Ion



Gender:
Origin: Hebrew
817 famous people named Ion found on Wikipedia.
235 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 7260-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 3741-th in year 1969
Used in: Basque, Mythology, Romanian, Spanish

Meanings

Ion is a masculine given name. The name form in English corresponds to two different and unrelated names from different original languages.
The first name is the Greek,Ἴων, Iōn, after the mythical founder of the Ionians; the modern (demotic) Greek equivalent of the name is Ionas. The source of this is the Hebrew Yavan, alternatively transliterated as ι-o-ν (Yut Vav/digamma Nun), with each letter corresponding to its appropriate counterpart.
The second name is the Romanian Ion which is equivalent to the English name John and has the same etymology as "Jon", tracing back the Hebrew name Johanan; Ion can also be a surname in Romanian. Another variant is Ioan, the Romanian name for John the Baptist (Ioan Botezătorul). Common diminutives are Ionel and Ionuț. Its female form is Ioana. The surname Ionescu derives from Ion.


1834, introduced by English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday (suggested by the Rev. William Whewell, English polymath), coined from Greek ion, neuter present participle of ienai "go," from PIE root *ei- "to go." So called because ions move toward the electrode of opposite charge.


Form of John: God is gracious.

Famous People: 817 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Ion Antonescu 1882 Prime minister and conducător of Romania during World War II
2 Ion Iliescu Bătrânul Bosorogul 1930 Romanian politician
3 Ion Țiriac 1939 Romanian tennis player
4 Ion Croitoru 1965 Canadian professional wrestler
5 Ion (DC Comics) Fictional character, a DC Comics superhero
6 Ion Mihai Pacepa 1928 Romanian general
7 Ion Luca Caragiale 1852 Romanian playwright, writer and poet
8 Ion Overman 1976 American actress
9 Ion Perdicaris 1840 American model
10 Ion Cuțelaba 1993
11 Ion Dichiseanu 1933 Romanian actor
12 Ion Andoni Goikoetxea 1965 Spanish footballer
13 Ion Rîmaru 1946 Romanian serial killer
14 Ion Heliade Rădulescu 1802 Academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician
15 Ion Oncescu 1978 Romanian arm wrestler
16 Sue Ion 1955 British engineer
17 Ion Gheorghe Maurer 1902 Romanian politician
18 Ion Stoica 1965 American computer scientist
19 Ion I. C. Brătianu 1864 Romanian politician
20 Ion Caramitru 1942 Romanian political and cultural personality
21 Ion Ivanovici 1845 Romanian military band leader and composer
22 Ion Idriess 1889 Australian historian
23 Ion Sturza 1960 Prime Minister of Moldova
24 Ion Ansotegi 1982 Spanish footballer
25 Jon Izagirre 1989 Road racing cyclist
26 Ion Besoiu 1931 Romanian actor
27 Ion Dragoumis 1878 Greek diplomat and philospoher
28 Ion Dumitru 1950 Romanian footballer
29 Ion C. Pena 1911 Romanian journalist, poet, novelist, and epigramist
30 Ion C. Brătianu 1821 Romanian politician
31 Ion Rațiu 1917 Romanian newspaper editor
32 Ion G. Duca 1879 Romanian politician
33 Ion Ghica 1816 Romanian politician
34 Ion Gigurtu 1886 Romanian politician
35 Ion Davidov 1974 Romanian pornographic actor
36 Ion Voicu 1923 Romani violinist
37 Marin Ion 1955 Footballer
