Ian or Iain is a name of

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origin, which is derived from the

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Yohanan Yohanan ('), sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of ('), meaning "YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around ...

, ') and corresponds to the English name

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. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in

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, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the

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every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include " Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "

Eoin Eoin () is a masculine Irish-language given name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Eòin () and both are closely related to the Welsh language, Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish and English John (given name), John. In the Irish language, ...

" (from Irish). The Welsh equivalent is

Ioan Ioan is a variation on the name John (first name), John found in Aromanian language, Aromanian, Romanian language, Romanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Welsh language, Welsh (), and Sardinian language, Sardinian. It ...

, the Cornish counterpart is Yowan and the Breton equivalent is

Yann Yann is a French unisex given name, specifically, the Breton form of "Jean" (French for " John"). Notable persons with the name Yann include: __NOTOC__ In arts and entertainment * Yann Martel (born 1963), Canadian author * Yann Moix (born 1968 ...

Notable people named Ian

Given name

* Ian Agol (born 1970), American mathematician * Ian Alexander (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Anderson (musician) (born 1947), lead of rock band Jethro Tull *

Ian Astbury Ian Robert Astbury (born 14 May 1962) is an English singer, best known as the lead vocalist, frontman and a founding member of the rock band the Cult. During various hiatuses from the Cult, Astbury fronted the short-lived band Holy Barbarians ( ...

(born 1962), singer of rock band

The Cult The Cult are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Bradford in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band had performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury ...

Ian Bairnson John "Ian" Bairnson (3 August 1953 – 7 April 2023) was a Scottish musician and member of Pilot and the Alan Parsons Project. He was a multi-instrumentalist, who played saxophone and keyboards, but mainly performed as a guitarist, which he pl ...

(1953–2023), Scottish guitarist of

The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock music, rock duo formed in London in 1975. Its core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons, and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They shared w ...

and

Pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...

Ian Baker-Finch Ian Michael Baker-Finch (born 24 October 1960) is an Australian golfer and sports commentator best known for winning The Open Championship in 1991. Early life Baker-Finch was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia. He grew up in the same Queens ...

(born 1960), Australian golfer and 1991 British Open winner *

Ian Bannen Ian Edmund Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish actor with a long film, stage and TV career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for his performance in ''The Flight of the Phoenix ( ...

(1928–1999), British actor * Ian Bazalgette (1918–1944), Canadian-British recipient of the Victoria Cross * Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, American aerospace engineer *

Ian Bell Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982) is an English former cricketer who played international cricket in all formats for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed higher/middle order batsm ...

(born 1982), English cricketer * Ian Berry (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Black (disambiguation), multiple people *Sir Ian Blair (born 1953), British former head of the Metropolitan Police Service *

Ian Bogost Ian Bogost is an American academic and video game designer, most known for the game '' Cow Clicker''. He holds a joint professorship at Washington University as director and professor of the Film and Media Studies program in Arts & Sciences a ...

, American video game designer and academic * Ian Bohen (born 1976), American actor * Ian Bolton (born 1953), English footballer *

Ian Book Ian M. Book (born March 30, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where his .903 winning percentage (30–3) is second in school history to three-time national cham ...

(born 1998), American football player *Sir Ian Botham (born 1955), English cricketer *Ian Brady (Ian Duncan Stewart, 1938–2017), convicted for the

Moors murders The Moors murders were a serial killer, series of child murder, child killings committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October 1965. The victims were five children—Pauline Reade, John Ki ...

in England in the 1960s *

Ian Bremmer Ian Arthur Bremmer (born November 12, 1969) is an American political scientist, author, and entrepreneur focused on global political risk. He is the founder and president of Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm. He is al ...

(born 1969), political scientist, author, entrepreneur * Ian Broudie (born 1958), English singer in

The Lightning Seeds The Lightning Seeds (also known as Lightning Seeds) are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the bands Big in Japan (band), Big in Japan, Care (band), Care, and Ori ...

, and music producer *

Ian Brown Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician. He was the lead singer and the only continuous member of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the band's initial split in 1996, he be ...

(born 1963), singer and lyricist in

The Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist I ...

* Ian Bunting (born 1996), American football player * Ian Callaghan (born 1942), English footballer *

Ian Callum Ian Stuart Callum (born 30 July 1954) is a British car designer who has worked for Ford Motor Company, Ford, Tom Walkinshaw Racing, TWR, and Aston Martin. In 1999 he became the Director of design for Jaguar Cars, later Jaguar Land Rover, a pos ...

(born 1954), British design director for Jaguar * Ian Cameron (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Carmichael Ian Gillett Carmichael, (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor who Ian Carmichael on stage, screen and radio, worked prolifically on stage, screen and radio in a career that spanned seventy years. Born in Kingston upon ...

