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Historical Figures — I

77 people whose names start with “I

Athlete(11)Musician(5)actress(4)actor(2)rapper and actor(2)filmmaker(2)
I. M. PeiAthleteIan BothamAthleteIan Durynew wave singerIan KershawhistorianIan McKellenactorIan PaisleyNorthern Irish politician and religious leaderIbn KhaldūnArab Islamic scholar, historian and philosopherIbn SaudIbrahim BabangidaIce Cuberapper and actorIce-Trapper and actorIchiro SuzukiAthleteIda B. Wellsjournalist and civil rights activistIdi AminPresident of Uganda from 1971 to 1979Idina Menzelactress and singerIdris ElbaactorIdriss DébyIggy PopMusicianIgnacy Jan Paderewskipianist, composer, intellectual and statesmanIgnacy ŁukasiewiczIgor SikorskyRussian-American aviation pioneerIgor StravinskyMusicianIlie NăstaseAthleteIlya Repinrealist painterImad MughniyehLebanese militant leaderImelda MarcosImmanuel KantphilosopherImogene Cocacomic actressImran KhanAthleteImre KertészauthorImre Nagypolitician and leader of the 1956 revolutionIna BoyleMusicianIna Gartentelevision cookInbee ParkAthleteIndira GandhiInez MilhollandsuffragistInfante FerdinandPortuguese princeIngemar JohanssonAthleteIngmar BergmanfilmmakerIngrid BergmanactressIngrid KristiansenAthleteIngvar KampradbusinessmanInnocent IVHead of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254Innocent XIoan GruffuddWelsh actorIra GershwinlyricistIra Levinnovelist, playwright, and songwriterIrene DunneactressIrène Joliot-Curiechemist and physicistIris Apfelinterior designer and fashion iconIrving BerlinMusicianIsaac Asimovwriter and biochemistIsaac BrockArmy officer and colonial administratorIsaac Hayesmusician and actorIsaac NewtonpolymathIsaac PitmanlinguistIsaac Singerinventor and businessmanIsabel AllendeChilean-American writerIsabel MayactressIsabella I of CastileIsabella RosselliniItalian-American actressIsadora DuncanMusicianIsambard Kingdom Brunelmechanical and civil engineerIsiah ThomasAthleteIsla FisheractressIsmail HaniyehPalestinian politicianIsmail QemaliIsoroku YamamotoadmiralItō HirobumistatesmanIva MajoliAthleteIvan LendlAthleteIvan PavlovphysiologistIvan ReitmanfilmmakerIvan SutherlandIvan the GreatIvan the TerribleIvanka Trumpbusinesswoman

Frequently Asked Questions

How many historical figures start with the letter I?
We have 77 historical figures whose names begin with I, out of 5,637 total people in our database.
What professions are represented among people starting with I?
The most common roles include Athlete (11), Musician (5), actress (4), actor (2), rapper and actor (2), filmmaker (2).