Jovan ( sr-Cyrl, Јован, Macedonian: Јован, cu, Їωан) is a Serbian male

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Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

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Notable people with this name

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* Jovan Aćimović (born 1948), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Adepo Jovan Adepo (born September 6, 1988) is a British-American actor. He is known for his role as Cory Maxson in the film adaptation of ''Fences'' (2016), and also had starring roles in the 2018 film ''Overlord'' and as Lionel Jefferson in CBS' '' ...

(born 1988), British-born American actor *

Jovan Ajduković Jovan Ajduković (Јован Ајдуковић; 10 January 1968, Novi Sad, Serbia) is a Serbian linguist. Jovan Ajduković graduated from the University of Belgrade, Serbia in 1991. His main research interest is contact linguistics and Russian ...

(born 1968), Serbian linguist and writer * Jovan Albanez ( 17th-century – 1732), Hapsburg Montenegrin-Serbian military leader * Jovan Ali (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer * Jovan Anđelković (1942–1969), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Andrevski Jovan Andrevski ( mk, Јован Андревски) is a Macedonian lieutenant general who served as the Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia (2000-2001). He resigned from his position during the 2001 insurgency in Mace ...

( 2000–2001), Macedonian military leader *Jovan Asen (

John Komnenos Asen John Komnenos Asen ( bg, Йоан Комнин Асен, Yoan Komnin Asen; gr, Ίωάννης Κομνηνός Ἀσάνης, Iōannēs Komnēnos Asanēs; sr, Јован Комнин Асен, Jovan Komnin Asen) was the ruler of the Principal ...

; 1345–1363; died 1363), Bulgarian noble-born Serbian despot *

Jovan Atanacković Jovan Atanacković ( sr-cyr, Јован Атанацковић, 24 March 1848 – 9 August 1921) was a Serbian general and Minister of Defence. Life Born in Negotin, he finished gymnasium in his home town, after which he entered the Serbi ...

(1848–1921), Serbian general *

Jovan Avakumović Jovan Avakumović (1 January 1841 – 3 August 1928) was a Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and Prime Minister of Serbia. Biography Born in Belgrade, a descendant of a respected Serbian merchant family of Baba-Dudići, Avakumović was a ...

(1841–1928), Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and prime minister * Jovan Avakumović (poet) (1748–1810), Hapsburg Serbian noble, poet, and lawyer

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Jovan Babunski Jovan Stojković ( sr-cyr, Јован Стојковић; 25 December 1878 – 17 February 1920), known as Jovan Babunski (Јован Бабунски), was a Serbian Chetnik commander ( sr, vojvoda, војвода) during the Macedonian ...

( Jovan Stojković; 1878–1920), Serbian Chetnik commander *

Jovan Baošić Jovan Baošić ( sr-cyr, Јован Баошић; born 7 July 1995) is a Montenegrin football defender who plays for FK Mornar in the Montenegrin First League. Club career Born in Bijelo Polje, Baošić moved to Budva at the age of 15, and p ...

(born 1995), Montenegrin footballer * Jovan Beader (born 1970), Serbian basketball coach *

Jovan Belcher Jovan Henry Allen Belcher (July 24, 1987 – December 1, 2012) was an American football linebacker who played his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He grew up in West Babylon, New York and was a sta ...

(1987–2012), American football player *

Jovan Beleslin Jovan Beleslin (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Белеслин; born 1 October 1919) is a Serbian former football player. He was born in Hungary. A strong full-back with excellent header, he started playing with ŽAK Subotica when he got registere ...

(born 1919), Hungarian-born Serbian footballer, manager, and referee *

Jovan Belimarković Jovan Belimarković ( sr-cyr, Јован Белимарковић, 1827–1906), was a Serbian general and politician. Belimarković was born on January 1, 1827, in Belgrade, Principality of Serbia. He finished military school in Berlin. He wa ...

(1827–1906), Serbian regent and general *Jovan Berislavić (

Ivaniš Berislavić Ivaniš Berislavić ( sr-cyr, Иваниш Бериславић; la, Joannes Berizlo) was the Despot of the Kingdom of Serbia (''regni Rascie despotus'') from 1504 to 1514. He was married to Jelena Jakšić who was the daughter of Stefan Jakš ...

; 1504–1514), Serbian despot *

Jovan Bijelić Jovan Bijelić ( sr-cyr, Јован Бијелић ( – 12 March 1964) was a painter and academic. Bijelić is one of the most important representatives of color expressionism in Yugoslavia. The Department of Fine Arts and Music of the Serbian ...

