Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew

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( 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 Scotland, where it originated, as well as 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 was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States 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 peopl ...

counterpart is Ioan, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton 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), lead of rock band Jethro Tull * Ian Astbury, singer of rock band The Cult * Ian Bairnson, guitarist of The Alan Parsons Project and Pilot * Ian Baker-Finch, golfer and 1991 British Open 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, 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 (born 1976), American actor * Ian Bolton (born 1953), English footballer * Ian Book (born 1998), American football player * Sir Ian Botham (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 *

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 (1920–2010), OBE, actor * Ian Carter / iDubbbzTV (born 1990), YouTube personality * Ian Chan (born 1993), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor * Ian Chappell (born 1943), former Australian cricketer * Ian Charleson (1949–1990), Scottish/British actor *

Ian Clark (disambiguation) Ian Clark may refer to: *Ian Clark (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player *Ian Clark (director) English film director *Ian Clark (footballer) (born 1974), English former professional footballer *Ian Clark (geologist) professor in th ...

, multiple people * Ian Clyde (born 1956), Canadian boxer * Ian Cole (born 1989), hockey player * Ian Collier (1943–2008), singer and actor * Ian Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Crocker (born 1982), swimmer * Ian Curtis (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 (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 C ...

, vocalist and frontman of controversial British band Skrewdriver *

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, a ...

(1943-1998), Scottish gay and paedophile rights activist * Ian Dunn (rugby union) (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'' * Ian Flynn (born 1982), American comic book writer * Ian Frazier (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 DSO DFC, English Royal Air Force flying ace and one of the Few *

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 a ...

, former American football 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 care ...

(born 1947), British guitarist and singer * Ian Goodfellow (born 1985), Director of Machine Learning in the Special Projects Group at Apple computer * Ian Gow, British Member of Parliament assassinated by IRA 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 * 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, Canadian journalist and news anchor * Ian Harding (born 1986), actor * Ian Hart (born 1964), actor * Ian Haugland (born 1964 as Jan-Håkan Haugland), Norwegian-born Swedish drummer for the band Europe * Ian Healy (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 *

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

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 (1931–2020), British actor * Ian Ho (swimmer) (born 1997), Hong Kong freestyle swimmer * Ian Hornak (1944–2002), painter * Ian Hunter (actor) (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 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, 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 (born 1985), American soccer player * Ian Kahn (born 1972), American actor * Ian Karmel (born 1984), American stand-up comedian and writer * Ian Kennedy (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 Kochins ...

(born 1994), American YouTuber and livestreamer * Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, singer/bass player in Motörhead * Ian Kinsler (born 1982), Israeli-American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman * Ian Krankie (born 1947), Scottish entertainer * Ian Laperrière (born 1974), hockey player * Ian Lavender (born 1946), English actor * Ian Law (born 1938), Australian footballer * Ian Levy, British Conservative MP for Blyth Valley since 2019 * Ian Hideo Levy (born 1950), American author * Ian Livingstone (born 1949), author * Ian Lorimer, television director * Ian Lucas (born 1960), politician * Ian MacArthur (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 (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) (born 1971), drummer for Kasabian * Ian Maxtone-Graham (born 1959), television writer and producer * Ian McAteer (born 1961), former gangster from Glasgow * Ian McCaskill (1938–2016), weather forecaster * Ian McCulloch (actor) (born 1939), actor * Ian McCulloch (singer), singer in the band Echo & the Bunnymen * Ian McCulloch (snooker player) (born 1971), snooker player * Ian McDiarmid (born 1944), actor * Ian McDonald (musician), British musician, best known for being a member of both King Crimson and Foreigner * Ian McEwan (born 1948), English novelist and screenwriter * Ian McKay, recipient of the Victoria Cross * Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939), actor * Ian McLagan, English musician, best known for being a member of both Small Faces and Faces * Ian McMillan (footballer) (born 1931), Scottish footballer * Ian McMillan (poet) (born 1956), poet * Ian McShane (born 1942), actor * Ian Messiter, 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 * Ian Morrison (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Morton (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, 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 (born 1947), swimmer * Ian Oswald Liddell, recipient of the Victoria Cross * 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) (born 1974), English badminton player * Ian Peck (born 1957), English cricketer * Ian Pooley (born 1973), German DJ * Ian Poulter (born 1976), English professional golfer * Ian Punnett (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), 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 (born 1961), Welsh international footballer * Ian Sanders (born 1961), cricketer for Edinburgh, Scotland * Ian Sangalang (born 1991), Filipino professional basketball player * Ian Scheckter, 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. *

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, Major League Baseball 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 (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, 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 Dra ...

(born 1995), American football player * Ian Thomson (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Thornley (born 1972), Canadian musician * Ian Thorpe (born 1982), Australian swimmer * Ian "Sam" Totman (born 1979), British guitarist * Ian Van Dahl, 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 (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 (born 1951), Australian politician * Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, recipient of the Victoria Cross * 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), multiple people * Ian Wolfe, American actor * Ian Wood (disambiguation), 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, 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 (1933–1997), English actor *

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 (born 2008), American child actor * Iain Baird (born 1971), Canadian former 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 an ...

(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 (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 former cricketer * Iain Canning (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, British scientist * Iain Dale (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 (born 1971), British film director * Iain Donald Campbell (1941–2014), FRS (1941 – 2014) Scottish biophysicist and academic * Iain Dowie (born 1965), Northern Irish football manager * Iain Duncan (born 1963), Canadian former ice hockey forward * Iain Dunn (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (born 1981), Scottish actor * Iain Smith (Scottish politician) (born 1960), Scottish politician * Iain Duncan Smith (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 * 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 Tooniverse (; portmanteau short for ''Cartoon Universe'') is a cartoon and anime channel broadcast by CJ ENM E&M Division (formerly On-Media), in South Korea. Tooniverse commenced airing in December 1995 and is currently one of the leading a ...

'' 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'' * Ian – the protagonist in the manga ''Not Simple'' by Natsume Ono * 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'' * Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the '' Open Season'' movies * Ian Doyle – an Irish terrorist featured on '' Criminal Minds'' *

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, 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'' * Ian Kabra – antagonist of the book series '' The 39 Clues'' * Ian Kelley – title character from the Canadian animated series '' Being Ian'' * 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 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'' * Ian Murray, the nephew of Jamie Fraser in Diana Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' series * Ian Nottingham - a character from Witchblade 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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