(1920–2010), English actor * Ian S. E. Carmichael (1930–2011), American volcanologist * Ian "iDubbbz" Carter (born 1990), American YouTube personality * Ian Chan (born 1993), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor *Ian Brackenbury Channell, birth name of The Wizard of New Zealand (born 1932), educator, comedian, magician, and politician *

Ian Chappell Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943) is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. Known as "Chappelli", he is considered as one of the greatest captains the game has seen.

(born 1943), Australian cricketer *

Ian Charleson Ian Charleson (11 August 1949 – 6 January 1990) was a Scottish stage and film actor. He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell in the Academy Award, Oscar-winning 1981 film ''Chariots ...

(1949–1990), Scottish/British actor * Ian Clark (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Clyde Ian Clyde (born May 15, 1956 in Verdun, Quebec) is a retired Boxing, boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics. After defeating Charlie Magri of Great Britain, he was defe ...

(born 1956), Canadian boxer * Ian Cole (born 1989), American hockey player * Ian Collier (1943–2008), singer and actor * Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricketer * Ian Colquhoun (author), Scottish actor and writer * Ian Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian James Corlett (born 1962), cartoon writer and voice actor, creator of '' Being Ian'' *

Ian Crocker Ian Lowell Crocker (born August 31, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. During his career, he set world records in the 50- and 100-meter butterfly (long course and short ...

(born 1982), swimmer * Ian Curteis (1935-2021), English television writer *

Ian Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums ''Unknown Pleasures'' (197 ...

(1956–1980), singer and lyricist in

Joy Division Joy Division were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris (musici ...

Ian Dalrymple Ian Dalrymple (26 August 190328 March 1989) was a British screenwriter, film director, film editor and film producer. Early life Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at Rugby School, Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career ...

(1903–1989), British filmmaker * Ian Danskin, American YouTuber *

Ian Davidson (disambiguation) Ian Davidson may refer to: *Ian Davidson (footballer, born 1947), English footballer *Ian Davidson (footballer, born 1937), Scottish footballer *Ian Davidson (British politician) (born 1950), former Scottish Labour Co-operative MP *Ian Davidson (Sou ...

, multiple people * Ian Davis (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Desmond (born 1985), American Major League Baseball shortstop * Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957–1993), English vocalist and frontman of British neo-Nazi band

Skrewdriver Skrewdriver were an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, in 1976. Originally a punk band, Skrewdriver changed into a white power skinhead rock band after reuniting in the 1980s. Their original ...

Ian Dunn (activist) Ian Campbell Dunn (1 May 1943 – 10 March 1998) was a Scottish gay rights and pro-paedophilia campaigner. He was founder of The Scottish Minorities Group (later known as Outright Scotland), one of the first British gay rights organisations, ...

(1943–1998), Scottish gay and paedophile rights activist * Ian Dunn (rugby union) (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player *

Ian Dury Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 27 March 2000) was an English singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the late 1970s, during the punk rock, punk and new wave music, new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Kilburn ...

(1942–2000), British singer and songwriter * Ian Eagle (born 1969), American sports announcer * Ian Edmond (born 1978), British swimmer * Ian Erix, American singer-songwriter *

Ian Falconer Ian Woodward Falconer (August 25, 1959 – March 7, 2023) was an American author and illustrator of children's books as well as a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created 30 covers for ''The New Yorker'' and also for other publ ...

(1959–2023), American author and illustrator * Ian Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Flanagan (born 1982), Welsh tennis player *

Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar ''James Bond'' series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his ...

(1908–1964), British novelist, creator of James Bond *

Ian Flynn James Ian Flynn (born May 31, 1982), also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American-Canadian comic book writer. He was chief writer for Archie Comics's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' since issue #160, after the departure of the previous chi ...

(born 1982), American comic book writer * Ian Forrest (born 1950), British racing driver *

Ian Frazier Ian Frazier (born 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American writer and humorist. He wrote the 1989 non-fiction history ''Great Plains'', 2010's non-fiction travelogue ''Travels in Siberia'', and works as a writer and humorist for ''The New Yorker ...

(born 1951), American writer and humorist * Ian Froman (born 1937), South African-born Israeli tennis player and tennis patron * Ian George (artist) (1953–2016), Cook Islands artist * Ian Gibbons (musician) (1952–2019), English keyboardist, member of The Kinks * Ian Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Gillan Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan ...

(born 1945), English lead singer of hard rock band

Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has varied throughout their career. Originally for ...

