Namesakes
Ismail al-Jazari
(m) 1136-1206 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Ismail I
(m) 1487-1524
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens 1501-1524
Ismail II
(m) 1537-1577
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens 1576-1577
Ismail Qemali
(m) 1844-1919
Albanian Presidents and Prime Ministers 1912-1914 (prime minister)
Nihat Erim
(a.k.a. Ismail) (m) 1912-1980
Turkish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1971-1972 (prime minister)
Mehmet Shehu
(a.k.a. Ismail) (m) 1913-1981
Albanian Presidents and Prime Ministers 1954-1981 (prime minister)
Ismail Kadare
(m) 1936-
Notable Writers
Ismail Merchant
(m) 1936-2005
Notable Filmmakers
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2008 800 m (silver)
Ismail Sillakh
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (boxing)
İsmail Hacıoğlu
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
İsmail Köybaşı
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Naser Aliji
(a.k.a. Ismail) (m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)