( 1885 – 1964), Serbian painter *

Jovan Blagojevic (disambiguation) Jovan Blagojevic may refer to: *Jovan Blagojević (footballer, born 1988) Jovan Blagojević (; born 15 March 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar. Honours Željezni ...

, several people *

Jovan Bowles Jovan Jacques Bowles (born 27 June 1983 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer who is currently playing for the Border Bulldogs. He plays the position of centre. Bowles attended St Henry's Marist Brothers' College wh ...

(born 1983), South African rugby union footballer *Jovan Bridges (stage named

Yvie Oddly Jovan Jordan Bridges (born August 22, 1993), known by the stage name Yvie Oddly, is an American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist from Denver, Colorado who came to international attention in 2019 when she won t ...

; born 1993), American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist *

Jovan Branković Jovan Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Бранковић; ; c. 1465 – 10 December 1502) was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502. The title of despot was given to him by Hungarian king Vladislas II of Hungary. From 14 ...

( 1465 – 1502), Serbian titular despot, monarch, and saint *

Jovan Brkljač Jovan Brkljač ( sr-cyr, Јован Бркљач; born 17 December 1993) is a Serbian football defender. References External links * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kraljevo Serbian footballers Association football def ...

(born 1993), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Byford Jovan Byford is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University in the United Kingdom. Career and work Byford is a native of Serbia. He received an M.Sc. in social and applied psychology from the University of Kent and a Ph.D. in social ...

(born ?), Serbian social psychologist and conspiracy theory expert

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* Jovan Čađenović (born 1995), Montenegrin footballer *Jovan Campbell (stage named

Jibbs Jovan Campbell (born November 13, 1990), better known by his stage name Jibbs, is an American rapper. He had one top ten single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which was his debut single " Chain Hang Low". Jibbs's only other song that charted on t ...

; born 1990), American rapper *

Jovan Ćirilov Jovan Ćirilov (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Ћирилов; ; 30 August 1931 – 16 November 2014) was a Serbian theatrologist, philosopher, writer, theatre selector, and poet. Biography Ćirilov was born in Kikinda. the only son of Milivoj � ...

(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 Jovan Crnić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Црнић; born November 29, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Sloboda Tuzla of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. High school & College From 2011 to 2013, ...

(born 1994), Serbian basketball player *

Jovan Ćulibrk Jovan Ćulibrk (; born 16 April 1965), is a Serbian Orthodox prelate who is the current bishop of Pakrac and Slavonia of the Serbian Orthodox Church, from 2014. Before that, he was titular bishop of Lipljan between 1999 and 2014. Ćulibrk was ...

(born 1965), Serbian Orthodox Christian prelate and bishop, and music critic *Jovan Cvetković ee:_Jovan_Dolgač_(below).html" ;"title="Jovan_Dolgač.html" ;"title="ee: Jovan Dolgač">ee: Jovan Dolgač (below)">Jovan_Dolgač.html" ;"title="ee: Jovan Dolgač">ee: Jovan Dolgač (below)*Jovan Cvijić (1865–1927), Serbian geographer, ethnologist, sociologist, and geologist

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*Jovan Damjanic ( 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 Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača ( sr, Јован Димитријевић Добрача) (1765–1839) was a merchant who helped the insurgents and revolutionaries financially during both the First Serbian Uprising and the Second Serbian Uprising as ...

(1765–1839), Serbian merchant, and revolutionary military financier and commander *

Jovan Divjak Jovan Divjak ( sr-cyrl, Јован Дивјак; 11 March 1937 – 8 April 2021) was a Bosnian army general who served as the Deputy Commander of the Bosnian army's main staff until 1994, during the Bosnian War. Early life and education Divjak ...

(1937–2021), Bosnian army general and writer * Jovan Djaja (1846–1928), Serbian professor, journalist, translator, and politician *

Jovan Djordjević Jovan Djordjević (born 22 January 1985), is a Serbian futsal player who plays for Marbo Intermezzo and the Serbia national futsal team The Serbia national futsal team represents Serbia in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Fut ...

(born 1985), Serbian futsal player * Jovan Đokić (born 1992), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Dolgač Jovan Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Јован Цветковић; 1860–1915), known as Jovan Dolgač (Јован Долгач), was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Macedonia, who also participated in the Balkan Wars and World War I in the Chetnik detachm ...

