# Ian

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{{Infobox given name
|name = Ian
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|pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|ə|n}} {{respell|EE|ən}}<br />{{IPA|gd|ˈiaɲ|lang}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Dictionary Detail – Iain|url=http://www.faclair.com/ViewEntry.aspx?ID=6F471A33ACE4BA275289517E042246AC|website=www.faclair.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>
|gender = [Male](/source/Male)
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|origin = Scottish Gaelic, from Hebrew [Yohanan](/source/Yohanan)
|related names = [John](/source/John_(given_name)), [Evan](/source/Evan_(given_name)), [Eoin](/source/Eoin), [Giovanni](/source/Giovanni_(name)), [Hans](/source/Hans_(given_name)), [Juan](/source/Juan), [Hovhannes](/source/Hovhannes_(disambiguation)), [Ioan](/source/Ioan), [Ioane](/source/Ioane), [Ivan](/source/Ivan_(name)), [Iven](/source/Iven_(given_name)), [Ifan](/source/Ifan_(given_name)), [Jack](/source/Jack_(given_name)), [Jackson](/source/Jackson_(given_name)), [Jan](/source/Jan_(name)), [Jane](/source/Jane_(given_name)), [Janez](/source/Janez_(given_name)), [Jean](/source/Jean_(male_given_name)), [Jhon](/source/Jhon_(disambiguation)), [Joan](/source/Joan_(given_name)), [João](/source/Jo%C3%A3o), [Johan](/source/Johan_(given_name))/[Johann](/source/Johann), [Johanan](/source/Johanan), [Johannes](/source/Johannes), [Jonne](/source/Jonne_(name)), [Jovan](/source/Jovan_(given_name)), [Juhani](/source/Juhani), [Sean](/source/Sean), [Shane](/source/Shane_(name)), [Siôn](/source/Si%C3%B4n), [Yann](/source/Yann), [Yahya](/source/Yahya_(name)), [Yohannes](/source/Yohannes_(given_name))
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'''Ian''' or '''Iain''' is a male name of [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic) origin, which is derived from the [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew) [given name](/source/given_name) {{Script/Hebrew|יוֹחָנָן}} ([Yohanan](/source/Yohanan), ''{{transliteration|he|Yôḥānān}}'') and corresponds to the English name [John](/source/John_(given_name)). The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in [Scotland](/source/Scotland), where it originated, as well as in other [English-speaking](/source/English-speaking_world) 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Ian.htm |title=Name: Ian |publisher=Baby Names UK |website=BabyNames.co.uk |access-date=2015-01-01}}</ref> In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2012/08/top-200-most-popular-names-in-england-and-wales-1900.html |title=Top 200 Most Popular Names in England and Wales in 1900 |publisher=British Baby Names |date=21 August 2012 |access-date=2015-01-01}}</ref> {{as of|2019}}, the name has been in the top 100 in the [United States](/source/United_States) every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|publisher=Social Security Administration|access-date=2020-04-24|archive-date=2018-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "[Seonaidh](/source/Seonaidh)" ("Johnny" from [Lowland Scots](/source/Scots_language)), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "[Eoin](/source/Eoin)" (from [Irish](/source/Irish_language)). The [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language) equivalent is [Ioan](/source/Ioan_(disambiguation)), the [Cornish](/source/Cornish_language) counterpart is Yowan and the [Breton](/source/Breton_language) equivalent is [Yann](/source/Yann_(disambiguation)).

In Korea, Ian is pronounced as 이안(I-an), and in Japan, Ian is pronounced as 偉杏, 伊庵, 一晏, etc.
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==Notable people named Ian==

===Given name===
*[Ian (rapper)](/source/Ian_(rapper)) (born 2005), American rapper 
*[Ian Agol](/source/Ian_Agol) (born 1970), American mathematician
*[Ian Alexander (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Alexander_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson) (born 1947), lead of rock band [Jethro Tull](/source/Jethro_Tull_(band))
*[Ian Astbury](/source/Ian_Astbury) (born 1962), singer of rock band [The Cult](/source/The_Cult_(band))
*[Ian Bairnson](/source/Ian_Bairnson) (1953–2023), Scottish guitarist of [The Alan Parsons Project](/source/The_Alan_Parsons_Project) and [Pilot](/source/Pilot_(Scottish_band))
*[Ian Baker-Finch](/source/Ian_Baker-Finch) (born 1960), Australian golfer and 1991 British Open winner
*[Ian Balding](/source/Ian_Balding) (1938-2026), British racehorse trainer
*[Ian Bannen](/source/Ian_Bannen) (1928–1999), British actor
*[Ian Bazalgette](/source/Ian_Bazalgette) (1918–1944), Canadian-British recipient of the Victoria Cross
*[Ian Beausoleil-Morrison](/source/Ian_Beausoleil-Morrison), American aerospace engineer
*[Ian Bell](/source/Ian_Bell) (born 1982), English cricketer
