Ian or Iain is a name of

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

origin, derived from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

(

Yohanan Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning "YHWH :wikt:חנן, is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan (High Prie ...

, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

, where it originated, as well as other

English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...

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 was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

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

Eoin Eoin (, or ) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in Engli ...

" (from Irish). Its

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

counterpart is

Ioan Ioan is a variation on the name John found in Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Welsh (), and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy ...

, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

equivalent is

Yann Yann is a French male 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), Fr ...

Notable people named Ian

As a first name (alphabetical by family name)

* Ian Agol (born 1970), American mathematician *

Ian Anderson (musician) Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist and leader of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist ...

, lead of rock band Jethro Tull * Ian Astbury, singer of rock band The Cult *

Ian Bairnson Ian Bairnson (born 3 August 1953 as ''John Bairnson'') is a Scottish musician, best known for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who has played saxophone and keyboards, although he is best ...

, guitarist of

The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990, whose core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They were accompanie ...

and

Pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...

* Ian Baker-Finch, golfer and 1991

British Open The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

winner * Ian Bannen (1928–1999), British actor * Ian Bell, English

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er * Ian Berry (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Black (disambiguation), multiple people *

Sir Ian Blair Ian Warwick Blair, Baron Blair of Boughton, (born 19 March 1953) is a law enforcement in the United Kingdom, British retired police officer, policeman who held the position of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2005 to 2008 and was t ...

, former Head of the

Metropolitan Police Service The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...

Ian Bohen Ian Stuart Bohen (born September 24, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Peter Hale in MTV's ''Teen Wolf'' and as Ryan in Paramount Network's drama series ''Yellowstone''. Bohen also appeared in a recurring role as Roy Hazelitt A ...

(born 1976), American actor * Ian Bolton (born 1953), English footballer *

Ian Book Ian Book (born March 30, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Sir Ian Botham Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham, (born 24 November 1955) is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords, a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017 and charity fundraiser. Hailed as one ...

(born 1955), English

er * Ian Brady (Ian Duncan Stewart, 1938–2017), convicted for the Moors murders in England in the 1960s * Ian Bremmer (born 1969), political scientist, author, entrepreneur * Ian Broudie, singer in The Lightning Seeds, and music producer *

Ian Brown Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the split in 1996, he began a solo career, re ...

, singer and lyricist in

The Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. 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 Ian Bunting (born February 10, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan and California and was signed as an undrafted free agent in . Bunting has a ...

(born 1996), American football player * Ian Callaghan (born 1942), Liverpool footballer with the most appearances * Ian Callum (born 1954), British design director for Jaguar *

Ian Cameron (disambiguation) Ian Cameron may refer to: * Ian Cameron (footballer, born 1966), Scottish football player and coach * Ian Cameron (footballer, born 1988), Scottish football player and coach * Ian Cameron (politician) (born 1938), Australian retired politician * ...

, multiple people *

Ian Carmichael Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor who worked prolifically on stage, screen and radio in a career spanning 70 years. He found prominence in the films of the Boulting brothers, including ' ...

(1920–2010), OBE, actor * Ian Carter / iDubbbzTV (born 1990), YouTube personality *

Ian Chan Ian Chan Cheuk-yin (; born 9 June 1993), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor, and a member of the Cantopop group Mirror. He was a former volleyball player for the Hong Kong men's national volleyball team and South China Athletic Associati ...

(born 1993), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor *

Ian Chappell Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943) is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation. Born ...

(born 1943), former Australian cricketer * Ian Charleson (1949–1990), Scottish/British actor * Ian Clark (disambiguation), multiple people *

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

(born 1956), Canadian boxer *

Ian Cole Ian Douglas Cole (born February 21, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cole won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 201 ...

(born 1989), hockey player * Ian Collier (1943–2008), singer and actor * Ian Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Crocker (born 1982), swimmer *

Ian Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums ''Unknown P ...

(1956-1980), singer and lyricist in Joy Division *

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) Ian Davis may refer to: * Ian Davis (businessman) (born 1951), British businessman * Ian Davis (cricketer) (born 1953), former Australian cricketer * Ian Davis (politician) (1939–2016), former Australian politician * Ian Davis (software develo ...

, multiple people *

Ian Desmond Ian Morgan Desmond (born September 20, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies. Desmond is a ...

(born 1985), Major League Baseball shortstop *

Ian Stuart Donaldson Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 – 24 September 1993), also known as Ian Stuart, was an English neo-Nazi musician. He was best known as the front-man of Skrewdriver, a Punk band which, from 1982 onwards, he rebranded as a Rock Against ...

, vocalist and frontman of controversial British 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 supremacist rock band after reuniting in the 1980s. Their original li ...

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) Ian Thomas Wayne Dunn (born 11 June 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Dunn represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Ze ...

(born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player * Ian Dury (1942–2000), singer and songwriter * Ian Eagle (born 1969), American sports announcer *

Ian Edmond Ian Edmond (born 2 June 1978) is a former competitive swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and competed for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games ...

(born 1978), swimmer *

Ian Falconer Ian Woodward Falconer (born August 25, 1959) is an American author and illustrator of children's books, and a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He has created 30 covers for ''The New Yorker'' as well as other publications. Falconer wro ...

(born 1959), American author and illustrator *

Ian Ferguson (disambiguation) Ian Ferguson may refer to: * Ian Ferguson (canoeist) (born 1952), Olympic kayaker from New Zealand * Ian Ferguson (writer), Canadian writer * Ian Ferguson (footballer, born 1967), former Rangers F.C. and Scotland footballer, now a manager in Austra ...

