Ignatius

Last updated September 18, 2025

Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop
Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint, Patriarch of Constantinople
Ignatios the Deacon (780/790 – after 845), Byzantine bishop and writer
Ignatius of Bulgaria, patriarch in 1272–1277
Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867), Russian Orthodox saint, bishop and ascetical writer
Ignatius of Jesus (1596–1667), Italian Catholic missionary friar
Ignatius of Laconi (1701–1781), Italian Catholic saint
Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), Basque Catholic saint and founder of the Society of Jesus
Ignatius of Moscow (1540–1620), Russian Orthodox Patriarch
Ignatius Moses I Daoud (or Moussa Daoud) (1930–2012), Syrian Catholic Patriarch
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (born 1933), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
Ignatius III Atiyah, 17th-century Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
Ignatius III David, 13th-century Syriac Orthodox Church Patriarch
Ignatius IV Sarrouf (1742–1812), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch (1921–2012), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
Ignatius V Qattan (1756–1833), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
First name of all the Syrian Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch since the 15th century
Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (born 1950), Indonesian prelate and current archbishop of Jakarta
Ignatius Phakoe (1927–1989), Lesotho Roman Catholic bishop

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979), Ghanaian military ruler
Ignatius Bernstein (1846–1900), Russian railroad engineer
Ignatius Bonomi (1787–1870), British architect
Ignatius Cadette (born 1957), West Indian cricketer
Ignatius Valentine Chirol (1852–1929), British writer and diplomat
Ignatius Chombo (born 1952), Zimbabwean politician
Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831–1901), American politician and writer
Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British writer and physician
Ignatius J. Galantin (1910–2004), American admiral
Ignatius Ganago (born 1999), Cameroonian professional footballer
Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono (1900–1986), Indonesian politician
Ignatius Jones (1957–2024), Australian singer and producer
Ignatius K. Musaazi (1905–1990), Ugandan politician
Ignatius Leong (born 1956), Singaporean Chess Organizer
Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon (1857–1930), Irish lawyer
Igantius Xavier Pereira (1888–1951), Indian Tamil-Sri Lankan businessman and politician
Ignatius Sancho (1729–1780), British writer
Ignatius Scoles (1834–1896), British architect, priest and writer
Ignatius Shixwameni (born 1966), Namibian politician
Ignatius Zhuwakiyi (born 1969), Zimbabwean sculptor

Ignatius, in the video game Fire Emblem Fates
Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome, psychiatrist in TV series New Amsterdam
Ignatius Gallaher, in the short story "A Little Cloud" by James Joyce
Ignatius Mortimer Meen, the villain in the 1995 video game I.M. Meen
Ignatius Martin Perrish, in Horns by Joe Hill and the film adaptation
Ignatius J. Reilly, in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian, in Disney’s 1989 film The Little Mermaid
Percy Ignatius Weasley, in Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling