Igor (given name)
male given name
Igor (Belarusian: Ігар, romanized: Ihar [ˈiɣar]; Russian: Игорь, romanized: Igor' [ˈiɡərʲ]; Serbian Cyrillic: Игор, pronounced [îɡor]; Ukrainian: Ігор, romanized: Ihor [ˈiɦor]) is a common East Slavic given name derived from the Norse name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Rus' by the Norse Varangians, see Igor of Kiev. The name can be translated as warrior under the protection of the god Ing or protector of the gods.
People
Igor
Igor of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' from 913 to 945
Igor II of Kiev (died 1147), Grand Prince of Kiev (1146)
Igor Akinfeev (born 1986), Russian football goalkeeper
Igor Andreev (born 1983), Russian tennis player
Igor Angulo (born 1984), Basque-Spanish footballer
Igor Antón (born 1983), Basque-Spanish cyclist
Igor Arkhipov (born 1953), Russian politician
Igor Arnáez (born 1991), Basque-Spanish footballer
Igor Astarloa (born 1976), Basque-Spanish cyclist
Igor Belousov (1928–2005), Soviet statesman
Igor Bobček (born 1983), Slovak ice hockey defenceman
Igor Bogdanoff (1949–2022), French science fiction author
Igor Boki (born 1994), Belarusian Paralympic swimmer
Igor Cavalera (born 1970), Brazilian musician
Igor Chernykh (1932–2020), Russian camera operator
Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia (1894–1918), Russian royalty
Igor Chugainov (born 1970), Russian football player and coach
Igor Danchenko (born 1978), Russian-American analyst
Igor M. Diakonoff (1915–1999), Russian historian, linguist, and translator
Igor Dodon (born 1975), Moldovan politician and president of Moldova from 2016 to 2020
Igor de Camargo (born 1983), Brazilian / Belgian footballer
Igor Eremenko (born 1997), Russian ice dancer who defected to the United States
Igor Gabilondo (born 1979), Basque-Spanish footballer
Igor Gaydamaka, Soviet sprint canoer
Igor Girkin (born 1970), Russian army veteran and former Federal Security Service officer who played a key role in the Russian annexation of Crimea
Igor Golyak (born 1979), Ukrainian-American theatre director
Igor Golomstock (1929–2017), London-based Russian art historian
Igor González de Galdeano (born 1973), Basque-Spanish cyclist
Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo (born 1998), Brazilian footballer
Igor Jankowski (born 1983), Belarusian-Polish composer
Igor Kholmanskikh (born 1969), Russian government appointee and former factory worker
Igor Coronado, Brazilian footballer
Igor Kornelyuk (born 1962), Russian musician, singer and songwriter
Igor Kokoškov (born 1971), Serbian basketball coach
Igor Kopystiansky (born 1954), American artist
Igor Kunitsyn (born 1981), Russian tennis player
Igor Kurnosov (1985–2013), Russian chess grandmaster
Igor Larionov (born 1960), Soviet and Russian retired ice hockey player
Igor Lewczuk (born 1985), Polish football defender
Igor López de Munain (1983/1984–2022), Basque politician
Igor Luzhkovsky (1938–2000), Russian swimmer
Igor Markevitch (1912–1983), Russian-born composer and conductor
Igor Julio (born 1998), Brazilian footballer
Igor Martinez (born 1989), Basque-Spanish footballer
Igor Matovič (born 1973), Slovak politician
Igor Medved (born 1981), Slovenian ski jumper
Igor Menshchikov (born 1970), Russian football player and coach
Igor Merino (born 1990), Basque-Spanish cyclist
Igor V. Minin (born 1960), Russian physicist
Igor Nesterenko (born 1990), Israeli-Ukrainian basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Igor Nikitin (ice hockey) (1966–2013), Russian ice hockey player
Igor Nikolayev (born 1960), Russian singer, composer and songwriter
Igor Oistrakh (1931–2021), Russian violinist
Igor Olshanetskyi (born 1986), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
Igor Olshansky (born 1982), Ukrainian-born American National Football League player
Igor Omura Fraga (born 1998), Japanese-born Brazilian racing driver and eSports racer
Igor Paixão (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
Igor Pavlov (athlete) (born 1979), Russian pole vaulter
Igor Petrenko (born 1977), Russian actor of cinema and theater
Igor Prokopenko (born 1965), Russian filmmaker and journalist
Igor Rasko (born 1966), Russian ice hockey player
Igor Savitsky (1915–1984), Russian art collector and art museum director.
Igor Sechin (born 1960), Russian businessman and politician
Igor Sedašev (born 1950), Estonian politician
Igor Severyanin (1887–1941), Russian poet
Igor Shesterkin (born 1995), Russian ice hockey player
Igor Shuvalov (born 1967), Russian politician
Igor Sokolov (born 2006), Russian famous clown
Igor Sijsling (born 1987), Dutch tennis player
Igor Sikorsky (1889–1972), Russian-born American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
Igor Smirnov (politician) (born 1941), Transnistrian politician
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), Russian composer and conductor
Igor Subbotin (born 1990), Estonian footballer
Igor Svyatoslavich (1151–1201/1202), prince of Putivl (1164–1180), of Novgorod-Seversk (1180–1198), and of Chernigov (1198–1201/1202)
Igor Sypniewski (1974–2022), Polish football forward
Igor Śmiałowski (1917–2006), Polish actor
Igor Talkov (1956–1991), Russian singer-songwriter
Igor Tudor (born 1978), Croatian footballer and manager
Igor Ursov (1927–2002) Russian phthisiatrist, scientist
Igor Yebra (born 1974), Basque-Spanish dancer
Igor Zubeldia (born 1997), Basque-Spanish footballer
Ihar
Ihar Hermianchuk (1961–2002), Belarusian journalist and political activist.
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