, multiple people * Ian Flanagan (born 1982), tennis player *

Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer who is 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., a ...

(1908–1964), British novelist, creator of ''

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

'' * Ian Flynn (born 1982), American comic book writer *

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), writer and humorist *

Ian Froman Ian Froman (born 6 May 1937) is a South African-born Israeli former tennis player and tennis patron. He is known for playing in the Wimbledon Championships in the 1950s, representing Israel in Davis Cup competition in the 1960s and 1970s, and ...

(born 1937), South African-born Israeli tennis player and tennis patron * Ian Gibbons (musician) (1952–2019), English keyboardist, member of The Kinks *

Ian Gibson (disambiguation) Ian Gibson may refer to: Sports * Ian Gibson (cricketer) (1936–1963), English cricketer * Ian Gibson (footballer, born 1943) (1943–2016), Scottish football player (Bradford Park Avenue, Middlesbrough, Coventry, Cardiff) *Ian Gibson (footballer, ...

, multiple people * Ian Gillan, 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 music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...

Ian Gleed Wing Commander Ian Richard Gleed (3 July 1916 – 16 April 1943), nicknamed "Widge," was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace credited with the destruction of 13 enemy aircraft during the Second World War. He served in the Battle of Fra ...

DSO DFC, English Royal Air Force

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

and one of

the Few The Few were the airmen of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the aviators of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy (RN) who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. The term comes from Winston Churchill's phrase "Never was so much owed by so ma ...

Ian Gold Ian Maurice Gold (born August 23, 1978) is a former American football player. Gold played eight seasons of professional football as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos from 2000 to 2003 and 2004 to 2007 an ...

, former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player *

Ian Gomm Ian Robert Gomm (born 28 March 1947 in Chiswick, West London) is a British singer-songwriter, who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by ''NME'' in 1971. Early career Gomm's car ...

(born 1947), British guitarist and singer *

Ian Goodfellow Ian J. Goodfellow (born ) is a computer scientist, engineer, and executive, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. He was previously employed as a research scientist at Google Brain and director of machine lea ...

(born 1985), Director of Machine Learning in the Special Projects Group at Apple computer *

Ian Gow Ian Reginald Edward Gow (; 11 February 1937 – 30 July 1990) was a British politician and solicitor. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne from 1974 until his assassination by the ...

, British Member of Parliament assassinated by

IRA Ira or IRA may refer to: *Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name *Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name *Iran, UNDP code IRA Law *Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, US, on status of ...

terrorists in 1990 *

Ian Greig Ian Alexander Greig (born 8 December 1955) is a former professional cricketer, who played in two tests for England in 1982. He is the younger brother of former England captain and cricket commentator Tony Greig and the uncle of Durham UCCE play ...

, former English cricketer and brother of

Tony Greig Anthony William Greig (6 October 194629 December 2012) was a South African-born Test cricket captain turned commentator. Greig qualified to play for the England cricket team by virtue of his Scottish parentage. He was a tall () all-rounder w ...

* Ian Grist (1938–2002), British politician * Ian Hallard (born 1974), British actor *

Ian Hamilton (disambiguation) Ian Hamilton may refer to: * Ian Hamilton (British Army officer) (1853–1947), British general * Ian Hamilton (cricketer) (1906–1992), New Zealand cricketer * Ian Hamilton (advocate) (1925–2022), Scottish lawyer * Ian Hamilton (critic) (1938� ...

, multiple people *

Ian Hanomansing Ian Harvey Hanomansing is a 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 Sun'', June 16, 1997. He form ...

, Canadian journalist and news anchor *

Ian Harding Ian Michael Harding (born September 16, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ezra Fitz in the Freeform mystery drama ''Pretty Little Liars'' from 2010 to 2017. Early life Harding was born in Heidelberg, West Germany, to an A ...

(born 1986), actor * Ian Hart (born 1964), actor * Ian Haugland (born 1964 as Jan-Håkan Haugland), Norwegian-born Swedish drummer for the band

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

Ian Healy Ian Andrew Healy (born 30 April 1964) is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international c ...

(born 1964), former Australian Wicket-Keeper *

Ian Hecox #REDIRECT Smosh#Biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Hecox, Ian 1987 births 21st-century American male actors American male actors Living people American YouTubers ...

, comedian with

Smosh Smosh is an American YouTube sketch comedy- improv collective founded by Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox. In 2002, Padilla created a website named "smosh.com" for making Flash animations, and he was later joined by Hecox. They began to post vide ...

Ian Henderson (footballer) Ian Henderson (born 24 January 1985) is an English professional Association football, footballer who currently plays for Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale. Henderson has played most of his career as a Forward (association football), forward, but he has ...

, current

Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the ...

player in the

FA Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

Ian Henderson (news presenter) Ian Henderson (born 15 August 1953) is a retired Australian television news presenter and journalist. Henderson was the weeknight presenter of '' ABC News Victoria'' in Melbourne and ''ABC News at Five''. Life and career Henderson graduated ...

(born 1952), Australian news presenter * Ian Henderson (police officer), former head of secret police in

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

, accused of

torture Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts c ...

Ian Henderson (rugby league) Ian Henderson (born 23 April 1983) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. A Scotland national rugby league team, Scotland international , his brothers, Andrew Henderson (rugby leag ...

