Ilja is a given name and surname. The given name is cognate to

Ilya Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, or Ilija (russian: Илья́, Il'ja, , or russian: Илия́, Ilija, ; uk, Ілля́, Illia, ; be, Ілья́, Iĺja ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." ...

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Ilja Bereznickas Ilja Bereznickas (born January 1, 1948 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian animator, illustrator, scriptwriter and caricaturist. Biography In 1970 he graduated in architecture from Kaunas Polytechnic Institute. In 1985 he graduated from the Po ...

(born 1948), Lithuanian animator, illustrator, scriptwriter and caricaturist *

Ilja Bergh Ilja Bergh (22 January 1927 – 5 September 2015) was a Danish pianist and composer. His father was a Jewish singing teacher and his mother was a Russian-born painter. His grandfather was the composer Rudolph Sophus Bergh and his great-grandfat ...

(1927–2015), Danish pianist and composer *

Ilja Dragunov Ilya Rukober (russian: Илья́ Руко́бер, translit=Ilʹya Rukober, translit-std=ALA-LC; born October 10, 1993) is a Russian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ilja Dragunov (). He is currently signed to WWE, appearing ...

(born 1993), Russian professional wrestler *

Ilja Glebov Ilja is a given name and surname. The given name is cognate to Ilya. Notable people with the given name include: * Ilja Bereznickas (born 1948), Lithuanian animator, illustrator, scriptwriter and caricaturist * Ilja Bergh (1927–2015), Danish ...

(born 1987), Estonian pair skater *

Ilja Hurník Ilja Hurník (25 November 1922 – 7 September 2013) was a Czech composer and essayist. Biography Hurnik was born in Poruba, now part of Ostrava. He entered the Prague Conservatory, then went on to the Prague Academy of Arts, where he ...

(1922–2013), Czech composer, pianist and essayist *

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 17 January 1968) is a Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classical scholar. He was born in Rijswijk, Netherlands, and studied, lived and worked in Leiden, and he moved permanently to Genoa, Italy, in 2008. Biogra ...

(born 1968), Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classic scholar *

Ilja Richter Ilja Richter (born 24 November 1952 in East Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, television presenter, singer, theatre director and author. Life Ilja Richter was born to parents Georg and Eva Richter. Georg was a Communist, who named Ilja ...

(born 1952), German actor *

Ilja Rosendahl Ilja Rosendahl (born 23 February 1968) is a German film and music producer, director, screenwriter, actor, songwriter, musician (vocals, guitars, bass) and voiceover artist. Biography Artistic career Rosendahl was born in Bochum. He played in t ...

(born 1968), German film and music producer, actor, songwriter and musician *

Ilja Seifert Ilja Seifert (6 May 1951 – 10 September 2022) was a German politician. A member of the Party of Democratic Socialism and later The Left, he served in the Volkskammer from March to October 1990 and in the Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Feder ...

(1951–2022), German politician *

Ilja Syrovatko Ilja Syrovatko is a Russian professional basketball player, who plays in Dynamo Moscow. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Russian men's basketball players BC Dynamo Moscow players Place of birth missing (liv ...

, Russian professional basketball player, who plays in Dynamo Moscow *

Ilja Szrajbman Lejzor Ilia (also "Ilja") Szrajbman (April 25, 1907 – 1943) was a Polish Olympic freestyle swimmer. In 1935, he was the Polish 400m freestyle champion. He competed in the 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, and for Poland at the 1936 ...

(1907–1943), Polish Olympic freestyle swimmer *

Ilja Venäläinen Ilja Venäläinen (born 27 September 1980) is a retired Finnish football player. He played for FF Jaro FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in ''Ykkönen''. Home matches are play ...

(born 1980), Finnish football player *

Ilja Wiederschein Ilja Wiederschein (born April 5, 1977 in Berlin) is a volleyball player from Germany, who played for the Men's National Team in the 2000s. He played as a setter, and is nicknamed "Ilse". Honours *2001 FIVB World League The 2001 FIVB Volleyba ...

(born 1977), volleyball player from Germany Notable people with the surname include: *

Ivari Ilja Ivari Ilja (born May 3, 1959 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pianist trained at the Moscow Conservatory under Vera Gornostayeva and Sergei Dorensky best known for his work as an accompanist. He is the rector of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre ...

, Estonian pianist best known for his work as an accompanist *

Joze Ilja Joze () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities ...

, Yugoslav slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1950s