*[Ian Berry (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Berry_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Black (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Black_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*Sir [Ian Blair](/source/Ian_Blair) (1953–2025), British head of the Metropolitan Police Service
*[Ian Bogost](/source/Ian_Bogost), American video game designer and academic
*[Ian Bohen](/source/Ian_Bohen) (born 1976), American actor
*[Ian Bolton](/source/Ian_Bolton) (born 1953), English footballer
*[Ian Book](/source/Ian_Book) (born 1998), American football player
*Sir [Ian Botham](/source/Ian_Botham) (born 1955), English cricketer
*Ian Brady (Ian Duncan Stewart, 1938–2017), convicted for the [Moors murders](/source/Moors_murders) in England in the 1960s
*[Ian Bremmer](/source/Ian_Bremmer) (born 1969), political scientist, author, entrepreneur
*[Ian Broudie](/source/Ian_Broudie) (born 1958), English singer in [The Lightning Seeds](/source/The_Lightning_Seeds), and music producer
*[Ian Brown](/source/Ian_Brown) (born 1963), singer and lyricist in [The Stone Roses](/source/The_Stone_Roses)
*[Ian Bunting](/source/Ian_Bunting) (born 1996), American football player
*[Ian Calderon](/source/Ian_Calderon) (born 1985), American politician
*[Ian Callaghan](/source/Ian_Callaghan) (born 1942), English footballer
*[Ian Callum](/source/Ian_Callum) (born 1954), British design director for Jaguar
*[Ian Cameron (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Cameron_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Carmichael](/source/Ian_Carmichael) (1920–2010), English actor
*[Ian S. E. Carmichael](/source/Ian_S._E._Carmichael) (1930–2011), American volcanologist
*[Ian Carroll](/source/Ian_Carroll_(software_developer)) (born 2000),  American ethical hacker and security researcher
*[Ian "iDubbbz" Carter](/source/IDubbbz) (born 1990), American YouTube personality
*[Ian Chan](/source/Ian_Chan) (born 1993), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
*Ian Brackenbury Channell, birth name of [The Wizard of New Zealand](/source/The_Wizard_of_New_Zealand) (born 1932), educator, comedian, magician, and politician
*[Ian Chappell](/source/Ian_Chappell) (born 1943), Australian cricketer
*[Ian Charleson](/source/Ian_Charleson) (1949–1990), Scottish/British actor
*[Ian Clark (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Clark_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Clyde](/source/Ian_Clyde) (born 1956), Canadian boxer
*[Ian Cole](/source/Ian_Cole) (born 1989), American hockey player
*[Ian Collier](/source/Ian_Collier) (1943–2008), singer and actor
*[Ian Colquhoun](/source/Ian_Colquhoun), New Zealand cricketer
*[Ian Colquhoun (author)](/source/Ian_Colquhoun_(author)), Scottish actor and writer
*[Ian Cooper (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Cooper_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian James Corlett](/source/Ian_James_Corlett) (born 1962), cartoon writer and voice actor, creator of ''[Being Ian](/source/Being_Ian)''
*[Ian Crocker](/source/Ian_Crocker) (born 1982), swimmer
*[Ian Curteis](/source/Ian_Curteis) (1935-2021), English television writer
*[Ian Curtis](/source/Ian_Curtis) (1956–1980), singer and lyricist in [Joy Division](/source/Joy_Division)
*[Ian Dalrymple](/source/Ian_Dalrymple) (1903–1989), British filmmaker
*[Ian Danskin](/source/Ian_Danskin), American YouTuber
*[Ian Davidson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Davidson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Davis (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Davis_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Desmond](/source/Ian_Desmond) (born 1985), American Major League Baseball shortstop
*[Ian Stuart Donaldson](/source/Ian_Stuart_Donaldson) (1957–1993), English vocalist and frontman of British neo-Nazi band [Skrewdriver](/source/Skrewdriver)
*[Ian Dunn (activist)](/source/Ian_Dunn_(activist)) (1943–1998), Scottish gay and paedophile rights activist
*[Ian Dunn (rugby union)](/source/Ian_Dunn_(rugby_union)) (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player
*[Ian Dury](/source/Ian_Dury) (1942–2000), British singer and songwriter
*[Ian Eagle](/source/Ian_Eagle) (born 1969), American sports announcer
*[Ian Edmond](/source/Ian_Edmond) (born 1978), British swimmer
*[Ian Erix](/source/Ian_Erix), American singer-songwriter
*[Ian Escobar](/source/Ian_Escobar) (born 1996), Argentine footballer
*[Ian Falconer](/source/Ian_Falconer) (1959–2023), American author and illustrator
*[Ian Ferguson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Ferguson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Flanagan](/source/Ian_Flanagan) (born 1982), Welsh tennis player
*[Ian Fleming](/source/Ian_Fleming) (1908–1964), British novelist, creator of James Bond
*[Ian Flynn](/source/Ian_Flynn) (born 1982), American comic book writer
*[Ian Forrest](/source/Ian_Forrest) (born 1950), British racing driver
*[Ian Frazier](/source/Ian_Frazier) (born 1951), American writer and humorist