, Scottish rugby

hooker Hooker may refer to: People * Hooker (surname) Places Antarctica * Mount Hooker (Antarctica) * Cape Hooker (Antarctica) * Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands) New Zealand * Hooker River * Mount Hooker (New Zealand) in the Southern Alps * Hoo ...

who plays in Australia *

Ian Hennessy Ian Hennessy (born 10 January 1967) is an Irish soccer coach and former professional player who was most recently the head coach of the University of Delaware. He came to the United States after being rejected by Arsenal, then returned to Irelan ...

(born 1967), Irish soccer player *

Ian Hicks (disambiguation) Ian Hicks may refer to: *Birth name of Baron Mordant, see Skull Disco *Birth name of Hixxy, happy hardcore musician *Ian Hicks, electronic musician (fl. 1980–1987) in Portion Control (band) Portion Control are a British electronic and ind ...

, multiple people * Ian Hill, 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. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...

* Ian Hislop, satirist and editor of ''

Private Eye ''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satire, satirical and current affairs (news format), current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely r ...

'' *

Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor who was knighted in 1998 for his contributions to theatre and film. Beginning his career on the British stage as a standout member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, ...

(1931–2020), British actor * Ian Ho (swimmer) (born 1997), Hong Kong freestyle swimmer *

Ian Hornak Ian Hornak (January 9, 1944 – December 9, 2002) was an American draughtsman, painter and printmaker. He was one of the founding artists of the Hyperrealist and Photorealist fine art movements; credited with having been the first Photoreal ...

(1944–2002), painter *

Ian Hunter (actor) Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a Cape Colony-born British actor of stage, film and television. Biography Hunter was born in the Kenilworth area of Cape Town, Cape Colony where he spent his childhood. In his teen years, ...

(1900–1975), English actor * Ian Hunter (singer), singer of Mott the Hoople * Ian McLellan Hunter (1915-1991), English screenwriter best known as the

front Front may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Front'' (1943 film), a 1943 Soviet drama film * ''The Front'', 1976 film Music * The Front (band), an American rock band signed to Columbia Records and active in the 1980s and e ...

for the

blacklisted Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list. If someone is on a blacklist, t ...

Dalton Trumbo James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including ''Roman Holiday'' (1953), ''Exodus'', ''Spartacus'' (both 1960), and ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' (1944) ...

and who later found himself blacklisted * Ian Huntley, double murderer *

Ian Jacobs (academic) Ian Jacobs (born 6 October 1957) is an academic, medical doctor, gynaecological oncologist, charity founder and university leader from the UK, with dual British and Australian citizenship. He began as the ninth president and vice-chancellor ...

(born 1957), English academic, gynaecological oncologist, gynaecologist/obstetrician *

Ian Jacobs Ian "Powerhouse" Jacobs is an Australian kickboxer and former 3 time World Kickboxing Champion. He has had victories over other former World Champions, such as Gurkan Ozkan by Unanimous points decision, and 'Diamond' Dale Westerman by Kn ...

, Australian kickboxer and 3-time World Kickboxing Champion *

Ian James (athlete) Ian Hugh James (born July 17, 1963) is a former long jumper, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, who represented Canada in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. A resident of Mississauga, Ontario, he wo ...

(born 1963), Olympic athlete * Ian James Corlett (born 1962), cartoon writer and voice actor *

Ian Jones-Quartey Ian Jones-Quartey (born June 18, 1984) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, writer, director, and producer. He is the creator of the animated series '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'', based on his Cartoon Network pilot ''Lakewood ...

(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 School ...

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

Ian Kennedy Ian Patrick Kennedy (born December 19, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, ...

(born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher * Ian Kershaw (born 1943), historian *

Ian Kochinski Ian Kochinski (born February 14, 1994), better known as Vaush ( ), is an American left-wing YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for debating and discussing politics online from a libertarian socialist perspective. Early life Ian Kochinski w ...

(born 1994), American YouTuber and livestreamer * Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, singer/bass player in

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...

* Ian Kinsler (born 1982), Israeli-American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman * Ian Krankie (born 1947), Scottish entertainer *

Ian Laperrière Ian Laperrière (born January 19, 1974) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and serves as the current head coach for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the American Hocke ...

(born 1974), hockey player * Ian Lavender (born 1946), English actor *

Ian Law Ian Law (born 27 September 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A rover, Law won the Hawthorn Best and fairest award in just his second year of VFL fo ...

(born 1938), Australian footballer *

Ian Levy Ian Levy (born 14 February 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth Valley at the 2019 general election. He is the first Conservative to represent Blyth Valley since the constituen ...

, British Conservative MP for Blyth Valley since 2019 * Ian Hideo Levy (born 1950), American author * Ian Livingstone (born 1949), author *

Ian Lorimer Ian Lorimer is a television director, most noted for being the director for the British panel game ''QI''. He is also a director of ''Room 101 (British TV series), Room 101''. Formerly a freelance vision mixer, Lorimer is well known in the Briti ...

, television director * Ian Lucas (born 1960), politician *

Ian MacArthur Ian MacArthur (17 May 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Perth and East Perthshire from 1959 until 1974. Early life MacArthur was born on 17 May 1925. He was the young ...

(1925–2007), politician * Ian MacDonald (1948–2003), author *

Ian Macdonald QC Ian Alexander Macdonald QC (2 January 1939 – 12 November 2019) was a Scottish barrister who was "a pioneer of committed anti-racist legal practice" in the UK. During the 1970s he appeared in many notable political and human rights cases, inclu ...

