List of Famous people named Idris

Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, writer, producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Idris (I) ibn Abdallah, also known as Idris the Elder was a Hasanid and the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in part of northern Morocco, in alliance with the Berber tribe of Awraba. He ruled from 788 to 791. He is credited with founding the dynasty that established Moroccan statehood and is regarded as the "founder of Morocco".

Idris bin Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob since August 2021 and as Senator since June 2020. He is a member and Vice-President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

İdris Baluken is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin who currently serves as a parliamentary group leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) since April 2014. He previously served as a parliamentary group leader for the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) from 2012 until the party's MPs joined the HDP in April 2014.

İdris Naim Şahin is a Turkish politician who was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 2002, representing Istanbul.

Abu al-Ala Idris al-Ma’mun was an Almohad rival caliph who reigned in part of the empire from 1229 until his death. He was a son of Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur and brother of Muhammad al-Nasir and Abdallah al-Adil.

Idris Barzani was a Kurdish politician in Iraq. He was the brother of Massoud Barzani, the president of the KRG, and the father of Nechervan Idris Barzani. He was often on diplomatic trips for the KDP. He died on January 31, 1987, of a heart attack, aged 43.

Idris Al-Azhar Ben Idris Ben Abdellah Al-Kamel known as Idris II (791-828), was the son of Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco. He was born in Volubilis two months after the death of his father. He succeeded his father Idris I in 803.

Idris Sardi was an Indonesian violinist.

Idris Abdul Wakil was the President of Zanzibar from 24 October 1985 to 25 October 1990.