Jovan (given name)

Jovan (Јован Їωан) is a Serbian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic "Ivan", from יהוחנן. The name is common amongst Orthodox Christians as a result of John the Baptist (Sveti Jovan Krstitelj)

A

 * Jovan Aćimović (born 1948), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Adepo (born 1988), British-born American actor
 * Jovan Ajduković (born 1968), Serbian linguist and writer
 * Jovan Albanez (c. 17th-century – c.  1732), Habsburg Montenegrin-Serbian military leader
 * Jovan Ali (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer
 * Jovan Anđelković (1942–1969), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Andrevski ( 2000–2001), Macedonian military leader
 * Jovan Asen (a.k.a. John Komnenos Asen;  c.  1345–1363; died 1363), Bulgarian noble-born Serbian despot
 * Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921), Serbian general
 * Jovan Avakumović (1841–1928), Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and prime minister
 * Jovan Avakumović (poet) (1748–1810), Habsburg Serbian noble, poet, and lawyer

B

 * Jovan Babunski (a.k.a. Jovan Stojković; 1878–1920), Serbian Chetnik commander
 * Jovan Baošić (born 1995), Montenegrin footballer
 * Jovan Beader (born 1970), Serbian basketball coach
 * Jovan Belcher (1987–2012), American football player
 * Jovan Beleslin (born 1919), Hungarian-born Serbian footballer, manager, and referee
 * Jovan Belimarković (1827–1906), Serbian regent and general
 * Jovan Berislavić (a.k.a. Ivaniš Berislavić;  1504–1514), Serbian despot
 * Jovan Bijelić (c. 1885 – 1964), Serbian painter
 * Jovan Blagojevic (disambiguation), several people
 * Jovan Bowles (born 1983), South African rugby union footballer
 * Jovan Bridges (stage named Yvie Oddly; born 1993), American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist
 * Jovan Branković (c. 1465 – 1502), Serbian titular despot, monarch, and saint
 * Jovan Byford (born ?), Serbian social psychologist and conspiracy theory expert

C

 * Jovan Čađenović (born 1995), Montenegrin footballer
 * Jovan Campbell (stage named Jibbs; born 1990), American rapper
 * Jovan Ćirilov (1931–2013), Serbian theatrologist, theatre selector, philosopher, writer, and poet
 * Jovan Ćirković (1871–1928), Serbian teacher, Chetnik revolutionary, military leader, and politician
 * Jovan Cokić (1927–2004), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Čokor (1885–1936), Serbian epidemiologist, infectologist, and physician
 * Jovan Crnić (born 1994), Serbian basketball player
 * Jovan Ćulibrk (born 1965), Serbian Orthodox Christian prelate and bishop, and music critic
 * Jovan Cvetković [see: Jovan Dolgač (below)]
 * Jovan Cvijić (1865–1927), Serbian geographer, ethnologist, sociologist, and geologist

D

 * Jovan Damjanic (a.k.a. János Damjanich; 1804–1849), Austro-Hungarian Serbian Revolutionary Army commander
 * Jovan Damjanović (born 1982), Serbian footballer and manager
 * Jovan Dejanović (politician) (1927–2019), Serbian politician
 * Jovan Deretić (disambiguation), several people
 * Jovan Deroko (1912–1941), Serbian military commander
 * Jovan Despotović (born 1962), Serbian art historian, critic, and writer
 * Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača (1765–1839), Serbian merchant, and revolutionary military financier and commander
 * Jovan Divjak (1937–2021), Bosnian army general and writer
 * Jovan Djaja (1846–1928), Serbian professor, journalist, translator, and politician
 * Jovan Djordjević (born 1985), Serbian futsal player
 * Jovan Đokić (born 1992), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Dolgač (a.k.a. Jovan Cvetković; 1860–1915), Macedonian-Serbian Chetnik commander, revolutionary, and weapons smuggler
 * Jovan Đorđević (1826–1900), Serbian writer, dramatist, education minister, theater founder, and national anthem writer
 * Jovan Došenović (1781–1813), Serbian philosopher, poet, and translator
 * Jovan Dovezenski (a.k.a. Jovan Stanojković; 1873–1935), Serbian teacher and Chetnik commander
 * Jovan Dragaš (1343–1378), Serbian noble and despot
 * Jovan Dragoslav ( 1290–1315), Serbian noble and royal tax and treasury official
 * Jovan Dučić (1871–1943), Herzegovinian-Serbian poet, writer, lyricist, diplomat, and politician
 * Jovan Džiknić (born 1989), Serbian footballer