(1939–2019) * Ian MacKaye (born 1962), musician *

Ian Mahinmi Ian Mahinmi (born November 5, 1986) is a French former professional basketball player. At 6'11" and 250 lb, he played the center position and was selected with the 28th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Early life ...

(born 1986), basketball player *

Ian Martin (disambiguation) Ian Martin may refer to: * Ian Martin (UN official), English human rights activist and United Nations official * Ian Martin (writer) (born 1953), British comedy writer * Ian Martin (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer * Ian Kennedy Ma ...

, multiple people *

Ian Matos Ian Carlos Gonçalves de Matos (24 April 1989 – 21 December 2021), was a Brazilian diver. He competed in the men's synchronized 3 metre springboard at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he and Luiz Outerelo finished 8th out of 8 teams. He won ...

(1989–2021), Brazilian diver *

Ian Matthews (drummer) Ian Matthews (born 20 June 1971) is an English musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Kasabian. Prior to Kasabian, Matthews played with a number of noted local Bristol bands, such as K-Passa, CCQ, and Sissi. He met Kasabian in 2 ...

(born 1971), drummer for

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

Ian Maxtone-Graham Ian Howes Maxtone-Graham is an American television writer and producer. He has formerly written for ''Saturday Night Live'' (1992–1995) and ''The Simpsons'' (1995–2012), as well as serving as a co-executive producer and consulting producer ...

(born 1959), television writer and producer *

Ian McAteer Ian Douglas McAteer (born November 1961) is a Scottish former gangster who was a prominent figure in the Glasgow and Liverpool criminal underworlds during the later 20th century. McAteer accumulated various convictions, and in 2001 was sentence ...

(born 1961), former gangster from Glasgow *

Ian McCaskill Ian McCaskill (born John Robertson McCaskill; 28 July 1938 – 10 December 2016) was a BBC weather forecaster. Early life McCaskill attended Queen's Park Secondary in Glasgow, and then the University of Glasgow, where he studied geology and ch ...

(1938–2016), weather forecaster * Ian McCulloch (actor) (born 1939), actor * Ian McCulloch (singer), singer in the band Echo & the Bunnymen *

Ian McCulloch (snooker player) Ian McCulloch (born 28 July 1971) is an English former professional snooker player from Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire. He is known for his ability to grind opponents down through protracted safety exchanges and disjointed breakbuilding. ...

(born 1971), snooker player *

Ian McDiarmid Ian McDiarmid (; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen, best known for portraying the Sith Lord Emperor Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious in the ''Star Wars'' multimedia franchise. Making his stage debut in '' ...

(born 1944), actor * Ian McDonald (musician), British musician, best known for being a member of both King Crimson and Foreigner *

Ian McEwan Ian Russell McEwan, (born 21 June 1948) is an English 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 th ...

(born 1948), English novelist and screenwriter *

Ian McKay Ian John McKay, VC (7 May 1953 – 12 June 1982) was a British Army soldier and a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Bor ...

, recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

Sir Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...

(born 1939), actor * Ian McLagan, English musician, best known for being a member of both Small Faces and Faces *

Ian McMillan (footballer) John Livingstone "Ian" McMillan (born 18 March 1931) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Rangers and the Scotland national team. Playing career McMillan was born in Airdrie. Nicknamed "The Wee Prime Minister" (he sha ...

(born 1931), Scottish footballer * Ian McMillan (poet) (born 1956), poet * Ian McShane (born 1942), actor *

Ian Messiter Ian Cassan Messiter (2 April 1920 – 22 November 1999) was a BBC Radio producer and the creator of a number of panel games, including '' Just a Minute'', ''Dealing With Daniels'' and '' Many a Slip''. Messiter brought the successful '' twenty ...

, creator of '' Just a Minute'' *

Ian Moran (cricketer) Ian Anthony Moran (born 16 August 1979) is an Australian cricketer who has played List A cricket for Scotland national cricket team, Scotland and Twenty20 cricket for New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales, the Sydney Sixers and the Sydne ...

(born 1979), Australian cricketer *

Ian Moran Ian Patrick Moran (born August 24, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Throughout his 15-year professional career, Moran played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey Leag ...

(born 1972), American hockey player *

Ian Morris (footballer) Ian Morris (born 27 February 1987) is an Irish people, Irish Association football, football manager and former player. Career Dublin-born Morris came through the youth ranks at Leeds United F.C., Leeds United. After being on the fringes of the ...

, Irish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Ian Morrison (disambiguation) Ian Morrison may refer to: *Ian Morrison (journalist) (1913–1950), Australian journalist *Ian Morrison (footballer) (born 1954), Australian rules footballer *Scotty Morrison (Ian Morrison, born 1930), former National Hockey League referee and vice ...

, multiple people *

Ian Morton Ian Stuart Morton (born 14 October 1970) is a former English cricketer. Morton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Morton made his debut for Suffolk in the 2002 Minor Counties Ch ...

(born 1970), English cricketer * Ian Mosley, drummer for

Marillion Marillion are a British rock music, rock 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, becomin ...

* Ian Moss, Australian musician, Cold Chisel *

Ian Murdock Ian Ashley Murdock (April28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company. Life and career Although Murdock's parents were ...

