Ilja

Ilja is a given name and surname. The given name is cognate to Ilya. Notable people with the given name include: Ilja Bereznickas (born 1948), Lithuanian animator, illustrator, scriptwriter and caricaturist Ilja Bergh (1927–2015), Danish pianist and composer Ilja Dragunov (born 1993), Russian professional wrestler Ilja Glebov (born 1987), Estonian pair skater Ilja Hurník (1922–2013), Czech composer, pianist and essayist Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 1968), Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classic scholar Ilja Richter (born 1952), German actor Ilja Rosendahl (born 1968), German film and music producer, actor, songwriter and musician Ilja Seifert (1951–2022), German politician Ilja Szrajbman (1907–1943), Polish Olympic freestyle swimmer Ilja Venäläinen (born 1980), Finnish football player Ilja Wiederschein (born 1977), volleyball player from Germany Notable people with the surname include: Ivari Ilja, Estonian pianist best known for his work as an accompanist Joze Ilja, Yugoslav slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1950s Voldemar Ilja (1922–2010), Estonian Lutheran clergyman, theologian and church historian