Gender:
Origin:
Latin
1428 famous people named Adrian found on Wikipedia.
236946 male, 15257 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
62-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
56-th in year 2011
Used in: Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish
A male given name: from a Latin word meaning “from Hadria,” an ancient city in northern Italy.
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning 'sea' or 'water'. The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the Po River into the Adriatic Sea but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC. Hecataeus of Miletus (c.550 - c.476 BC) asserted that both the Etruscan harbor city of Adria and the Adriatic Sea had been named after it. Emperor Hadrian's family was named after the city or region of Adria/Hadria, now Atri, in Picenum, which most likely started as an Etruscan or Greek colony of the older harbor city of the same name.
Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, although it did not become common until modern times.
Masc. proper name, from Latin Adrianus, properly Hadrianus, literally "of the Adriatic" (see Adriatic). A name taken by several popes, including the only English pontiff, Nicholas Brakespear (died 1159).
Rich, wealthy, dark one. Man of Adria.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Grenier | 1976 | Actor, director, producer, musician |
| 2 | Neville | 1986 | English professional wrestler |
| 3 | Nathan Adrian | 1988 | American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder |
| 4 | Adrian Pasdar | 1965 | American actor and director |
| 5 | Adrián Beltré | 1979 | Major League baseball player |
| 6 | Adrian Mutu | 1979 | Romanian footballer |
| 7 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1982 | Baseball player from the United States |
| 8 | Adrian Carton de Wiart | 1880 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
| 9 | Adrian Lester | 1968 | British actor, director, and writer |
| 10 | Adrian Belew | 1949 | American rock musician |
| 11 | Adrian Lamo | 1981 | American journalist, hacker, and orator |
| 12 | Adrian Paul | 1959 | Actor |
| 13 | Adrian Dunbar | 1958 | Northern Irish actor |
| 14 | Adrian Pennino | Fictional character from the Rocky series | |
| 15 | Adrian Cronauer | 1938 | Lawyer and American radio presenter |
| 16 | Adrian Lewis | 1985 | English darts player |
| 17 | Adrian Rogers | 1931 | American television evangelist |
| 18 | Adrian Zmed | 1954 | Actor, singer |
| 19 | Adrian Chiles | 1967 | English television and radio presenter |
| 20 | Adrian Dantley | 1955 | American basketball player |
| 21 | Adrian Adonis | 1954 | Professional wrestler |
| 22 | Adrian Martinez | American actor, stage actor and television actor | |
| 23 | Adrián San Miguel del Castillo | 1987 | Spanish footballer |
| 24 | Adrian Schoolcraft | 1976 | American naval officer |
| 25 | Adrian Newey | 1958 | British Formula One engineer |
| 26 | Adrian Lyne | 1941 | British film director |
| 27 | Adrian Schiller | 1964 | British actor |
| 28 | Adrian Mariappa | 1986 | Footballer |
| 29 | Adrian Bower | 1970 | British actor |
| 30 | Adrian Mannarino | 1988 | French tennis player |
| 31 | Adrian Scarborough | 1968 | English character actor |
| 32 | Adrian Robinson | 1989 | American football player |
| 33 | Adrián Uribe | 1972 | Colombian actor, presenter and television actor |
| 34 | Adrian Monk | American private investigator and actor | |
| 35 | Adrian Younge | 1978 | US-American composer |
| 36 | Adrian Heath | 1961 | English footballer and manager |
| 37 | Adrian Fenty | 1970 | Sixth mayor of the District of Columbia |
| 38 | Adrian Frutiger | 1928 | Swiss typeface designer |
| 39 | Adrian Young | 1969 | American rock drummer |
| 40 | Adrian Wojnarowski | American sportswriter | |
| 41 | Adrian Sutil | 1983 | German racing driver |
| 42 | Adrian R'Mante | 1978 | American actor |
| 43 | Adrian Rawlins | 1958 | English actor |
| 44 | Adrian Peterson | 1979 | American football player |
| 45 | Adrian Street | 1940 | Professional wrestler |
| 46 | Adrian Marcel | 1990 | American singer |
| 47 | Adrian Carmack | 1969 | Video game artist and co-founder of id Software |
| 48 | Adrian Wilson | 1979 | American football player, defensive back, safety |