* Ian Gleed (1916–1943), English Royal Air Force flying ace and one of the Few * Ian Gold (born 1978), American football player * Ian Gomm (born 1947), British guitarist and singer * Ian Goodfellow (born 1987), Director of Machine Learning in the Special Projects Group at Apple computer * Ian Gow (1937–1990), British Member of Parliament assassinated by IRA terrorists * Ian Gregson (athlete) (born 1962), Canadian actor, musician, activist * Ian Greig (born 1955), English cricketer, brother of Tony Greig * Ian Grist (1938–2002), British politician * Ian Gunther (born 1999), American gymnastics creator * Ian Hall (musician) (1940–2022), Guyanese-born British musician and composer * Ian Hallard (born 1974), British actor *

Ian Hamilton (disambiguation) Ian Hamilton may refer to: * Ian Hamilton (British Army officer) General (United Kingdom), General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Empire, ...

, multiple people * Ian Hanlin, Canadian voice actor *

Ian Hanomansing Ian Harvey Hanomansing (born 1962/1963) is a Trinidadian-Canadian television journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)."Hanomansing's future is anchored in star potential: Pacific Rim host could be next Mansbridge". ''Vancouver ...

, Canadian journalist and news anchor *

Ian Harding Ian Michael Harding is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform mystery drama ''Pretty Little Liars'' from 2010 to 2017. Life and career Harding was born in Heidelberg, West Germany, ...

(born 1986), American actor * Ian Hart (born 1964), English actor *

Ian Haugland Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964) is a Norwegian-Swedish drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of ...

(born 1964 as Jan-Håkan Haugland), Norwegian-born Swedish drummer for the band

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

Ian Healy Ian Andrew Healy (born 30 April 1964) is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A wicketkeeper and right-hand middle-order batsman, he first played international cricket in 1988, after six first ...

(born 1964), Australian wicket-keeper * Ian Hecox (born 1987), American comedian with

Smosh Smosh () is an American YouTube sketch comedy-improv collective, independent production company, and former social networking site founded by Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox. In 2002, Padilla created a website named "smosh.com" for making Flas ...

* Ian Henderson (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer * Ian Henderson (news presenter) (born 1953), Australian news presenter * Ian Henderson (police officer) (1927–2013), former head of secret police in Bahrain, accused of torture * Ian Henderson (rugby league) (born 1983), Scottish rugby hooker who plays in Australia * Ian Hennessy (born 1967), Irish soccer player * Ian Hicks (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Hill (born 1951), bassist for metal band

Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Judas Priest have also been referred to as one of the p ...

Ian Hislop Ian David Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is a British journalist, satirist, and television personality. He is the editor of the satirical magazine '' Private Eye'', a position he has held since 1986. He has appeared on many radio and television pr ...

(born 1960), British satirist and editor of ''Private Eye'' * Ian Ho (born 1997), freestyle swimmer *Sir

Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor. After graduating from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) and beginning his career on the British stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a ...

(1931–2020), British actor * Ian Holmes (footballer, born 1950) * Ian Holmes (runner) (born 1965), English runner * Ian Holmes (footballer, born 1985) * Ian Ho (swimmer) (born 1997), Hong Kong freestyle swimmer * Ian Hornak (1944–2002), painter * Ian Hunter (actor) (1900–1975), English actor *

Ian Hunter (singer) Ian Hunter Patterson (born 3 June 1939) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Mott the Hoople, from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and at the time of its 2009, ...

(born 1939), English singer of Mott the Hoople * Ian McLellan Hunter (1915–1991), English screenwriter best known as the front for the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo and who later found himself blacklisted * Ian Huntley (born 1974), double murderer * Ian Jacobs (oncologist) (born 1957), English academic, gynaecological oncologist, gynaecologist/obstetrician * Ian Jacobs, Australian kickboxer and 3-time World Kickboxing Champion * Ian James (athlete) (born 1963), Olympic athlete * Ian Jones-Quartey (born 1984), animator *

Ian Joyce Ian Francis Joyce (born July 12, 1985) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. Career Born in Kinnelon, New Jersey, Joyce played high school soccer at Don Bosco Preparatory High Schoo ...

(born 1985), American soccer player * Ian Kahn (born 1972), American actor * Ian Karmel (born 1984), American stand-up comedian and writer\ *

Ian Keith Ian Keith (born Keith Ross; February 27, 1899 – March 26, 1960) was an American actor. Early years Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Keith grew up in Chicago. He was educated at the Francis Parker School there and played Hamlet in a school pr ...

(1899–1960), American actor * Ian Kennedy (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Ian Kershaw Sir Ian Kershaw (born 29 April 1943) is an English historian whose work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20th-century Germany. He is regarded by many as one of the world's foremost experts on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and is ...

