List of Famous people named Ilija

Ilija Spasojević is a Montenegrin-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Bali United and the Indonesia national team. Spasojević is known for his goalscoring ability. During his senior career he scored 180 goals in 344 official matches and earned himself a nickname "Spasogoal."

Ilija Trojanow is a Bulgarian–German writer, translator and publisher.

Ilija Petković was a Serbian footballer and manager. From the early 1990s until his death, Petković was a football manager, with his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national team.

Ilija Stanić is believed to have assassinated Vjekoslav Luburić, a Croatian Ustasha General responsible for war crimes in Jasenovac concentration camp during World War II. Stanić was born at Čelebići near Konjic, Yugoslavia. His father, Vinko, was an Ustasha during World War II.