*[Ian Froman](/source/Ian_Froman) (born 1937), South African-born Israeli tennis player and tennis patron
*[Ian George (artist)](/source/Ian_George_(artist)) (1953–2016), Cook Islands artist
*[Ian Gibbons (musician)](/source/Ian_Gibbons_(musician)) (1952–2019), English keyboardist, member of The Kinks
*[Ian Gibson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Gibson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Gillan](/source/Ian_Gillan) (born 1945), English lead singer of hard rock band [Deep Purple](/source/Deep_Purple)
*[Ian Glavinovich](/source/Ian_Glavinovich) (born 2001), Argentine footballer
*[Ian Gleed](/source/Ian_Gleed) (1916–1943), English Royal Air Force flying ace and one of the Few
*[Ian Gold](/source/Ian_Gold) (born 1978), American football player
*[Ian Gomm](/source/Ian_Gomm) (born 1947), British guitarist and singer
*[Ian Goodfellow](/source/Ian_Goodfellow) (born 1987), Director of Machine Learning in the Special Projects Group at Apple computer
*[Ian Gow](/source/Ian_Gow) (1937–1990), British Member of Parliament assassinated by IRA terrorists
*Ian Gregson (athlete) (born 1962), Canadian actor, musician, activist
*[Ian Greig](/source/Ian_Greig) (born 1955), English cricketer, brother of Tony Greig
*[Ian Grist](/source/Ian_Grist) (1938–2002), British politician
*[Ian Gunther](/source/Ian_Gunther) (born 1999), American gymnastics creator
*[Ian Hall (musician)](/source/Ian_Hall_(musician)) (1940–2022), Guyanese-born British musician and composer
*[Ian Hallard](/source/Ian_Hallard) (born 1974), British actor
*[Ian Hamilton (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Hamilton_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Hanlin](/source/Ian_Hanlin), Canadian voice actor
*[Ian Hanomansing](/source/Ian_Hanomansing), Canadian journalist and news anchor
*[Ian Harding](/source/Ian_Harding) (born 1986), American actor
*[Ian Harrison (sailor)](/source/Ian_Harrison_(sailor)) (1937-2016), British Paralympic sailor
*[Ian Hart](/source/Ian_Hart) (born 1964), English actor
*[Ian Haugland](/source/Ian_Haugland) (born 1964 as Jan-Håkan Haugland), Norwegian-born Swedish drummer for the band [Europe](/source/Europe_(band))
*[Ian Healy](/source/Ian_Healy) (born 1964), Australian wicket-keeper
*[Ian Hecox](/source/Ian_Hecox) (born 1987), American comedian with [Smosh](/source/Smosh)
*[Ian Henderson (footballer)](/source/Ian_Henderson_(footballer)) (born 1985), English footballer
*[Ian Henderson (news presenter)](/source/Ian_Henderson_(news_presenter)) (born 1953), Australian news presenter
*[Ian Henderson (police officer)](/source/Ian_Henderson_(police_officer)) (1927–2013), former head of secret police in Bahrain, accused of torture
*[Ian Henderson (rugby league)](/source/Ian_Henderson_(rugby_league)) (born 1983), Scottish rugby hooker who plays in Australia
*[Ian Hennessy](/source/Ian_Hennessy) (born 1967), Irish soccer player
*[Ian Hicks (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Hicks_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Hill](/source/Ian_Hill) (born 1951), bassist for metal band [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest)
*[Ian Hislop](/source/Ian_Hislop) (born 1960), British satirist and editor of ''Private Eye''
*[Ian Ho](/source/Ian_Ho) (born 1997), Hong Kong freestyle swimmer
*Sir [Ian Holm](/source/Ian_Holm) (1931–2020), British actor
*[Ian Holmes (footballer, born 1950)](/source/Ian_Holmes_(footballer%2C_born_1950))
*[Ian Holmes (runner)](/source/Ian_Holmes_(runner)) (born 1965), English runner
*[Ian Holmes (footballer, born 1985)](/source/Ian_Holmes_(footballer%2C_born_1985))
*[Ian Hornak](/source/Ian_Hornak) (1944–2002), painter
*[Ian Hunter (actor)](/source/Ian_Hunter_(actor)) (1900–1975), English actor
*[Ian Hunter (singer)](/source/Ian_Hunter_(singer)) (born 1939), English singer of [Mott the Hoople](/source/Mott_the_Hoople)
*[Ian McLellan Hunter](/source/Ian_McLellan_Hunter) (1915–1991), English screenwriter best known as the front for the blacklisted [Dalton Trumbo](/source/Dalton_Trumbo) and who later found himself blacklisted
*[Ian Huntley](/source/Ian_Huntley) (born 1974), double murderer
*[Ian Jacobs (oncologist)](/source/Ian_Jacobs_(oncologist)) (born 1957), English academic, gynaecological oncologist, gynaecologist/obstetrician
*[Ian Jacobs](/source/Ian_Jacobs), Australian kickboxer and 3-time World Kickboxing Champion
*[Ian James (athlete)](/source/Ian_James_(athlete)) (born 1963), Olympic athlete
*[Ian C. Johnstone](/source/Ian_C._Johnstone) (born 1938), Canadian academic
*[Ian Jones-Quartey](/source/Ian_Jones-Quartey) (born 1984), animator
*[Ian Joyce](/source/Ian_Joyce) (born 1985), American soccer player
*[Ian Kahn](/source/Ian_Kahn) (born 1972), American actor
*[Ian Karmel](/source/Ian_Karmel) (born 1984), American stand-up comedian and writer
*[Ian Keith](/source/Ian_Keith) (1899–1960), American actor
*[Ian Kennedy](/source/Ian_Kennedy) (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher
*[Ian Kennelly](/source/Ian_Kennelly) (born 2001), American football player
*[Ian Kershaw](/source/Ian_Kershaw) (born 1943), English historian
*[Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister](/source/Lemmy) (1945–2015), singer/bass player in [Motörhead](/source/Mot%C3%B6rhead)
*[Ian Kinsler](/source/Ian_Kinsler) (born 1982), Israeli-American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman
*[Ian "Vaush" Kochinski](/source/Vaush) (born 1994), American YouTuber and livestreamer
*[Ian Koziara](/source/Ian_Koziara), American operatic tenor
*[Ian Krankie](/source/The_Krankies) (born 1947), Scottish entertainer
*[Ian La Frenais](/source/Ian_La_Frenais) (born 1937), English writer
*[Ian Lanter](/source/Ian_Lanter) (Born 2006), American born model/Actor 
*[Ian Laperrière](/source/Ian_Laperri%C3%A8re) (born 1974), Canadian-American hockey player
*[Ian Lavender](/source/Ian_Lavender) (1946–2024), English actor
*[Ian Law](/source/Ian_Law) (born 1938), Australian rules footballer
*[Ian Levy](/source/Ian_Levy) (born 1966), British Conservative MP for Blyth Valley since 2019
*Ian [Hideo Levy](/source/Hideo_Levy) (born 1950), American author
*[Ian Oswald Liddell](/source/Ian_Oswald_Liddell) (1919–1945), recipient of the Victoria Cross
*[Ian Livingstone](/source/Ian_Livingstone) (born 1949), author
*[Ian Lorimer](/source/Ian_Lorimer), British television director
*[Ian Lucas](/source/Ian_Lucas) (born 1960), British politician
*[Ian MacArthur](/source/Ian_MacArthur) (1925–2007), British politician
*[Ian MacDonald](/source/Ian_MacDonald) (1948–2003), English author
*[Ian Macdonald (barrister)](/source/Ian_Macdonald_(barrister)) (1939–2019)
*[Ian MacKaye](/source/Ian_MacKaye) (born 1962), musician
*[Ian Mahinmi](/source/Ian_Mahinmi) (born 1986), basketball player
*[Ian Malcolm (politician)](/source/Ian_Malcolm_(politician)) (1868–1944), Member of Parliament (1910–1919)
*[Ian Martin (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Martin_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Matos](/source/Ian_Matos) (1989–2021), Brazilian diver
*[Ian Matthews (drummer)](/source/Ian_Matthews_(drummer)) (born 1971), drummer for [Kasabian](/source/Kasabian)
*[Ian Maxtone-Graham](/source/Ian_Maxtone-Graham) (born 1959), television writer and producer
*[Ian McAteer](/source/Ian_McAteer) (born 1961), former gangster from Glasgow
*[Ian McCaskill](/source/Ian_McCaskill) (1938–2016), weather forecaster
*[Ian McCulloch (actor)](/source/Ian_McCulloch_(actor)) (born 1939), actor
*[Ian McCulloch (singer)](/source/Ian_McCulloch_(singer)) (born 1959), British singer in the band [Echo & the Bunnymen](/source/Echo_%26_the_Bunnymen)
*[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)](/source/Ian_McCulloch_(snooker_player)) (born 1971), snooker player
*[Ian McDiarmid](/source/Ian_McDiarmid) (born 1944), Scottish actor
*[Ian McDonald (musician)](/source/Ian_McDonald_(musician)) (1946–2022), British musician, best known for being a member of both [King Crimson](/source/King_Crimson) and [Foreigner](/source/Foreigner_(band))
*[Ian McDougall (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_McDougall_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian McEwan](/source/Ian_McEwan) (born 1948), English novelist and screenwriter
*[Ian McKay](/source/Ian_McKay) (1953–1982), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
*Sir [Ian McKellen](/source/Ian_McKellen) (born 1939), English actor
*[Ian McLagan](/source/Ian_McLagan) (1945–2014), English musician, best known for being a member of both [Small Faces](/source/Small_Faces) and [Faces](/source/Faces_(band))
*[Ian McMillan (footballer)](/source/Ian_McMillan_(footballer)) (1931–2024), Scottish footballer
*[Ian McMillan (poet)](/source/Ian_McMillan_(poet)) (born 1956)
*[Ian McShane](/source/Ian_McShane) (born 1942), actor
*[Ian Messiter](/source/Ian_Messiter) (1920–1999), English creator of ''Just a Minute''
*[Ian Miles](/source/Ian_Miles) (born 1952), Australian rules footballer
*[Ian Monk](/source/Ian_Monk) (1960–2025), British writer and translator
*[Ian Moran (cricketer)](/source/Ian_Moran_(cricketer)) (born 1979), Australian cricketer
*[Ian Moran](/source/Ian_Moran) (born 1972), American hockey player
*[Ian Morris (cricketer)](/source/Ian_Morris_(cricketer)) (born 1946), Welsh cricketer
*[Ian Morris (musician)](/source/Ian_Morris_(musician)) (1957–2010), New Zealand musician
*[Ian Morris (historian)](/source/Ian_Morris_(historian)) (born 1960), British historian
*[Ian Morris (athlete)](/source/Ian_Morris_(athlete)) (born 1961), Trinidadian athlete
*[Ian Morris (footballer)](/source/Ian_Morris_(footballer)) (born 1987), Irish footballer
*[Ian Morrison (journalist)](/source/Ian_Morrison_(journalist)) (1913–1950), Australian journalist
*[Ian Morrison (RNZAF officer)](/source/Ian_Morrison_(RNZAF_officer)) (1914–1997), senior officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