(born 1943), English historian * Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (1945–2015), singer/bass player in

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Kilmister was the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band a ...

* Ian Kinsler (born 1982), Israeli-American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman * Ian "Vaush" Kochinski (born 1994), American YouTuber and livestreamer * Ian Koziara, American operatic tenor * Ian Krankie (born 1947), Scottish entertainer * Ian Laperrière (born 1974), Canadian-American hockey player *

Ian Lavender Arthur Ian Lavender (16 February 1946 – 2 February 2024) was an English stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Private Pike in ''Dad's Army'', a BBC sitcom set during World War II, of which he was the last survivi ...

(1946–2024), English actor * Ian Law (born 1938), Australian rules footballer *

Ian Levy Ian Levy (born 14 February 1966) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency), Blyth Valley from ...

(born 1966), British Conservative MP for Blyth Valley since 2019 *Ian

Hideo Levy is an United States, American-born Japanese language author. Levy was born in California and educated in Taiwan, the US, and Japan. He is one of the first Americans to write modern literature in Japanese, and his work has won the Noma Literary ...

(born 1950), American author * Ian Oswald Liddell (1919–1945), recipient of the Victoria Cross * Ian Livingstone (born 1949), author * Ian Lorimer, British television director * Ian Lucas (born 1960), politician * Ian MacArthur (1925–2007), politician *

Ian MacDonald Ian MacCormick (known by the pseudonym Ian MacDonald; 3 October 1948 – 20 August 2003) was an English music critic, journalist and author, best known for both '' Revolution in the Head'', his critical history of the Beatles which borrowed te ...

(1948–2003), author * Ian Macdonald (barrister) (1939–2019) *

Ian MacKaye Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (; born April 16, 1962) is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.–based independent record label, and the frontman of hardcore pu ...

(born 1962), musician * Ian Mahinmi (born 1986), basketball player * Ian Malcolm (politician) (1868–1944), Member of Parliament (1910–1919) * Ian Martin (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Matos (1989–2021), Brazilian diver * Ian Matthews (drummer) (born 1971), drummer for

Kasabian Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and second vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karloff ...

* Ian Maxtone-Graham (born 1959), television writer and producer * Ian McAteer (born 1961), former gangster from Glasgow *

Ian McCaskill Ian McCaskill (born John Robertson McCaskill; 28 July 1938 – 10 December 2016) was a Scottish meteorologist and television and radio presenter, who frequently presented weather forecasts on the BBC. Early life McCaskill attended Queen's Par ...

(1938–2016), weather forecaster * Ian McCulloch (actor) (born 1939), actor * Ian McCulloch (singer) (born 1959), British singer in the band

Echo & the Bunnymen Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch (singer), Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson. By 1980, Pete de Freita ...

* Ian McCulloch (snooker player) (born 1971), snooker player * Ian McDiarmid (born 1944), Scottish actor *

Ian McDonald (musician) Ian Richard McDonald (25 June 1946 – 9 February 2022) was an English musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson in 1968, as well as the hard rock band Foreigner (ban ...

(1946–2022), British musician, best known for being a member of both

King Crimson King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist Fripp remained the only constant member throughout the ...

and Foreigner *

Ian McEwan Ian Russell McEwan (born 21 June 1948) is a British novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, ''The Times'' featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and ''The Daily Telegraph'' ranked him number 19 in its list of the ...

(born 1948), English novelist and screenwriter * Ian McKay (1953–1982), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *Sir

Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cu ...

(born 1939), English actor * Ian McLagan (1945–2014), English musician, best known for being a member of both

Small Faces Small Faces were an English Rock music, rock band from London, founded in 1965. The group originally consisted of Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Jimmy Winston, with Ian McLagan replacing Winston as the band's keyboardist in 1966 ...

and Faces * Ian McMillan (footballer) (born 1931), Scottish footballer *

Ian McMillan (poet) Ian McMillan (born 21 January 1956) is an English poet, journalist, playwright, and broadcaster. He is known for his strong and distinctive Yorkshire accent and his incisive, friendly interview style on programmes such as BBC Radio 3's ''The V ...

(born 1956) *

Ian McShane Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in '' Deadwood'' (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, and M ...

