Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, bg, Иванов, russian: ИвановSometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), or Ivanova (feminine, bg, Иванова, russian: Иванова) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. T ...

(related to

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) and literally means "Ivan's".

People with the surname

* Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player * Alexander Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people * Alexey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people *

Alina Ivanova Alina Petrovna Ivanova (russian: Алина Петровна Иванова; born 16 March 1969 in Kildishevo, Yadrinsky District, Chuvash ASSR) is a retired Russian long-distance athlete who competing in race walking and road running. She is ...

(born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner * Allen Ivanov, American mass shooter, responsible for the 2016 Mukilteo shooting * Almaz Ivanov (died 1669), Russian statesman *

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Ива́нов; July 28 (July 16 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar#Adoption in Eastern Europe, S, 1806 – July 15 (July 3 S, 1858) was a Russ ...

(1806-1858), Russian painter *

Anatoli Ivanov (musician) Anatoli Vasilyevich Ivanov (russian: Анато́лий Васи́льевич Ивано́в; June 26, 1934 – April 2, 2012) was a Russian solo- timpanist, percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, book author and People ...

(1934–2012), Russian solo-timpanist and percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra * Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (1775-1848), Russian painter (father of Alexander Andreyevich) *

Anton Ivanov-Goluboy Anton Ivanovich Ivanov-Goluboy (russian: Антон Иванович Иванов-Голубой; 1818-) was a Russian painter. Biography Anton Ivanov was born a serf in a village of Kozakovo, Vladimir gubernia. From 1833 he studied painting in ...

(1818–1863), Russian painter * Artyom Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people *Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as

Puppey Clement Ivanov (born March 6, 1990), better known as Puppey, is an Estonian professional '' Dota 2'' player for Team Secret. He is the founding member of Team Secret. Together with Natus Vincere, Puppey won The International 2011 in August 2011 ...

* Daniel Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people * Desislava Ivanova Doneva (born 1979), Bulgarian singer better known as Desi Slava *

Dimitar Ivanov Popov Dimitar Ivanov Popov ( bg, Димитър Иванов Попов) (October 13, 1894 – October 25, 1975) was a Bulgarian organic chemist and an academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated ...

(1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist *

Dimitrana Ivanova Dimitrana Ivanova, née ''Petrova'' ( bg, Димитрана Иванова, 1881–1960), was a Bulgarian educational reformer, suffragist and women's rights activist. She chaired the Bulgarian Women's Union from 1926 to 1944. Biography Ivanova ...

(1881–1960), Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist * Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer better known as Elin Pelin *

Dmytro Ivanov Dmytro Ivanov ( uk, Дмитро Володимирович Іванов: born 30 September 1989) is a Ukrainian goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian footballer *

Elena Ivanova Elena Ivanova (russian: Елена Иванова; born 8 November 1979) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1995 Finlandia Trophy champion, 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and 1996 World Junior champion. Life a ...

, Russian figure skater * Georgi Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people *

Georgy Ivanov Georgy Vladimirovich Ivanov (russian: Гео́ргий Влади́мирович Ива́нов; in Puki Estate, Seda Volost, Kovno Governorate – 26 August 1958 in Hyères, Var, France) was a leading poet and essayist of the Russian emigrati ...

(1894–1958), leading poet of the Russian emigration * Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov (1901–2001), Hero of the Soviet Union *

Gjorge Ivanov Gjorge Ivanov ( mk, Ѓорге Иванов, ; born 2 May 1960) is a Macedonian politician, who served as the 4th President of North Macedonia from 2009 to 2019. Early and personal life Born at Valandovo, Ivanov finished primary and secondary sch ...

(born 1960), President of North Macedonia * Igor Petrovich Ivanov (1923–1992), Russian pedagogue *

Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov (January 8, 1947 – November 17, 2005) was a Russian-born Canadian grandmaster of chess and a concert pianist. Early life He was born in 1947 in Leningrad, USSR, and learned chess at age five. He studied music intensi ...

