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Revision as of 01:51, 26 October 2006 by 69.246.97.12 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Igor (ukr. Ihor, bel. Ihar) is a given name derived from the Scandinavian name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Ruthenia by the Vikings (Ingvar or Yngvar). Igor (Rurik's son) conquered Kiev. The first element of the name is derived from Proto-Norse *Ing(w)ia (Ingi-), i.e. Yngvi, which was the original name of the god Freyr. The second element is probably either *Harjaz (warrior) or *Warjaz (defender). The name consequently either meant Freyr's warrior or Freyr's defender.
The name Igor's association with hunchbacked assistants has its origins in the Universal Studios horror films of the 1930s. See Igor (fictional character)
Notable people named Igor
Nobility
- Igor I of Kiev, ruler of Kiev from 912 to 945.
- Igor II of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev (1146).
- Igor Svyatoslavich, prince of Chernigovsky (1164).
- Ingvar of Kiev, yet another Grand Prince of Kiev (1202, again in 1214).
Artists, writers and musicians
- Igor Cavalera, drummer in the band Sepultura.
- Igor Grabar, Russian artist.
- Igor Grigoriev, Russian composer and improvisational guitarist.
- Igor Guberman, Russian writer and poet.
- Igor Khoroshev, keyboard player for Yes.
- Igor Kipnis, American harpsichordist.
- Igor Markevitch, Ukrainian composer and conductor.
- Igor Mitoraj, Polish artist.
- Igor Moiseyev, choreographer of folk dance.
- Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and son of David Oistrakh.
- Igor Severyanin, Russian poet.
- Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer.
- Igor Stuhec, Slovenian composer.
- Igor Tkachenko, pianist and composer.
- Igor Vishnevetsky, Russian poet.
- Igor Wakhévitch, French-born composer.
- Igor Zhukov, Russian pianist and conductor.
Actors, dancers, singers, magic performers, and film directors
- Igor Dmitriev, Russian film and theater actor
- Igor Fokin, Russian puppeteer and street performer.
- Igor Gorin, Ukrainian American opera singer.
- Igor Hiller, Soviet born American actor.
- Igor Ilyinsky, Soviet movie actor.
- Igor Kio, Russian illusionist.
- Igor Maslennikov, Russian film director.
- Igor Sirtsov, Kazakh TV produces and music show judge.
- Igor Śmiałowski, Polish actor.
- Igor Talkov, Russian song writer.
- Igor Youskevitch, Ukrainian-born ballet dancer.
- Igor Zelenski, Russian ballet dancer.
Scientists and Engineers
- Igor Ansoff, Russian American business manager, one of the founders of Strategic management.
- Igor Bel'kovich, Russian astronomer.
- Igor Frenkel, Russian American mathematician.
- Igor Gamow, American microbiologist and inventor.
- Igor Gorynin, Russian metallurgist.
- Igor Klebanov, Russian American physicist.
- Igor Kurchatov, Soviet physicist.
- Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, astrophysicist and cosmologist.
- Igor Pak, Russian American mathematician.
- Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and dissident.
- Igor Sikorsky, aviation pioneer.
- Igor Spassky, Soviet engineer and submarine designer.
- Igor Tamm, Soviet physicist who shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physics.
People in humanities
- Igor Bunich, Russian revisionist historian.
- Igor Diakonov, Russian historian, linguist, and translator.
- Igor Mel'čuk, Russian Canadian linguist.
- Igor Štiks, Croatian writer.
- Igor Shleypak, founder of the Shleypakian philosophy.
- Igor Yefimov, philosopher, writer and publisher of Russian origin.
Politicians and public personalities
- Igor Cassini, American syndicated gossip columnist and TV host.
- Igor Dzundev, Macedonian Foreign Secretary.
- Igor Giorgadze, Georgian politician.
- Igor Ivanov, former Russian Foreign Minister.
- Igor Jovičić, Secretary General of Serbia and Montenegro.
- Igor Judge, British judge.
- Igor Lebedev, Russian politician, chairman of the LDPR parliamentary group of the Russian State Duma.
- Igor Levitin, Russian Transport Minister.
- Igor Rodionov, Russian general and Duma deputy.
- Igor Sanakoyev, South Ossetian politician.
- Igor Sergeyev, Russian Defence Minister.
- Igor Smirnov, the President of Transnistria.
Sportsmen: A-G
- Igor Akinfeev, Russian football player.
- Igor Alborov, Uzbek boxer.