, computer professional, creator of the

Debian Debian (), also known as Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution composed of free and open-source software, developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993. The first version of D ...

project * Ian Nepomniachtchi (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster *

Ian O'Brien Ian Lovett O'Brien (born 3 March 1947) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time. He won five Commonwealth Games gold medals and claime ...

(born 1947), swimmer *

Ian Oswald Liddell Captain Ian Oswald Liddell VC (19 October 1919 – 21 April 1945) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces ...

, recipient of the

* Ian Paice, drummer of

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

(1926–2014), Protestant politician *

Ian Patterson Ian Daniel Patterson (born 4 April 1973) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a central defender. Born in Chatham, Kent, Patterson started his career at Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland before moving to ...

(born 1973), English footballer *

Ian Pearson (badminton) Ian J. Pearson (born 15 January 1974) is a retired English badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game ...

(born 1974), English badminton player *

Ian Peck Ian George Peck (born 18 October 1957) is a former English cricketer. Peck was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, and educated at Bedford School. Peck made his debut in count ...

(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 W ...

(born 1976), English professional golfer *

Ian Punnett Case Ian Punnett (born March 3, 1960) is an American radio Broadcasting, broadcaster, author, professor, and Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal deacon. In the early to mid 1980s, Punnett hosted the WLRW morning show in his college town ...

(born 1960), American radio broadcaster and priest * Ian Rankin (born 1960), Scottish novelist *

Ian Reed Ian Manley Reed (13 July 1927 – 7 August 2020) was a discus thrower, who represented Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games in the men's discus throw event. He was born in Victoria. ...

, Australian discus thrower * Ian Reid (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Richards (disambiguation) Ian Richards may refer to: * Ian Richards (admiral) (1930–2022), Royal Australian Navy officer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 1983–84 * Ian Richards (racewalker) (born 1948), English race walker * Ian Richards (English cricketer) (born 1957), ...

, multiple people * Ian Richardson (1934–2007), Scottish actor *

Ian Robinson (disambiguation) Ian Robinson may refer to: *Ian Robinson (Australian football umpire) (born 1946), Australian Football League umpire active in the 1970s and 1980s *Ian Robinson (Australian politician) (1925–2017), Australian MP *Ian Robinson (author) (1937–202 ...

, 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 197 ...

, multiple people *

Ian Rush Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. At club level Rush played for Liverpool from 1980–1987 and 1988–1996. He is the club's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored a to ...

(born 1961), Welsh international footballer *

Ian Sanders Ian Edward Wakefield Sanders, born 26 February 1961, at Edinburgh, Scotland, played first-class cricket in one match for Cambridge University and List A cricket in one match for Dorset. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast b ...

(born 1961), cricketer for Edinburgh, Scotland * Ian Sangalang (born 1991), Filipino professional basketball player *

Ian Scheckter Ian Scheckter (born 22 August 1947 in East London, South Africa, and educated at Selborne College) is a former racing driver. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 30 March 1974. He scored no championshi ...

, former

South African __NOTOC__ South African may relate to: * The nation of South Africa * South African Airways * South African English * South African people * Languages of South Africa * Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the Afric ...

F1 driver. Brother of Jody Scheckter and uncle of

Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter (born 21 September 1980) is a South African former racing driver best known for his time in the IndyCar Series. Early years Scheckter was born in Monte Carlo to 1979 Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and his first wife ...

. *

Ian Scott (disambiguation) Ian Scott may refer to: *Sir Ian Dixon Scott (1909–2002), British civil servant and diplomat *Ian Scott (cyclist) (1915–1980), British silver medal winner at the 1948 Summer Olympics *Ian Scott (Rotarian) (1933–2001), founder of Australian Rot ...

, multiple people *

Ian Smith (disambiguation) Ian Smith (1919–2007) was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. Ian Smith or Iain Smith may also refer to: Entertainment * Iain Crichton Smith (1928–1998), Scottish poet and critic * Ian Smith (actor) (born 1938), Australian acto ...

, multiple people * Ian Smith (1919–2007), former Rhodesian Prime Minister *

Ian Snell Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners. From 2001 to 2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

pitcher *

Ian Somerhalder Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama ''Lost'', Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural drama ''The Vampire Diaries'', and Dr. Luther Swann in Netflix's sci ...

(born 1978), actor * Ian Stanley (born 1957), British musician *

Ian Stannard Ian Dexter Stannard (born 25 May 1987) is a British former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020 for the , and teams, before retiring after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. He now wo ...

(born 1987), English cyclist *

Ian Stevenson Webster His Honour Ian Stevenson Webster (20 March 1925 – 9 March 2002), was a British Judge and briefly a Liberal Party politician. Background He was a son of Harvey Webster and Annabella Stevenson McBain. He was educated at Rochdale Grammar School and ...

(1925–2002), British judge *

Ian Stewart (disambiguation) Ian Stewart may refer to: Military * Ian Stewart (RAF officer), current United Kingdom National Military Representative, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe *Ian MacAlister Stewart (1895–1987), brigadier general during the Second World Wa ...

, 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 following ...

, comedian * Ian Svenonius, American musician *

Ian Thomas (American football) Ian Thomas (born June 6, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana, and was drafted by the Panthers in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Ian Thomson (disambiguation) Ian Thomson may refer to: *Ian Thomson (Fiji) (1920–2008), British colonial administrator in Fiji and Administrator of the British Virgin Islands *Ian Thomson (cricketer) (1929–2021), English cricketer who played five Test matches *Ian Thomson ...

