Ioan is a variation on the name

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

found in Aromanian,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, Bulgarian,

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

, Welsh (), and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy (when a person called Ivan becomes a priest or a monk, he becomes known as Ioann).

People with the name

Aromanian

* Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus, physician and noble

Romanian

Ioan-Aurel Pop Ioan-Aurel Pop (born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian historian. Pop was appointed Professor of History at Babeș-Bolyai University in 1996. He has since been Chairman of the Department of Medieval History and the History of Premodern Art at Babe� ...

, historian *

Ioan Alexandru Ioan Alexandru (; born Ion Șandor , December 25, 1941 – September 16, 2000) was a Romanian poet, essayist and politician. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he became a founding member and vice-president of the Christian Democratic Nation ...

, poet *

Ioan Andone Ioan Andone (; born 15 March 1960) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player. Club career Corvinul Hunedoara Ioan Andone, nicknamed "Fălcosul" was born on 15 March 1960 in Șpălnaca , and when he was 14 years old, he playe ...

, footballer and coach *

Ioan Apostol Ioan Apostol (born 14 January 1959) is a Romanian luger who competed in four Winter Olympics. He was born in Valea Doftanei, Prahova County. He earned his best finish of fourth in the men's doubles event at Albertville in 1992. Since 2002, Aposto ...

, luger * Ioan Baba, poet * Ioan A. Bassarabescu, writer and politician *

Ioan Teodor Callimachi John Theodore Callimachi (; 1690–1780) was List of rulers of Moldavia, Prince of Moldavia from 1758 to 1761. Early years Ioan was the second son of Teodor Calmăşul. Teodor, born Calmăşul, changed the family name to the Greek form Callima ...

, Prince of Moldavia *

Ioan Cantacuzino Ioan I. Cantacuzino (; also Ion Cantacuzino; 25 November 1863 – 14 January 1934) was a renowned Romanian physician and bacteriologist, a professor at the School of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Bucharest, and a titular member o ...

, microbiologist *

Ioan Gheorghe Caragea John George Caradja, also known by his regnal name Ioan Gheorghe Caragea (; pre-modern Romanian: , Cyrillic: Їωан Геωргïє Караџѣ; , , or ; , , or ; ; 1754 – 27 December 1844), was a Phanariote Greek Prince of Wallachia, who ...

, Prince of Wallachia *

Ioan Carlaonț Ioan Carlaonț (19 October 1885 – 6 February 1952) was a Romanian major general, who led an anti-communist resistance movement in Oltenia after World War II. He was the older brother of General Dumitru Carlaonț. He was born in Miculești, G ...

, World War II general * Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, novelist * Ioan Condruc, footballer *

Ioan P. Culianu Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano (5 January 1950 – 21 May 1991) was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer. He served as professor of the history of religions at t ...

, historian and philosopher *

Ioan Dumitrache Ioan Dumitrache (25 August 1889 – 6 March 1977) was a Romanian major general during World War II, in command of the 2nd Mountain Division. His troops (''vânători de munte'') were recognized as the elite troops of the Romanian Army throughout ...

, World War II general *

Ioan Fiscuteanu Ioan Fiscuteanu (; 19 November 1937 – 8 December 2007) was a Romanian theater and film actor. He last worked at the in Târgu Mureș. Fiscuteanu was born in Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, Bistrița-Năsăud County. He graduated from the I.L. Ca ...

, actor * Ioan Florariu, rower * Ioan Flueraș, politician *

Ioan Gherghel Ioan Ştefan Gherghel (born August 8, 1978 in Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania) is an Olympic butterfly swimmer from Romania. He swam for Romania at three consecutive Olympics: 2000, 2004 and 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Yea ...

, swimmer *

Ioan Iacob Heraclid Iacob Heraclid (or Eraclid; ; 1527 – November 5, 1563), born Basilicò and also known as Iacobus Heraclides, Heraclid Despotul, or Despot Vodă ("The Voivode Despot"), was a Greek Maltese soldier, adventurer and intellectual, who reigned as P ...