(born 1942), actor * Ian Messiter (1920–1999), English creator of ''Just a Minute'' * Ian Miles (born 1952), Australian rules footballer * Ian Moran (cricketer) (born 1979), Australian cricketer * Ian Moran (born 1972), American hockey player * Ian Morris (cricketer) (born 1946), Welsh cricketer * Ian Morris (musician) (1957–2010), New Zealand musician * Ian Morris (historian) (born 1960), British historian * Ian Morris (athlete) (born 1961), Trinidadian athlete * Ian Morris (footballer) (born 1987), Irish footballer * Ian Morrison (journalist) (1913–1950), Australian journalist * Ian Morrison (RNZAF officer) (1914–1997), senior officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force * Ian "Scotty" Morrison (born 1930), former National Hockey League referee and vice president * Ian Morrison (footballer) (born 1954), Australian rules footballer *Sir Ian Morrow (1912–2006), British accountant and politician * Ian Morton (born 1970), English cricketer *

Ian Mosley Ian F. Mosley (born 16 June 1953) is an English drummer. He is best known for his long-time membership of the neo-prog band Marillion, which he joined for their second album, ''Fugazi'', released in 1984. He had previously been an in-demand ses ...

(born 1953), drummer for

Marillion Marillion are a British neo-prog band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the mo ...

* Ian Moss (born 1955), Australian musician,

Cold Chisel Cold Chisel are an Australian Pub rock (Australia), pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums, Les Kaczmarek on bass and Don Walker (musician), Don Walker on pia ...

* Ian Murdock (1973–2015), computer professional, creator of the Debian project * Ian Nepomniachtchi (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster * Ian Ormondroyd, English footballer * Ian O'Brien (born 1947), swimmer *

Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician who is the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He remains the only member of Deep Purple who has served in every line-up since the band's incep ...

(born 1948), drummer of

Ian Paisley Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, (6 April 1926 – 12 September 2014) was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 1971 to 2008 and ...

(1926–2014), Protestant politician * Ian Patterson (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Pearson (badminton) (born 1974), English badminton player * Ian Peck (born 1957), English cricketer * Ian Pooley (born 1973), German DJ *

Ian Poulter Ian James Poulter (born 10 January 1976) is an English professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League. He has previously been ranked as high as number 5 in the world rankings. The highlights of Poulter's career to date have been his two ...

(born 1976), English professional golfer * Ian Punnett (born 1960), American radio broadcaster and priest *

Ian Rankin Sir Ian James Rankin (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Early life Rankin was born in Cardenden, Fife. His father, James, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, Isobel ...

(born 1960), Scottish novelist * Ian Reed (1927–2020), Australian discus thrower * Ian Reid (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Richards (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Richardson Ian William Richardson (7 April 19349 February 2007) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Conservative politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's '' House of Cards'' (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the pivot ...

(1934–2007), Scottish actor * Ian Roberts (athlete) (born 1973), Guyanese-American educator and former Olympic athlete * Ian Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Ross (disambiguation) Ian Ross may refer to: * Ian Ross (playwright) (born 1968), Métis playwright * Ian Ross (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2019), Scottish football player for Liverpool and Aston Villa, manager of Huddersfield Town * Ian Ross (footballer, born 1974), ...

, multiple people *

Ian Rush Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best Welsh playe ...

(born 1961), Welsh footballer * Ian Sanders (born 1961), cricketer for Edinburgh, Scotland *

Ian Sangalang Ian Paul Mendoza Sangalang (born December 20, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 2nd overall by the San Mig Super Coffee ...

(born 1991), Filipino professional basketball player * Ian Scheckter (born 1947), former South African F1 driver. Brother of Jody Scheckter and uncle of Tomas Scheckter. * Ian Scott (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Shaw (actor) (born 1969) * Ian Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Smith Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 191920 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. He w ...

(1919–2007), Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1964–1979 * Ian Snell (born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Ian Somerhalder Ian Joseph Somerhalder ( ; born December 8, 1978) is an American former actor and current business owner. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in American Broadcasting Company, ABC's science fiction adventure drama television series ''Lost (2 ...

(born 1978), actor * Ian Stanley (born 1957), British musician * Ian Stannard (born 1987), English cyclist * Ian Stevenson Webster (1925–2002), British judge * Ian Stewart (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Stone Ian Stone is a British stand-up comedian, broadcaster and writer notable for appearing as a guest on shows such as the comedy panel show ''Mock the Week''. Stone was also a regular guest on BBC Radio 5's ''Fighting Talk''. His book about followi ...

, English comedian * Ian Svenonius (born 1968), American musician *

Ian Tattersall Ian Tattersall (born 1945) is a British-born American paleoanthropologist and a curator emeritus with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, New York. In addition to human evolution, Tattersall has worked extensively with lem ...

, (born 1945), American paleoanthropologist * Ian Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Thomson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Thornley Ian Thornley (born July 21, 1972) is a Canadian rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is best known for his work with the bands Big Wreck and Thornley. Career Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Thornley studied jazz music at Bosto ...

(born 1972), Canadian musician *

Ian Thorpe Ian James Thorpe (born 13 October 1982) is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle swimming, freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the medley swimming, individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the se ...