*[Ian "Scotty" Morrison](/source/Scotty_Morrison) (born 1930), former National Hockey League referee and vice president
*[Ian Morrison (footballer)](/source/Ian_Morrison_(footballer)) (born 1954), Australian rules footballer
*Sir [Ian Morrow](/source/Ian_Morrow) (1912–2006), British accountant and politician
*[Ian Morton](/source/Ian_Morton) (born 1970), English cricketer
*[Ian Mosley](/source/Ian_Mosley) (born 1953), drummer for [Marillion](/source/Marillion)
*[Ian Moss](/source/Ian_Moss) (born 1955), Australian musician, [Cold Chisel](/source/Cold_Chisel)
*[Ian Murdock](/source/Ian_Murdock) (1973–2015), computer professional, creator of the Debian project
*[Ian Nepomniachtchi](/source/Ian_Nepomniachtchi) (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster
*[Ian Ormondroyd](/source/Ian_Ormondroyd), English footballer
*[Ian O'Brien](/source/Ian_O'Brien) (born 1947), swimmer
*[Ian O'Neill Smith](/source/Ian_(rapper)) (born 2005), rapper known as ''ian''
*[Ian Paice](/source/Ian_Paice) (born 1948), drummer of [Deep Purple](/source/Deep_Purple)
*[Ian Paisley](/source/Ian_Paisley) (1926–2014), Protestant politician
*[Ian Parker (keyboardist)](/source/Ian_Parker_(keyboardist)) (born 1953)
*[Ian Parker (psychologist)](/source/Ian_Parker_(psychologist)) (born 1956)
*[Ian Parker (singer-songwriter)](/source/Ian_Parker_(singer-songwriter)) (born 1976)
*[Ian Parker (Canadian pianist)](/source/Ian_Parker_(Canadian_pianist)) (born 1978)
*[Ian Patterson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Patterson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Pearson (badminton)](/source/Ian_Pearson_(badminton)) (born 1974), English badminton player
*[Ian Peck](/source/Ian_Peck) (born 1957), English cricketer
*[Ian Pinard](/source/Ian_Pinard), Dominican politician
*[Ian Pooley](/source/Ian_Pooley) (born 1973), German DJ
*[Ian Poulter](/source/Ian_Poulter) (born 1976), English professional golfer
*[Ian Punnett](/source/Ian_Punnett) (born 1960), American radio broadcaster and priest
*[Ian Rankin](/source/Ian_Rankin) (born 1960), Scottish novelist
*[Ian Reed](/source/Ian_Reed) (1927–2020), Australian discus thrower
*[Ian Reid (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Reid_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Richards (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Richards_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Richardson](/source/Ian_Richardson) (1934–2007), Scottish actor
*[Ian Roberts (South African actor)](/source/Ian_Roberts_(South_African_actor)) (born 1951)
*[Ian Roberts](/source/Ian_Roberts_(educator)) (born 1973), Guyanese-American educator and former Olympic athlete
*[Ian Robinson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Robinson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Ross (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Ross_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Rush](/source/Ian_Rush) (born 1961), Welsh footballer
*[Ian Sanders](/source/Ian_Sanders) (born 1961), cricketer for Edinburgh, Scotland
*[Ian Sangalang](/source/Ian_Sangalang) (born 1991), Filipino professional basketball player
*[Ian Scheckter](/source/Ian_Scheckter) (born 1947), former South African F1 driver
*[Ian Schieffelin](/source/Ian_Schieffelin) (born 2003), American basketball and football player
*[Ian Scott (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Scott_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Shaw (actor)](/source/Ian_Shaw_(actor)) (born 1969)
*[Ian Smith (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Smith_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Smith](/source/Ian_Smith) (1919–2007), Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1964–1979
*[Ian Snell](/source/Ian_Snell) (born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[Ian Somerhalder](/source/Ian_Somerhalder) (born 1978), actor
*[Ian Stanley](/source/Ian_Stanley) (born 1957), British musician
*[Ian Stannard](/source/Ian_Stannard) (born 1987), English cyclist
*[Ian Stevenson Webster](/source/Ian_Stevenson_Webster) (1925–2002), British judge
*[Ian Stewart (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Stewart_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Stone](/source/Ian_Stone), English comedian
*[Ian Strange (British artist)](/source/Ian_Strange_(British_artist)) (1934-2018)
*[Ian Subiabre](/source/Ian_Subiabre) (born 2007), Argentine footballer
*[Ian Suttie](/source/Ian_Suttie) (1945-2025), Scottish businessman
*[Ian Svenonius](/source/Ian_Svenonius) (born 1968), American musician
*[Ian Tattersall](/source/Ian_Tattersall), (born 1945), American paleoanthropologist
*[Ian Terry (game designer)](/source/Ian_Terry_(game_designer)) (born 1966)
*[Ian Terry](/source/Ian_Terry) (born 1991), American reality show participant, winner of ''[Big Brother 14](/source/Big_Brother_14_(American_season))''
