Ivan () is a

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male

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, connected with the variant of the

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name (English:

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) from

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meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with

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. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bulgarian Saint Ivan of Rila. It is very popular in

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North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

, and

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and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century.

Etymology

Ivan is the common

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

spelling, while

Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...

spelling is two-fold: in 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 ...

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

and Montenegrin it is , while in

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

and Ukrainian it is . The

Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic ( ) is the first Slavic languages, Slavic literary language and the oldest extant written Slavonic language attested in literary sources. It belongs to the South Slavic languages, South Slavic subgroup of the ...

(or

Old Cyrillic The Early Cyrillic alphabet, also called classical Cyrillic or paleo-Cyrillic, is an alphabetic writing system that was developed in Medieval Bulgaria in the Preslav Literary School during the late 9th century. It is used to write the Chur ...

) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the

name , corresponding to English ''

''. This Slavic version of the name originates from

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(''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The

name is in turn derived from

יוֹחָנָן (), meaning "

YHWH The TetragrammatonPronounced ; ; also known as the Tetragram. is the four-letter Hebrew-language theonym (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four Hebrew letters, written and read from right to left, a ...

(

God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...

) is gracious". The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name (), short for (), meaning "God was merciful". Common

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

s derived from the name are

Ivanović Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивановић, ), also transliterated as Ivanovich or Ivanovitch) is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic derived from ''Ivan''. It is a Slavic equivalent of Johnson. It is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croat ...

(

and Croatian),

Ivanov Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, , Sometimes 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, , ) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bu ...

(

and Bulgarian), and Ivanovich (Russian, used as

middle name In various cultures, a middle name is a portion of a personal name that is written between a person's given name and surname. A middle name is often abbreviated and is then called middle initial or just initial. A person may be given a middle ...

), corresponding to "Ivan's son".

Popularity

The name is common among

Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( ), are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, Slovenian culture, culture, and History of Slove ...

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

Bulgarians Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...

Belarusians Belarusians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian language, Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide. Nearly 7.99&n ...

, Macedonians,

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

Bosnians Bosnians (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian: / ; / , / ) are people native to the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially the region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia. The term ''Bosnian'' refers to all inhabitants/citizens of the coun ...

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

, and to a smaller extent

Czechs The Czechs (, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavs, West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common Bohemia ...

and

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

. Ivan is the most common male name in

(as of 2013) and

(as of 2013). In Serbia, it was the 9th most common male name in the period of 1971–1980; 6th in 1981–1990; 9th in 1991–2000. It is also the 6th most common name in Slovenia. In Croatia, with over thirty thousand namesakes, the name Ivan was the most popular between 1930 and 1940, and waned in popularity from 2003 to 2013. The name Ivan was the most common masculine given name until 1959, and between 1980 and 1999. Since the 20th century, it is becoming more popular in the

Romance-speaking The Romance languages, also known as the Latin or Neo-Latin languages, are the languages that are directly descended from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family. The fi ...

world;

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

(both the original form and the italianized version, ''Ivano''),

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

(as ''Iván''), and Portuguese (sometimes ''Ivã''). ''Ivan'' (pl. ''die Ivans'') was also occasionally used by various parties during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

as a general name for the

Soviets The Soviet people () were the citizens and nationals of the Soviet Union. This demonym was presented in the ideology of the country as the "new historical unity of peoples of different nationalities" (). Nationality policy in the Soviet Union ...

Forms

Its female forms are ''

Ivana Ivana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the n ...

'' (West and South Slavic) and ''Ivanna'' (East Slavic), while '' Ivanka'' and ''Iva'' are

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

s by origin. Slavic male diminutives (including historical) are Vanya or Vanja, Ivaniš,

Ivanko Ivanko is a Slavic given name and a surname, a diminutive from the given name Ivan, a Slavic variant of the name "John". It may be a transliteration from Иванко or Иванько. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ivank ...

, Ivanča, Ivanče, etc. A shorter form of the name is Ivo.

Notable people

Mononymously known as

* Ivan (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian football player *

Ivan (footballer, born 1997) Ivan Quaresma da Silva (born 7 February 1997), commonly known as Ivan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Internacional. Club career Born in Rio das Pedras, São Paulo, Ivan joined Ponte Preta's youth setup ...

, Brazilian football player *

Ivan (model) Liera Manuel Ivan (born 9 February 1984), professionally known by her mononym Ivan (stylized as IVAN), is a Japanese transgender model, musician, and ''tarento'' belonging to LesPros Entertainment. She underwent a sex reassignment surgery in Thail ...

