photographed raising the flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima Ira G. Hedrick (1868–1937), American civil engineer Ira Herskowitz (1946–2003), American geneticist Ira B. Hyde (1838–1926), American politician Ira Kaplan (born 1957), American musician Ira Katznelson (born 1944), American political scientist Ira Levin (1929–2007), American writer Ira A. Lipman (born 1940), American businessman and philanthropist Ira M. Lish (1855–1937), American politician Ira Losco (born 1981), Maltese singer Ira Magaziner (born 1947), American consultant Ira Newborn (born 1949), American composer Ira C. Owens (born 1936), American general Ira Pastan, (born 1931), American scientist Ira Pierce (1874–1906), American chemist and college sports coach Ira Remsen (1846–1927), American chemist Ira Sachs (born 1965), American filmmaker Ira Sankey (1840–1908), American singer Ira Sharkansky (born 1938), American political scientist Ira Shor (born 1945), American educator Ira Stoll (born 1972), American journalist Ira Valentine (1963–2022), American football player Ira Wolfert (1908–1997), American war correspondent Fiction Ira Buchman, fictional character in the American television series Mad About You Ira Gaines, fictional character in the American television series 24 Ira S. Glicksberg or Sensei Ira, a recurring fictional character played by Lance Krall in the U.S. comedy series, The Office Ira Goldstein, fictional character in ASB Bank advertisements in New Zealand Ira Graves, fictional character in an episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Data's "grandfather" Ira Hath, fictional character in the Wind on Fire Trilogy by William Nicholson Ira Hogeboom, fictional character in the video game L.A. Noire Ira Levinson, fictional character in the 2013 Nicholas Sparks novel The Longest Ride, portrayed by Alan Alda and Jack Huston in the 2015 film of the same name Ira Lowenstein, fictional character portrayed by David Strathairn in the movie A League of Their Own Ira Poppus, a character in the 1992 TV comedy Revenge of the Nerds III Ira Rosenbloom, fictional character portrayed by Richard Kind in the TV series Young Sheldon Ira Shalowitz, a character in the 1991 American comedy film City Slickers Ira Wright, fictional character portrayed by Seth Rogen in the comedy film, Funny People See also Ira (disambiguation) Ira (mythology) References Hebrew masculine given names Indian masculine given names Polynesian masculine given names Sanskrit-language names Unisex given names