*[Ian Thomas (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Thomas_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Thomson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Thomson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Thornley](/source/Ian_Thornley) (born 1972), Canadian musician
*[Ian Thorpe](/source/Ian_Thorpe) (born 1982), Australian swimmer
*[Ian "Sam" Totman](/source/Sam_Totman) (born 1979), British guitarist
*[Ian Tracey](/source/Ian_Tracey) (born 1964), Canadian actor
*[Ian Tripp](/source/Ian_Tripp), American filmmaker and actor
*[Ian Tyson](/source/Ian_Tyson) (1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter
*[Ian Van Dahl](/source/Ian_Van_Dahl), Belgian artist
*[Ian Veneracion](/source/Ian_Veneracion) (born 1975), Filipino actor, athlete, pilot, and singer
*[Ian Voigt](/source/Ian_Voigt), American sound engineer
*[Ian Walker (sailor)](/source/Ian_Walker_(sailor)) (born 1970), British sailor
*[Ian Wallace (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Wallace_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Waltz](/source/Ian_Waltz) (born 1977), American discus thrower
*[Ian Watkins](/source/Ian_Watkins) (1977–2025), Welsh lead singer of the alternative metal band Lostprophets, and convicted pedophile
*[Ian "H" Watkins](/source/Ian_%22H%22_Watkins) (born 1976), British pop singer and actor, former member of Steps
*[Ian Watkins (rugby union)](/source/Ian_Watkins_(rugby_union)) (born 1963), Wales international rugby union player
*[Ian Watson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Watson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Weatherhead](/source/Ian_Weatherhead) (born 1932), English watercolor artist
*[Ian Webster](/source/Ian_Webster) (born 1986), English footballer
*[Ian West](/source/Ian_West) (born 1951), Australian politician
*Sir [Ian Wilmut](/source/Ian_Wilmut) (1944–2023), English embryologist, best known for cloning Dolly the sheep
*[Ian Wilson (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Wilson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Wingrove](/source/Ian_Wingrove) (1942–2023), British-American visual effects artist
*[Ian Wolfe](/source/Ian_Wolfe) (1896–1992), American actor
*[Ian Wolstenholme](/source/Ian_Wolstenholme) (born 1943), English football player and manager
*[Ian Wood (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_Wood_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ian Woosnam](/source/Ian_Woosnam) (born 1958), Welsh golfer
*[Ian Wright](/source/Ian_Wright) (born 1963), English footballer
*[Ian Yule](/source/Ian_Yule) (1933-2020), South African actor
*Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, birth name of American musician [Dweezil Zappa](/source/Dweezil_Zappa) (born 1969)
*[Ian Ziering](/source/Ian_Ziering) (born 1964), American actor

===Surname===
*[Janis Ian](/source/Janis_Ian) (born 1951), singer and songwriter
*[Scott Ian](/source/Scott_Ian), stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born 1963), guitarist with the metal band [Anthrax](/source/Anthrax_(American_band))

==Notable people named Iain==
*[Iain Anders](/source/Iain_Anders) (1933–1997), English actor 
*[Iain Andrews](/source/Iain_Andrews) (born 1975), contemporary English painter
*[Iain Archer](/source/Iain_Archer), Northern Irish Singer-songwriter musician
*[Iain Armitage](/source/Iain_Armitage) (born 2008), American child actor
*[Iain Baird](/source/Iain_Baird) (born 1971), Canadian soccer defender
*[Iain Ballamy](/source/Iain_Ballamy) (born 1964), British composer, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone player
*[Iain Balshaw](/source/Iain_Balshaw) (born 1979), English rugby player
*[Iain Bell](/source/Iain_Bell) (born 1980), English composer 
*[Iain Banks](/source/Iain_Banks) (1954–2013), Scottish writer
*[Iain Benson](/source/Iain_Benson) (born 1955), legal philosopher, writer, professor and practising legal consultant
*[Iain Black](/source/Iain_Black) (born 1967), British Columbia politician
*[Iain Boal](/source/Iain_Boal), Irish social historian of technics and the commons
*[Iain Borden](/source/Iain_Borden) (born 1962), English architectural historian and urban commentator
*[Iain Brambell](/source/Iain_Brambell) (born 1973), Canadian rower
*[Iain Brines](/source/Iain_Brines) (born 1967), former Scottish football referee in the Scottish Premier League
*[Iain Brunnschweiler](/source/Iain_Brunnschweiler) (born 1979), English cricketer
*[Iain Canning](/source/Iain_Canning) (born 1979), English film producer 
*[Iain Chambers](/source/Iain_Chambers_(musician)), English composer, producer and performer
*[Iain Michael Chambers](/source/Iain_Michael_Chambers), British scholar
*[Iain Cheeseman](/source/Iain_Cheeseman), Australian scientist
*[Iain Chisholm](/source/Iain_Chisholm) (born 1985), Scottish footballer
*[Iain Clough](/source/Iain_Clough) (born 1965), British slalom canoer 
*[Iain Collings](/source/Iain_Collings), Australian scientist
*[Iain Connell](/source/Iain_Connell) (born 1977), Scottish comedian and actor
