijah Moore (born 2000), American football player
• Elijah A. Morse (1841–1898), American politician
• Elijah Moshinsky (1946–2021), Australian opera director
• Elijah Moulton (1820–1902), American settler
• Elijah Doro Muala (born 1960), Solomon Islander politician
• Elijah Mudenda (1927–2008), Zambian politician
• Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975), American religious leader
• Elijah Mushemeza (born 1964), Ugandan academic
• Elijah Mwangale (1939–2004), Kenyan politician
• Elijah E. Myers (1832–1909), American architect

N[]

• Elijah Nevett (born 1944), American football player
• Elijah Ngurare (born 1970), Namibian politician
• Elijah Niko (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Elijah Nkala (born 1964), Zimbabwean sprinter
• Elijah Nkansah (born 1994), American football player
• Elijah Hise Norton (1821–1914), American politician

O[]

• Elijah Obade (born 1991), American-Lebanese basketball player
• Elijah B. Odom (1859–1924), American physician
• Elijah Akpan Okon (1913–??), Nigerian chief
• Elijah Olaniyi (born 1999), American basketball player
• (born 1990-??), Nigerian athlete

P[]

• Elijah Paine (1757–1842), American politician
• Elijah Parish (1762–1825), American clergyman
• Elijah Phillips (1809–1832), American settler
• Elijah Phister (1822–1887), American politician
• Elijah Pierce (1892–1984), American wood carver
• Elijah Pierson (1786–1834), American businessman
• Elijah Pitts (1938–1998), American football player and coach
• Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907), American academic administrator
• Elijah Pyle (1918–2009), English footballer

Q[]

• Elijah Qualls (born 1995), American football player

R[]

• Elijah W. Reed (1827–1888), American fisherman
• Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (born 1984), American politician
• Elijah Rhoades (1791–1858), American politician
• Elijah Riley (born 1998), American football player
• Elijah Risley (1787–1870), American politician
• Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), American settler
• Elijah Frink Rockwell (1809–1888), American minister
• Elijah Round (1882–??), English footballer

S[]

• Elijah Sandham (1875–1944), English politician
• Elijah Schik (1795–1876), Lithuanian rabbi
• Elijah Sells (1814–1897), American military officer
• Elijah Watt Sells (1858–1924), American accountant
• Elijah Seymour (born 1998), Caymanian footballer
• Elijah Mattison Sharp (1832–1891), American politician
• Elijah Shaw, American bodyguard
• Elijah B. Sherman (1832–1910), American lawyer
• Elijah Siegler, American professor
• Elijah Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elijah Sogomo (born 1954), Kenyan sprinter
• Elijah ben Solomon Abraham ha-Kohen (??–1729), Greek preacher
• Elijah Spencer (1775–1852), American politician
• Elijah Edmund Spencer (1846–1919), Canadian politician
• Elijah Spira (1660–1712), Czech rabbi
• Elijah Steele (1817–1883), American attorney
• Elijah Stephens (1804–1887), American pioneer
• Elijah Stewart (born 1995), American basketball player
• Elijah B. Stoddard (1826–1903), American politician
• Elijah Sullivan (born 1997), American football player
• Elijah K. Sumbeiywo (??–2012), Kenyan politician

T[]

• Elijah D. Taft (1819–1915), American army officer
• Elijah Tamboo (born 1993), Seychellois footballer
• Elijah Tana (born 1975), Zambian footballer
• Elijah Taylor (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Elijah Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 2001), Australian footballer
• Elijah Thomas (born 1996), American basketball player
• Elijah Thurmon (born 1978), American football player
• Elijah Tillery (born 1957), American boxer
• Elijah B. Torn (born 1979), American musician

U[]

• Elijah E. Unger (1857–1903), American accountant

V[]

• Elijah Vance (1801–1871), American politician

W[]

• Elijah Wadsworth (1747–1817), American military officer
• Elijah Wald (born 1959), American guitarist
• Elijah Walton (1832–1880), British landscapist
• Elijah Ward (1816–1882), American politician
• Elijah Ware (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
• Elijah Waring (1787–1857), English writer
• Elijah Wheatley (1885–1951), British jockey
• Elijah White (1806–1879), American missionary
• Elijah V. White (1832–1907), American general
• Elijah Wilkinson (born 1995), American football player
• Elijah Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elijah Wilson (born 1995), American basketball player
• Elijah Nicholas Wilson (1842–1915), American pioneer
• Elijah Winnington (born 2000), Australian swimmer
• Elijah Wolfson, American writer
• Elijah Wood (born 1981), American actor
• Elijah Woods (politician) (1778–1820), American politician
• Elijah H. Workman (1835–1906), American agriculturalist
• Elijah Wynder (born 2003), American soccer player

Y[]

• Elijah Lim Teck Yong (born 2001), Singaporean footballer

Fictional characters[]

• Elijah Baley, a character in the novel series Robot
• Elijah Mundo, a character in the television series CSI: Cyber

See also[]

• Eliahu, a page for people with the name "Eliahu"
• Elias, a page for people with the name "Elias"