(Liera Manuel Ivan, born 1984), Japanese fashion model and musician * Iván (singer) (Juan Carlos Ramos Vaquero, born 1959 or 1962), Spanish singer * Ivan (Belarusian-Russian singer) (Alexander Ivanov), Belarusian-Russian singer *Ivan, German codename of Serbian spy

Duško Popov Dušan "Duško" Popov ( sr-Cyrl, Душко Попов; 10 July 1912 – 10 August 1981) was a Serbian intelligence agent, lawyer and businessman who served as a double agent for MI6 during World War II. Feigning to be an asset of the Ge ...

Royalty

Ivan Vladislav Ivan Vladislav (; ; died February 1018) served as the emperor (tsar) of the First Bulgarian Empire from approximately August or September 1015 until February 1018. The precise year of his birth remains elusive; he was born at least ten years pri ...

, Bulgarian emperor (1015–1018) *

Ivan Asen I Ivan Asen I, also known as Asen I or John Asen I (; died in 1196), was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1187/1188 to 1196 as co-ruler with his elder brother, Peter II. Hailing from the Byzantine theme of Paristrion, his exact place and date o ...

, 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) *

Ivan Asen II Ivan Asen II, also known as John Asen II (, ; 1190s – May/June 1241), was Emperor (Tsar) of Second Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241. He was still a child when his father Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Ivan Asen I one of the founders of th ...

, Bulgarian emperor (1218–1241) * Ivan II, Bulgarian emperor (1298-1299) * Ivan Stephen, Bulgarian emperor (1330–1331) * Ivan Alexander, Bulgarian emperor (1331–1371) *

Ivan Shishman Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria () ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria in Tarnovo from 1371 to 3 June 1395. The authority of Ivan Shishman was limited to the central parts of the Bulgarian Empire. In the wake of the death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgari ...

, Bulgarian emperor in Tarnovo (1371–1395) * Ivan Stratsimir, Bulgarian emperor in Vidin (1356–1396) * Ivan I, "The Moneybag", Grand Duke of Moscow (1325–1340) * Ivan II, "The Fair", Grand Duke of Moscow (1353–1359) * Ivan III, "The Great", Grand Prince of Moscow (1462–1505) * Ivan IV, "The Terrible", Russian tsar (1547–1584) *

Ivan V Ivan V Alekseyevich (; – ) was Tsar of all Russia between 1682 and 1696, jointly ruling with his younger half-brother Peter I. Ivan was the youngest son of Alexis I of Russia by his first wife, Maria Miloslavskaya, while Peter was the ...

, Russian tsar (1682–1696) * Ivan VI, Russian emperor (1740–1741)

Nobility

, a Bulgarian boyar who killed Tsar

in 1196 *

John Horvat John Horvat (; ; died 15 August 1394) was a Croato– Hungarian nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary-Croatia who served as Ban of Macsó from 1376 to 1381, and again between 1385 and 1386. Horvat was the brother of Ladislaus and Paul, Bisho ...

(''Ivan Horvat'', d. 1394), Hungarian-Croatian nobleman, Ban of Macsó (1376–1381, and 1385–1386) * John of Palisna (''Ivan od Paližne'', d. 1391), Hungarian-Croatian nobleman, Ban of Croatia (1385–1386) *

, a Bulgarian despot of the

Despotate of Dobruja The Despotate of Dobruja or Principality of Karvuna ( or ; or ) was a 14th-century quasi-independent Bulgarian polity in the region of modern Dobruja, that split off from the Second Bulgarian Empire under the influence of the Byzantine Empire. T ...

, ruled 1385-1399 *

Ivan Bohun Ivan Bohun () (died 1664) was a Zaporozhian Cossack colonel. A close associate and friend of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, he opposed both the pacts with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Treaty of Hadiach of 1658) and with the Tsardom of Russia (Pere ...

(died 1664), colonel of Ukrainian Cossacks * Ivan Bot, Hungarian-Croatian nobleman, Ban of Croatia (1493) *

Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (; ; ) was the Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host and the Left-bank Ukraine in 1687–1708. The historical events of Mazepa's life have inspired Cultural legacy of Mazeppa, many literary, artistic and musical works. He was ...

, Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in Ukraine *

Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranić (; 11 August 1814 – 4 August 1890) was a Croatian poet, linguist, lawyer and politician who is considered to be one of the most important figures in Croatia's political and cultural life in the mid-19th century. Mažuranić se ...