E

 * Jovan Erdeljanović (1874–1944), Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist

G

 * Jovan Gavrilović (1796–1877), Serbian historian, politician, statesman, diplomat, prince's deputy, and people's benefactor
 * Jovan Georgijević (c. 1710  –1773), Serbian Orthodox Christian metropolitan
 * Jovan Gligorijević (a.k.a. Zeka Buljubaša; c.  1785 – 1813), Serbian noble and revolutionary captain
 * Jovan Gojković (1975–2001), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Golić (born 1986), Bosnian footballer
 * Jovan Grčić Milenko (1846–1875), Austro-Hungarian Serbian poet, writer, translator, and physician
 * Jovan Grković-Gapon (1879–1912), Kosovar-Serbian Orthodox Christian monk and Chetnik

H

 * Jovan Hadži (1884–1972), Austro-Hungarian Romanian-born Serbian-Slovenian zoologist and taxonomist
 * Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević (1866–1948), Serbian historian, ethnographer, writer, journalist, and editor
 * Jovan Hadžić (1799–1869), Habsburg Serbian writer, legislator, translator, and institute founder
 * Jovan Hajduković (1943–2013), Hungarian-born Montenegrin footballer
 * Jovan Haye (born 1982), Jamaican-born American football player
 * Jovan Horvat (1722–1786), Habsburg Serbian-born Russian general and territorial founder

I

 * Jovan Ilić (1824–1901), Serbian poet and politician
 * Jovan Isailović ( 1772–1804), Serbian icon painter and muralist; grandfather of Jovan Isailović, Jr.
 * Jovan Isailović, Jr. (1803–1885), Serbian academic painter; grandson of Jovan Isailović

J

 * Jovan Jančić-Sarajlija [see: Jančić's rebellion] (died 1809), Serbian gunsmith, smuggler, and peasant revolt leader
 * Jovan Janićijević Burduš (1932–1992), Serbian actor
 * Jovan Jelovac (born ?), Serbian brand consultant and entrepreneur
 * Jovan Jezerkić (1920–2000), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Jovanov (born 1981), Yugoslavian-born Canadian music producer, record engineer, and singer-songwriter
 * Jovan Jovanović (disambiguation), several people
 * Jovan Jugović (1886–1926), Serbian aviator and fighter pilot

K

 * Jovan Kantul (a.k.a. Jovan II;  1592–1614), Serbian archbishop and patriarch
 * Jovan Kapičić (a.k.a. Jovo Kapičić; 1919–2013), Yugoslavian general and politician
 * Jovan Karamata (1902–1967), Serbian mathematician, professor, and school founder
 * Jovan Karlo Villalba (born 1977), American artist
 * Jovan Kastratović (born 1993), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan II Kastriot (a.k.a. Gjon Kastrioti II; 1456–1501), Albanian count and national liberation hero
 * Jovan Kavarić (born 1934), Montenegrin clinical biochemist, professor, and politician
 * Jovan Kirovski (born 1976), American soccer player, Olympics competitor, and coach
 * Jovan Kokir (born 2000), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Kolundžija (born 1948), Serbian violin maestro and politician
 * Jovan Koprivica (born 1982), Serbian basketball player
 * Jovan Koseski (pen name of Janez Vesel; 1798–1884), Slovenian lawyer and poet
 * Jovan Kostovski (born 1987), Macedonian footballer
 * Jovan Kosturi (1831–1924), Albanian politician and Tosk Albanian dialect education advocate
 * Jovan Kratohvil (1924–1998), Yugoslavian sports shooter and Olympics competitor
 * Jovan Krkobabić (1930–2014), Serbian politician
 * Jovan Krneta (born 1992), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Kursula (a.k.a. Jovan Petrović; 1768–1813), Serbian military commander, swordfighter, and revolutionary