(born 1982), Australian swimmer * Ian "Sam" Totman (born 1979), British guitarist *

Ian Tracey Ian Tracey (born June 26, 1964) is a Canadian actor.Ian Tracey's bio
at www.northernstars.ca Ove ...

(born 1964), Canadian actor *

Ian Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson (25 September 1933 – 29 December 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including " Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia. Ea ...

(1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter * Ian Van Dahl, Belgian artist * Ian Veneracion (born 1975), Filipino actor, athlete, pilot, and singer * Ian Voigt, American sound engineer * Ian Walker (sailor) (born 1970), British sailor * Ian Wallace (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Waltz (born 1977), American discus thrower * Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer) (born 1977), former lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets, and convicted pedophile * Ian "H" Watkins (born 1976), British pop singer and actor, former member of Steps * Ian Weatherhead (born 1932), English watercolor artist * Ian Webster (born 1986), English footballer * Ian West (born 1951), Australian politician *Sir Ian Wilmut (1944–2023), English embryologist, best known for cloning Dolly the sheep *

Ian Wilson (disambiguation) Ian Wilson may refer to: In sports * Ian Wilson (Irish cricketer) (1932–2013), Irish cricketer * Ian Wilson (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1952), New Zealand cricketer * Ian Wilson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1989), Scottish football player * ...

, multiple people * Ian Wingrove (1942–2023), British-American visual effects artist *

Ian Wolfe Ian Marcus Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American character actor with around 400 film and television credits. Until 1934, he worked in the theatre. That year, he appeared in his first film role and later television, as ...

(1896–1992), American actor * Ian Wolstenholme (born 1943), English football player and manager * Ian Wood (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Woosnam (born 1958), Welsh golfer *

Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright (born 3 November 1963) is an English media personality and former professional footballer. Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal as a forward, spending six years with the former and seven year ...

(born 1963), English footballer *Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, birth name of American musician

Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Zappa develo ...

(born 1969) * Ian Ziering (born 1964), American actor

Surname

Janis Ian Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child, Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" an ...

(born 1951), singer and songwriter *

Scott Ian Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld, December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist, lyricist and co-founder of the thrash metal band Anthrax (American band), Anthrax, of which he is the sole continuous member. Ia ...

, stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born 1963), guitarist with the metal band

Anthrax Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium '' Bacillus anthracis'' or ''Bacillus cereus'' biovar ''anthracis''. Infection typically occurs by contact with the skin, inhalation, or intestinal absorption. Symptom onset occurs between one ...

Notable people named Iain

* Iain Anders (1933–1997), English actor *

Iain Andrews Iain Andrews (born 1974) is a contemporary English painter. He lives and works in Manchester, England. He received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA Hons) in Fine Art and a Master of Arts (MA) in Painting from University College of Wales, Ab ...

(born 1975), contemporary English painter * Iain Archer, Northern Irish Singer-songwriter musician * Iain Armitage (born 2008), American child actor *

Iain Baird Iain Baird (born January 1, 1963) is a Canadian former soccer defender (football), defender who earned nine cap (sports), caps with the Canada men's national soccer team, Canadian national soccer team between 1984 and 1986. Baird played for t ...

(born 1971), Canadian soccer defender * Iain Ballamy (born 1964), British composer, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone player *

Iain Balshaw Iain Robert Balshaw, MBE (born 18 April 1979) is an English former rugby union player who played on the wing or at full back for Bath, Leeds Carnegie, Gloucester and Biarritz Olympique. He won 35 international caps for England between 2000 ...

(born 1979), English rugby player * Iain Bell (born 1980), English composer *

Iain Banks Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, adding the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies (). After the success of '' The Wasp Fact ...

(1954–2013), Scottish writer *

Iain Benson Iain Tyrrell Benson (born 1955) is a legal philosopher and practising legal consultant. The main focus of his work in relation to law and society has been to examine some of the various meanings that underlie terms of common but confused usage. ...

(born 1955), legal philosopher, writer, professor and practising legal consultant * Iain Black (born 1967), British Columbia politician * Iain Boal, Irish social historian of technics and the commons * Iain Borden (born 1962), English architectural historian and urban commentator * Iain Brambell (born 1973), Canadian rower * Iain Brines (born 1967), former Scottish football referee in the Scottish Premier League * Iain Brunnschweiler (born 1979), English cricketer * Iain Canning (born 1979), English film producer * Iain Chambers, English composer, producer and performer * Iain Michael Chambers, British scholar * Iain Cheeseman, Australian scientist * Iain Chisholm (born 1985), Scottish footballer * Iain Clough (born 1965), British slalom canoer * Iain Collings, Australian scientist * Iain Connell (born 1977), Scottish comedian and actor * Iain Coucher (born 1961), British businessman and consultant in the railway industry * Iain Couzin, British scientist * Iain Dale (born 1962), British broadcaster, author and political commentator * Iain Davidson (born 1984), Scottish professional footballer *

Iain De Caestecker Iain De Caestecker ( ; born 29 December 1987) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying Leopold Fitz/The Doctor in the television series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2020). He is also known for his roles in ''Coronation Street ...