, Austro-Hungarian nobleman, Ban of Croatia (1873–1880), and poet *

Ivan Pidkova 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 ruler of Moldavia (November–December 1577). His moniker ("''pidkova''" i ...

(died 1578), Ukrainian Cossack leader *

Ivan Sirko Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko ( – August 11, 1680) was a Zaporozhian Cossack military leader, Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host and putative co-author of the famous semi-legendary Cossack letter to the Ottoman sultan that inspired the major p ...

(c. 1610–1680), Ukrainian Cossack military leader * Ivan Sulyma, Ukrainian Cossack leader *

Ivan Samoylovych Ivan Samoylovych (, , ; died 1690) was the Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine from 1672 to 1687. His term in office was marked by further incorporation of the Cossack Hetmanate into the Tsardom of Russia and by attempts to win Right-bank Ukraine from P ...

(died 1690), Cossack hetman of Left-bank Ukraine

Clergy

Ivan Lee Ivan James Lee (born March 31, 1981) is an American former Olympic sabre fencer and coach. He was a two-time NCAA Men's Sabre Champion, a five-time national sabre champion, and was inducted into the List of USFA Hall of Fame members, US Fencin ...

(1955 or 1956–2020), Australian Anglican bishop * Ivan Rilski (''John of Rila''), Bulgarian Orthodox hermit and patron saint (876–946)

Military

Ivan Konev Ivan Stepanovich Konev ( rus, Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев, p=ɪˈvan sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ ˈkonʲɪf, links=no; 28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forc ...

, a Russian/Soviet general *

Ivan Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan, born Hovhannes Baghramyan ( – 21 September 1982), was a Soviet military commander of Armenian origin who held the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. As commander of the 1st Baltic Front, he orchestrated the ...

, a Soviet/Armenian general *

Ivan Mihailov Ivan Mihaylov Gavrilov (; ;He is credited in English-language sources as ''Mihailov'', while the Bulgarian and Macedonian transliteration schemes render it as ''Mihaylov'' and ''Mihajlov'', respectively. 26 August 1896 – 5 September 1990), ...

, a Bulgarian revolutionary * Ivan Kolev, a Bulgarian general during

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

Ivan Valkov Ivan Valkov (; 31 January 1875, in Kazanlak, Ottoman Empire – 20 April 1962, in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian General of Infantry who fought in World War I and later held the post of Minister of War (1923–1929). Early life Ivan V ...

, a Bulgarian general during

and later Minister of War

Politics

Ivan Ahčin Ivan Ahčin (March 9, 1897 – February 14, 1960) was a Slovene sociologist, journalist, author, and politician. Ahčin was born in Spodnje Domžale (now part of Domžale) and baptized ''Janez Ahčin''. He studied theology at the University of ...

(1897–1960), Slovene sociologist, publicist, journalist, author, and politician *

Ivan Benediktov Ivan Aleksandrovich Benediktov (; 23 March 1902 – 30 July 1983) was a Soviet official who served in different posts, including people's commissars for agriculture, then minister of agriculture and Soviet ambassador to India and to Yugoslavia. ...

(1902–1983), Soviet politician *

Iván Duque Márquez 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 the Bu ...

(born 1976), President of Colombia *

Ivan Evstratiev Geshov Ivan Evstratiev Geshov () (20 February 1849 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar#Adoption in Eastern Europe">OS– 11 March 1924) was a Bulgarian politician who served as Bulgarian Prime Minister. He was born in Plovdiv to a family of mer ...

(1849–1924), 18th Prime Minister of Bulgaria * Ivan Fadeev (1906–1976), Soviet economist and politician * Ivan Knotek (1936–2020), Slovak politician *

Ivan Korčok Ivan Korčok (born 4 April 1964 ) is a Slovak politician and retired executive diplomat who was Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia from 2020 to 2022 as an independent nominee of the Freedom and Solidarity political party. A gr ...

(born 1964), Slovak politician *

Ivan Kostov Ivan Yordanov Kostov ( ) (born 23 December 1949) is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2001. A member of the SDS party, which he led from 1994 to 2001, he was previously Minister of Finance from 1990 ...

(born 1949), 47th Prime Minister of Bulgaria *

Ivan Peshev Ivan Maksimov Peshev (; born 4 February 1986) is a Bulgarian politician serving as minister of youth and sports since 2025. He has been a member of the Sofia City Council since 2019. References 1986 births Living people Bulgarian Sociali ...

