Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Ian Malcolm 1990 Jurassic Park 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Ian Malcolm 1993 Jurassic Park
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Ian Maxtone-Graham 1996 Suddenly Susan
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane, 1 storm
Storm Ian 2016
Hurricane Ian 2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
20 actors, 1 actor/model
Ian Bannen 1928-1999
Ian Holm 1931-2020
Ian Richardson 1934-2007
Ian McKellen 1939-
Ian Smith 1940-
Ian McShane 1942-
Ian McDiarmid 1944-
Ian Gelder 1949-
Keith Carradine (a.k.a. Ian) 1949-
Ian McNeice 1950-
Mark Addy (a.k.a. Ian) 1964-
Ian Ziering 1964-
Ian Gomez 1964-
Kwame Kwei-Armah (a.k.a. Ian) 1967-
Henry Ian Cusick 1967-
Brody Hutzler (a.k.a. Ian) 1971-
Scott Major (a.k.a. Ian) 1975-
Kip Pardue (a.k.a. Ian) 1975-
Ian Somerhalder 1978-
Thomas Ian Nicholas 1980-
James Norton (a.k.a. Ian) 1985-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 swimming
(soccer) Ian Redford 1960-2014
(swimming) Ian Thorpe 1982-
(soccer) Ian Maatsen 2002-
Notable Musicians:
3 singers, 1 musician
Ian Dury 1942-2000
Ian Gillan 1945-
Lemmy Kilmister (a.k.a. Ian) 1945-2015
Ian Curtis 1956-1980
Notable Writers:
3 authors
Ian Fleming 1908-1964
Ian McEwan 1948-
Ian Rankin 1960-
Olympic Medalists:
2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/bronze/gold
(silver) Ian Allison 1936 basketball
(silver) Robbie Brightwell (a.k.a. Ian) 1964 4x400 m relay
(gold/bronze) Ian O'Brien 1964 swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Ian Stewart 1972 5000 m
(gold/silver/bronze) Ian Thorpe 2000; 2004 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver/bronze/gold) Ian Crocker 2000; 2004; 2008 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/bronze) Nick Willis (a.k.a. Ian) 2008; 2016 1500 m
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Ian Stewart 1989 The Rolling Stones
Ian McLagan 2012 Small Faces/Faces
Ian Gillan 2016 Deep Purple
Ian Paice 2016 Deep Purple