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 is recorded in Serbia since the High Middle Ages. Male variations and diminutives (and nicknames) include Radovanče, Radan, Radánek, Rade, Rado,

Radič Radič ( sr-Cyrl, Радич) is a Serbian names, Serbian masculine given name, popular in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Slavic word root ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care"), with the Slavic suffix ''-ič'', a diminutive of Radoslav, Radom ...

, 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 ho ...

, 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. Th ...

. 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 ( la, Raduan) was Kingdom of Croatia (1102–1526), Croatian sculpture, 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 ...

, 13th-century Croatian sculptor and architect *

Radovan Jelašić Radovan Jelašić ( sr-cyr, Радован Јелашић; hu, Jelasity Radován; 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 B ...

, 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-cyr, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal Tr ...

, Bosnian Serb politician and convicted war criminal *

Radovan Krejčíř Radovan Krejčíř (born 4 November 1968) is a 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 Czech government. He has been sentenced to 15.5 years i ...

, 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 player who played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga The Tipos Extraliga (Slovak Extraliga) is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From the ...

, 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 D ...

, Serbian actor *

Radovan Zogović Radovan Zogović (Cyrillic: Радован Зоговић) (18 August 1907 – 5 January 1986) was a Montenegrin poet. He was born in Mašnica, Plav, in northeastern Montenegro on 19 August 1907. Before World War II he lived in Skopje, Zagreb a ...

, Montenegrin poet

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

Princezna se zlatou hvězdou ''The Princess with the Golden Star'' ( cs, Princezna se zlatou hvězdou) 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 ...

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