(born 1987), Scottish actor * Iain Dilthey (born 1971), British film director * Iain Donald Campbell (1941–2014), Scottish biophysicist and academic * Iain Dowie (born 1965), Northern Irish football manager * Iain Duncan (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey forward * Iain Dunn (born 1970), English professional footballer * Iain Durrant (born 1966), Scottish footballer * Iain Eairdsidh MacAsgaill (1898–1934), Scottish poet and piper * Iain Evans (field hockey) (born 1981), South African field hockey player * Iain Fairley (born 1973), Scottish rugby union player * Iain Fearn (born 1949), Scottish footballer * Iain Finlay (born 1935), Australian author * Iain Finlayson (alpine skier) (1951–1990), British alpine skier *

Iain Glen Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil (film series), ''Resident Evil'' film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont, Jorah Morm ...

(born 1961), Scottish actor, noted for his role in TV's ''Game of Thrones'' *

Iain Gray Iain Cumming Gray (born 7 June 1957) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2008 to 2011. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the East Lothian constituency from 2007 to 2021, having p ...

(born 1957), Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament * Iain Hamilton (disambiguation), multiple people * Iain Harnden (born 1976), Zimbabwean hurdler *

Iain Henderson William Iain Henderson (born 21 February 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Ulster and the Ireland national team, and has been selected for two tours with the British & Irish Lions ...

(born 1992), professional rugby player for Ulster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions * Iain Kay (born 1949), Zimbabwean farmer and politician *

Iain Lee Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English former broadcaster, writer, and television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show ''The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon. Lee's career began ...

(born 1973), British comedian, TV presenter and radio presenter * Iain Lindsay (born 1959), British diplomat *

Iain Macleod Iain Norman Macleod (11 November 1913 – 20 July 1970) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. A playboy and professional Contract bridge, bridge player in his twenties, after war service Macleod worked for the ...

(1913–1970), British politician * Iain Macmillan (1938–2006), Scottish photographer, noted for his image of the Beatles walking across Abbey Road * Iain Matthews (born 1946), formerly known as Ian Matthews, English musician, singer-songwriter, member of Fairport Convention * Iain David McGeachy (1948–2009), birth name of

John Martyn Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. ...

, British singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Iain McGilchrist Iain McGilchrist (born 1953) is a British psychiatrist,, philosopher and neuroscientist who wrote the 2009 book '' The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World''. He is a Quondam fellow of All Souls Colle ...

(born 1953), psychiatrist, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar * Iain McKenzie (born 1959), Scottish politician * Iain Morrison (rugby union) (born 1962), Scottish rugby union player * Iain Morrison (born 1983), English rugby league player * Iain Morrison (musician), Scottish musician * Iain O'Brien (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer * Iain Paxton (born 1957), Scottish rugby player * Iain Robertson (born 1981), Scottish actor * Iain Smith (Scottish politician) (born 1960), Scottish politician *

Iain Duncan Smith Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Le ...

(born 1954), Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2003 *

Iain Softley Iain Declan Softley (born 30 November 1956) is an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films include Backbeat (film), ''Backbeat,'' ''Hackers (film), Hackers, The Wings of the Dove (1997 film), The Wings of the Dove'', ''K-PAX ...

(born 1958), film director * Iain Stirling (born 1988), Scottish TV presenter and comedian * Iain Stewart (disambiguation), multiple people * Iain Sutherland (1948–2019), Scottish musician, member of

The Sutherland Brothers The Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) were a Scottish folk and soft rock duo. From 1973 to 1978, they performed with rock band Quiver, and recorded and toured as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the gro ...

* Iain Sydie (born 1969), Canadian badminton player * Iain Torrance (born 1949), President of Princeton Theological Seminary and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Fictional people named Ian

* Ian – the supporting character from '' The Haunted House'' animated series * Ian – from Shane Jiraiya Cummings' short story "Ian"; every male character the protagonist meets is called Ian * Ian – from

Sarah Kane Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. She is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological ...

