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 ...

(

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

, ') and corresponding to the English name

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

. 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 ...

, 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 Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

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 Engl ...

" (from

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

). 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 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 cle ...

, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton equivalent is Yann.

Notable people named Ian

As a first name (alphabetical by family name)

Ian Agol Ian Agol (born May 13, 1970) is an American mathematician who deals primarily with the topology of three-dimensional manifolds. Education and career Agol graduated with B.S. in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology in 1992 and ...

(born 1970), American mathematician * Ian Anderson (musician), lead of rock band Jethro Tull *

Ian Astbury Ian Robert Astbury (born 14 May 1962) is an English singer, best known as a founding member, lead vocalist and frontman of the rock band the Cult. During various hiatuses from the Cult, Astbury has fronted the short-lived Holy Barbarians in 1 ...

, singer of rock band

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

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 accompan ...

and Pilot *

Ian Baker-Finch Ian Michael Baker-Finch (born 24 October 1960) is an Australian professional golfer and sports commentator, who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1991. Early years Baker-Finch was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia. He gre ...

, 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 ...

winner *

Ian Bannen Ian Edmund Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish actor with a long career in film, on stage, and on television. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in '' The Flight of the Phoenix'' (1965), the first ...

(1928–1999), British actor *

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

, 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 st ...

er *

Ian Berry (disambiguation) Ian Berry may refer to: * Ian Berry (photojournalist) (born 1934), British photojournalist in South Africa * Ian Berry (politician) Ian Morley Berry (born 3 November 1951) is an Australian Liberal National politician who was the member of th ...

, multiple people *

Ian Black (disambiguation) Ian Black may refer to: * Ian Black (footballer, born 1924) (1924–2012), Scottish footballer * Ian Black (footballer, born 1960), Scottish footballer * Ian Black (footballer, born 1985), his son, Scottish footballer * Ian Black (journalist), B ...

, 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 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 Ian Robert Bolton (born 13 July 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender for Notts County, Lincoln City, Watford and Brentford. Bolton was born in Leicester and began his car ...

(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 (born 1955), English

er * Ian Brady (Ian Duncan Stewart, 1938–2017), convicted for the

Moors murders The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England. The victims were five children—Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey, and Edward E ...

in England in the 1960s *

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

(born 1969), political scientist, author, entrepreneur *

Ian Broudie Ian Zachary Broudie (born 4 August 1958) is an English musician and singer-songwriter from Liverpool. After emerging from the post-punk scene in Liverpool in the late 1970s as a member of Big in Japan, Broudie went on to produce albums (somet ...

, singer in

The Lightning Seeds The Lightning Seeds (also known as Lightning Seeds) are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the bands Big in Japan, Care, and Original Mirrors. Originally a studio-based s ...

, 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, r ...

, singer and lyricist in

The Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English 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 Ian Brown, ...

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 ...

(born 1996), American football player * Ian Callaghan (born 1942), Liverpool footballer with the most appearances *

Ian Callum Ian Stuart Callum (born 30 July 1954) is a Scottish car designer who has worked for Ford, TWR, and Aston Martin. In 1999 he became the Director of Design for Jaguar Cars, later Jaguar Land Rover, a position he held until mid 2019. In 201 ...

(born 1954), British design director for Jaguar * Ian Cameron (disambiguation), 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 Associat ...

(born 1993), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor * Ian Chappell (born 1943), former Australian cricketer *

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

(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 ...

, 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 f ...

(born 1956), Canadian boxer * Ian Cole (born 1989), hockey player *

Ian Collier Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor. He appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of "Hamlet" in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Other repe ...

(1943–2008), singer and actor *

Ian Cooper (disambiguation) Ian Cooper may refer to: * Ian Cooper (Australian footballer, born 1946), former Australian rules football player * Ian Cooper (Australian footballer, born 1954), former Australian rules footballer * Ian Cooper (English footballer) (born 1946), for ...

, multiple people *

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

(born 1982), swimmer * Ian Curtis (1956-1980), singer and lyricist in

Joy Division Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Sumner and Hook formed the band after atte ...

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 ...

, 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 ...