L

 * Jovan Lazarević (born 1952), Yugoslavian shot putter
 * Jovan Lučić (born 1987), Canadian and Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Lukić (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Lukić (footballer, born 2002), Serbian footballer

M

 * Jovan Maksimović (a.k.a. John of Shanghai and San Francisco; 1896–1966), Russian Orthodox Christian bishop and saint
 * Jovan Maleševac ( 1524–1562), Serbian Orthodox Christian monk and scribe
 * Jovan Mandil (1873–1916), Serbian Jewish lawyer, journalist, newspaper editor, and publicist
 * Jovan Marić (born 1941), Serbian psychiatrist, author, sexologist, and professor
 * Jovan Marinković (born 1996), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Marinović (1821–1893), Serbian politician and diplomat
 * Jovan Markoski (born 1980), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Marković (born 2001), Romanian footballer
 * Jovan Markovski (born 1988), Macedonian basketball player
 * Jovan Markuš (born 1949), Montenegrin politician, journalist, publicist, historian, and heraldist
 * Jovan Melton (born ?), American politician and consultant
 * Jovan Mijušković (1886–1944), Serbian doctor and Nazi politician
 * Jovan Mikić Spartak (1914–1944), Yugoslavian track and field athlete, Olympics competitor, and anti-fascist
 * Jovan Miladinović (born 1982), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Mišković (1844–1908), Serbian general, war minister, military theorist, and writer
 * Jovan Monasterlija ( 1683–1706), Austrian-Serbian duke, general, and militia commander
 * Jovan Muškatirović (1743–1809), Habsburg Serbian author, lawyer, and educator

N

 * Jovan Najdanović (born 1997), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Naumović (1879–1945), Yugoslavian Serbian army general
 * Jovan Nenad (c. 1492 – 1527), Serbian noble and rebel monarch
 * Jovan Nikolić (disambiguation), several people
 * Jovan Ninković (born 1987), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Nišić (born 1998), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Novak (born 1994), Serbian basketball player

O

 * Jovan Obrenović (1787–1850), Serbian general
 * Jovan Olafioye (born 1987), US-born Canadian football player
 * Jovan Oliver (c. 1310 – c.  1356), Serbian noble, general, despot, knight, and judge
 * Jovan Ovčarević ( 1557), Habsburg Serbian noble

P

 * Jovan Pačić (1771–1849), Serbian soldier, poet, writer, philologist, translator, illustrator, and painter
 * Jovan Paču (1847–1942), Serbian composer, concert pianist, and physician
 * Jovan Pajković (born 1946), Serbian boxer and Olympics competitor
 * Jovan Palalić (born 1971), Serbian politician
 * Jovan Pavlović (1936–2014), Serbian-Croatian Orthodox Christian metropolitan
 * Jovan Pavlović (minister) (1843–1892), Serbian newspaper publisher and education minister
 * Jovan Pešić (1866–1936), Serbian war painter and photographer, sculpture, and Chetnik soldier
 * Jovan Petrović [see: Jovan Kursula (above)]
 * Jovan Plamenac (1873–1944), Montenegrin and Yugoslavian politician, and Nazi collaborator
 * Jovan Popović (disambiguation), several people
 * Jovan Prokopljević (born 1940), Serbian architect, cartoonist, and caricaturist

R

 * Jovan Radivojević (born 1982), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Radomir (born 1963), Bosnian Yugoslavian-born Swedish television presenter, actor, author, and lyricist
 * Jovan Radonić (1873–1956), Austro-Hungarian-born Yugoslavian-Serbian historian and librarian
 * Jovan Radonjić (1748–1803), Montenegrin noble and politician
 * Jovan Radulović (1951–2018), Serbian writer, publicist, and library administrator
 * Jovan Rajić (1726–1801), Habsburg Serbian writer, historian, theologian, traveller, geographer, and pedagogue
 * Jovan Rašković (1929–1992), Serbian-Croatian psychiatrist, academic, and politician
 * Jovan Rebula (born 1997), South African golfer
 * Jovan Ristić (1831–1899), Serbian politician, diplomat, and historian
 * Jovan Ružić (1898–1973), Serbian Yugoslavian footballer