38 Ion Timofte 1967 Footballer
39 Ion Vlădoiu 1968 Romanian footballer
40 Ion Moţa 1902 Romanian politician
41 Ion Mihalache 1882 Romanian politician
42 Ion Minulescu 1881 Romanian writer
43 Ion Andreescu 1850 Romanian painter
44 Ion Vinea 1895 Romanian writer
45 Ion of Chios Ancient Greek writer
46 Ion Theodorescu-Sion 1882 Romanian artist
47 Ion (Marvel Comics)
48 Ion Inculeț 1884 President of Moldova
49 Ion Buzdugan 1887 Moldovan politician
50 Ion Popescu-Gopo 1923 Cartoonist
51 Ion Lucian 1924 Romanian stage and film actor
52 Ion Agârbiceanu 1882 Romanian writer, journalist, politician, theologian and Greek-Catholic priest
53 Ion Nunweiller 1936 Footballer
54 Ion Neculce 1672 Moldavian chronicler
55 Ion Ionuț Luțu 1975 Footballer
56 Ion Luican 1907
57 Ion Dragalina 1860 Romanian general
58 Ion Mincu 1852 Romanian architect
59 Ion Oargă Cloșca 1747
60 Ion Onoriu 1937
61 Ion Dolănescu 1944 Romanian singer and politician
62 Ion Oblemenco 1945 Footballer
63 Ion Keith-Falconer 1856 Scottish missionary, Arabic scholar and cyclist
64 Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu 1923 Romanian fascist
65 Ion Cojar 1931 The pioneer of the Romanian method acting school.
66 Ion Jardan 1990 Football player
67 Ion Negoiţescu 1921 Romanian writer and historian
68 Ion Nistor 1876 Romanian politician
69 Ion Lupusor 1996
70 Ion Suruceanu 1949 Moldovan singer
71 Ion Jinga 1961 Romanian diplomat
72 Ion Paulică 1983 Romanian rugby union player
73 Ion Cristoiu 1948 Romanian journalist
74 Ion Vélez 1985 Spanish footballer
75 Ion Calvocoressi 1919 British army officer and stockbrocker
76 Barry Ion 1941 Australian footballer
77 Ion Pârcălab 1941 Footballer
78 Ion Hadârcă 1949 Moldovan and Romanian politician
79 Ion Pelivan 1876 Moldovan politician
80 Ion Echaide 1988 Spanish footballer
81 Ion Grigorescu 1945 Romanian artists
82 Ion Olteanu 1957
83 Ion Druță 1928 Moldovan writer
84 Ion Emanuel Florescu 1819 Romanian politician and general
85 Ion Pillat 1891 Romanian writer
86 Ion Ionescu de la Brad 1818 Romanian academic
87 Ion Ungureanu 1935 Moldovan politician
88 Ion Geolgău 1961 Footballer
89 Ion Ionescu 1938 Romanian football player and manager
90 Ion Crăciunescu 1950 Romanian association football player and association football referee
91 Ion Moldovan 1954 Footballer
92 Ion Sancho 1950 American politician
93 Ion Göttlich
94 Ion Lazarevich Degen 1925 Soviet physician
95 Ion Călugăru 1902 Romanian writer
96 Ion Diaconescu 1917 Romanian politician
97 Ion de la Riva 1959 Spanish diplomat
98 Ion Irimescu 1903 Romanian sculptor
99 Ion D. Berindey 1871 Romanian architect (1871-1928)
100 Greg Ion 1963 Canadian soccer player
101 Ion Rițiu 1950
102 Razvan Ion 1970 Theoretician, curator, cultural manager,political activist
103 Ion Farris 1878 American politician
104 Ion Grosu 1962
105 Ion Alexe 1946 Boxer
106 Ion Testemiţanu 1974 Footballer
107 Ion Bazac 1968 Romanian politician
108 Ion Cristoreanu 1925
109 Ion Butmalai 1964 Moldovan politician
110 Ion Sapdaru 1961 Romanian actor
111 Ion Vidu 1863 Romanian composer
112 Viorel Ion 1967 Romanian footballer
113 Ion Alecsandrescu 1928 Footballer
114 Ion Niculi 1887 Romanian politician
115 Ion N. Petrovici 1929 German neurologist
116 Ion Jalea 1887 Romanian sculptor
117 Ion Țuculescu 1910 Romanian painter