, Prince of Moldavia * Ioan Holender, opera administrator *

Ioan Hora Adrian Ioan Hora (; born 21 August 1988) is a Romanian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Liga II club FC Bihor Oradea (2022), Bihor Oradea, which he captains. Deployed mainl ...

, footballer * Ioan Hristea, World War II officer *

Ioan Igna Ioan Igna (born 4 June 1940) is a Romanian former association football, football referee (association football), referee and Football player, player. Igna played football at FC UTA Arad, UTA Arad between 1957 and 1960 and 1964–1967 and at FC Po ...

, football referee *

Ioan Lupaș Ioan Lupaș (9 August 1880 – 3 July 1967) was a Romanian historian, academic, politician, Orthodox theologian and priest. He was a member of the Romanian Academy. Biography Lupaș was born in Szelistye, now Săliște, Sibiu County (at the ti ...

, historian and politician * Ioan Lupescu, footballer *

Ioan Manu Ioan M. Manu, also known as Iancu Manu (1803 – November 29 O.S., 1874), was a Romanian boyar and politician. Biography He was the son of Mihail G. Manu, born into a family of Venetian origins that had moved from Istanbul to Wallachia in ...

, politician *

I. C. Massim I. C. Massim (or Ioan C. Massimu; 1825–1877) was a Romanian linguist and a founding member of the Romanian Academy. I. C. Massim was born Ion Floricel in the village of Gropeni, near the Danube port of Brăila as the son of a country pri ...

, linguist, founding member of the Romanian Academy * Ioan Mirea, artist * Ioan T. Morar, journalist *

Ioan Pălăghiță In total, 43 individuals in the military of allies of Nazi Germany were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: ''Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes''), the highest award in the military of Nazi Germany during World War II. Eight of th ...

, World War II officer * Ioan Gyuri Pascu, musician *

Ioan Mircea Pașcu Ioan Mircea Pașcu (born 17 February 1949) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Romania. He previously served Minister of Defense from 2000 to 2004. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party (PDSR/PSD), ...

, politician *

Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul (born Ioan Popovici; April 17, 1869 – September 9, 1893) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet. Born in Lugoj into a family of small-scale craftsmen, his father Nicolae Popovici made '' opinc ...

, writer *

Ioan Potcoavă Ivan Pidkova () or Ioan Potcoavă (died 16 June 1578), also known as Ioan Crețul, and Nicoară Potcoavă among Romanians, was a prominent Cossack Ataman, and short-time List of Moldavian rulers, ruler of Moldavia (November–December 1577). Hi ...

, Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks * Ioan Pușcaș, gastroenterologist *

Ioan Mihail Racoviță Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet Prison) was a Romanian general during World War II, and Minister of Defense in the aftermath of King Michael's Coup of August 1944. Biography In 1906 he was admitted to ...

, World War II general *

Ioan Rășcanu Ioan Rășcanu (October 1, 1878 – February 25, 1952) was a Romanian general during World War I. He held the post of Minister of War from September 27, 1919 to December 16, 1921. After entering politics, he was elected deputy in Parliament, and ...

, World War I general, politician *

Ioan Sabău Ioan "Neluțu" Ovidiu Sabău (born 12 February 1968) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga I club Universitatea Cluj. Club career Ioan Sabău, nicknamed ''Moțul'' after the people from Țar ...

, footballer and coach *

Ioan Sauca The Reverend Ioan Sauca (born 10 April 1956) is the acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). He assumed the office on 1 April 2020 after Reverend Olav Fykse Tveit resigned on 31 March 2020. He is to hold the office until t ...

, Orthodox priest, theologian, and Secretary general of the World Council of Churches *

Ioan Simu Ioan Simu (June 27, 1875–June 22, 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian Romanian Greek-Catholic Church, Greek-Catholic priest and politician. Biography Origins, early activity and World War I Born in the village of Ciufud, in Alsó-Feh ...

, priest and politician *

Ioan Slavici Ioan Slavici (; 18 January 1848 – 17 August 1925) was a Romanian writer and journalist from Austria-Hungary, later Romania. He made his debut in ''Convorbiri literare'' ("Literary Conversations") (1871), with the comedy ''Fata de birău'' ("Th ...