S

 * Jovan Šajnović (1924–2004), Serbian conductor, professor, and classical pianist
 * Jovan Santos-Knox (born 1994), US-born Canadian football player
 * Jovan Šarčević (1966–2015), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Savić (1772–1813), Serbian professor, bishop, diplomat, and politician
 * Jovan Šević (died c. 1764), Habsburg and Russian Serbian general
 * Jovan Simić Bobovac (1775–1832), Serbian politician, military commander, and revolutionary
 * Jovan Skerlić (1877–1914), Serbian writer and literary critic
 * Jovan Smith [see: J. Stalin] (born 1983), American songwriter, musician, and rapper
 * Jovan Soldatović (1920–2005), Serbian sculptor
 * Jovan Spasić (1909–1981), Yugoslavian footballer
 * Jovan Stanković (born 1971), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Stanojković [see: Jovan Dovezenski (above)]
 * Jovan Stefanović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Stejić (1803–1853), Habsburg Serbian physician, writer, philologist, and policy critic
 * Jovan Sterija Popović (1806–1856), Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher, and pedagogue
 * Jovan Stojanović (born 1992), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Stojković [see: Jovan Babunski (above)]
 * Jovan Stojoski (born 1997), Serbian-Macedonian sprinter
 * Jovan Subotić (1817–1886), Serbian lawyer, writer, politician and academic
 * Jovan Sundečić (1825–1900), Montenegrin Orthodox Christian priest, royal secretary, poet, and national anthem writer

T

 * Jovan Talevski (born 1984), Macedonian handball player
 * Jovan Talovac ( 1440–1461), Serbian-Hungarian noble
 * Jovan Tanasijević (born 1998), Montenegrin footballer
 * Jovan Tekelija (c. 1660 – c.  1721–22), Habsburg-Serbian noble and military leader
 * Jovan the Serb (disambiguation), several people
 * Jovan Tomić (1869–1932), Serbian historian and academic
 * Jovan Tošković (1893–1943), Montenegrin Serbian historian, professor and politician
 * Jovan Trifunovski (1914–1997), Serbian geographer and anthropologist
 * Jovan Trnić (born 1996), Serbian footballer

U

 * Jovan Uglješa (a.k.a. Uglješa Mrnjavčević;  1346–1371), Serbian noble, despot, and soldier
 * Jovan Uroš (a.k.a. John Uroš;  c.  1370 – c.  1373; died 1422–23), Serbian despot of Thessaly

V

 * Jovan Valenta (1826–1887), Serbian physician, surgeon, hospital manager, and politician
 * Jovan Vasić (born 1987), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Vavic (born 1961/62), Yugoslavian-born American water polo coach
 * Jovan Veselinov (1906–1982), Serbian prime minister
 * Jovan Vićić (born 1997), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Vidović (born 1989), Slovenian footballer
 * Jovan Vlalukin (born 1999), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Vladimir (c. 990 – 1016), Serbian monarch and saint
 * Jovan Vraniškovski (born 1961), Serbian-Macedonian imprisoned Orthodox Christian archbishop
 * Jovan Vojinović (born 1998), Montenegrin basketball player
 * Jovan Vučinić (born 1992), Montenegrin footballer

Z

 * Jovan Zdravevski (born 1980), Macedonian-born Icelandic basketball player
 * Jovan Zivlak (born 1947), Serbian poet, publisher, and essayist
 * Jovan Zonjić (1907–1961), Serbian painter
 * Jovan Zucović (born 1990), Serbian footballer
 * Jovan Žujović (1856–1936), Serbian anthropologist, geologist, paleontologist, and craniometrist

Fictional characters

 * Jovan Myovic in the American TV series 24