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 Z ...

(born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player *

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

(1942–2000), singer and songwriter *

Ian Eagle Ian Eagle ( ; born February 9, 1969) is an American sports announcer. He calls NBA, NFL, and college basketball games on CBS, TNT, and TBS, as well as Brooklyn Nets games on the YES Network and French Open tennis for Tennis Channel. Other ...

(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 Aus ...

, multiple people *

Ian Flanagan Ian Flanagan (born 15 January 1982) is a Welsh former professional tennis player. Biography Flanagan grew up in the village of Graianrhyd, and attended Ysgol Brynhyfryd between 1993 and 1997. At the age of four, he attended a tennis fun ...

(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., an ...

(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 hav ...

'' *

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

(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 p ...

(born 1937), South African-born Israeli tennis player and tennis patron *

Ian Gibbons (musician) Ian Gibbons (18 July 1952 – 1 August 2019) was an English keyboardist, most notable for playing with The Kinks. Gibbons began playing the accordion at the age of nine, playing in the school band, and solo at music festivals, competitions an ...

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

, 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 and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Originally formed as ...

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 Fran ...

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 *

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 and f ...

, 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 wi ...

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 caree ...

(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 learn ...

(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 P ...

, 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 pl ...

, 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 wh ...

Ian Grist Ian Grist (5 December 1938 – 2 January 2002) was a British Conservative politician. Grist was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from February 1974 to 1983, and for Cardiff Central from 1983 until 1992. He also served as a Ministe ...

(1938–2002), British politician *

Ian Hallard Ian Christopher Hallard (born 9 November 1974) is an English actor and writer. His work includes acting roles in the West End, including the lead role of Michael in a revival of Mart Crowley's '' The Boys in the Band''; at the National Theatre ...

(born 1974), British actor *

Ian Hamilton (disambiguation) Ian Hamilton may refer to: * Ian Hamilton (British Army officer) Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a British Army general who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and E ...

, multiple people * Ian Hanomansing, 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 ...

(born 1986), actor *

Ian Hart Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), better known by his stage name Ian Hart, is an English actor. His most notable roles are Rabbit in the Channel Four drama miniseries '' One Summer'' (1983), Joe O'Reilly in the biopic ''Michael Collins'' (1996 ...

(born 1964), actor *

Ian Haugland Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964) is the drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of 1984, replacing ...

(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, 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 vid ...

Ian Henderson (footballer) Ian Henderson (born 24 January 1985) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Rochdale. Henderson has played most of his career as a forward, but he has also been used in various midfield roles, he can operate on both side ...

, 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) Ian Stuart McWalter Henderson, also known as Ian Stewart McWalter Henderson, (1927 – 13 April 2013) was a British citizen known for his role in resolving the Mau Mau crisis in Kenya in the late 1950s and for managing the Bahraini General D ...

, 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 a ...

, 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 ...

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 international , his brothers, Andrew Henderson and Kevin, are also international rugby league ...

, Scottish rugby hooker 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 Ian Frank Hill (born 20 January 1951) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and the sole continuous member for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Biography Hill learned how to play the double bass from his father, a bass player ...

, 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 Ian David Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is a British journalist, satirist, writer, broadcaster, and editor of the magazine ''Private Eye''. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programmes and has been a team captain on the BBC quiz sho ...

, satirist and editor of ''

Private Eye ''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satirical and 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 recognised for its prominent critici ...

'' *

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 Compan ...

(1931–2020), British actor *

Ian Ho (swimmer) Ian Yentou Ho (; born 25 April 1997) is a Hong Kong freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Ho swam collegiately at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and inf ...

(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 Photorea ...

(1944–2002), painter * Ian Hunter (actor) (1900–1975), English actor *

Ian Hunter (singer) Ian Hunter Patterson (born 3 June 1939) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who is best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Mott the Hoople, from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and at the time of its 20 ...

, singer of

Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople were an English rock band formed in Herefordshire. Originally known as the Doc Thomas Group, the group changed their name after signing with Island Records in 1969. The band released albums throughout the early 1970s but fai ...

