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 Syrovatko, Russian professional basketball player, who plays in Dynamo Moscow *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

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