Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in

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, and

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. It has been recorded in Serbia since the High Middle Ages. Male variations and

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(and nicknames) include Radovanče, Radan, Radánek, Rade, Rado, Radič, Radko, Radvan, Radúz,

Radek Radek is a masculine Christian name of Slavic origin. It is often nickname of Radovan, Ctirad and Radoslav. It is used as a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Radek Baborák, Czech conductor and French ...

, and cognates Radomir, Radomil and

Radoslav Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. T ...

. Female forms include Radka, Radana, Radomirka, Radmila, Radica.

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s include 13 January in Croatia, and 14 January in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

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Radovan (master) Radovan () was a Croatian sculptor and architect who lived in Trogir in the 13th century. In Croatian he is commonly referred to as ' or "Master Radovan". Virtually no information exists about the personality and career of this artist, save for h ...

, 13th-century Croatian sculptor and architect *

Radovan Jelašić Radovan Jelašić ( sr-cyr, Радован Јелашић; ; born 19 February 1968) is a Hungarian-Serbian economist who served as the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia from 2004 to 2010. He has been the CEO of Erste Bank Hungary since Jun ...

, Serbian economist *

Radovan Jovićević Radovan Jovićević ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Јовићевић) is a Serbian pop-rock/folk music composer, producer and band leader. Born in Belgrade on 31 January 1956, he has lived in New York City since 1999. Balkan Years Radovan’s career ...

, Serbian composer, producer and musician *

Radovan Karadžić Radovan Karadžić ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal ...

, Bosnian Serb politician and convicted war criminal *

Radovan Krejčíř Radovan Krejčíř (born 4 November 1968) is a Czechs, Czech former organized crime boss and convicted criminal who is serving a prison term in South Africa and is being sought for extradition by the Government of the Czech Republic, Czech governm ...

, Czech organized crime boss and convicted criminal *

Radovan Lukavský Radovan Lukavský (1 November 1919 – 10 March 2008) was a Czech theatre and film actor. Lukavský was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1919. He graduated from high school in Český Brod, before continuing his education at the Charles Univer ...

, Czech actor and theatrical pedagogue *

Radovan Sloboda (ice hockey) Radovan Sloboda (born 7 November 1982) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga The Slovak Extraliga, known as the Tipsport liga since the 2025–26 season for sponsorship ...

, Slovak ice hockey player *

Radovan Sloboda (politician) Radovan Sloboda ( in Banská Bystrica) is a Slovak politician, an entrepreneur and a sports manager. He has been a Member of National Council of The Slovak Republic since 2020. He represents a political party, Freedom and Solidarity. He is also ...

, Slovak politician and sports administrator *

Radovan Vujović Radovan Vujović (born 8 September 1984) is a Serbian actor, comedian and director. After graduating Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in 2005, he became a member of the Boško Buha Theatre. Since 2010, he works as a member of the Yugoslav ...

, Serbian actor * Radovan Zogović, Montenegrin poet

Fictional characters

* Prince Radovan, character in the Czech fairy-tale ''

Princezna se zlatou hvězdou ''The Princess with the Golden Star'' () is a 1959 Czech fairy tale fantasy film written and directed by Martin Frič. Plot A beautiful princess Lada was born with a golden star on her forehead. Her father the king Hostivít wants her to marry ...

'' * Radovan, the main hero of the Czech TV-serial ( Večerníček) ''Radovanovy radovánky''

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