( Jovan Cvetković; 1860–1915), Macedonian-Serbian Chetnik commander, revolutionary, and weapons smuggler *

Jovan Đorđević Jovan Đorđević (13 November 1826 – 9 April 1900) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, Minister of Education and the co-founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre in 1861, the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1868 and the Academy of Dramatic ...

(1826–1900), Serbian writer, dramatist, education minister, theater founder, and national anthem writer * Jovan Došenović (1781–1813), Serbian philosopher, poet, and translator *

Jovan Dovezenski Jovan Stanojković ( sr-cyr, Јован Станојковић, 8 April 1873 – 2 May 1935), known by his ''nom de guerre'', the demonym ''Dovezenski'' (Довезенски), was a Serbian Chetnik commander (''vojvoda''), and participant in the ...

( Jovan Stanojković; 1873–1935), Serbian teacher and Chetnik commander * Jovan Dragaš (1343–1378), Serbian noble and despot *

Jovan Dragoslav Dragoslav ( sr-cyr, Драгослав) or Jovan Dragoslav (Јован Драгослав; 1290–1315) was a Serbian nobleman with the titles of '' kaznac'', and then '' veliki kaznac'', serving King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321). The ''kaznac ...

( 1290–1315), Serbian noble and royal tax and treasury official *

Jovan Dučić Jovan Dučić ( sr-cyr, Јован Дучић, ; 17 February 1871 – 7 April 1943) was a Herzegovinian Serb poet-diplomat and academic. He is one of the most influential Serbian lyricists and modernist poets. Dučić published his first collec ...

(1871–1943), Herzegovinian-Serbian poet, writer, lyricist, diplomat, and politician *

Jovan Džiknić Jovan Džiknić ( sr-cyr, Јован Џикнић; born 26 April 1989) is a Serbian football forward who plays for Sremac. Džiknić made over 50 caps playing for Čukarički in the Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian First League. Later he was w ...

(born 1989), Serbian footballer

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Jovan Erdeljanović Jovan Erdeljanović (11 November 1874 – 12 February 1944) was a Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist. Biography Jovan Erdeljanović was born in Pančevo, Austria-Hungary. He studied at the universities of Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig and Prague. In 1 ...

(1874–1944), Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist

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* Jovan Gavrilović (1796–1877), Serbian historian, politician, statesman, diplomat, prince's deputy, and people's benefactor * Jovan Georgijević ( 1710 –1773), Serbian Orthodox Christian metropolitan *Jovan Gligorijević (

Zeka Buljubaša Jovan Gligorijević ( sr-cyr, Јован Глигоријевић, ca. 1785–1813), known as Zeka Buljubaša (Зека Буљубаша), was a Serbian revolutionary captain (''buljubaša'') and nobleman active during the First Serbian Uprising. ...

; 1785 – 1813), Serbian noble and revolutionary captain *

Jovan Gojković Jovan "Cune" Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Гојковић Цуне; 7 January 1975 – 22 December 2001) was a Serbian international footballer. Career Gojković, nicknamed Cune after the well-known singer, made his first steps pl ...

(1975–2001), Serbian footballer * Jovan Golić (born 1986), Bosnian footballer *

Jovan Grčić Milenko Jovan Grčić Milenko ( sr-cyr, Јован Грчић Миленко; 15 November 1846 – 25 May 1875) was a Serbs, Serbian poet, writer and a physician. The freshness of his lyrical poetry places him in the succession of Branko Radičević and ...

(1846–1875), Austro-Hungarian Serbian poet, writer, translator, and physician *

Jovan Grković-Gapon Jovan Grković ( sr-cyr, Јован Грковић; 1879 – 9 October 1912), nicknamed Gapon (Гапон) was a former Serbian Orthodox monk who joined the Serb guerrilla (chetniks) in the Macedonian Struggle (1902–1912). Life Grković was bo ...

(1879–1912), Kosovar-Serbian Orthodox Christian monk and Chetnik

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Jovan Hadži Jovan Hadži (; 22 November 1884 – 11 December 1972) was a Slovenian zoologist of Serbian origin. Biography Hadži was born in a Serbian family in Temišvar (today Timișoara, Romania) in what was then Austria-Hungary. He began his career in Zag ...