(born 1986), Bulgarian politician *

Ivan Štefunko Ivan Štefunko (born 4 March 1977) is a Slovak politician, entrepreneur, and co-founder of multiple companies. He served as chairman of Progressive Slovakia from 2018 until 2019. Since 2023, he serves as an MP of the National Council of Slovakia. ...

(born 1977), Slovak politician *

Ivan Varga Ivan Varga (15 June 1953 – 14 September 2021) was a Slovak politician. He served as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia from 2002 to 2016. Biography Ivan Varga was born on 15 June 1953 in Hurbanovo. In 1977 he graduated with a chemi ...

(1953–2021), Slovak politician *

Ivan Vasyunyk Ivan Vasylovych Vasyunik (, born 7 July 1959) is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian politician, who served in various posts, including vice prime minister. Early life and education Vasyunik was born on 7 July 1959. He received a degree in engineering and e ...

(born 1959), Ukrainian politician *

Ivan Warner Ivan Warner (February 18, 1919 – January 26, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician in New York. Life He was born on February 18, 1919, in Manhattan, New York City, the son of immigrants from Saint Kitts. He dropped out of Morris Eveni ...

(1919–1994), New York politician and judge

Sports

Ivan Almeida Ivan Almeida (born 10 May 1989) is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player for Kriol Star of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he usually plays as small forward. He also plays for the Cape Verde men's ...

(born 1989), Cape Verdean basketball player * Ivan Aska (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israeli National League * Iván Campo (born 1974), Spanish footballer * Ivan Capelli (born 1963), Italian former Formula One driver * Ivan Cleary (born 1971), Australian Rugby League player and coach * Iván Córdoba (born 1976), Colombian footballer * Ivan Domingues (born 2006), Portuguese racing driver * Iván Fandiño (1980–2017), Spanish bullfighter * Ivan Fedotov (born 1996), Russian ice hockey goaltender * Iván González Ferreira (born 1987), Paraguayan footballer * Iván Helguera (born 1975), Spanish footballer * Iván Herrera (born 2000), Panamanian baseball player * Iván Hurtado (born 1974), Ecuadorian footballer * Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1988), Ivan Ivanov (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer and manager * Ivan Kley (1958–2025), Brazilian tennis player * Ivan Lee (born 1981), American Olympic saber fencer and coach * Ivan Leko (born 1978), Croatian soccer player and coach * Ivan Lendl (born 1960), Czech-American tennis player * Ivan Leshinsky (born 1947), American-Israeli basketball player * Ivan Ljubičić (born 1979), Croatian tennis player * Ivan Majeský (born 1976), Slovak ice hockey defenseman * Iban Mayo (born 1977), Spanish cyclist * Ivan Miljković (born 1979), Serbian volleyball player * Ivan Osiier (1888–1965), Danish épée, foil, and sabre fencer, 25x Danish champion * Ivan Pace Jr. (born 2000), American football player * Ivan Perišić (born 1989), Croatian footballer * Ivan Pravilov (1963–2012), Ukrainian ice hockey coach charged with child molestation * Ivan Rakitić (born 1988), Croatian football player * Iván Rodríguez (born 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player * Ivan Rudež (born 1979), Croatian basketball coach * Ivan Runje (born 1990), Croatian footballer * Ivan Sproule (born 1981), Northern Irish footballer * Ivan Toney (born 1996), English footballer * Ivan Wilfred Johnson (1898–1979), Canadian hockey player * Iván Zamorano (born 1967), Chilean footballer * Iván Zarandona (born 1980), Equatoguinean footballer * Ivan Zaytsev (disambiguation), several sportsmen * Ivan Zemlyanskii (born 2010), Russian chess grandmaster

Arts

* Ivan Barias, Dominican-American music producer and songwriter * Ivan Brunetti (born 1967), cartoonist * Ivan Bunin (1870–1953), Russian writer and Nobel laureate in literature * Ivan Della Mea (1940–2009), Italian singer-songwriter * Ivan Dixon (1931–2008), American actor, director and producer * Ivan Dorn (born 1988), Ukrainian singer and actor * Ivan Doroschuk (born 1957), lead vocalist for Men Without Hats * Ivan Dorschner (born 1990), Filipino-American actor, host and model * Ivan Franko (1856–1916), Ukrainian writer * Ivan (gorilla), painter * Ivan Graziani (1945–1997), Italian singer-songwriter * Ivan Jones (author), Ivan Jones, British Writer and poet * Ivan Král (1948–2020), Czech-American musician * Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962), Croatian sculptor and architect * Van Morrison (George Ivan Morrison, born 1945), Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician * Ivan Moody (born 1980), singer of heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch * Ivan Ozhogin (born 1978), Russian singer and actor * Ivan Reitman (1946–2022), Czechoslovak-born Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter * Ivan Turgenev (1818–1893), Russian novelist * Ivan Urgant (born 1978), Russian television personality, presenter, actor and musician * Ivan Vazov (1850–1921), Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature" * Ivan Shishmanov (1862–1928), Bulgarian writer, ethnographer, politician and diplomat