*[Iain Coucher](/source/Iain_Coucher) (born 1961), British businessman and consultant in the railway industry
*[Iain Couzin](/source/Iain_Couzin), British scientist
*[Iain Dale](/source/Iain_Dale) (born 1962), British broadcaster, author and political commentator
*[Iain Davidson](/source/Iain_Davidson) (born 1984), Scottish professional footballer
*[Iain De Caestecker](/source/Iain_De_Caestecker) (born 1987), Scottish actor
*[Iain Dilthey](/source/Iain_Dilthey) (born 1971), British film director
*[Iain Donald Campbell](/source/Iain_Donald_Campbell) (1941–2014), Scottish biophysicist and academic
*[Iain Dowie](/source/Iain_Dowie) (born 1965), Northern Irish football manager
*[Iain Duncan](/source/Iain_Duncan) (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey forward
*[Iain Dunn](/source/Iain_Dunn) (born 1970), English professional footballer
*[Iain Durrant](/source/Iain_Durrant) (born 1966), Scottish footballer
*[Iain Eairdsidh MacAsgaill](/source/Iain_Eairdsidh_MacAsgaill) (1898–1934), Scottish poet and piper
*[Iain Evans (field hockey)](/source/Iain_Evans_(field_hockey)) (born 1981), South African field hockey player
*[Iain Fairley](/source/Iain_Fairley) (born 1973), Scottish rugby union player 
*[Iain Fearn](/source/Iain_Fearn) (born 1949), Scottish footballer
*[Iain Finlay](/source/Iain_Finlay) (born 1935), Australian author
*[Iain Finlayson (alpine skier)](/source/Iain_Finlayson_(alpine_skier)) (1951–1990), British alpine skier
*[Iain Glen](/source/Iain_Glen) (born 1961), Scottish actor, noted for his role in TV's ''Game of Thrones''
*[Iain Gray](/source/Iain_Gray) (born 1957), Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament
*[Iain Hamilton (disambiguation)](/source/Iain_Hamilton_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Iain Harnden](/source/Iain_Harnden) (born 1976), Zimbabwean hurdler
*[Iain Henderson](/source/Iain_Henderson) (born 1992), professional rugby player for Ulster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions
*[Iain Kay](/source/Iain_Kay) (born 1949), Zimbabwean farmer and politician
*[Iain Lee](/source/Iain_Lee) (born 1973), British comedian, TV presenter and radio presenter
*[Iain Lindsay](/source/Iain_Lindsay) (born 1959), British diplomat
*[Iain Macleod](/source/Iain_Macleod) (1913–1970), British politician
*[Iain Macmillan](/source/Iain_Macmillan) (1938–2006), Scottish photographer, noted for his image of the Beatles walking across Abbey Road
*[Iain Matthews](/source/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](/source/John_Martyn), British singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[Iain McGilchrist](/source/Iain_McGilchrist) (born 1953), psychiatrist, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar
*[Iain McKenzie](/source/Iain_McKenzie) (born 1959), Scottish politician
*[Iain Morrison (rugby union)](/source/Iain_Morrison_(rugby_union)) (born 1962), Scottish rugby union player
*[Iain Morrison (rugby league)](/source/Iain_Morrison_(rugby_league)) (born 1983), English rugby league player
*[Iain Morrison (musician)](/source/Iain_Morrison_(musician)), Scottish musician
*[Iain O'Brien](/source/Iain_O'Brien) (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer
*[Iain Paxton](/source/Iain_Paxton) (born 1957), Scottish rugby player
*[Iain Robertson](/source/Iain_Robertson) (born 1981), Scottish actor
*[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)](/source/Iain_Smith_(Scottish_politician)) (born 1960), Scottish politician
*[Iain Duncan Smith](/source/Iain_Duncan_Smith) (born 1954), Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001–2003
*[Iain Softley](/source/Iain_Softley) (born 1958), film director
*[Iain Stirling](/source/Iain_Stirling) (born 1988), Scottish TV presenter and comedian
*[Iain Stewart (disambiguation)](/source/Iain_Stewart_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* Iain Sutherland (1948–2019), Scottish musician, member of [The Sutherland Brothers](/source/The_Sutherland_Brothers)
*[Iain Sydie](/source/Iain_Sydie) (born 1969), Canadian badminton player
*[Iain Torrance](/source/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](/source/The_Haunted_House_(TV_series))'' animated series
* Ian – from [Shane Jiraiya Cummings](/source/Shane_Jiraiya_Cummings)' short story "Ian"; every male character the protagonist meets is called Ian
* Ian – from [Sarah Kane](/source/Sarah_Kane)'s play ''[Blasted](/source/Blasted)''
* Ian – from ''[Leprechaun 2](/source/Leprechaun_2)''
* Ian – the protagonist in the manga ''Not Simple'' by [Natsume Ono](/source/Natsume_Ono)
*[Ian Beale](/source/Ian_Beale) – from the TV soap opera ''[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)''
*[Ian Chesterton](/source/Ian_Chesterton) – from the TV series ''[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)''
* Ian Craig – from the radio soap opera ''[The Archers](/source/The_Archers)''
* Ian the Deer – Elliot's arch-rival in the ''[Open Season](/source/Open_Season_(2006_film))'' movies
