Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Ignatius of Antioch Ignatius of Antioch (; Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, ''Ignátios Antiokheías''; died c. 108/140 AD), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (, ''Ignátios ho Theophóros'', lit. "the God-bearing"), was an early Christian writer ...

(35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop *

Ignatius of Constantinople St. Ignatius or Ignatios ( el, Ιγνάτιος), (c. 798 – 23 October 877) was a Patriarch of Constantinople from July 4, 847, to October 23, 858, and from November 23, 867, to his death on October 23, 877. In the Catholic Church and East ...

(797–877), Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint, Patriarch of Constantinople *

Ignatios the Deacon Ignatios the Deacon ( el, Ἰγνάτιος ὁ Διάκονος, 780/790 – after 845) was a Byzantine cleric and writer. Left an orphan as a child, he was educated under the auspices of Patriarch Tarasios of Constantinople, and rose in the church ...

(780/790 – after 845), Byzantine bishop and writer * Ignatius, Primate of Bulgaria in 1272–1277 *

Ignatius Brianchaninov Saint Ignatius (secular name Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, russian: link=no, Дмитрий Александрович Брянчанинов, ; 1807–1867) was a bishop and theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church. He stands out as one of ...

(1807–1867), Russian Orthodox saint, bishop and ascetical writer *

Ignatius of Jesus Ignatius of Jesus ( it, Ignàzio di Gesù, born Carlo Leonelli; 1596, Sorbolongo, Pesaro – 21 February 1667, Rome) was an Italian Roman Catholic friar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who served as a missionary in Persia, Basra, and Leba ...

(1596–1667), Italian Catholic missionary friar *

Ignatius of Laconi Ignazio da Laconi ( sc, Ignatziu dae Làconi) (10 December 1701 - 11 May 1781) - born Vincenzo Peis - was a Roman Catholic professed religious born in Sardinia, and a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. His conquering a serious illnes ...

(1701–1781), Italian Catholic saint *

Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, Society of Jesus, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spain, Spanish Catholic ...

(1491–1556), Basque Catholic saint and founder of the Society of Jesus *

Ignatius of Moscow Ignatius (russian: link=no, Игнатий, el, Ιγνάτιος) (1540–1620) was a Russian Orthodox bishop of Greek descent who was the second Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia in 1605–1606, even though his status is now disputed and he ...

(1540–1620), Russian Orthodox Patriarch *

Ignatius Moses I Daoud Ignatius Basile Moses I Daoud (or ''Moussa Daoud'') ( syr, ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܡܘܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܘܕ) (18 September 1930 – 7 April 2012) was Patriarch of Antioch for the Syrian Catholic Church, a Cardinal Bishop (because he was an Easte ...

(or Moussa Daoud) (1930–2012), Syrian Catholic Patriarch * Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (born 1933), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch *

Ignatius III Atiyah Patriarch Ignatius III Atiyah (died 1634) was Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1619 to 1634. The first years of his patriarchate were marked by the split of the Melkite Church in two factions, a situation that lasted till the #Synod of Ras-Baalbe ...

, 17th-century Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch *

Ignatius III David Ignatius III David was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1222 until 1252. Biography In 1215, David was ordained maphrian by John XII upon which he took the name Ignatius and was maphrian for seven years before ...

, 13th-century Syriac Orthodox Church Patriarch *

Ignatius IV Sarrouf Ignatius IV (Youssef) Sarrouf (or ''Aganatios Sarruf'', 1742–1812) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1812. He is remembered for both his patriarchate (short and ended by his murder), and for having been, as metropolitan of B ...

(1742–1812), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch * Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch (1921–2012), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch *

Ignatius V Qattan Ignatius V Moussa Qattan, (or ''Cattan'', ''Kattan'', ''Quattan'', 1756–1833) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1816 until 1833. Life Moussa Qattan was born in 1756 (or 1752) in Zouk, Lebanon. He was the nephew of Solei ...

(1756–1833), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch * First name of all the Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch since the 15th century * Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (born 1950), Indonesian prelate and current archbishop of Jakarta *

Ignatius Phakoe Ignatius Phakoe (born 9 July 1927 in Koro-Koro – 23 July 1989) was a Mosotho clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe ( la, Leriben(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Leribe ...

(1927–1989), Lesotho Roman Catholic bishop

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* Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979), Ghanaian military ruler *

Ignatius Bernstein Ignatius Abramovich Bernstein (, ) was a Railway engineering, railroad engineer and activist in the Russian Empire. Biography Ignatius Bernstein was born in Kremenets, Kremenetz, Volhynian Governorate, in 1846. He was educated at the high school o ...