Science, academia, business and other

* Ivan Aboimov (1936–2022), Russian diplomat and ambassador * Ivan Agayants (1911–1968), Soviet intelligence officer of Armenian origin * Ivan Aksakov (1823–1886), Russian littérateur and notable Slavophile * Ivan Boesky (born 1937), Wall Street trader who inspired the character of Gordon Gekko in the film ''Wall Street.'' * Ivan Chermayeff, graphic designer * Ivan Corea, Sri Lankan Anglican priest * Ivan Gazidis (born 1964), chief executive of the AC Milan * Ivan Glasenberg (born 1957), CEO of Glencore, director of Xstrata and Minara Resources * Ivan Greenberg (1896–1966), English journalist * Ivan Hričovský (1932–2024), Slovak celebrity gardener * Ivan Ilyin (1883–1954), Russian religious and political philosopher * Ivan Massow (born 1967), chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts * Ivan Menezes (1959–2023), CEO of Diageo, non-executive director at Coach, Inc. * Backpacker Murders#Ivan Milat, Ivan Milat, Croatian Australian serial killer famous for the backpacker killings * Ivan Miller (journalist), Ivan Miller (1898–1967), Canadian journalist and sportscaster * Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy (1859–1935), Russian mathematician * Ivan J. Parron, entertainment attorney and entrepreneur * Ivan Pavlov (1849–1946), Russian physiologist and Nobel laureate in Medicine & Physiology * Ivan Rogers (born 1960), British civil servant, former Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union * Ivan Seidenberg (born 1946), chairman & CEO at Verizon Communications * Ivan Selin (born 1937), former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fulbright scholar * Ivan Semwanga, Ugandan-born South African philanthropist * Ivan Šramko, (born 1957), Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (2005–2010) * Ivan Wettengel (1876–1935), Naval Governor of Guam Special:PrefixIndex/Ivan, Other notable people with the given name "Ivan"

Fiction

* Ivan Braginsky, the given name for the national personification of Russia from the anime series ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' * Ivan, a secondary character of ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' * Ivan the Fool, a character of the eponymous story * Ivan Vanko, an antagonist from the Marvel Comics franchise Iron Man, The Invincible Iron Man who appears as the primary antagonist in the Iron Man 2, sequel to the Iron Man (2008 film), film adaptation * Ivan Denisovich, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, a character of ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' * Ivan, a Nintendo character in the ''Golden Sun (series), Golden Sun'' series * Ivan, a Nintendo character in ''Devil's Third'' and Pokémon series * Ivan Vassilevich Lomov, a character in Anton Chekhov's one-act play, ''A Marriage Proposal'' * Ivan Raiden (Metal Gear), Raidenovich Raikov, a character in video game ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' * Ivan Ilych, the title character of Leo Tolstoy's book, ''The Death of Ivan Ilyich'' * Ivan Karamazov, brother of protagonist Alyosha Karamazov, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, ''The Brothers Karamazov'' * Ivan, in the 2006 film ''Curious George (film), Curious George'' * Ivan Ivanovitch, a Russian painter who appears in ''The Smurfs (1981 TV series), The Smurfs''. He has a magic chicken named Kiev, in which lays painted eggs. * Ivan Veen, in Vladimir Nabokov's ''Ada or Ardor'' * Ivan Drago, in ''Rocky IV'' * Ivan Nikolayevich Ponyryov (Bezdomny), in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, ''The Master and Margarita'' * Ivan Shawbly, from the television series ''Mona the Vampire'' * Ivan Ooze (Power Rangers), Ivan Ooze, the villain in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' * Sir Ivan of Zandar, the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge * Ivanhoe, an 1820 novel by Sir Walter Scott *Ivan (gorilla), Ivan, a Western lowland Gorilla, the star and basis of the 2012 K.A. Applegate novel ''The One and Only Ivan'' and its The One and Only Ivan (film), film adaptation. *Ivan Bruel, in the animated series ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir''

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