Yigal and Yigael (from Hebrew יגאל) are given names that mean "He (God) will redeem". People with those names include:

  • Yigal Allon (1918–1980), Israeli politician, acting Prime Minister, a commander of the Palmach, and general
  • Yigal Amir (born 1970), Israeli assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin
  • Yigal Antebi (born 1974), Israeli football player
  • Yigal Arnon (1929-2014), Israeli lawyer and founder of Yigal Arnon & Co.
  • Yigal Azrouël, Israeli-American fashion designer
  • Yigal Bibi (born 1942), Israeli politician
  • Yigal Calek (1944–2024), British conductor and composer
  • Yigal Carmon (born 1946), president and founder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
  • Yigal Cohen (1928–1988), Israeli politician
  • Yigal Cohen-Orgad (1937-2019), Israeli politician
  • Yigal Hurvitz (1918–1994), Israeli politician
  • Yigal Menahem (born 1963), Israeli football player and lawyer
  • Yigal Mossinson (1917–1994), Israeli novelist
  • Yigal Naor (born 1958), Israeli actor
  • Yigal Tumarkin (1933-2021), Israeli painter
  • Igal Volodarsky (also Igal Dar) (1936-1977), Israeli basketball player
  • Yigael Yadin (1917–1984), Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the IDF
  • Yigal Yasinov (born 1966), Israeli politician

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