(1846–1900), Russian railroad engineer * Ignatius Bonomi (1787–1870), British architect * Ignatius Valentine Chirol (1852–1929), British writer and diplomat * Ignatius Chombo (born 1952), Zimbabwean politician *

Ignatius L. Donnelly Ignatius Loyola Donnelly (November 3, 1831 – January 1, 1901) was an American Congressman, populist writer, and fringe scientist. He is known primarily now for his fringe theories concerning Atlantis, Catastrophism (especially the idea of an a ...

(1831–1901), American politician and writer * Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British writer and physician * Ignatius Ganago (1999-), Cameroonian professional footballer *

Ignatius J. Galantin Ignatius Joseph "Pete" Galantin (September 24, 1910 – July 6, 2004) was a four-star United States Navy admiral, World War II Navy Cross recipient, and the first commander of the Naval Material Command. Early career Galatin was born in New York ...

(1910–2004), American admiral * Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono (1900–1986), Indonesian politician * Ignatius Jones (born 1957), Australian singer and producer *

Ignatius K. Musaazi Ignatius Kangave Musaazi (1905–1990) formed the first political party in Uganda, namely the Uganda National Congress (UNC) party on Sunday 2 March 1952. Musaazi became its first President, and Abubaker Kakyama Mayanja was the party's first Se ...

(1905–1990), Ugandan politician *

Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon Ignatius John O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon, (31 July 1857 – 10 September 1930), known as Sir Ignatius O'Brien, Bt, between 1916 and 1918, was an Irish lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland between 1913 and 1918. Early ...

(1857–1930), Irish lawyer * Igantius Xavier Pereira (1888–1951), Indian Tamil-Sri Lankan businessman and politician *

Ignatius Sancho Charles Ignatius Sancho ( – 14 December 1780) was a British abolitionist, writer and composer. Born on a slave ship in the Atlantic, Sancho was sold into slavery in the Spanish colony of New Granada. After his parents died, Sancho's owner t ...

(1729–1780), British writer * Ignatius Scoles (1834–1896), British architect, priest and writer * Ignatius Shixwameni (born 1966), Namibian politician *

Ignatius Zhuwakiyi Ignatius Zhuwakiyi (born 1969) is a Zimbabwean sculptor. A native of Harare, Zhuwakiyi is the youngest of four, and grew up in St Mary's Township, Chitungwiza. There he attended local primary and secondary schools. He left high school after his ...

(born 1969), Zimbabwean sculptor

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* Adi Ignatius (born 1959), American journalist *

David Ignatius David Reynolds Ignatius (born May 26, 1950) is an American journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for ''The Washington Post''. He has written eleven novels, including '' Body of Lies'', which director Ridley Scott adapt ...

(born 1950), American journalist and writer *

Hannes Ignatius Johannes Ferdinand "Hannes" Ignatius (1871, Helsinki – 1941) was a Finnish soldier and a prominent advocate for Finnish independence. Biography Ignatius was the son of the Fennophile Senator, Karl Ferdinand Ignatius, and Amanda Kristina B ...

(1871–1941), Finnish general *

Karl Ferdinand Ignatius Karl Emil Ferdinand Ignatius (27 September 1837 – 11 September 1909) was a Finnish historian, the head of the Main Office of Statistics and a Senator. Biography Ignatius was born in Pori, the son of vice-pastor Johan Ferdinand Ignatius and ...

(1837–1909), Finnish politician *

Paul Ignatius Paul Robert Ignatius (born November 11, 1920) is an American government official who served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Lyndon Johnson Administration. Life and career Ignat ...

(born 1920), American administrator

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Ignatius J. Reilly ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' is a picaresque novel by American novelist John Kennedy Toole which reached publication in 1980, eleven years after Toole's death. Published through the efforts of writer Walker Percy (who also contributed a foreword) a ...

, in ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' by John Kennedy Toole * Ignatius Gallaher, in ''

A Little Cloud "A Little Cloud" is a short story by James Joyce, first published in his 1914 collection, ''Dubliners''. It contrasts the life of the protagonist, Little Chandler, a Dubliner who remained in the city and married, with the life of his old friend Ig ...

'' by James Joyce * Ignatius Martin Perrish, in

Horns Horns or The Horns may refer to: * Plural of Horn (instrument), a group of musical instruments all with a horn-shaped bells * The Horns (Colorado), a summit on Cheyenne Mountain * ''Horns'' (novel), a dark fantasy novel written in 2010 by Joe Hill ...

by Joe Hill * Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian, in Disney’s '' The Little Mermaid (1989 film)'' * Ignatius, in ''

Fire Emblem Fates ''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released inter ...

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