List of Famous people named Ian

Name Ian is among the most common names in England, Australia, Canada. Similar names: Anne, Anna, Ann, Annie, Ana, Yann, Yan, Ahn, Anni, Yana, Anny, Anya, An, Ania, Ani, Ane, Ayana, Any, Yane, Yaani, Ayanna, Ahna, Yani, Ahney, Ayane, Iani, Anno, Iana, Ayan, Anay, Annia, Ayano. Here are some famous Ians:

Ian Nepomniachtchi

First Name Ian
Last Name Nepomniachtchi

Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Ian Fleming

First Name Ian
Last Name Fleming
Born on May 28, 1908
Died on August 12, 1964 (aged 56)

Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British writer, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.

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Ian McKellen

Ian Murray McKellen
First Name Ian
Last Name McKellen
Born on May 25, 1939 (age 84)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor whose career spans six decades. His career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received nominations for two Academy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and four BAFTAs. He achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.

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Ian Cardozo

First Name Ian
Last Name Cardozo
Born on August 7, 1937 (age 86)
Born in India

Major General Ian Cardozo AVSM SM is a former Indian Army officer. He was the first war-disabled officer of the Indian Army to command a battalion and a brigade. He is an amputee due to a war injury.

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Ian Wright

Ian Edward Wright
First Name Ian
Last Name Wright
Born on November 3, 1963 (age 60)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Ian Edward Wright, is an English former professional footballer, and television and radio personality. He is currently a commentator for BBC Sport and ITV Sport.

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Ian Anderson

First Name Ian
Last Name Anderson
Born on May 2, 1998 (age 25)

Ian Theodore Anderson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Anderson was selected by the Braves with the third overall pick of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 2020.

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Ian St John

John St John
First Name Ian
Last Name John
Born on June 7, 1938
Died on March 1, 2021 (aged 82)

John "Ian" St John was a Scottish professional football player, coach and broadcaster. St John played as a forward for Liverpool throughout most of the 1960s. Signed by Bill Shankly in 1961, St John was a key member of the Liverpool team that emerged from the second tier of English football to win two league titles and one FA Cup—in which he scored the winner in the 1965 final—to cement a position as one of the country's top sides. He played for Scotland 21 times, scoring nine goals.

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Ian Somerhalder

Ian Joseph Somerhalder
First Name Ian
Last Name Somerhalder
Born on December 8, 1978 (age 45)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Ian Joseph Somerhalder is an American actor, model, activist and director. 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 sci-fi horror series V Wars.

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Ian Holm

First Name Ian
Last Name Holm
Born on September 12, 1931
Died on June 19, 2020 (aged 88)
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert, known as Ian Holm, was an English actor. He received the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in The Homecoming and the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear. He won the 1981 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire, for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award.

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Ian Thorpe

Ian James Thorpe
First Name Ian
Last Name Thorpe
Born on October 13, 1982 (age 41)
Height 195 cm | 6'5

Ian James Thorpe, is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian. With three gold and two silver medals, Thorpe was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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