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I-No

I-No (イノ), Guilty Gear fighting game character introduced in Guilty Gear XX; time-manipulating witch and guitar-wielding Rushdown boss in Strive, voiced by Kikuko Inoue.

I, Robot (video game)

I, Robot: Atari arcade game (1983/1984) by Dave Theurer; first arcade game with true 3D filled polygon graphics and Hall-effect joysticks; commercial flop, about 750 units; remade by Llamasoft in 2025.

I. M. Vijayan

I. M. Vijayan (Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, born 1969, Thrissur), Indian striker nicknamed Kalo Harin; played for India 1989-2004, captained 2000-2004, 40 international goals, three-time Indian Player of the Year, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri 2025.

I. metapan

Isidro Metapán (Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, Los Cementeros) is a Salvadoran Primera División football club founded in 2000 in Metapán, Santa Ana, with ten league titles from Clausura 2007 to Apertura 2014.

I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike

I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike (Project I.G.I. 2) is a 2003 tactical stealth FPS by Innerloop Studios and Codemasters for PC, sequel to Project IGI, starring ex-SAS agent David Jones across 19 missions; Metacritic 64.

IAAF Golden League

IAAF Golden League, also styled ÅF Golden League, was the IAAF's European one-day athletics series 1998-2009 with a US$1 million jackpot, over 30 world records, replaced by the Diamond League in 2010.

Iago Aspas

Iago Aspas Juncal (born 1987, Moaña) is a Spanish left-footed forward, RC Celta de Vigo's record appearance maker (534) and first 200-goal player, 18th in La Liga history with 165 goals, four-time Zarra Trophy winner, brief Liverpool and Sevilla spells, Spain's 2018 World Cup scorer versus Morocco.

Iaido (居合道)

Iaido (居合道, iai) is the Japanese art of drawing, cutting, and re-sheathing the sword in solo kata; standardized as 12 ZNKR forms, distinct from kendo and kenjutsu.

Iaijutsu (居合術)

Iaijutsu (居合術), also called battōjutsu, is the classical Japanese art of drawing the sword and cutting in one motion, founded by Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu; its modern successor is iaido under the All Japan Kendo Federation.

Iain Dowie

Iain Dowie (born 1965, Hatfield) is a football manager, Sky Sports pundit and former Northern Ireland striker with 59 caps and 12 goals; he managed Crystal Palace, Charlton, Coventry, QPR, Oldham and Hull, and coined "bouncebackability".

Iain Hume

Iain Hume (Iain Edward Hume, born 1983, Edinburgh) is a Canadian former forward; Tranmere Rovers' youngest-ever debutant, Leicester, Barnsley, Kerala Blasters ISL Best Player, 43 Canada caps 2003-2016.

Iain Jensen

Iain Jensen (born 1988) is an Australian sailor who won Olympic gold in the 49er at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016 with Nathan Outteridge.

Iain Macdonald Smith

Iain Macdonald Smith (Iain Somerled MacDonald-Smith), British Olympic sailor born 1945 in Oxford; won 1968 Flying Dutchman gold crewing for Rodney Pattisson in Superdocious with a record 3.0 net points, and placed 13th in the 1976 Soling.

Iain Percy

Iain Bryden Percy, British sailor born 1976 in Southampton, double Olympic champion (Finn Sydney 2000, Star Beijing 2008) with London 2012 silver, two-time Star world champion, now CEO of Artemis Technologies and Artemis SailGP Team.

Ian Bell

Ian Ronald Bell (born 1982, Walsgrave) is an English former cricketer, a right-handed batsman for Warwickshire and England: 118 Tests, 7,727 runs at 42.69, 22 centuries, three hundreds in the 2013 Ashes, five Ashes wins, retired 2020.

Ian Black

Ian Black (Ian MacIntosh Black), born 1941 in Inverness, Scotland, is a British swimmer who won three golds at the 1958 Budapest Europeans, medaled at the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games, set a 400 m medley world record, and placed fourth at the 1960 Rome Olympics.

Ian Book

Ian Book (born 1998) is an American quarterback from El Dorado Hills, California; Notre Dame's winningest QB (30-5), drafted 133rd overall by the Saints in 2021, later Eagles practice-squad Super Bowl LIX winner.

Ian Botham

Ian Botham, "Beefy", English all-rounder (1955-), 102 Tests, 5,200 runs, 383 wickets, hero of the 1981 "Botham's Ashes", knighted 2007, ICC Hall of Famer and crossbench peer.

Ian Boyd

Ian Hugh Boyd (born 8 December 1933, Epsom, England) is a British middle-distance runner; 8th in the 1956 Olympic 1500 m final (3:43.0) and 1954 Commonwealth Games 880 yards bronze medalist for England.

Ian Callaghan

Ian Callaghan, English midfielder born 1942 in Toxteth; Liverpool's all-time record appearance holder with 857 games (1960-1978), 68 goals, five league titles, two European Cups, and a 1966 World Cup winner with 4 England caps.

Ian Chappell

Ian Chappell (born 1943, Unley) is an Australian former Test cricketer who captained Australia in 30 Tests, 1971-1975, without losing a series, joined World Series Cricket, and became a long-serving commentator.

Ian Clark (basketball)

Ian Clark (born 1991, Memphis) is an American guard, Belmont's all-time scoring leader (1,920 points), 2013 Summer League MVP, and 2017 NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors.

Ian Crocker

Ian Crocker (Ian Lowell Crocker, born 1982, Portland, Maine), American butterfly swimmer; three Olympic golds in the 4x100m medley relay (2000, 2004, 2008), 100m butterfly world record holder 2003-2009, Texas Longhorn, ISHOF 2017. Not the distance runner or British director of the same name.

Ian Cunningham

Ian Cunningham (Ian Yates Cunningham) is an American football executive and former Virginia offensive lineman, named general manager of the Atlanta Falcons in January 2026.

Ian Ferguson

Ian Ferguson (born 1952, Taumarunui), New Zealand sprint canoeist; four Olympic golds and one silver across five Games, including three golds at Los Angeles 1984; K2 partner Paul MacDonald.

Ian Happ

Ian Happ (born 1994, Pittsburgh) is a switch-hitting Cubs left fielder, 2015 first-round pick from Cincinnati, 2022 NL All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner (2022-24), 197 career home runs, free agent after 2026.

Ian Healy

Ian Healy (born 1964, Brisbane) is an Australian former cricketer, Test wicketkeeper 1988-1999; 119 Tests, 395 dismissals (then a world record), 4,356 runs at 27.39; succeeded by Adam Gilchrist; uncle of Alyssa Healy.

Ian Holloway

Ian Scott Holloway, nicknamed "Ollie", is an English football manager and former midfielder, born in 1963, who won Premier League promotion with both Blackpool and Crystal Palace.

Ian Kinsler

Ian Kinsler (born 1982, Tucson) is a former MLB second baseman (2006–2019) with the Rangers, Tigers, Angels, Red Sox, and Padres; four-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove winner, 1,999 hits, 2018 World Series champion, now managing Team Israel.

Ian Livingstone

Ian Livingstone (born 1949) is an English entrepreneur and author, co-founder of Games Workshop, co-creator of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, and former Eidos executive behind Tomb Raider.