's play '' Blasted'' * Ian – from '' Leprechaun 2'' * Ian – the protagonist in the manga ''Not Simple'' by Natsume Ono * Ian Beale – from the TV soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' * Ian Chesterton – from the TV series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' * Ian Craig – from the radio soap opera ''

The Archers ''The Archers'' is a British radio soap opera currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word Radio broadcasting, channel. Broadcast since 1951, it was famously billed as "an everyday story of country folk" and is now pr ...

'' * Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the '' Open Season'' movies * Ian Donnelly,

Jeremy Renner Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as ''Dahmer (film), Dahmer'' (2002) and ''Neo Ned'' (2005), then supporting roles in bigger films, such as ''S.W.A.T. (20 ...

's character in ''Arrival'' * Ian Doyle – an Irish terrorist featured on ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...

'' * Ian Edgerton – FBI agent and sniper from the show ''

Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...

'' *Ian Foot – from the British TV series ''Come Fly with Me'' * Ian Gallagher – one of the main characters in the television drama '' Shameless'' and its American remake * Ian Grimm – creative director of fictional video game in the television series '' Mythic Quest'' * Ian Hainsworth – Susan Delfino's boyfriend in 3rd season of ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a tota ...

'' * Ian Hawke – the main antagonist in the ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks and billed for their first two decades as the Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for Novelty records in ...

'' movies * Ian Howe – an antagonist in '' National Treasure'' * Ian Kabra – antagonist of the book series '' The 39 Clues'' * Ian Kelley – title character from the Canadian animated series '' Being Ian'', created by Ian James Corlett, voiced by

Richard Ian Cox Richard Ian Cox (born October 3, 1973) is a Welsh-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his voice work for English-language dubs of anime, mainly for '' Inuyasha''. Cox gained prominence for playing the character of Henry Dailey's (played ...

* Ian Lewis and Ian Ketterman (together with dozens of other Ians) – characters created by Lee and Herring; the duo used 'Ian' as their de facto comedy name, in such sketches as the Ian News * Ian Lightfoot –

Tom Holland Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, he featured on the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 Europe list of 2019. Some publications have called him one of the most ...

’s character from the film ''Onward'' * Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park) – from Michael Crichton's novel ''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton, centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of De-extinction#Cloning, cloned dinosaurs. It bega ...

'' *

Ian (MÄR) Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name ( Yohanan, ') and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a po ...

– a recurring character in the

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

and

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

series ''

MÄR ''Märchen Awakens Romance'', officially abbreviated as ''MÄR'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai, serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 2003 to July 2006, w ...

'' * Ian Maxtone-Graham – from the TV series '' Suddenly Susan'' * Professor Ian McClaine – adoptive father of '' Joe 90'' * Ian McKenzie – the liberal attorney from the novel and the film '' A Dry White Season'' * Ian McKinley – from the movie '' Final Destination 3'' * Ian Miller – from the movie ''

My Big Fat Greek Wedding ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, and Joey Faton ...

'' * Ian Murray – the nephew of Jamie Fraser in Diana Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' series * Ian Nottingham – a character from

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is an American comic book Ongoing series, series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint (trade name), imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owne ...

comic and

TV series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...

* Ian O'Shea – from Stephenie Meyer's novel '' The Host'' * Ian Papov – character and member of the Demolition Boys (also known as the Blitzkrieg Boys) from the anime series ''

Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...

'' (2000) * Ian Randall – from the ''Smallville'' (TV series), episodes "Dichotic" and "Asylum", a character who had the ability to duplicate himself * Ian Raymond – Laura's boyfriend in the novel and film ''

High Fidelity High fidelity (hi-fi or, rarely, HiFi) is the high-quality reproduction of sound. It is popular with audiophiles and home audio enthusiasts. Ideally, high-fidelity equipment has inaudible noise and distortion, and a flat (neutral, uncolored) ...

'' * Ian Richton – A character and Ginger's former crush in the TV show '' As Told by Ginger'' * Ian Rider – from the '' Alex Rider'' books * Ian Schulenburg – unseen husband of Harriet Schulenburg in '' Green Wing'' * Ian Scuffling – Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in

Thomas Pynchon Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. ( , ; born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist noted for his dense and complex novels. His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, Literary genre, genres and Theme (narrative), th ...

's ''

Gravity's Rainbow ''Gravity's Rainbow'' is a 1973 novel by the American writer Thomas Pynchon. The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military. In partic ...

'' * Ian Slater – from the ABC soap opera ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

'' * Ian Thomas – Ryan Merriman's character in the TV series ''

Pretty Little Liars ''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...

'' *

– from the film ''

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey. The film follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naïve t ...

Fictional people named Iain

* Iain Sterling, a fictional character in the '' Android: Netrunner'' universe * Iain Dean, a fictional character in the '' Casualty Central'' universe

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