(1947–2005), Russian-born Canadian chess player *

Igor Ivanov Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov (born 23 September 1945) is a Russian politician who was Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 under both the Yeltsin and the Putin administrations. Early life Ivanov was born in 1945 in Moscow to a Russian fathe ...

(born 1945), Russian foreign minister *

Igor Ivanov (Scouting) Igor Ivanov (Russian language, Russian: Игорь Иванов, born 8 December 1976) of Russia served as Chairman and an elected volunteer member of the Eurasia Regional Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). � ...

, Russian scout leader *

Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: Илья́ Ива́нович Ивано́в, – March 20, 1932) was a Russian and Soviet biologist who specialized in the field of artificial insemination and the interspecific hybridization of animals. He is fam ...

(1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist *

Ivan Ivanov (disambiguation) Ivan Ivanov may refer to: Sports * Ivan Ivanov (archer), Bulgarian archer * Ivan Ivanov (badminton) (born 1966), retired badminton player from Bulgaria * Ivan Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1987), Russian cross-country skier * Ivan Ivanov (cy ...

– several people *

Ive Ivanov Ive Ivanov (born November 13, 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Široki of the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ABA League Second Division. He plays at the power forward position. Career Ivanov grew up in Borik ...

, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player * Ivo Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people *

Kira Ivanova Kira Valentinovna Ivanova (russian: Кира Валентиновна Иванова; 10 January 1963 – 18 December 2001) was a Soviet Russian figure skater. She was the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1985 World silver medalist, a four- ...

(1963–2001), Russian figure skater * Konstantin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people *

Kristo Ivanov Kristo Ivanov (born 1937-10-20) is a Swedish-Brazilian information scientist and systems scientist of ethnic Bulgarian origin. He is professor emeritus at the Department of informatics of Umeå University in Sweden. Biography Ivanov was born in ...

(born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist *

Kurbat Ivanov Kurbat Afanasyevich Ivanov (russian: Курбат Афанасьевич Иванов, (died 1667) was a Cossack explorer of Siberia. He was the first Russian to discover Lake Baikal, and to create the first map of the Russian Far East. He also ...

(died 1666), Cossack explorer *

Lea Ivanova ''Lea Ivanova'' (13 August 1923 – 28 May 1986) was a Bulgarian jazz singer. Biography Ivanova was born in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria on 13 August 1923. She moved to Constantinople ( Underaged?? ), where she spent the rest of her childhood and sang in ...

, Bulgarian singer *

Leonid Ivanov (disambiguation) Leonid Ivanov may refer to: * Leonid Ivanov (basketball) (1944–2010), Soviet basketball player * Leonid Ivanov (botanist), Russian botanist * Leonid Ivanov (footballer) (1921–1990), Soviet international footballer * Leonid Ivanov (pilot) (1909� ...

, several people *

Lev Ivanov Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. ...

(1834–1901), Russian choreographer *

Lili Ivanova ''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...

(born 1939), Bulgarian singer * Lyubomir Ivanov, Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and

Antarctic The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other ...

explorer * Lyubov Ivanova (born 1981), Russian long-distance runner *

Maxim Ivanov (disambiguation) Maxim Ivanov may refer to: * Maxim Ivanov (politician, born 1967), Russian politician * Maxim Ivanov (politician, born 1987), Russian politician * (born 1974), Russian musician * (born 1979), Estonian ice hockey player * (born 1993), Russia ...

– several people *

Mike Ivanow Mike Ivanow (born January 9, 1948 in Shanghai, China) is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who was born in Shanghai, China. He spent eight seasons in the North American Soccer League and was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olym ...

(born 1948), American soccer goalkeeper *

Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) Mikhail Petrovich Ivanov (russian: Михаип Петрович Иванов); born 20 November 1977 in Ostrov, Soviet Union) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1996 to 2007. He finished second in the 50 km at the 2002 Wint ...