, writer and journalist * Ioan Sterca-Șuluțiu, Austrian noble * Ioan Sturdza, Prince of Moldavia *

Ioan Silviu Suciu Ioan Silviu Suciu (born 24 November 1977 in Sibiu) is a retired Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hu ...

, gymnast *

Ioan Talpeș Ioan Talpeș (born 24 August 1944) is a Romanian senator, who previously served as a Romanian Army general, military historian and politician. He served as head of the Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) from 1992 to 1997. In 1997–8, Tal ...

, army general and military historian * Ioan Tănăsescu, chemist * Ioan Tănăsescu, surgeon *

Ioan Ţepelea Ioan is a variation on the name John (first name), John found in Aromanian language, Aromanian, Romanian language, Romanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Welsh language, Welsh (), and Sardinian language, Sardinian. It ...

, scientist *

Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit John III the Terrible (), also John III the Brave (; 1521 – June 14, 1574) was List of Moldavian rulers, Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574. Dimitrie Cantemir mentions him under the name John the Armenian. He was the grand ...

, Prince of Moldavia

Bulgarian

* Ioan Vladislav, Bulgarian emperor (1015–1018) * Ioan Asen I, Bulgarian emperor (1189–1196) *

Kaloyan Kaloyan or Kalojan, also known as Ivan I, Ioannitsa or Johannitsa (; 1170 – October 1207), the Roman Slayer, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1196 to 1207. He was the younger brother of Theodor and Asen, who led the anti-Byzantine upr ...

, Bulgarian emperor (1197–1207) * Ioan Asen II, Bulgarian emperor (1218–1241) * Ioan II, Bulgarian emperor (1298-1299) * Ioan Rilski, 9th-century Bulgarian Orthodox hermit and patron saint of Bulgaria * Ioan Debarski, 11th-century Bulgarian clergyman and last Patriarch of the

First Bulgarian Empire The First Bulgarian Empire (; was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh of Bulgaria, Asparuh, moved south to the northe ...

* Ioan Exarch, 9th-century Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator * Ioan Kukuzel, 14th-century Byzantine composer and singer, from Bulgarian descent *

Yoan Leviev Yoan Isakov Leviev () (October 31, 1934 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria – March 11, 1994 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian artist, painter, and creator of monumental artworks such as large-scale mosaics and murals. Leviev was a member of the innovati ...

, Bulgarian artist, painter, and creator of monumental artworks In all Bulgarian versions of

the Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writte ...

Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as

John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how ...

and

John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

Welsh

In all Welsh versions of

Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as

and

. Welsh people called Ioan include: * Ioan Bowen Rees, poet and mountaineer *

Ioan Cunningham Ioan Cunningham (born 1 January 1983) is a Welsh rugby union coach. He was head coach of the Wales women's national rugby union team from 2021 to 2024 and now coaches Fiji women's national rugby union team. Career Cunningham played for Wales ...

, rugby coach and former player * Ioan Davies, rugby player *

Ioan Evans (politician) Ioan Lyonel Evans (10 July 1927 – 10 February 1984) was a British politician. He served as a Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 until his death. Early life Ioan Evans was born in Llanelli, the ...

, politician *

Ioan Gruffudd Ioan Gruffudd (; ; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his roles in film and television series in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Gruffudd became known for his portrayal of Harold Lowe in ''Titanic'' ( ...

, actor * Ioan Lloyd, rugby player *

Ioan Nicholas Ioan Nicholas (born 3 April 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Scarlets and Llanelli as a centre. Nicholas made his debut for the Scarlets as a 17 year old in a friendly against Jersey in 2015, and he scored a try in every game si ...

, rugby player * Ioan Tegid (John Jones), poet

English

Ioan Grillo ''El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency'' is a non-fiction book of the Mexican drug war written by Ioan Grillo. In ''El Narco'', Grillo takes a close look at the Mexican drug trade, starting with the term "El Narco", which has come to rep ...

, journalist *

Ioan James Ioan Mackenzie James FRS (23 May 1928 – 21 February 2025) was a British mathematician working in the field of topology, particularly in homotopy theory. Life and career James was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, and was educated at St Paul ...

(1928–2025), British mathematician

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People with the name

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Welsh

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