Ian Banks may refer to:

* Ian Banks ( One Tree Hill ), fictional character on the American television series One Tree Hill

Banks, Ian

In the opening chapter of the science fiction novel Consider Phlebas by Ian M. Banks the main character, a spy called Bora Horza Gobuchul, is being ritually executed by the ' Gerontocracy of Sorpen ' for impersonating one of their ministers.

They included Alan Brazil, Mark Nicholas, Chris Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott, Mike Parry, Peter Shilton, Brian Moore, Brough Scott, Tom Watt, Gary Newbon, Ian Darke, Tony Banks, and Alvin Martin.

Talksport's original line-up included Alan Brazil, Mark Nicholas, Chris Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott, Alan Parry, Peter Shilton, Brian Moore, Brough Scott, Tom Watt, Gary Newbon, Ian Darke, Tony Banks, James Whale ( radio ), Ian Collins, Derek Hatton, and Mike Dickin.

Ballard, Iain M. Banks, Thomas M. Disch, William Gibson, Robert Holdstock, Gwyneth Jones, Terry Pratchett, Christopher Priest, John Sladek, Brian Stableford, Ian Watson and many others.

His work in the 1990s included The Comfort of Strangers ( 1990 ), adapted by Harold Pinter from the Ian McEwan novel, Light Sleeper ( 1992 ), a sympathetic study of a drug dealer vying for a normal life, which he called his " most personal " film, Touch ( 1997 ), from an Elmore Leonard novel, and the rural drama Affliction ( 1997 ), from the Russell Banks novel, which gained wide critical acclaim.

He climbed extensively in Scotland, ( making the first winter traverse of the Cuillin ridge with Hamish MacInnes, David Crabbe and Brian Robertson in 1965 ), as well as achieving notable ascents in the Alps and the Karakoram including the first ascent of the Muztagh Tower ( 7273m ) with John Hartog, Joe Brown and Ian McNaught-Davis in 1956 and Rakaposhi ( 7788m ) in 1958 with Mike Banks.

A fugitive from the United States, he murdered PC Ian Broadhurst and attempted to murder PCs Neil Roper and James Banks on 26 December 2003 in Leeds, England, sparking a nationwide search before he was captured.

Six college students-Bill Woodlake ( Thomas Ian Nicholas ), Donna Chang ( Daisy McCrackin ), Jen Danzing ( Katee Sackhoff ), Jim Morgan ( Luke Kirby ), Rudy Grimes ( Sean Patrick Thomas ), and Sara Moyer ( Bianca Kajlich )-win a competition to appear on an Internet reality show directed by Freddie Harris ( Busta Rhymes ) and his assistant, Nora Winston ( Tyra Banks ), in which they have to spend a night in the childhood home of Michael Myers.

Wain's first feature film Wet Hot American Summer ( 2001 ) is an absurdist summer camp comedy starring Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black and Elizabeth Banks.

In 2004 at the Friends Reunion organised by a fan, Banks and Russell were joined by Ian Niblo on bass and Matt Russell ( John's teenage son ) on drums to perform a karaoke set.

* 1946 – Ian Porterfield, English footballer ( d. 2007 )

* 1974 – Ian Pearce, English footballer

* 1963 – Ian Wright, English footballer

* 1971 – Ian Bennett, English footballer

* 1971 – Ian Walker, English footballer

* 1959 – Ian Arkwright, English footballer

** Ian Culverhouse, English footballer

* January 18 – Ian Crook, English footballer

* Ian Shelton ( footballer ) Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club

In 1995 Ian Roberts became the first high-profile Australian sports person and first rugby footballer in the world to come out to the public as gay.

* Ian Olney ( b. 1969 ), English association footballer

* Ian Wright, former Arsenal footballer and later a television personality, born and raised in Woolwich.

* Shaun Wright-Phillips, Q. P. R footballer, adopted son of Ian Wright, also born in Woolwich.

* Bradley Wright-Phillips, Charlton Athletic footballer, son of Ian Wright and half-brother of Shaun Wright-Phillips, also born in Woolwich.

* Ian Rush ( born 1961 ), Welsh former footballer

* Ian Black, professional footballer

John Francombe " Ian " Ure ( born 7 December 1939 ) is a Scottish former footballer.

* Ian Hunter ( footballer ) ( born 1961 ), Australian footballer

He is also a regular on the digital radio sports show, " TalkSPORT " Other notable friends of his are, Mani of The Stone Roses, Richard Ashcroft of The Verve – for whom he dedicated a song, " Cast No Shadow ", the band members of the Chemical Brothers ,-Sex Pistols members John Lydon and Steve Jones the members of the rock band Kasabian, Andy Nicholson, boxer Ricky Hatton, Paul McCartney, Liverpool F. C footballer Jamie Carragher, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, Ian Brown, John Squire, Lee Mavers, Jack Dee, Craig Cash, Kelly Jones and Johnny Depp ( who played slide guitar on the Oasis song Fade In-Out ).

* Ian Blackstone ( born 1964 ), English former footballer

* Australian international representative forward Ian Roberts became the first high-profile Australian sports person and first rugby footballer in the world to come out to the public as gay.

Ian Edward Wright, MBE ( born 3 November 1963, Woolwich, London ) is a former English professional footballer turned television and radio personality and currently part-time first-team coach of Milton Keynes Dons.

Eric Liddell ( Ian Charleson ), born in China of Scottish missionary parents, is in Scotland.

Famous authors of the city include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, James Hogg, author of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime thrillers, J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, who began her first book in an Edinburgh coffee shop, Adam Smith, economist, born in Kirkcaldy, and author of The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott, the author of famous titles such as Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Heart of Midlothian, Robert Louis Stevenson, creator of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.

Ian Murdock ( born April 28, 1973 ) is the founder of the Debian distribution and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.

Ian Ashley Murdock was born in Konstanz, West Germany on April 28, 1973.

Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE ( born 24 November 1955 ) is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator.

Ian Fraser " Lemmy " Kilmister ( born 24 December 1945 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England ) is an English rock musician.

* Ian Moor ( born 1974 ), English singer

* Ian Monk ( born 1960 ), British writer and translator

* 15-Bishop Donal Lamont, 92, Irish born Rhodesian Roman Catholic bishop and Nobel Peace Prize nominee expelled by Ian Smith's apartheid regime in the 1970s.

The Wizard of New Zealand, QSM ( born Ian Brackenbury Channell ; 4 December 1932 ) is an English-born New Zealand educator, comedian, magician and politician, who has become something of a national icon of New Zealand.

Ian Brackenbury Channell was born on 4 December 1932 in London.

* Ian Anderson-( born 1947 ), Scottish musician, frontman of Jethro Tull

Ian Livingstone OBE ( born December 1949 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England ) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur.

* Ian Salisbury ( born 1970 ), English cricketer

* Ian Paisley ( 1926-), born in County Armagh, clergyman, politician, second First Minister of Northern Ireland

* Ian Gillan, vocalist of rock band Deep Purple, was born in Hounslow

Their second daughter, Olivia, was born on February 14, 1984, and their son, Ian, was born on June 16, 1987.

Actor Sir Ian Holm was born at Goodmayes Hospital on 12 September, 1931, to Scottish parents, Jean Wilson Holm and James Harvey Cuthbert.

* Adam Woodyatt, English actor who plays Ian Beale in EastEnders, born in Walthamstow 1968.

Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC ( born 6 April 1926 ) is a politician and former church minister from Northern Ireland.

Ian Richard Kyle Paisley was born in Armagh, County Armagh and brought up in the town of Ballymena, County Antrim, where his father James Kyle Paisley was an Independent Baptist pastor.