, multiple people * Ian Thornley (born 1972), Canadian musician * Ian Thorpe (born 1982), Australian swimmer * Ian "Sam" Totman (born 1979), British guitarist *

Ian Van Dahl AnnaGrace, formerly Ian Van Dahl, was a Belgian progressive house, electro house, and deep house music project fronted by Belgian singer Annemie Coenen and produced by DJ and record producer Peter Luts. The project first achieved success in 2008 ...

, Belgian artist * Ian Veneracion, Filipino actor, athlete, pilot, and singer * Ian Walker (sailor) (born 1970), British sailor *

Ian Waltz Ian Scott Waltz (born April 15, 1977) is an American discus thrower. He is originally from Post Falls, Idaho and attended Washington State University Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public ...

(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 Ian Weatherhead (born 1932) is an English watercolour artist. Weatherhead was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He attended schools in Yorkshire and Scotland, including Fettes College. In Edinburgh, he was a pupil of William Wilson ARSA (1905–1972), ...

(born 1932), English watercolor artist *

Ian Webster Ian Webster (born ) a former Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a or . A well respected sports / business personality who is often engaged for leadership commentary or running analysis of sporting organisations. Backgroun ...

(born 1986), English footballer *

Ian West Ian William West (born 3 August 1951) is an Australian politician and former Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving from 2000 until his retirement in 2011. Ian West was born on 3 August 1951 to parents Bill and ...

(born 1951), Australian politician *

Ian Willoughby Bazalgette Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette (19 October 1918 – 4 August 1944) was a Canadian-British pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. On 4 August 1944, while piloting an Avro Lancaster in a pathfinder role, Bazalgette a ...

, recipient of the

* Ian Wilmut, English

embryologist Embryology (from Greek ἔμβρυον, ''embryon'', "the unborn, embryo"; and -λογία, '' -logia'') is the branch of animal biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and ...

, 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), Scottish football player * Ian Wilson (f ...

, multiple people * Ian Wolfe, American actor *

Ian Wood (disambiguation) Ian Wood may refer to: * Sir Ian Wood (businessman) (born 1942), chairman of Wood Group, a United Kingdom engineering business * Ian Wood (politician) (1901–1992), Australian politician * Ian Wood (footballer, born 1948), English footballer for O ...

, multiple people * Ian Woosnam (born 1958), Welsh golfer * Ian Wright (born 1963), footballer * Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa (born 1969), birth name of American musician Dweezil Zappa * Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor

As a middle name

* Michael Ian Black (often credited by his full name, born 1971), American comedian * Richard Ian Cox (born 1973), Welsh-Canadian actor, voice actor, and radio host * Thomas Ian Nicholas (born 1980), Actor and singer * Henry Ian Cusick (born 1967), Scottish-Peruvian actor and television director

As a surname

* Janis Ian (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 and co-founder of the thrash metal band Anthrax. Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroo ...

, stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld, guitarist with the metal band

Anthrax Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis''. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The sk ...

Notable people named Iain

Iain Anders Iain Anders Robertson (8 February 1933 – 5 September 1997)
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Iain Andrews Iain Andrews (born 1974) is an 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, Abe ...

(born 1975), contemporary English painter *

Iain Archer Iain Archer is a writer, producer and solo artist from Bangor, Northern Ireland. He is a two-time Ivor Novello Award winner, winning the 2004 Album Award – ''Final Straw'' by Snow Patrol and Most Performed Work in 2016 for Grammy nominated ...

, Northern Irish Singer-songwriter musician *

Iain Armitage Iain Armitage (; born July 15, 2008) is an American child actor. He is known for starring as Sheldon Cooper in ''Young Sheldon'', a prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'', and Ziggy Chapman in '' Big Little Lies''. In 2018, Armitage received the You ...

(born 2008), American child actor *

Iain Baird Iain Baird (born January 1, 1963) is a Canadian former soccer defender who earned nine caps with the Canadian national soccer team between 1984 and 1986. Baird played for the Victoria Riptides during the 1985 Western Soccer Alliance Challe ...

(born 1971), Canadian former soccer defender *

Iain Ballamy Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. He is considered one of the greatest modern jazz saxophonists. Career Ballamy was born in Guildford, Surrey, and educated at George Abbot School, Guildford, from 1975 ...

(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), MBE, English rugby player *

Iain Bell Iain Bell (born 1980) is an English composer whose output is predominantly of vocal works, namely opera, art song or orchestral song. Life and career Bell was born in London. His first opera, ''A Harlot's Progress'', to a libretto by Peter Ackro ...

(born 1980), English composer * Iain Banks (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 Iain James Stewart Black (born 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general ...

(born 1967),

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

politician * Iain Boal, Irish social historian of technics and the commons *

Iain Borden Iain Borden (born in Oxford in 1962) is an English architectural historian and urban commentator. Career Educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford (MCS), Iain Borden graduated from University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1985, and went on to comp ...

(born 1962), English architectural historian and urban commentator *

Iain Brambell Iain Brambell (born November 10, 1973) was born and raised in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia. Brambell is a three time Canadian Olympic rower having competed in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. He is a graduate of Brock University and ...

(born 1973), Canadian rower * Iain Brines (born 1967), former Scottish football referee in the Scottish Premier League * Iain Brunnschweiler (born 1979), English former cricketer *

Iain Canning Iain Canning is an English film and television producer best known for producing the film ''The King's Speech'' (2010), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture and the BAFTA award for Best Film and Best British Film, and for execut ...