Ian McLellan Hunter Ian McLellan Hunter (8 August 1915 – 5 March 1991) was an English screenwriter, best remembered for fronting for the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo as the credited writer of ''Roman Holiday'' in 1953. Hunter was himself later blacklisted. ''Roman ...

(1915-1991), English screenwriter best known as the front 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, ...

Dalton Trumbo and who later found himself blacklisted *

Ian Huntley The Soham murders were a double child murder committed in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England on 4 August 2002. The victims were two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman, who were lured into the home of a local resident an ...

, 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 Kno ...

, 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 won ...

(born 1963), Olympic athlete *

Ian James Corlett Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of Studio B Productions' animated series ''Being Ian'' and ''Yvon of the Yukon''. One of his best-known animation roles was the first En ...

(born 1962), cartoon writer and voice actor * Ian Jones-Quartey (born 1984), animator * Ian Joyce (born 1985), American soccer player *

Ian Kahn Ian R. Kahn (born April 21, 1972) is an American stage, television actor and podcast host, perhaps best known for his roles on '' Turn: Washington's Spies'', ''Dawson's Creek'', ''Bull'', '' The Unusuals'' and ''As the World Turns''. He portraye ...

(born 1972), American actor *

Ian Karmel Ian Karmel (born October 9, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He is currently the co-head writer for CBS’ ''The Late Late Show with James Corden''. He wrote for the 2017 and 2018 Grammy Awards as well as the 2016 Tony Awards. ...

(born 1984), American stand-up comedian and writer * Ian Kennedy (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher *

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

(born 1943), historian *

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

(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 prec ...

Ian Kinsler Ian Michael Kinsler ( he, איאן קינסלר; born June 22, 1982) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for ...

(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 Hock ...

(born 1974), hockey player *

Ian Lavender Arthur Ian Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC sitcom '' Dad's Army'', and is the last surviving major cast member of the series following t ...

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

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

(born 1950), American author *

Ian Livingstone Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of a series of role-playing gamebooks, ''Fighting Fantasy'', and the author of many books within that s ...

(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 The Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty are ...

, television director *

Ian Lucas Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wrexham, Wales from 2001 to 2019. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the ...

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

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

(born 1962), musician * Ian Mahinmi (born 1986), basketball player * Ian Martin (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Matos (1989–2021), Brazilian diver * Ian Matthews (drummer) (born 1971), drummer for

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

* Ian Maxtone-Graham (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 (1938–2016), weather forecaster *

Ian McCulloch (actor) Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor of stage, film, and television. McCulloch is perhaps best known for his role as Greg Preston in the post-apocalyptic 1975–1977 TV series '' Survivors'' and for his work in European genre cinema. Career M ...

(born 1939), actor *

Ian McCulloch (singer) Ian Stephen McCulloch (born 5 May 1959) is an English singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Echo & the Bunnymen. Career McCulloch was a singer-songwriter with the Crucial Three, one of many local b ...

, singer in the band Echo & the Bunnymen * Ian McCulloch (snooker player) (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) Ian Richard McDonald (25 June 1946 – 9 February 2022) was an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson in 1968, as well as the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. McDonald began ...

, British musician, best known for being a member of both

King Crimson King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experime ...

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. Bo ...

, 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 previousl ...

* Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939), actor *

Ian McLagan Ian Patrick McLagan (; 12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was i ...

, English musician, best known for being a member of both

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

and

Faces The face is the front of an animal's head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affe ...

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 shar ...

(born 1931), Scottish footballer *

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

(born 1956), poet *

Ian McShane Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor, producer and director. He is known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in the BBC series ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in '' Deadwood'' (20 ...

(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 and Twenty20 cricket for New South Wales, the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder. List A career Moran made his List A debut playing ...

(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 Lea ...

(born 1972), American hockey player *

Ian Morris (footballer) Ian Morris (born 27 February 1987) is an Irish football manager and former player. Career Dublin-born Morris came through the youth ranks at Leeds United. After being on the fringes of the first-team squad, he spent the majority of the 2005 ...

, 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, rugb ...