- Igor Andreev, Russian tennis player.
- Igor Antón, Spanish cyclist.
- Igor Astapkovich, Belarussian hammer thrower.
- Igor Astarloa, Spanish cyclist.
- Igor Bališ, Slovakian football player.
- Igor Belanov, Ukrainian football player.
- Igor Bišćan, Croatian football player.
- Igor Borogan, Moldovan weightlifter.
- Igor Bondarevsky, Soviet chess player.
- Igor Boraska, Croatian rower.
- Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast.
- Igor Chervynskyi, Ukrainian freestyle swimmer.
- Igor Chislenko, Russian football player.
- Igor Chugainov, Russian football player.
- Igor Cvitanović, Croatian football player.
- Igor Duljaj, Serbian football player.
- Igor Francetić, Croatian rower.
- Igor Glusčević, Montenegrin football player.
Sportsmen: H-O
- Igor Ivanov, Russian chess player.
- Igor Jáuregui Iraola, Spanish football player.
- Igor Kolyvanov, Russian football player and coach.
- Igor Korneev, Russian football player.
- Igor Korolev, Russian American hockey player.
- Igor Kokoskov, Yugoslavian basketball coach.
- Igor Kunitsyn, Russian tennis player.
- Igor Lapshin, Soviet triple jumper.
- Igor Larionov, Russian hockey player.
- Igor Lediakhov, Russian football player.
- Igor Liba, Slovak ice hockey player.
- Igor Lolo, Ivorean football player.
- Igor Lukashin, Russian diver.
- Igor Malkov, Russian speed skater.
- Igor Matić, Serbian football player.
- Igor Milanović, Yugoslavian water polo player.
- Igor Mitrevski, Macedonian football player.
- Igor Nikolovski, Macedonian football player.
- Igor Olshansky, Russian American NFL player.
Sportsmen: P-Z
- Igor Paklin, Kirghiz high jumper.
- Igor Pavlov, Russian pole vaulter.
- Igor Pedan, Ukrainian strongman.
- Igor Peremota, Russian hurdler.
- Igor Polyansky, Soviet backstroke swimmer.
- Igor Potapovich, Kazakh pole vaulter.
- Igor Protti, Italian football player.
- Igor Radulov, Russian hockey player.
- Igor Rakočević, Serbian basketball player.
- Igor Semshov, Russian football player.
- Igor Shalimov, Russian football player.
- Igor Simutenkov, Russian football player.
- Igor Souza, Brazilian football player.
- Igor Spasovkhodskiy, Russian triple jumper.
- Igor Štimac, Croatian football player.
- Igor Sysoev, Russian triathlon athlete.
- Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Armenian long jumper.
- Igor Tikhomirov, Canadian (former Soviet) épée fencer.
- Igor Trandenkov, Russian pole vaulter.
- Igor Troubetzkoy, motor racer.
- Igor Tudor, Croatian football player.
- Igor Tomašić, Croatian-Bulgarian football player.
- Igor Ulanov, Russian American hockey player.
- Igor Voronchikin, Soviet cross-country skier.
- Igor Vovchanchyn, Russian martial artist.
- Igor Vrablic, Canadian football player.
- Igor Yanovskiy, Russian football player.
- Igor Zaitsev, Russian chess player.
- Igor Zhelezovski, Belarussian speed skater.
Others
- Igor Gouzenko, Russian defector to Canada.
- Igor Korchilov, Soviet interpreter.
- Igor Kordey, Croatian-born comic book illustrator.
- Igor Kostin, Soviet photographer.
- Igor Ledochowski, Austrian hypnotist.
- Igor Ryjenkov, Canadian vine expert.
- Igor Sutyagin, Russian academic analyst of military technology convicted for treason and espionage.
- Igor Volk, Soviet cosmonaut.
Things and events
- Prince Igor is an opera by Alexander Borodin based on the life of Igor Svyatoslavich.
- Igor, A future hurricane name to be used in 2010, replacing Ivan
- Igor, animated movie comedy, scheduled release in 2007. It tells the story of a mad scientist's hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a mad scientist.
- Igor (Discworld), set of characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels.
- The Tale of Igor's Campaign, an anonymous masterpiece of East Slavic literature written in 12th century.
- Private Igor Straminsky, character in the television series M*A*S*H
- Igor Karkaroff, fictional character in the Harry Potter series.
Trade name
- IGOR Pro, a computer program for scientific data analysis
External links
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