| 49 | Adrian Hall | 1959 | British actor |
| 50 | Adrian Clayborn | 1988 | American football player, defensive end |
| 51 | Adrian von Ziegler | 1989 | Composer |
| 52 | Adrián López Álvarez | 1988 | Spanish footballer |
| 53 | Adrian | 1903 | Costume designer (1903-1959) |
| 54 | Adrian Alonso | 1994 | Actor |
| 55 | Adrian Vandenberg | 1954 | Dutch musician |
| 56 | Adrian Fletcher | Fictional charge nurse in BBC TV medical dramas Casualty and Holby City | |
| 57 | Adrian Durham | 1969 | Football journalist and broadcaster |
| 58 | Adrian Ursache | 1974 | |
| 59 | Adrian Lukis | 1957 | British actor |
| 60 | Adrian Popa | 1988 | Romanian association football player born in 1988 |
| 61 | Adrian P. Thomas | Coerced confession | |
| 62 | Adrian Erlandsson | 1970 | Swedish musician |
| 63 | Adrian Gurvitz | 1949 | English musician |
| 64 | Adrian Holmes | 1974 | Welsh-Canadian actor |
| 65 | Adrian Koy | 2000 | |
| 66 | Adrian Sina | 1977 | Romanian composer |
| 67 | Isabel Adrian | 1977 | Swedish television personality |
| 68 | Adrián Cue | 1981 | Mexican actor, singer and television actor |
| 69 | Adrian Pang | 1966 | Singaporean |
| 70 | Adrian Bradshaw | 1958 | British Army general |
| 71 | Adrian Borland | 1957 | Singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer |
| 72 | Adrian Bellani | 1982 | American actor |
| 73 | Adrian Zecha | 1933 | Indonesian hotelier |
| 74 | Adrian Piper | 1948 | Artist |
| 75 | Adrià Ortolá | 1993 | Spanish footballer |
| 76 | Adrian Hardiman | 1951 | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland |
| 77 | Adrian Amos | 1993 | American football player |
| 78 | Adrian Sauer | 1976 | German photographer |
| 79 | Adrian Conan Doyle | 1910 | English scion and writer |
| 80 | Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer | 1951 | British baron |
| 81 | Adrian Tchaikovsky | 1972 | British fantasy author |
| 82 | Adrian Boult | 1889 | English conductor |
| 83 | Adrian Chen | 1984 | American journalist |
| 84 | Adrian Hanauer | 1966 | American sports businessman |
| 85 | Adrian McKinty | 1968 | Irish writer |
| 86 | Adrian Biddle | 1952 | English cinematographer |
| 87 | Iris Adrian | 1912 | Actress |
| 88 | Adrian Ilie | 1974 | Romanian footballer |
| 89 | Adrian Scott | 1912 | American screenwriter |
| 90 | Adrian Griffin | 1974 | American basketball player-coach |
| 91 | Adrian Sherwood | 1958 | British record producer |
| 92 | Adrian van Hooydonk | 1964 | Dutch automobile designer |
| 93 | Adrian Topol | 1981 | Polish-German actor |
| 94 | Adrian Moorhouse | 1964 | British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder |
| 95 | Adrian Goldsworthy | 1969 | British historian and author |
| 96 | Adrian Mierzejewski | 1986 | Polish footballer |
| 97 | Adrian Dalsey | 1914 | American businessman |
| 98 | Adrian Hasler | 1964 | Politician from Liechtenstein |
| 99 | Adrian of Nicomedia | 0300 | |
| 100 | Adrian Greenwood | 1973 | |
| 101 | Adrian Ghenie | 1977 | Romanian painter |
| 102 | Adrián Marín Gómez | 1997 | Spanish footballer |
| 103 | Adrian McPherson | 1983 | American football player |
| 104 | Adrián González Morales | 1988 | Spanish footballer |
| 105 | Adrian Garcia | 1960 | American sheriff |
| 106 | Adrian Tomine | 1974 | Artist |
| 107 | Adrian Lewis Morgan | 1973 | Welsh actor |
| 108 | Adrian Maulana | 1977 | |
| 109 | Adrián Salbuchi | 1962 | Argentinian journalist |
| 110 | Adrian Mitchell | 1932 | British writer |
| 111 | Adrian Cheng | 1979 | |
| 112 | Adrian Ballinger | 1976 | American climber |
| 113 | Adrian Morley | 1977 | English rugby league player |
| 114 | Adrian Gore | 1964 | South African businessman |
| 115 | Adrian Pennock | 1971 | English footballer and manager |
| 116 | Adrián Cubas | 1996 | Argentine footballer |
| 117 | Max Adrian | 1903 | Northern Irish actor |
| 118 | Adrian Cadbury | 1929 | British Olympic rower and businessman |
| 119 | Adrián de Moxica | 1453 | Spanish explorer |
| 120 | Adrian Winter | 1986 | Footballer |
| 121 | Adrián Gómez González | Mexican drug trafficker and a Sinaloa Cartel drug lord | |
| 122 | Adrian Viveash | 1969 | English footballer |
| 123 | Adrian Branch | 1963 | American basketball player |
| 124 | Adrián Colunga | 1984 | Spanish footballer |