(1884–1972), Austro-Hungarian Romanian-born Serbian-Slovenian zoologist and taxonomist *

Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević ( sr-cyr, Јован Хаџи-Васиљевић, 18 October 1866 – 29 March 1948) was a Serbian historian, ethnographer, journalist and writer. Biography Hadži-Vasiljević was born in Vranje, at the time part of the ...

(1866–1948), Serbian historian, ethnographer, writer, journalist, and editor *

Jovan Hadžić Jovan Hadžić ( sr-cyr, Јован Хаџић, pseudonym Miloš Svetić; 8 September 1799 – 28 April 1869) was a Serbian writer, legislator and initiator, that is, the principal co-founder of the Serbian cultural society ''Matica Srpska''. He ...

(1799–1869), Hapsburg Serbian writer, legislator, translator, and institute founder *

Jovan Hajduković Jovan Hajduković (8 January 1943 – 7 November 2013Jovan Haye Jovan Haye (born June 21, 1982) is the defensive ends coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores. A former American football defensive lineman, Haye was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college footb ...

(born 1982), Jamaican-born American football player *

Jovan Horvat Jovan Samuilović Horvat de Kurtič, also referred to as Ivan Horvat ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Самуиловић Хорват de Куртич, also referred to as ; also known as Jovan Horvat ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Хорват), Ivan Khorvat (russia ...

(1722–1786), Hapsburg Serbian-born Russian general and territorial founder

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* 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

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*Jovan Jančić-Sarajlija ee:_Jančić's_rebellion.html" ;"title="Jančić's_rebellion.html" ;"title="ee: Jančić's rebellion">ee: Jančić's rebellion">Jančić's_rebellion.html" ;"title="ee: Jančić's rebellion">ee: 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 Jovan A. Jugović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован А. Југовић; – 24 September 1926) was an early Serbian aviator and fighter pilot. Biography Jovan A. Jugović was born in Belgrade on . He graduated from Belgrade's Military Academy in 1907, ...

(1886–1926), Serbian aviator and fighter pilot

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Jovan Kantul Jovan Kantul ( sr-cyr, Јован Кантул, 1592 – d. 1614), sometimes numbered Jovan II was the Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch, the spiritual leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, from 1592 until his death in 1614. He planned a ...

( Jovan II; 1592–1614), Serbian archbishop and patriarch *Jovan Kapičić (

Jovo Kapičić Jovan "Jovo" Kapičić, born Jovan Kapa, (Cyrillic: Јован Јово Капичић); 2 September 1919 – 9 December 2013) was a Yugoslav Yugoslav Partisans, General and post-war communist politician.''Narodni heroji Jugoslavije''. Belgrade: Ml ...

; 1919–2013), Yugoslavian general and politician * Jovan Karamata (1902–1967), Serbian mathematician, professor, and school founder *

Jovan Karlo Villalba Jovan Karlo Villalba (born 1977 in Quito, Ecuador) is an American contemporary artist. Jovan Karlo Villalba grew up in Miami, Florida. He graduated from New World School of the Arts in 1995 and from the Cooper Union School of Art in 1999. In 2 ...

(born 1977), American artist * Jovan Kastratović (born 1993), Serbian footballer *Jovan II Kastriot (

Gjon Kastrioti II Gjon II Kastrioti ( it, Ioanne Castrioto,Theodore Spandounes (Spandugnino), De la origine deli Imperatori Ottomani, Sathas, C. N. (ed.) (1890) Documents inédits relatifs à l'histoire de la Grèce au moyen âge, IX (Paris), p. 159 Giovanni Cast ...

; 1456–1501), Albanian count and national liberation hero * Jovan Kavarić (born 1934), Montenegrin clinical biochemist, professor, and politician *

Jovan Kirovski Jovan Kirovski ( mk, Јован Кировски; born March 18, 1976) is an American former soccer player who is the Technical Director for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Kirovski is the first American to win the UEFA Champions Le ...

(born 1976), American soccer player, Olympics competitor, and coach *

Jovan Kokir Jovan Kokir (; born 25 April 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for RFK Novi Sad. Club career Partizan Kokir signed his first professional contract with Partizan on 1 September 2017, alongside Jovan Vlalukin, Svetoz ...

(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 Janez Vesel (12 September 1798 – 26 March 1884), known by his pen name Jovan Koseski (Slovene conventions also include the names and, less often, or ) was a Slovene lawyer and poet. Life and work Vesel was born in Gorenje (now part of ...

; 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 ( Jovan Petrović; 1768–1813), Serbian military commander, swordfighter, and revolutionary

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

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*Jovan Maksimović (

John of Shanghai and San Francisco Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco (russian: Иоанн Шанхайский и Сан Францисский, Ioann Shankhayskiyi i San Frantsiskyi; secular name Mikhail Borisovich Maximovitch, russian: Михаил Борисович Ма ...

; 1896–1966), Russian Orthodox Christian bishop and saint *

Jovan Maleševac Jovan Maleševac ( sr-cyr, Јован Малешевац; ) was a Serbian Orthodox monk and scribe who collaborated in 1561 with the Slovene Protestant reformer Primož Trubar to print religious books in Cyrillic.Bjelajac 2003, pp. 73–78Ruvarac ...

( 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 Jovan Marinović ( sr-cyr, Јован Мариновић; 1821 – August 30, 1893) was a Serbian politician and diplomat. He introduced several enlightened reforms in Serbian political system. As a close collaborator of powerful Minister Ilija G ...

(1821–1893), Serbian politician and diplomat *

Jovan Markoski Jovan Markoski (; born 23 June 1980) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped four times for Serbia and Montenegro. Club career Markoski made a name for himself while playing for Železnik, winning the Serbia and ...

(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 Jovan Melton is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to early 2021. Before serving in the House, Melton worked for Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien, and managed the campaigns of state repres ...

(born ?), American politician and consultant *

Jovan Mijušković Jovan Mijušković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Мијушковић; 17 September 1886 – 27 November 1944) was a Serbian doctor and Minister of Social Policy and People's Health in the Nazi-controlled Government of National Salvation. He was ...

(1886–1944), Serbian doctor and Nazi politician * Jovan Mikić Spartak (1914–1944), Yugoslavian track and field athlete, Olympics competitor, and anti-fascist *

Jovan Miladinović Jovan Miladinović (30 January 1939 – 11 September 1982), commonly known as Zoran, was an association football player. He was born and died in Belgrade. During his club career he played for FK Partizan and 1. FC Nürnberg. He earned 17 ...

(born 1982), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Mišković Jovan Mišković ( sr-cyr, Јован Мишковић; (Negotin, 18 July 1844 – Belgrade, 2 November 1908) was a Serbian general, Minister of Defence, military theorist, writer and the president of Serbian academy of sciences and arts. Biog ...

(1844–1908), Serbian general, war minister, military theorist, and writer *

Jovan Monasterlija Jovan Monasterlija ( sr-cyr, Јован Монастерлија; fl. 1683–1706) was a Serbian ''vice-voivode'' (podvojvoda) and Austrian (Holy Roman Empire) imperial officer that led a Serbian Militia against the Ottoman Empire and other enemie ...

( 1683–1706), Austrian-Serbian duke, general, and militia commander * Jovan Muškatirović (1743–1809), Hapsburg Serbian author, lawyer, and educator

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* Jovan Najdanović (born 1997), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Naumović Jovan Naumović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Наумовић; 11 November 1879 – 13 February 1945) was an '' Armijski đeneral'' in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 3rd Territorial Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugos ...

(1879–1945), Yugoslavian Serbian army general *

Jovan Nenad Jovan Nenad ( sr-cyr, Јован Ненад; hu, Fekete Iván or ; ca. 1492 – 26 July 1527), known as ''the Black'' was a Serb military commander in the service of the Kingdom of Hungary who took advantage of a Hungarian military defeat at Moh ...

( 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

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Jovan Obrenović Jovan Teodorović Obrenović, also known as Gospodar Jovan (1787 in Srednja Dobrinja – 22 January 1850, in Sremski Karlovci), was a Serbian divisional general, commander of the Morava-Podrinje military area, governor of the Rudnik and Požega ...

(1787–1850), Serbian general * Jovan Olafioye (born 1987), US-born Canadian football player *

Jovan Oliver Jovan Oliver Grčinić ( sr, Јован Оливер Грчинић; ca. 1310-1356) was a magnate of the Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331-1355), holding the titles of ''sebastokrator'' and ''despotes'', and the rank of "great voivode", s ...

( 1310 – 1356), Serbian noble, general, despot, knight, and judge *

Jovan Ovčarević Jovan Ovčarević ( sr-cyr, Јован Овчаревић; 1557) was a Habsburg Serb nobleman. He was a member of the Ovčarević family, a notable Serb family in Habsburg service in the 16th century, and was a kinsman or descendant of the earlie ...