* Ian Morrison (disambiguation), multiple people * Ian Morton (born 1970), English cricketer *

Ian Mosley Ian F. Mosley (born 16 June 1953, Paddington, London, England) is an English drummer. He is best known for his long-time membership of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion, which he joined for their second album, ''Fugazi'', released in 19 ...

, drummer for

Marillion Marillion are a British 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, becoming the most ...

Ian Moss Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorded ...

, Australian musician,

Cold Chisel Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums and Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes (at the ...

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 ...

, 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 De ...

project *

Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi ( rus, Ян Алекса́ндрович Непо́мнящий, r=Yan Aleksandrovich Nepomnyashchiy, p=ˈjan ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈpomnʲɪɕːɪj, a=Ru-Ian Alexandrovich Nepomnyashchij.ogg; born 14 J ...

(born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster * Ian O'Brien (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 Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He is often cited as one of the greatest drummers of all-time. He remains the only membe ...

, 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 (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 Ian Pooley (born Ian Pinnekamp in 1973) is a German record producer and DJ. While incorporating samples of various musical genres, Pooley's creations are usually classified as house or tech house with Brazilian influence. Biography Pooley's mu ...

(born 1973), German DJ *

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

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

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

(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) Ian Reid may refer to: * Ian Reid (skateboarder) (born 1977) * Ian Reid (Alberta politician) (born 1931), former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta * Ian Reid (Scottish clergyman), leader of the Iona Community 1967–1974 * Ian Reid (poe ...

, multiple people * Ian Richards (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ian Richardson Ian William Richardson (7 April 19349 February 2007) was a Scottish actor. He portrayed the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's '' House of Cards'' (1990–1995) television trilogy. Richardson was also a leading S ...

(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 1974 ...

, multiple people * Ian Rush (born 1961), Welsh international footballer * Ian Sanders (born 1961), cricketer for Edinburgh, Scotland *

Ian Sangalang Ian Paul Mendoza Sangalang (born December 20, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 2nd overall by the Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft. Amate ...

(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 championsh ...

, former South African F1 driver. Brother of

Jody Scheckter Jody David Scheckter (born 29 January 1950) is a South African business proprietor and former motor racing driver. He competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980, winning the Drivers' Championship in with Ferrari. Scheckter remains the only Afri ...

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 wif ...

. *

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 R ...

, 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 Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1 ...

(1919–2007), former Rhodesian Prime Minister * Ian Snell,

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 (A ...

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 sc ...

(born 1978), actor *

Ian Stanley Ian Christopher Stanley (born 28 February 1957) is a British musician, songwriter and record producer. He was previously a member of the English band Tears for Fears for most of the 1980s, and played a key role in the making of their multi-plat ...

(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 w ...

(born 1987), English cyclist *Ian Stevenson Webster (1925–2002), British judge *Ian Stewart (disambiguation), multiple people *Ian Stone, comedian *Ian Svenonius, American musician *Ian Thomas (American football) (born 1995), American football player *Ian Thomson (disambiguation), multiple people *Ian Thornley (born 1972), Canadian musician *Ian Thorpe (born 1982), Australian swimmer *Sam Totman, 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 (born 1977), American discus thrower *Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer) (born 1977), former lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets, and convicted pedophile *Ian Watkins (Steps), Ian H Watkins (born 1976), British pop singer and actor, former member of Steps *Ian Weatherhead (born 1932), English watercolor artist *Ian Webster (born 1986), English footballer *Ian West (born 1951), Australian politician *Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, recipient of the

*Ian Wilmut, English embryologist, 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 *Dweezil Zappa, 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 (American band), Anthrax

