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Revision as of 11:46, 29 September 2006 by Beyondthislife (talk | contribs) (Revert to revision 78266866 dated 2006-09-28 08:05:56 by Ben W Bell using popups)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)"Ian" (or "Iain") is the Scottish Gaelic version of John. It is a very common name in much of the English-speaking world. In the UK, Ian was the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole population (over 300,000 Ians in total). However, it has disappeared from the top 100 male baby names. In the United States, however, it is now becoming more popular, currently at number 68 in the baby name charts. Many notable people in many different walks of life have been given it as a first name.
Notable Ians
As a first name (alphabetical by family name)
- Ian Anderson - head of rock band Jethro Tull
- Ian Willoughby Bazalgette - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ian Botham - Cricketer
- Ian Broudie - Singer in The Lightning Seeds and music producer
- Ian Brown - Singer/lyricist in The Stone Roses
- Ian Carmichael - OBE, actor
- Ian Clark - Crowd Pleaser
- Ian James Corlett - Cartoon writer and voice actor
- Ian Curtis - singer and lyricist in Joy Division
- Ian Dury - singer and songwriter
- Ian Ferguson - disambiguation (four)
- Ian Flanagan - Tennis Player
- Ian Fleming - novelist, creator of James Bond
- Ian Frazier - writer and humorist
- Ian Garvey - Pokémon League champion
- Ian Gibson - disambiguation page (three)
- Ian Gillan - Lead singer of the hard rock band Deep Purple.
- Ian Gomm - British guitarist and singer
- Ian Hart - Actor
- Ian Henderson - Ornithologist
- Ian Hislop - satirist and editor of Private Eye
- Ian Holm - Actor
- Ian Kershaw - Historian
- Ian Krankie - entertainer
- Ian Lavender - Actor
- Ian Oswald Liddell - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ian Linnegan - Entrepreneur
- Ian Livingstone - Author
- Ian Lucas - Politician
- Ian MacArthur - Politician
- Ian MacKaye - Musician
- Ian Maxtone-Graham - Television Writer and Producer
- Ian McCaskill - weatherman
- Ian McCulloch (actor)
- Ian McCulloch (singer)
- Ian McCulloch (snooker player)
- Ian McDiarmid - A Star Wars actor
- Ian McEwan - novelist
- Ian John McKay - recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ian McKellen - Actor
- Ian McShane - Actor
- Ian Morris - Irish professional footballer
- Ian Paisley - Protestant politician
- Ian Pannell - BBC correspondent
- Ian Rankin - Scottish novelist
- Ian Reid - disambiguation page (four)
- Ian Richardson - Scottish actor
- Ian Rush - Welsh international footballer
- Ian Smith - disambiguation (four)
- Ian Somerhalder - Actor
- Ian Stanley - British Musician
- Ian Stewart - disambiguation page (several)
- Ian Vermes - Journalist for The Times newspaper
- Ian Woosnam - Welsh golfer
- Ian Wright - Footballer
As a family name
- Janis Ian - singer and songwriter
Notable Iains
- Iain Balshaw - MBE, English rugby player
- Iain Banks - Scottish writer
- Iain Black - British Columbia politician
- Iain Macleod - British politician
- Iain Paxton - Scottish rugby player
- Iain Smith - Scottish politician
- Iain Duncan Smith - Leader of the Conservative Party, 2001-2003
- Iain Softley - film director
Fictional characters
- Ian Chesterton - from the TV series Doctor Who
- Ian Kelley - from the TV 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 Maxtone-Graham - from the TV series Suddenly Susan
- Ian Beale - from the TV soap opera Eastenders