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 (; ; died 108/140), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (), was an early Christian writer and Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he met his Christian martyrs, martyrdom, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. This ...

(35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop * Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint, Patriarch of Constantinople * Ignatios the Deacon (780/790 – after 845), Byzantine bishop and writer * Ignatius of Bulgaria, patriarch in 1272–1277 * Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867), Russian Orthodox saint, bishop and ascetical writer * Ignatius of Jesus (1596–1667), Italian Catholic missionary friar * Ignatius of Laconi (1701–1781), Italian Catholic saint *

Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola ( ; ; ; ; born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the S ...

(1491–1556), Basque Catholic saint and founder of the Society of Jesus * Ignatius of Moscow (1540–1620), Russian Orthodox Patriarch * Ignatius Moses I Daoud (or Moussa Daoud) (1930–2012), Syrian Catholic Patriarch * Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (born 1933), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch * Ignatius III Atiyah, 17th-century Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch * Ignatius III David, 13th-century Syriac Orthodox Church Patriarch * Ignatius IV Sarrouf (1742–1812), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch * Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch (1921–2012), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch * Ignatius V Qattan (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 (1927–1989), Lesotho Roman Catholic bishop

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* Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979), Ghanaian military ruler * Ignatius Bernstein (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 (1831–1901), American politician and writer * Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British writer and physician * Ignatius J. Galantin (1910–2004), American admiral * Ignatius Ganago (born 1999), Cameroonian professional footballer * Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono (1900–1986), Indonesian politician * Ignatius Jones (1957–2024), Australian singer and producer * Ignatius K. Musaazi (1905–1990), Ugandan politician * Ignatius Leong (born 1956), Singaporean Chess Organizer * Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon (1857–1930), Irish lawyer * Igantius Xavier Pereira (1888–1951), Indian Tamil-Sri Lankan businessman and politician * Ignatius Sancho (1729–1780), British writer * Ignatius Scoles (1834–1896), British architect, priest and writer * Ignatius Shixwameni (born 1966), Namibian politician * Ignatius Zhuwakiyi (born 1969), Zimbabwean sculptor

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* Adi Ignatius (born 1959), American journalist * David Ignatius (born 1950), American journalist and writer * Hannes Ignatius (1871–1941), Finnish general * Karl Ferdinand Ignatius (1837–1909), Finnish politician * Paul Ignatius (born 1920), American administrator

Fictional characters

* Ignatius, in the video game '' Fire Emblem Fates'' * Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome, psychiatrist in TV series ''

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam (, ) was a 17th-century Dutch Empire, Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''Factory (trading post), fac ...

'' * Ignatius Gallaher, in the short story " A Little Cloud" by James Joyce * Ignatius Mortimer Meen, the villain in the 1995 video game '' I.M. Meen'' * Ignatius Martin Perrish, in ''Horns'' by Joe Hill and the film adaptation * Ignatius J. Reilly, in ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' by John Kennedy Toole * Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian, in Disney’s 1989 film '' The Little Mermaid'' * Percy Ignatius Weasley, in ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' by J. K. Rowling

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