Notable people named Iain

*Iain Anders (1933–1997), English actor *Iain Andrews (born 1975), contemporary English painter *Iain Archer, 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 (born 1979), MBE, English rugby player *Iain Bell (born 1980), English composer *Iain Banks (1954–2013), Scottish writer *Iain Benson (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, English composer, producer and performer *Iain Cheeseman, Australian scientist *Iain Chisholm (born 1985), Scottish footballer *Iain Clough (born 1965), British slalom canoer *Iain Collings, Australian scientist *Iain Connell (born 1977), Scottish comedian and actor *Iain Coucher (born 1961), British businessman and consultant in the railway industry *Iain Couzin, British scientist *Iain Dale (born 1962), British broadcaster, author and political commentator *Iain Davidson (born 1984), Scottish professional footballer *Iain De Caestecker (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 (born 1966), Scottish footballer *Iain Eairdsidh MacAsgaill (1898—1934), Scottish poet and piper *Iain Evans (field hockey) (born 1981), South African field hockey player *Iain Fairley (born 1973), Scottish rugby union player *Iain Fearn (born 1949), Scottish footballer *Iain Finlay (born 1935) *Iain Finlayson (alpine skier) (1951–1990), British alpine skier *Iain Glen (born 1961), Scottish actor, noted for his role in TV's ''Game of Thrones'' *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 (born 1959), British diplomat *Iain Macleod (1913–1970), British politician *Iain Macmillan (1938–2006), Scottish photographer, noted for his image of the Beatles walking across ''Abbey Road'' *Iain Matthews (born 1946), formerly known as Ian Matthews, English musician, singer-songwriter, member of Fairport Convention * Iain David McGeachy (1948–2009), birth name of John Martyn, 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 (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer *Iain Paxton (born 1957), Scottish rugby player *Iain Robertson (born 1981), Scottish actor *Iain Smith (Scottish politician) (born 1960), Scottish politician *Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954), Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2003 *Iain Softley (born 1958), film director *Iain Stirling (born 1988), Scottish TV presenter and comedian *Iain Stewart (disambiguation), multiple people * Iain Sutherland (1948–2019), Scottish musician, member of The Sutherland Brothers *Iain Sydie (born 1969), Canadian badminton player *Iain Torrance (born 1949), President of Princeton Theological Seminary and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Fictional people named Ian

* Ian – the supporting character from ''The Haunted House (anime), 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'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'' *Ian Chesterton, from the TV series ''Doctor Who'' * Ian Craig – from the radio soap opera ''The Archers'' * Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the ''Open Season (2006 film), Open Season'' movies * Ian Doyle – an Irish terrorist featured on ''Criminal Minds'' *Ian Edgerton, FBI agent and sniper from the show ''Numb3rs'' *List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Ian Gallagher, Ian Gallagher, one of the main characters in the television drama ''Shameless (British TV series), Shameless'' * Ian Hainsworth – Susan Delfino's boyfriend in 3rd season of ''Desperate Housewives'' *Ian Hawke, the main antagonist in the ''Alvin and the Chipmunks (film), Alvin and the Chipmunks'' movies * Ian Howe – an antagonist in ''National Treasure (film), 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 (character), Ian Malcolm – from Michael Crichton's novel ''Jurassic Park (novel), Jurassic Park'' *Ian (MÄR), a recurring character in the manga 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, ''Outlander'' series * Ian Nottingham - a character from Witchblade comic and Witchblade (2001 TV series), TV series * Ian O'Shea – from Stephenie Meyer's novel ''The Host (novel), The Host'' * Ian Papov – character and member of the Demolition Boys (also known as the Blitzkrieg Boys) from the anime series ''Beyblade (manga), Beyblade'' (2000) * Ian Randall – from the Smallville (TV series), ''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 (novel), High Fidelity'' * Ian Rider – from the ''Alex Rider'' books *Recurring guest characters in Green Wing#Ian, Oscar, Jamie, Robbie and Stuart Schulenburg, Ian Schulenburg – unseen husband of Harriet Schulenburg in ''Green Wing'' * Ian Scuffling – Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in Thomas Pynchon's ''Gravity's Rainbow'' *Children of All My Children#Ian Slater, Ian Slater, from the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' * Ian Thomas – Ryan Merriman's character in the TV series ''Pretty Little Liars (TV series), Pretty Little Liars'' *Janis Ian (Mean Girls), Janis Ian, from the film ''Mean Girls'' * Ian Lightfoot, Tom Holland (actor), Tom Holland’s character from the film Onward (film), ''Onward''

Fictional people named Iain

* Iain Sterling, a fictional character in the ''Android: Netrunner'' universe *Iain Dean, a fictional character in the ''Casualty (TV series), 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

See also

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