( 1557), Hapsburg Serbian noble

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* 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 Jovan Palalić ( sr-cyr, Јован Палалић; born 26 April 1971) is a politician in Serbia. He has served several terms in the National Assembly of Serbia. Once a prominent member of the Democratic Party of Serbia (''Demokratska stranka Srbi ...

(born 1971), Serbian politician *

Jovan Pavlović Jovan Pavlović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Павловић; 22 October 1936 – 3 April 2014) was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who was the metropolitan bishop of Zagreb and Ljubljana of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1982 until his death in 2014. H ...

(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 Jovan_Kursula_(above).html" ;"title="ee: Jovan Kursula (above)">ee: Jovan Kursula (above)*

Jovan Plamenac Jovan Simonov Plamenac ( sr-cyrl, Јован Симонов Пламенац; 1873 – 1944) was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav politician. Starting out as a prominent leader of the True People's Party in the Principality of Montenegro, state that ...

(1873–1944), Montenegrin and Yugoslavian politician, and Nazi collaborator * Jovan Popović (disambiguation), several people *

Jovan Prokopljević Jovan Prokopljević (born December 30, 1940 in Zemun; nicknamed "The Great") is a Serbian architect, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He has been awarded two Pierre awards and the First Prize for cartoons at international competitions in China, Monte ...

(born 1940), Serbian architect, cartoonist, and caricaturist

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* Jovan Radivojević (born 1982), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Radomir Jovan Radomir (born 8 September 1963 in Srbac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian-Swedish television presenter, best known for presenting music programmes for Sveriges Television (SVT). His family's origin is Bosnian Serb. H ...

(born 1963), Bosnian Yugoslavian-born Swedish television presenter, actor, author, and lyricist *

Jovan Radonić Jovan Radonić (9 February 1873, Mol, Austria-Hungary — 25 November 1956, Yugoslavia) was a Serbian historian, librarian of Matica Srpska library and member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Biography Radonić graduated from the Uni ...

(1873–1956), Austro-Hungarian-born Yugoslavian-Serbian historian and librarian *

Jovan Radonjić Jovan Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Јован Радоњић, 1748 – 8 July 1803), commonly known as Jovo (Јово) or Joko, was the '' guvernadur'' of Montenegro between 1764 and 1803. Early life Jovan was born in Njeguši, the son of ''vojvoda'' and ...

(1748–1803), Montenegrin noble and politician * Jovan Radulović (1951–2018), Serbian writer, publicist, and library administrator *

Jovan Rajić Jovan Rajić ( sr-cyr, Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian, theologian, and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century. He was one of the most notab ...

(1726–1801), Hapsburg Serbian writer, historian, theologian, traveller, geographer, and pedagogue *

Jovan Rašković Jovan Rašković ( sr-cyr, Јован Рашковић, ; 5 July 1929 – 28 July 1992) was a Croatian Serb psychiatrist, academic and politician. Early life Rašković was born in Knin in 1929. During World War II, after an Ustasha pogrom which ...

(1929–1992), Serbian-Croatian psychiatrist, academic, and politician * Jovan Rebula (born 1997), South African golfer *

Jovan Ristić Jovan Ristić ( sr-Cyr, Јован Ристић; 16 January 1831 – 4 September 1899) was a Serbian politician, diplomat and historian. Biography Born at Kragujevac, he was educated at Belgrade, Heidelberg, Berlin and Paris. After failing to ob ...

(1831–1899), Serbian politician, diplomat, and historian * Jovan Ružić (1898–1973), Serbian Yugoslavian footballer

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Jovan Šajnović Jovan Šajnović (1924–2004) was a renowned Yugoslavian conductor and university professor. Education Šajnović started to study music with eminent Yugoslav musicians - Emil Hajek (piano), Ljubica Marić ( composing) and Mihajlo Vukdragovi� ...

(1924–2004), Serbian conductor, professor, and classical pianist *

Jovan Santos-Knox Jovan Santos-Knox (born July 5, 1994) is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UMass. Professional career Winnipeg Blue Bombers Santos-Knox was s ...

(born 1994), US-born Canadian football player *

Jovan Šarčević Jovan Šarčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Шарчевић; January 7, 1966 – November 26, 2015) was a Serbian football player. He died on November 26, 2015, in Kuwait City. Club career Šarčević started his career with Proleter Zre ...

