Yiğit is a Turkish name, pronounced as 'Yee-it'. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
Pasha Yiğit Bey (died 1413), Ottoman civil and military officer
Yiğit Bulut (born 1972), Turkish journalist
Yiğit Gökoğlan (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Yiğit İncedemir (born 1985), Turkish footballer
Yiğit Özşener (born 1972), Turkish actor
Yiğit Kolat (born 1984), Turkish American composer
Surname:
Eşref Uğur Yiğit (born 1945), Turkish admiral and commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy
Faruk Yiğit (born 1968), Turkish footballer
Hasan Yiğit (born 1975), Turkish footballer
Korkmaz Yiğit (born 1943), Turkish businessman
Neslihan Yiğit (born 1994), Turkish female badminton player
Nilay Yiğit (born 1979), Turkish female basketball player
Tamer Yiğit (born 1942), Turkish actor