(born 1977), Russian cross country skier *

Mikhail Ivanov (composer) Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Ива́нов; 23 September 184920 October 1927) was a Russian composer, critic and writer of music. Biography Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov was born in Moscow in 1849. H ...

(1849–1927), Russian composer and critic *

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Ипполи́тов-Ива́нов; 28 January 1935) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and teacher. His music ranged from the late-Romantic era ...

(1859–1939), Russian composer, conductor, and pedagogue * Mirela Ivanova (born 1962), modern Bulgarian poet * Miroslav Ivanov (writer) (1929–1999), Czech non-fiction writer *

Miroslav Ivanov (footballer) Miroslav Ivanov ( bg, Мирослав Иванов; born 9 November 1981 in Gabrovo) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Beginning He began his career in his hometown as player of Yantra Gabrovo. Then he was tra ...

(born 1981), Bulgarian footballer * Nikita Ivanov (born 1989), Kazakhstani ice hockey player * Nikita Ivanov (politician) (born 1974), Russian politician *

Nina Ivanova Nina Ivanova (6 January 1934 – 1 December 2020) was a Russian-Soviet actress. Filmography *'' Once There Was a Girl'' (1944) *''Nadia'' (1955) *''Spring on Zarechnaya Street'' (1956) *''The Heirs'' (1960) *''Lyubovyu nado dorozhit'' (1960) *''T ...

(1934–2020), Russian actress * Natalia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people *

Nikolay Ivanov (disambiguation) Nikolay Ivanov, Nikolai Ivanov (russian: Николай Иванов), or Nikola Ivanov ( bg, Никола Иванов) may refer to the following notable people: * Nikola Ivanov (1861-1940), Bulgarian general * Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer), Soviet ...

– several people *

Nicolas Ivanoff Nicolas Ivanoff (born 4 July 1967 in Ajaccio, Corsica) is a French pilot and flying instructor, who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 7. Ivanoff is nicknamed "The Quick Corsican". His highlight of 2010 so f ...

(born 1969), French pilot and flying instructor *

Oleksandr Ivanov Oleksandr Ivanov ( uk, Олександр Михайлович Іванов; born 23 November 1965 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. Career Since 2014 till 2016, he worked as an assistant coach with FC ...

(born 1965), Ukrainian football player and manager * Olga Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people *

Olimpiada Ivanova Olimpiada Vladimirovna Ivanova (russian: Олимпиада Владимировна Иванова, born 26 August 1970) is a Russian race walker. Her first gold medal was won in the 2001 Edmonton World Championships, where she beat the rest ...

(born 1979), Russian athlete * Piotr Pavlovich Ivanov (1878–1942), Russian and Soviet embryologist * Pavlo Ivanov (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer *

Porfiry Ivanov Porfiry Korneyevich Ivanov (Russian: Порфирий Корнеевич Иванов) (February 20, 1898 – April 10, 1983) was a Russian mystic whose beliefs have attained a cult status, with followers estimated in the tens of thousands. He was ...

(1898–1983), Russian religious leader *

Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik Razumnik Vasilyevich Ivanov-Razumnik (real surname - Ivanov; Разумник Васильевич Иванов-Разумник; 24 December 1878, in Tiflis, Georgia, then Russian Empire – 9 July 1946, in Munich, Germany) was a Soviet Russian w ...

, Russian politician * Robert Ivanov (born 1994), Finnish footballer * Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general * Sergey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people *

Sofia Ivanova Sofia Ivanova ( Bulgarian: София Иванова; born 15 September 2005) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is a world champion with the Bulgarian team in World Championships 2022 in Sofia and world champion with 3 ribbons+2 balls. She is ...

(born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast *

Trifon Ivanov Trifon Marinov Ivanov ( bg, Трифон Маринов Иванов; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. Ivanov made his debut for Bulgaria in 1988, earning 76 caps and scoring ...

