Ives is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Alice Emma Ives (1876–1930), American dramatist, journalist Burl Ives (1909–1995), American singer, author and actor Charles Ives (1874–1954), American composer Charles Ives (footballer) (1907–1942), football player from New Zealand Chauncey Ives (1810–1894), American sculptor in Italy Clarrie Ives (1890–1956), Australian rugby league footballer Clay Ives (born 1972), Canadian-born American luger David Ives (born 1950), contemporary American playwright Dick Ives (1926–1997), American basketball player Edward D. Ives (1925–2009), American folklorist Edward Ives (toymaker) (1839–1918), U.S. toymaker Edward Ives (rower) (born 1961), American Olympic oarsman Edward H. Ives (1819–1892), Wisconsin politician Eric Ives (1931–2012), English historian Eugene S. Ives (1859–1917), New York and Arizona politician F. Badger Ives (1858–1914), Wisconsin politician Florence Carpenter Ives (1854–1900), American journalist Frederic Eugene Ives (1856–1937), photography and halftoning pioneer George Cecil Ives (1867–1950), poet, writer, penal reformer and early gay rights campaigner George Frederick Ives (1881–1993), last surviving veteran of the Boer War Gideon S. Ives (1846–1927), American politician Grayston Ives (born 1948), British composer, singer and choral director Greg Ives (born 1979), American NASCAR crew chief Halsey Ives (1847–1911), American art museum director Henry S. Ives ( 1862–1894), American financier Herbert E. Ives (1882–1953), physicist and inventor; son of Frederick Ives James Merritt Ives (1824–1895), American lithographer, partner in the firm Currier and Ives John Ives (1751–1776), English antiquarian and officer of arms Joseph Christmas Ives (1829–1868), American botanist, surveyor, engineer and Confederate officer Joshua Ives (1854–1931), first Professor of Music at the University of Adelaide, South Australia Mick Ives (1939–2024), English racing cyclist Norman Ives (1923–1978), American artist, professor, print publisher Ralph B. Ives (1873–1934), American businessman Thomas Ives (born 1996), American football player Tony Ives (1952–2026), English jockey William Ives (disambiguation), several people
Given name Ivo of Ramsey (before 1000), Cornish saint Ivo of Chartres (1040–1115), French bishop and saint Ives of Kermartin (1253–1303), French parish priest and patron saint of Brittany, lawyers, and abandoned children Ives I de Belesme, 10th century Norman baron, controlling the lands and tower of Belesme Ives Goddard (1941–2025), American linguist and curator Ives Roqueta (1936–2015), Occitan author Ives Antero de Souza (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
See also Senator Ives (disambiguation) Ivo, a variant Yves (given name), a variant