(born 1979), English film producer *

Iain Chambers Iain Chambers is an English composer, producer and performer. Iain has composed and performed since the 1990s. He formed the duo Bow Mods with Philip Clayton Smith, releasing an album and 2 EPs on Drunken Records. He produced programmes at BBC Ra ...

, English composer, producer and performer *

Iain Cheeseman Iain Cheeseman investigates the role of the kinetochore, a group of proteins required for cell division and chromosome segregation. This core network of proteins facilitates the attachment of chromosomes to microtubule polymers—the spindle s ...

, Australian scientist *

Iain Chisholm Iain Chisholm (born 29 August 1985) is a Scottish footballer who played 'senior' for Albion Rovers, Dumbarton and East Stirling. Honours Dumbarton *Scottish Division Three The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professio ...

(born 1985), Scottish footballer *

Iain Clough Iain Clough (born 22 May 1965 in Nottingham) is a Great Britain, British whitewater slalom, slalom canoer who competed in the early-to-mid 1990s. He finished 12th in the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2, C-2 event at the ...

(born 1965), British slalom canoer * Iain Collings, Australian scientist *

Iain Connell Iain Connell (born 10 August 1976) is a Scottish comedian and actor known for his work alongside fellow comedian Robert Florence. His acting credits include ''Legit'', ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' and most notably ''Burnistoun''. He has written for ma ...

(born 1977), Scottish comedian and actor * Iain Coucher (born 1961), British businessman and consultant in the railway industry *

Iain Couzin Iain Couzin is a British scientist and currently one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Department of Collective Behaviour and the chair of Biodiversity and Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz (Germa ...

, British scientist *

Iain Dale Iain Campbell Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British broadcaster, author and political commentator, and a former publisher and book retailer. He has been a blogger since 2002. In 2005, he became the first openly gay Conservative candidate to c ...

(born 1962), British broadcaster, author and political commentator *

Iain Davidson Iain Davidson (born 14 January 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer and currently plays for Lowland league Football League side Cowdenbeath, in his second spell at the club. Davidson mainly plays as a defensive midfielder but can also ...

(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.''. He is also known for his roles in Coronation Street as Adam Barlow ...

(born 1987), Scottish actor *

Iain Dilthey Iain Dilthey (born 1971 in Scotland) is a British film director. Filmography * '' Ich werde dich auf Händen tragen'' (2000) * ''The Longing'' (2002) * '' Gefangene'' (2006) Awards He was awarded the Golden Leopard at the 2002 Locarno Interna ...

(born 1971), British film director *

Iain Donald Campbell Iain Donald Campbell (24 April 1941 – 5 March 2014) was a Scottish biophysicist and academic. He was Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2009. Early life and education Campbell was born on 24 April 1941 ...

(1941–2014), FRS (1941 – 2014) Scottish biophysicist and academic * Iain Dowie (born 1965), Northern Irish football manager *

Iain Duncan Iain C. Duncan (born August 4, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Early life Duncan was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played for the Bowling Green State University Falcons for four years, being named to their "all-centur ...

(born 1963), Canadian former ice hockey forward *

Iain Dunn Iain George William Dunn (born 1 April 1970) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a Winger (association football), winger in the Football League for York City F.C., York City, Chesterfield F.C., Cheste ...

(born 1970), English former professional footballer *

Iain Durrant Ian Durrant (born 29 October 1966) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently a first team coach at East Kilbride. During his playing career, Durrant played as a midfielder for Rangers for 13 years and was part ...

(born 1966), Scottish footballer *

Iain Eairdsidh MacAsgaill Iain Eairdsidh MacAsgaill (19 February 1898 – 4 June 1934), alias the Bàrd Bheàrnaraigh ("the Bard of Berneray") was a Scottish World War I veteran of the King's Own Cameron Highlanders, a Western Australian bush poet in Scottish Gaelic, ...

(1898—1934), Scottish poet and piper *

Iain Evans (field hockey) Iain Evans (born May 29, 1981, in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a male field hockey player from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. International Senior Tournaments * 2003 ...

(born 1981), South African field hockey player *

Iain Fairley Iain Fairley (born 29 August 1973) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. Early life Fairley was born in Kelso, Scottish Borders. Rugby playing career Fairley was selected for Scotland's ...

(born 1973), Scottish rugby union player *

Iain Fearn Iain Fearn (born 16 December 1949) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park, Hamilton, Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the ...

(born 1949), Scottish footballer *

Iain Finlay Iain Finlay (born 21 October 1935) is an Australian author, journalist, television host, and humanitarian. He is known for his work as a foreign correspondent for ABC News. Early life Finlay was born in Canberra in 1935. Career One of Fin ...

(born 1935) *

Iain Finlayson (alpine skier) Iain Finlayson (19 December 1951 – 10 December 1991) was a British alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), wa ...

(1951–1990), British alpine skier * Iain Glen (born 1961), Scottish actor, noted for his role in TV's ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...

'' * Iain Gray (born 1957), Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament *

Iain Harnden Iain Harnden (born 23 September 1976) is a retired male hurdler from Zimbabwe. He represented his native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, 2001 World Championships in E ...

(born 1976), Zimbabwean hurdler * Iain Kay (born 1949), Zimbabwean farmer and politician * Iain Lee (born 1973), British comedian, TV presenter and radio presenter *

Iain Lindsay Iain Ferrier Lindsay OBE (born 9 March 1959) is a former British diplomat who served as Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary and Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bahrain. Lindsay now serves as advisor to the Economic Development Boar ...