(1965–2016), Bulgarian football player * Valentin D. Ivanov (born 1967), Bulgarian astronomer and science fiction writer *

Valentin Kozmich Ivanov Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (russian: Валентин Козьмич Иванов, 19 November 1934 – 8 November 2011) was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the co- leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 Euro ...

(1934–2011), Soviet football player *

Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov (russian: Валентин Валентинович Иванов; born 4 July 1961) is a Russian former international football referee and player. The son of two Olympic champions of 1956, Valentin Ivanov and L ...

(born 1961), Russian football referee * Valentina Ivanova (born 1963), Russian discus thrower *

Varvara Ivanova Varvara Ivanova (born 1987) is a Russian virtuoso harpist and winner of major prizes in many international harp competitions. She was born in Moscow in 1987 and grew up in a family of musicians, with her father baritone Vladimir Ivanov, her mothe ...

(born 1987), Russian virtuoso harpist * Vasili Ivanov (born 1970), Russian football player *

Viktor Ivanov Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (russian: Виктор Петрович Иванов, born May 12, 1950) is a Russian politician and businessman, former KGB officer, who served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977–1994. He w ...

(born 1950), Russian politician * Viktor Semyonovich Ivanov (1909–1968), Soviet poster artist * Vitali Vladimirovich Ivanov (born 1976), Russian handball player * Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer * Vladimir Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people * Vladislav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people *

Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball) Volodymyr Timofiyovich Ivanov ( uk, Володимир Тимофійович Іванов, born 10 September 1940) is a Ukrainian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in the Gomel ...

, Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist *

Vsevolod Ivanov Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov (russian: Все́волод Вячесла́вович Ива́нов, ; , Lebyazhye, Semipalatinsk Oblast – 15 August 1963, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian writer, dramatist, journalist and war correspondent. B ...

(1895–1963), Soviet writer * Vyacheslav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people * Xenophont Ivanov (1898–1967), Bulgarian veterinary scholar * Yanis Ivanov, Soviet composer and People's Artist of the USSR * Yehor Ivanov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer * Yevgeny Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people * Yulia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people * Yury Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people * Zinaida Ivanova (1865–1913), Russian writer and translator *

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz ( el, Γεώργιος Ιβάνωφ-Σαϊνόβιτς, ''Georgios Ivanof-Sainovits''; 14 December 1911 – 4 January 1943) was a Polish-Greek athlete who fought as a saboteur in the Greek Resistance during World War II a ...

(1911–1943) Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur

Fictional characters

*Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play ''

Ivanov Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, bg, Иванов, russian: ИвановSometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), or Ivanova (feminine, bg, Иванов ...

'' by

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

* D. D. Ivanov, in the Macross universe *Pola Ivanova, from the James Bond film, ''

A View to a Kill ''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film and the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and is the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted ...

'' *

Susan Ivanova Susan Ivanova (russian: Сью́зен Ива́нова) is a fictional character in the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'', played by Claudia Christian. Character overview Susan Ivanova holds the rank of lieutenant commander during ...

, in the Babylon 5 universe * Yuriy Ivanov, in the Beyblade anime series *Ivanova, in Harry Potter who plays as a chaser for the Bulgarian

Quidditch Quidditch is a fictional sport invented by author J.K. Rowling for her fantasy book series ''Harry Potter''. It first appeared in the novel ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (1997). It is a dangerous but popular sport played by witc ...

team *Katerina Ivanovna, one of the characters in ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' by Dostoyevsky.

Other

Ivanov (play) ''Ivanov'' (russian: Иванов: драма в четырёх действиях, italic=yes (Ivanov: drama in four acts); also translated as "Ivanoff") is a four-act drama by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. ''Ivanov'' was first performed ...

, by the Russian playwright

* Production codename of

Sukhoi Su-2 The Sukhoi Su-2 (russian: Сухой Су-2) was a Soviet reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft used in the early stages of World War II. It was the first airplane designed by Pavel Sukhoi. The basic design received an engine and armament up ...

, Soviet bomber aircraft

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