* Ian Donnelly, [Jeremy Renner](/source/Jeremy_Renner)'s character in [''Arrival''](/source/Arrival_(film))
* Ian Doyle – an Irish terrorist featured on ''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)'' 
*[Ian Edgerton](/source/Ian_Edgerton) – FBI agent and sniper from the show ''[Numb3rs](/source/Numb3rs)''
*Ian Foot – from the British TV series [''Come Fly with Me''](/source/Come_Fly_with_Me_(2010_TV_series))
*[Ian Gallagher](/source/Ian_Gallagher) – one of the main characters in the television drama ''[Shameless](/source/Shameless_(British_TV_series))'' and its [American remake](/source/Shameless_(American_TV_series))
* Ian Grimm – creative director of fictional video game in the television series ''[Mythic Quest](/source/Mythic_Quest)''
* Ian Hainsworth – [Susan Delfino](/source/Susan_Delfino)'s boyfriend in 3rd season of ''[Desperate Housewives](/source/Desperate_Housewives)''
* Ian Hawke – the main antagonist in the ''[Alvin and the Chipmunks](/source/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_(film))'' movies
* Ian Howe – an antagonist in ''[National Treasure](/source/National_Treasure_(film))''
* Ian Kabra – antagonist of the book series ''[The 39 Clues](/source/The_39_Clues)''
* Ian Kelley – title character from the Canadian animated series ''[Being Ian](/source/Being_Ian)'', created by [Ian James Corlett](/source/Ian_James_Corlett), voiced by [Richard Ian Cox](/source/Richard_Ian_Cox)
* Ian Lewis and Ian Ketterman (together with dozens of other Ians) – characters created by [Lee and Herring](/source/Lee_and_Herring); the duo used 'Ian' as their de facto comedy name, in such sketches as the Ian News
* Ian Lightfoot – [Tom Holland](/source/Tom_Holland_(actor))’s character from the film [''Onward''](/source/Onward_(film))
*[Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park)](/source/Ian_Malcolm_(Jurassic_Park)) – from Michael Crichton's novel ''[Jurassic Park](/source/Jurassic_Park_(novel))''
*[Ian (MÄR)](/source/Ian_(M%C3%84R)) – a recurring character in the [manga](/source/manga) and [anime](/source/anime) series ''[MÄR](/source/M%C3%84R)''
* Ian Maxtone-Graham – from the TV series ''[Suddenly Susan](/source/Suddenly_Susan)''
* Professor Ian McClaine – adoptive father of ''[Joe 90](/source/Joe_90)''
* Ian McKenzie – the liberal attorney from the novel and the film ''[A Dry White Season](/source/A_Dry_White_Season)''
* Ian McKinley – from the movie ''[Final Destination 3](/source/Final_Destination_3)''
* Ian Miller – from the movie ''[My Big Fat Greek Wedding](/source/My_Big_Fat_Greek_Wedding)''
* Ian Murray – the nephew of Jamie Fraser in [Diana Gabaldon](/source/Diana_Gabaldon)'s [''Outlander'' series](/source/Outlander_(book_series))
* Ian Nottingham – a character from [Witchblade](/source/Witchblade) comic and [TV series](/source/Witchblade_(2001_TV_series))
* Ian O'Shea – from Stephenie Meyer's novel ''[The Host](/source/The_Host_(novel))''
* Ian Papov – character and member of the Demolition Boys (also known as the Blitzkrieg Boys) from the anime series ''[Beyblade](/source/Beyblade_(manga))'' (2000)
* Ian Randall – from the [''Smallville'' (TV series)](/source/Smallville), 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](/source/High_Fidelity_(novel))''
* Ian Richton – A character and Ginger's former crush in the TV show ''[As Told by Ginger](/source/As_Told_by_Ginger)''
* Ian Rider – from the ''[Alex Rider](/source/Alex_Rider)'' books
*[Ian Schulenburg](/source/Recurring_guest_characters_in_Green_Wing) – unseen husband of [Harriet Schulenburg](/source/Harriet_Schulenburg) in ''[Green Wing](/source/Green_Wing)''
* Ian Scuffling – Tyrone Slothrup's adopted name after he goes into hiding in [Thomas Pynchon](/source/Thomas_Pynchon)'s ''[Gravity's Rainbow](/source/Gravity's_Rainbow)''
*[Ian Slater](/source/Children_of_All_My_Children) – from the ABC soap opera ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)''
* Ian Thomas – Ryan Merriman's character in the TV series ''[Pretty Little Liars](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars_(TV_series))''
*[Janis Ian](/source/Janis_Ian_(Mean_Girls)) – from the film ''[Mean Girls](/source/Mean_Girls)''

==Fictional people named Iain==
* Iain Sterling, a fictional character in the ''[Android: Netrunner](/source/Android%3A_Netrunner)'' universe
*[Iain Dean](/source/Iain_Dean), a fictional character in the ''[Casualty Central](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))'' universe

==See also==
*[John (given name)](/source/John_(given_name)), a common masculine given name in the English language of originally Semitic origin
*[Eoin](/source/Eoin)
*[Ioan](/source/Ioan)
*[Ian (disambiguation)](/source/Ian_(disambiguation))
*[IANS (disambiguation)](/source/IANS_(disambiguation))
*[List of storms named Ian](/source/List_of_storms_named_Ian)

==References==
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