118 Ion Valentin Anestin 1900 Romanian artist and writer
119 Ion Trewin 1943
120 Ion Bogdan 1915 Romanian footballer
121 Ion 1984
122 Ion Caras 1950 Moldovan footballer and football manager
123 Ion Vianu 1934 Romanian writer
124 Ion Panait 1981 Olympic wrestler
125 Ion Dobran 1919
126 Ion Hobana 1931 Romanian writer
127 Ion Miu 1955 Romanian cimbalom player
128 Ion Petrovici 1882 Romanian academic and politician
129 Ion Ferguson 1913 Irish soldier
130 Ion Clopoțel 1892 Romanian literary historian and literary critic
131 Ion Th. Simionescu 1873 Romanian geologist
132 Ion Panţuru 1934 Romanian bobsledder
133 Marie Jeanne Ion 1972
134 Ion Drăgoi 1928
135 Ion Coman 1981 Romanian footballer
136 Ion Vincze 1910 Romanian politician, diploamt and general
137 Ion Codreanu 1879 Moldovan politician
138 Ion Ciubuc 1943 Moldovan politician
139 Ion Stoian 1927 Romanian politician
140 Ion Gabella 1968 Spanish actor (1968-2002)
141 Ion Dincă 1928 Romanian general and politician
142 Ion Drîmbă 1942 Romanian fencer
143 Ion Petre Stoican 1930 Romanian fiddler
144 Ion Voinescu 1929 Footballer
145 Ion Neagu 1951
146 Ion Ioanid 1926 Romanian dissident
147 Ion Cortright 1889 American football player and coach
148 Ion Adrian Zare 1959 Footballer
149 Ion Pop-Reteganul 1853
150 Ion Cernea 1936 Olympic wrestler
151 Ion Bălăceanu 1828 Romanian politician
152 Ion Hortopan 1925 General
153 Ion Marin Sadoveanu 1893 Romanian writer
154 Ion Ustian 1939 Prime Minister of Moldova
155 Ion Luchianov 1981 Moldovian steeplechase runner
156 Ion Șt. Basgan 1902
157 Ion Motroc 1937 Footballer
158 Ion Nonna Otescu 1888 Romanian composer
159 Corneliu Ion 1951 Sport shooter
160 Ion Draica 1958 Olympic wrestler
161 Ion Apostol 1962 Moldovan politician
162 Ion Terente Romanian canoeist
163 Ion Dic Dicescu 1893 Romanian communist,
164 Ion reactor
165 Ion Dumitrescu 1925 Sport shooter
166 Ion Monea 1940 Boxer
167 Ion Chiricuță 1918
168 Ion Pistol 1946
169 Ion Baciu 1944 Olympic wrestler
170 Ion Caraion 1923 Romanian poet and literary critic (1923-1986)
171 Ion Sân-Giorgiu 1893 Romanian writer
172 Ion Cebanu 1984 Moldovan politician
173 Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu 1919 Romanian philosopher and writer
174 Ion Păduraru 1961
175 Ion Hamilton, 1st Baron HolmPatrick 1839 British politician
176 Ion Costaș 1944 Moldovan politician
177 Ion Vatamanu 1937 Moldovan politician
178 Ion Varta 1958 Moldovan politician
179 Patrick Ion American mathematician
180 Ion Ursu 1994 Moldovan footballer
181 Ion Morei 1955 Moldovan politician
182 Ion Cârja 1922 American activist
183 Ion Biberi 1904 Romanian prose writer, essayist and literary critic
184 Ion Al-Ioani 1983 Footballer
185 Ion Roată 1806 Moldavian politician
186 Mickey Ion 1886 Canadian lacrosse player
187 Ion Negrei 1958 Moldovan politician
188 Ion Demerji 1989 Moldovan footballer
189 Ion Teodorescu 1976 Romanian rugby union player
190 Ion Dosca 1955
191 Ion Mitilineu 1868 Romanian politician
192 Ion Hamilton Benn 1863 British politician
193 Ion Iovcev Moldovan journalist
194 Ion Dacian 1911 Romanian opera singer
195 Ion Dumitriu 1943
196 Ion I. Agârbiceanu 1907
197 Ion Bîrlădeanu 1958 Romanian canoeist
198 Ion Siminie 1930
199 Ion Bălan 1962 Moldovan politician
200 Ion Predescu 1927