Ignace (name)

Ignace is a surname and given name of French origin. It can also be combined with other common given names and surnames. Notable people with the name include:

Given names

• Ignace Abdo Khalifé (1914–1998), Lebanese-Australian Jesuit
• Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena (1935–2013), Togolese Roman Catholic bishop
• Ignace Beck (1896–?), Indian politician
• Ignace Bourget (1799–1885), Canadian Roman Catholic priest
• Ignace Brice (1795–1866), Belgian painter
• Ignace Caseneuve (1747–1806), French politician and constitutional bishop
• Ignace Cotolendi (1630–1662), French bishop
• Ignace De Graeve (1940–2016), Belgian artist
• Ignace Despontreaux Marion (1772–1831), Haitian military officer in the Haitian Revolution
• Ignace Dubus-Bonnel (1794-?), French craftsman
• Ignace François Broutin (1690–1751), French military officer and commander
• Ignace Fougeron, British engraver
• Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (born 1949), Congolese diplomat
• Ignace Gelb (1907–1985), Polish-American ancient historian and Assyriologist
• Ignace Gibsone (1826–1897), English concert pianist and composer
• Ignace Gill (1808–1865), Canadian businessman and political figure
• Ignace Guédé-Gba (1964–2021), Ivorian footballer
• Ignace Heinrich (1925–2003), French athlete
• Ignace Hellenberg (died 2004), French art dealer
• Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour (1836–1904), French painter
• Ignace Jang (born 1969), Korean-French violinist
• Ignace Kowalczyk (1913–1996), German footballer representing the French national team
• Ignace Lepp (1909–1966), Estonian-French writer
• Ignace Leybach (1817–1891), French pianist, organist, music educator and composer
• Ignace Mandjambi (born 1940), Congolese cyclist
• Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi (1932–2011), Congolese Roman Catholic bishop
• Ignace Mentour, Indigenous guide and namesake of Ignace, Ontario
• Ignace Michiels (born 1963), Belgian organist, choral conductor and organ teacher
• Ignace Mobarak (1876–1958), Lebanese Maronite Catholic bishop
• Ignace Moleka (born 1978), Congolese footballer
• Ignace Morgenstern (1900–1961), Hungarian-born French film producer
• Ignace Murwanashyaka (1963–2019), leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
• Ignace Nau (1808–1845), Haitian poet and storyteller
• Ignace Raad (1923–1999), Lebanese Archbishop
• Ignace Reiss (1899–1937), Soviet spy
• Ignace Schetz de Grobbendonk (1625–1680), Belgian bishop
• Ignace Schops (born 1964), Belgian environmentalist
• Ignace Schott (1818–1883), French artist, etcher and teacher
• Ignace Strasfogel (1909–1994), Polish pianist, composer and conductor
• Ignace Tiegerman (1893–1968), Polish pianist and teacher
• Ignace Tirkey (born 1981), Indian field hockey player
• Ignace Tonené (1840/1841–1916), Indigenous Canadian tribal chief
• Ignace Van Der Brempt (born 2002), Belgian footballer
• Ignace von Ephrussi (1829–1899), Russian-born Austrian banker and diplomat
• Charles-Ignace Gill (1844–1901), Canadian lawyer and political figure
• Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine (1787–1871), Luxembourgish politician and jurist
• Jacques-Ignace de La Touche (1694–1781), French painter
• Jean-Louis-Ignace de La Serre (1662–1756), French novelist
• Joseph-Ignace Aumond (1810–1879), Canadian lumber merchant
• Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, politician and freemason
• Ignace-François de Glymes-Brabant, Lord of la Falize (1677–1755), Flemish general
• Ignace-Gaston Pardies (1636–1673), French Catholic priest and scientist
• Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry (1752–1828), Canadian politician
• Ignace-Nicolas Vincent (1769–1844), the Grand Chief of the Hurons of Lorette from 1811 to 1844
• Philippe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé (1814–1841), Canadian writer
• Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé (1758–1823), Canadian seigneur and political figure

Middle names

• Antoine Ignace Melling (1763–1831), German-French painter
• Charles Ignace Adelard Gill (1871–1918), Canadian artist
• Charles Ignace Plichon (1814–1888), French lawyer, businessman and politician
• Claude Ignace François Michaud (1751–1835), French military commander
• Édouard Ignace Andlauer (1830–1909), French composer and organist
• François Ignace Schaal (1747–1833), French general and statesman
• Jacques Ignace Hittorff (1792–1867), French architect
• Jean Ignace de La Ville (1690–1774), French churchman and diplomat
• Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803–1847), French illustrator and caricaturist
• Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo (1947–2010), Malagasy Roman Catholic bishop
• Konan Ignace Jocelyn N'Dri (born 2000), Ivorian footballer
• Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny (1689–1778), Hungarian-born French marshal
• Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle (1906–1994), Belgian Walloon politician and Nazi collaborator
• Paul François Ignace de Barlatier de Mas (1739–1807), French naval captain
• Paul Ignace Mella, Tanzanian Lieutenant General
• Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin (born 1950), French Roman Catholic prelate
• Pierre Ignace Liévin van Alstein (1733–1793), French slave trader
• Walter Ignace d'Hondt (born 1936), Canadian rower and Olympic champion

Surnames

• Lucie Ignace (born 1992), French karateka
• Marianne Ignace (born 1954), Canadian linguist and anthropologist
• Henri de Saint-Ignace (1630–1719/1720), Belgian Carmelite theologian
• Jeanne-Françoise Juchereau de la Ferté de Saint-Ignace (1650–1723), Canadian hospitaller nun
• Marie Guenet de Saint-Ignace (1610–1646), French-Canadian abbess and hospital manager

See also

• Ignacio (Spanish variant)
• Ignacy (Polish variant)
• Ignatius
• Ignaz (German variant)
• Ignazio (Italian variant)