Ilham is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
Ilham Aliyev (born 1961), President of Azerbaijan since 2003
Ilham al-Madfai (born c. 1942), Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer
Ilham Chahine (born 1961), Egyptian actress
Ilham Ghali of Kazan (c. 1449 – c. 1490), khan of Kazan Khanate
Ilham Hussain (born 1955), wife of Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Ilham Jaya Kesuma, Indonesian footballer
Ilham Moussaïd, French politician
Ilham Tohti (born 1969), Uyghur economist serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges
Ilham Yadullayev (born 1975), Azerbaijani footballer
Ilham Zakiyev (born 1980), Azerbaijani judo practitioner
Surname:
Muhammad Ilham (born 1981), Indonesian footballer