(born 1959), British diplomat *

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

(1913–1970), British politician *

Iain Macmillan Iain Stewart Macmillan (20 October 1938 – 8 May 2006) was the Scottish photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for the Beatles' album ''Abbey Road'' in 1969. He grew up in Scotland, then moved to London to become a professional ...

(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, British singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Iain McGilchrist Iain McGilchrist (born 1953) is a psychiatrist, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar. McGilchrist came to prominence after the publication of his book ''The Master and His Emissary'', subtitled ''The Divided Brain and the Making of the West ...

(born 1953), psychiatrist, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar * Iain McKenzie (born 1959), Scottish politician *

Iain O'Brien Iain Edward O'Brien (born 10 July 1976) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 22 Tests, 10 ODIs and 4 T20Is. A pace bowler, he took 73 test wickets with best figures of 6 for 75 against West Indies in 2008. He played first class cricke ...

(born 1976), New Zealand cricketer *

Iain Paxton Iain Angus McLeod Paxton (born 29 December 1957) is a Scottish former rugby union player. He won 36 caps for Scotland at number eight and lock between 1981 and 1988, scoring a total of five tries.Bath, p153 He also won four caps for the Brit ...

(born 1957), Scottish rugby player *

Iain Robertson Iain Robertson (born 27 May 1981) is a BAFTA award winning Scottish actor. He portrayed Lex in cult Glasgow gang film, ''Small Faces'', though Robertson is also known for his work in the long-running children's drama, ''Grange Hill'' and '' T ...

(born 1981), Scottish actor *

Iain Smith (Scottish politician) Iain Smith (born 1 May 1960) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Fife constituency from 1999 until his defeat at 2011 election by the SNP's Rod Campbell. Education S ...

(born 1960), Scottish politician *

Iain Duncan Smith Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born George Ian Duncan Smith; 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was S ...

(born 1954), Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2003 * Iain Softley (born 1958), film director *

Iain Stirling Iain Andrew Stirling (born 27 January 1988) is a British comedian, writer, television presenter, actor, narrator and Twitch streamer from Edinburgh, Scotland. Stand-up career Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at the Univ ...

(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 grou ...

* 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 The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland, minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week i ...

Fictional people named Ian

* Ian – the supporting character from '' Shinbi's Haunted House'' anime * 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 ''Leprechaun 2'' (also known as ''One Wedding and Lots of Funerals'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1994 American fantasy comedy horror film directed by Rodman Flender and written by Turi Meyer and Al Septien. The sequel to Mark Jones' ''Leprech ...

'' * Ian – the protagonist in the manga ''Not Simple'' by

Natsume Ono is a Japanese manga artist. In addition to her mainstream manga work, Ono publishes boys' love (male-male romance) comics under the pen name basso. Career Ono began creating (self-published manga) after graduating from high school. In 2001, s ...

* Ian Beale, from the TV soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British 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 Ea ...

'' * 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 depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

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

The Archers ''The Archers'' is a BBC radio drama on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word channel. Broadcast since 1951, it was famously billed as "an everyday story of country folk" and is now promoted as "a contemporary drama in a rural settin ...

'' * Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the '' Open Season'' movies * Ian Doyle – an Irish terrorist featured on ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...

'' *

Ian Edgerton This article contains character information for the television show ''NUMB3RS''. The focus of the show is the relationship between brothers Don and Charlie Eppes. Don is an FBI agent, and Charlie is a mathematics professor who consults with Don's t ...

, FBI agent and sniper from the show '' Numb3rs'' * Ian Gallagher, one of the main characters in the television drama '' Shameless'' * Ian Hainsworth –

Susan Delfino Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry. She first appeared ...

's boyfriend in 3rd season of ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from Octobe ...

'' *

Ian Hawke Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...

, the main antagonist in the ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

'' movies * Ian Howe – an antagonist in ''

National Treasure The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology that supports the nation as the fundame ...

'' * Ian Kabra – antagonist of the book series '' The 39 Clues'' * Ian Kelley – title character from the Canadian animated series ''

Being Ian ''Being Ian'' is a Canadian animated series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana Limited for YTV, focusing on 12-year-old Ian Kelley, who aspires to become a filmmaker. It originally aired from April 26, 2005, to October 11, 2008. The ...

'' * 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 Malcolm – from Michael Crichton's novel ''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton and centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 when ...

'' *

Ian (MÄR) Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...

, a recurring character in the

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

and

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

series '' MÄR'' * 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, who also stars in the film as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos, a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with White Anglo-Saxo ...

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

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers B ...

comic and

TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...

* 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'' (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'' * Ian Rider – from the '' Alex Rider'' books * Ian Schulenburg – unseen husband of

Harriet Schulenburg ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the Sketch comedy, sketch show ''Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and ...

in '' Green Wing'' * Ian Scuffling – Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in Thomas Pynchon's '' Gravity's Rainbow'' * 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, 20 ...

'' * Ian Thomas – Ryan Merriman's character in the TV series '' Pretty Little Liars'' * Janis Ian, from the film '' Mean Girls'' * Ian Lightfoot, Tom Holland’s character from the film ''Onward''

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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Notable people named Ian

As a first name (alphabetical by family name)

As a middle name

As a surname

Notable people named Iain

Fictional people named Ian

Fictional people named Iain

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