(1966–2015), Serbian footballer * Jovan Savić (1772–1813), Serbian professor, bishop, diplomat, and politician *

Jovan Šević Jovan Šević or Ivan Šević ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Шевић, russian: Иван Егорович Шевич; died ) was an 18th-century military officer of Serb origin. He reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Serb militia forces in the ...

(died 1764), Hapsburg and Russian Serbian general * Jovan Simić Bobovac (1775–1832), Serbian politician, military commander, and revolutionary *

Jovan Skerlić Jovan Skerlić (, ; 20 August 1877 – 15 May 1914) was a Serbian writer and literary critic.''Jovan Skerlić u srpskoj književnosti 1877–1977: Zbornik radova''. Posebna izdanja, Institut za knjizevnost i umetnost, Belgrade. He is seen as one ...

(1977–1914), Serbian writer and literary critic *Jovan Smith ee:_J._Stalin.html" ;"title="J._Stalin.html" ;"title="ee: J. Stalin">ee: J. Stalin">J._Stalin.html" ;"title="ee: J. Stalin">ee: 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:

(above)] * Jovan Stefanović (born 1984), Serbian footballer * Jovan Stejić (1803–1853), Hapsburg Serbian physician, writer, philologist, and policy critic *

Jovan Sterija Popović Jovan Sterija Popović (; sr-cyr, Јован Стерија Поповић; 13 January 1806 – 10 March 1856) was a Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher and pedagogue who taught at the Belgrade Higher School. Sterija was recognized by ...

(1806–1856), Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher, and pedagogue * Jovan Stojanović (born 1992), Serbian footballer *Jovan Stojković [see:

(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

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* Jovan Talevski (born 1984), Macedonian handball player *

Jovan Talovac Ivan Talovac ( hu, Tallóci János) was a 15th-century Croatian nobleman, a member of the Talovac noble family. He served as prior of Vrana from 1439 to 1445 (until his death), as the first governor of Pakrac in Slavonia, and was a member of t ...

( 1440–1461), Serbian-Hungarian noble * Jovan Tanasijević (born 1998), Montenegrin footballer *

Jovan Tekelija Jovan Popović Tekelija (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Поповић Текелија; c. 1660 – c. 1721–1722) was a Serb army officer serving in the Habsburg army. As commander of the Serbian Militia, Tekelija participated in many battles d ...

( 1660 – 1721–22), Hapsburg-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

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Uglješa Mrnjavčević Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Угљеша Мрњавчевић; fl. 1346–1371), known as Jovan Uglješa ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Угљеша), was a Serbian medieval nobleman of the Mrnjavčević family and one of the m ...

; 1346–1371), Serbian noble, despot, and soldier *Jovan Uroš (

John Uroš Jovan Uroš Nemanjić ( sr, Јован Урош Немањић / ''Jovan Uroš Nemanjić'') or John Ouresis Doukas Palaiologos or Joasaph of Meteora ( gr, Ιωάννης Ούρεσης Δούκας Παλαιολόγος, ''Iōannēs Ouresēs Doú ...

; 1370 – 1373; died 1422–23), Serbian despot of Thessaly

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* Jovan Valenta (1826–1887), Serbian physician, surgeon, hospital manager, and politician * Jovan Vasić (born 1987), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Vavic Jovan Vavic (born ) is the former head coach of both the University of Southern California (USC) men's and women's water polo teams. In 2012, he was interim head coach of the United States men's national water polo team. While coaching USC he won ...

(born 1961/62), Yugoslavian-born American water polo coach *

Jovan Veselinov Jovan Veselinov Žarko (20 January 1906 – 8 February 1982) was a Serbian communist politician. He served as President of Serbia, Prime Minister of Serbia and as a Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. He was a Partisan fighter in Wor ...

(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 Jovan Vladimir or John Vladimir ( sr-cyr, Јован Владимир; c. 990 – 22 May 1016) was the ruler of Duklja, the most powerful Serbian principality of the time, from around 1000 to 1016. He ruled during the protracted war between t ...

( 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

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* 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 Jovan M. Žujović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован M. Жујовић; 18 October 1856 – 19 July 1936) was a Serbian anthropologist, known as a pioneer in geology, paleontology and craniometry in Serbia. Biography After studying in Paris, he ret ...

(1856–1936), Serbian anthropologist, geologist, paleontologist, and craniometrist

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Jovan Myovic The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series ''24 (TV series), 24'', ''24: Live Another Day'', and ''24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characte ...

in the American TV series ''24''

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