Esat, Esad or Essad is a Turkish, Albanian and Bosnian masculine given name, the localised spelling of the Arabic name Asad. It may refer to:

Given name

Esat Esat Bicurri (1948–1999), Albanian-Kosovar pop singer Esat Duraku (1936–2021), Albanian chess player Esat Mala (born 1998), Albanian footballer Esat Oktay Yıldıran (1949–1988), Turkish Army officer Esat Sagay (1874–1938), Turkish soldier and politician Esat Stavileci (1942–2015), Kosovan lawyer and professor Esat Teliti (born 1950), Albanian filmmaker Esat Uras (1882–1957), Armenian Genocide perpetrator and denier Esat Valla (born 1944), Albanian Kosovar painter

Esad/Essad

Esad Bejic (born 2001), Austrian footballer Esad Čolaković (1970–2016), Macedonian footballer Esad Drpljanin (born 2001), Macedonian handball player Esad Dugalić (1947–2011), Bosnian footballer Esad Erbili (1847–1931), Ottoman sheikh and writer Esad Hasanović (born 1985), Serbian cyclist Esad Hećimović (1963–2017), Bosnian journalist Esad Karišik, Serbian footballer and manager Esad Komić (1944–2022), Yugoslav footballer Esad Kuhinja (born 1963), Bosnian footballer Esad Kulović (1854–1917), Bosnian politician Esad Mekuli (1916–1993), Albanian poet, critic and translator Esad Plavi (born 1965), Bosnian singer Esad Razić (born 1982), Swedish footballer Esad Ribić (born 1972), Croatian comic artist and animator Esad Sejdic, Serbian footballer Essad Toptani (died 1920), Albanian politician and prime minister

Middle name

Esat Ahmet Esat Tomruk (1892–1966), Turkish spy Celal Esat Arseven (1875–1971), Turkish writer, painter and politician Hasan Esat Işık (1916–1989), Turkish diplomat and politician Hilmi Esat Bayındırlı (born 1962), Turkish-American para-skier Mahmut Esat Bozkurt (1892–1943), Turkish jurist, politician, government minister and academic Mehmet Esat Bülkat (1862–1952), Ottoman Army general and government minister Mehmet Esat Işık (1865–1936), Turkish physician and politician Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil (1907–1968), Turkish writer and poet

Esad

Ahmed Esad Pasha (1828–1875), Ottoman statesman Hocazade Esad Efendi (1570–1625), Ottoman Islamic minister