| 125 | Adrian Clarke | 1974 | Football (soccer) player, journalist, news editor |
| 126 | Adrián de la Garza | 1971 | Mexican politician |
| 127 | Adrian Willaert | 1490 | French-Flemish composer |
| 128 | Adrian Henri | 1932 | British poet |
| 129 | Adrian Utley | 1957 | British guitarist |
| 130 | Adrian van Oyen | 1994 | Australian comedian |
| 131 | Adrian Moore | 1996 | German actor |
| 132 | Cem Adrian | 1980 | Singer, song writer, author, producer, director |
| 133 | Adrian Leijer | 1986 | Australian soccer player |
| 134 | Adrian Lam | 1970 | Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 135 | Adrián Martel | 1948 | Argentinian actor |
| 136 | Adrian Stoian | 1991 | Footballer |
| 137 | Adrian Dix | 1964 | Canadian politician |
| 138 | Adrian Karsten | 1960 | American sports announcer |
| 139 | Adrian Klemm | 1977 | American football player |
| 140 | Adrian von Fölkersam | 1914 | German SS officer |
| 141 | Adrian Stephen | 1883 | British MD & psychoanalyst |
| 142 | Adrián Salzedo | 1991 | Spanish film actor and actor |
| 143 | Adrián Aldrete | 1988 | Mexican footballer |
| 144 | Adrián Suar | 1968 | Argentine actor productor |
| 145 | Adrian Aucoin | 1973 | Ice hockey player |
| 146 | Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow | 1946 | British noble |
| 147 | Adrian Despot | 1976 | |
| 148 | Adrian Truss | 1953 | Canadian actor |
| 149 | Adrian Baker | 1951 | English singer, songwriter and record producer |
| 150 | Adrian Granat | 1991 | |
| 151 | Adrian Simpson | 1971 | British television presenter |
| 152 | Adrian Lux | 1986 | DJ and music producer |
| 153 | Adrian Năstase | 1950 | Prime Minister of Romania 2000–04 |
| 154 | Adrian Kempe | 1996 | Swedish ice hockey player |
| 155 | Adrian Bejan | 1948 | Mechanical engineer |
| 156 | Adrian Arrington | 1985 | American football wide receiver |
| 157 | Adrian Whitbread | 1971 | English footballer and manager |
| 158 | Adrian Warburton | 1918 | British World War II pilot |
| 159 | Adrian Maleika | 1965 | |
| 160 | Adrian Lee | 1957 | British musician |
| 161 | Adrian Kowanek | 1977 | Polish singer |
| 162 | Adrián Gordillo | 1989 | |
| 163 | Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian | 1889 | Electrophysiologist |
| 164 | Adrian Smith | 1936 | Basketball player |
| 165 | Adrian Butchart | English screenwriter | |
| 166 | Adrian Minune | 1974 | Romanian manele singer |
| 167 | Adrian Kantrowitz | 1918 | American cardiac surgeon |
| 168 | Adrian Molina | 1985 | |
| 169 | Adrian Lambert | 1972 | British musician |
| 170 | Adrian Legg | 1948 | British musician |
| 171 | Adrián Ghio | 1945 | Argentinian actor |
| 172 | Adrian Quist | 1913 | Australian tennis player |
| 173 | Adrián Rodríguez | 1988 | Spanish actor and singer |
| 174 | Adrian Alphona | Canadian comic book artist | |
| 175 | Adrian Hubbard | 1992 | American football player |
| 176 | Adrián Marín Lugo | 1994 | Mexican professional footballer |
| 177 | Adrian Swire | 1932 | |
| 178 | Adrian Zieliński | 1989 | Polish weightlifter |
| 179 | Adrian FitzGerald | 1940 | British politician |
| 180 | Adrian Petriw | 1987 | Canadian actor |
| 181 | Adrian Ungur | 1985 | Romanian tennis player |
| 182 | Adrian Stern | 1975 | Swiss singer-songwriter |
| 183 | Adrian Johns | 1951 | Royal Navy admiral |
| 184 | Adrian Raine | British psychologist | |
| 185 | Adrian Wooldridge | English editor | |
| 186 | Adrian Bowyer | 1952 | British engineer |
| 187 | Adrian Johnston | 1961 | British musician |
| 188 | Adrián Ramos | 1945 | Mexican actor, television actor and stage actor (1945-1999) |
| 189 | Adrian Phillips | 1992 | American football player |
| 190 | Adrian Hodges | 1957 | British television writer |
| 191 | Adrian of Canterbury | 0700 | Abbot of Canterbury |
| 192 | Adrián Gallardo Valdés | 1987 | Spanish association football player |
| 193 | Adrian Bailey | 1945 | British politician |
| 194 | Adrian Ropotan | 1986 | Footballer |
| 195 | Adrian Fulford | 1953 | British judge |
| 196 | Adrián Terrazas-González | 1975 | Mexican musician |
| 197 | Adrian Holovaty | 1981 | American journalist |
| 198 | Adrian Małecki | 1976 | Polish basketball player |
| 199 | Adrian Hill | 1895 | British artist |
| 200 | Adrian Wattimena | 1959 |