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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 the B ...
. People with this name include: *
Vanja Babić Vanja Babić ( sr-cyrl, Вања Бабић, born 18 July 1981) is a Serbian taekwondo athlete. He won bronze medals at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships and at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships The 2012 European Taekwon ...
(born 1981), Serbian taekwondo athlete * Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion *
Vanja Brodnik Vanja Brodnik (born March 13, 1989) is a Slovenian alpine ski racer. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the Super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the ...
(born 1989), Slovenian alpine ski racer * Vanja Bulić (born 1947), Serbian journalist and author *
Vanja Drach Vanja Drach (1 February 1932 – 6 September 2009) was a Croatian theatre and film actor. His film and television credits include ''H-8 (film), H-8'', ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'', ''Gospa'', ''Charuga'', ''Kapelski kresovi'', ''Nikola Tesla (1977 ...
(1932–2009), Croatian theatre and film actor * Vanja Drkušić (born 1999), Slovenian footballer *
Vanja Dukic Vanja Dukic is an expert in computational statistics and mathematical epidemiology who works as a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research includes work on using internet search engine access patterns to t ...
, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder * Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer * Vanja Ejdus (born 1976), Serbian actress * Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (born 1960), Bulgarian sprint canoeist *
Vanja Grubač Vanja Grubač (; born 11 January 1971) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Grubač played for his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons ( 1988–89, 1989– ...
(born 1971), Montenegrin footballer *
Vanja Guša Vanja Guša ( sr-cyr, Вања Гуша; born 28 July 1966) is a Serbian basketball Coach (basketball), coach. Early life Guša was born in Zadar, Socialist Republic of Croatia, SR Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugosla ...
(born 1966), Serbian basketball coach *
Vanja Ilić (handballer) Vanja Ilić (; born 25 February 1993) is a Serbian handball player for C' Chartres MHB and the Serbia national team. He is the younger brother of fellow handball player Nemanja Ilić. Career After playing for PKB, Ilić signed with Partizan ...
(born 1993), Serbian handball player * Vanja Ilić (swimmer) (1927–2018), Yugoslav swimmer * Vanja Iveša (born 1977), retired Croatian football goalkeeper *
Vanja Marinković Vanja Marinković (, born 9 January 1997) is a Serbian professional basketball player and the team captain for Partizan Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the shoot ...
(born 1997), Serbian professional basketball player *
Vanja Marković Vanja Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Марковић; born 20 June 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Club career After joining Portuguese club Farense in July 2018, Marković left the club by mutua ...
(born 1994), Serbian professional footballer * Vanja Mičeta (born 1969), synchronized swimmer from Serbia *
Vanja Milinković-Savić Vanja Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Милинковић-Савић, ; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Torino and the Serbia national team. His elder brother Serg ...
(born 1997), Serbian footballer * Vanja Panić (born 2002), Slovenian footballer *
Vanja Perišić Vanja Perišić (born July 5, 1985, in Split) is a Croatian middle distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. Perisic represented Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 800 metres. She ran in ...
(born 1985), Croatian middle distance runner *
Vanja Plisnić Vanja Plisnić ( sr-cyr, Вања Плиснић; born July 28, 1980) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is a 2,05 m tall Power forward (basketball), power forward. With KK FMP (1991–2011), FMP Železnik Plisnić won the 20 ...
(born 1980), Serbian former professional basketball player *
Vanja Radauš Vanja Radauš (29 April 1906 – 24 April 1975) was a Croats, Croatian sculptor, painter and writer. Life After attending elementary and high school in his home town of Vinkovci, he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Z ...
(1906–1975), Croatian sculptor, painter and writer *
Vanja Radinović Vanja Radinović (; born 7 September 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career After coming through the youth system at Partizan, Radinović played for OFK Beograd between 1992 and 1996. Managerial career Between 20 ...
(born 1972), Serbian football manager and former player *
Vanja Radovanović Vanja Radovanović (; born 28 October 1982) is a Montenegrin singer and songwriter. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song " Inje", however failed to make the final, coming 16th place ...
(born 1982), Montenegrin singer and songwriter *
Vanja Rogulj Vanja Rogulj (born 13 February 1982, in Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia. He swam for Croatia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He won the 100 m breaststroke at the 2001 Mediterrane ...
(born 1982), 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia *
Vanja Rupena Vanja Rupena (born 18 April 1978) is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the 1996 Miss Croatia and represented Croatia in the Miss World 1996 pageant in Bangalore, India. She appeared on the cover of the Croatian edition o ...
(born 1978), Croatian model *Vanja Smiljanic (born 1990), Australian team handball player *
Vanja Stanković Vanja Stanković ( sr-cyr, Вања Станковић; born 24 March 1998) is a Serbian taekwondo practitioner. She won a gold medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. Beginnings Born in Belgrade B ...
(born 1998), Serbian taekwondo practitioner *
Vanja Sutlić Vanja Sutlić (18 February 1925 – 15 December 1989) was a Yugoslavian philosopher. He was regarded as the father of the Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; 26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German philosopher known for contributions to phen ...
(1925–1989), Croatian philosopher *
Vanja Udovičić Vanja Udovičić, (born Franjo Udovičić,, on 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is aligned with t ...
(born 1982), professional water polo player from Serbia * Vanja Vonckx (born 1973), former Belgian racing cyclist * Vanja Vučićević (born 1998), Serbian footballer * Vanja Vukovic (born 1971), fine-art photographer and photo-designer living in Germany * Vanja Y. Watkins (born 1938), writer of hymns of the LDS Church *
Vanja Zvekanov Vanja Zvekanov (born 25 May 2000) is a Serbia, Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Mezőkövesdi SE, Mezőkövesd. Club career Spartak Sub ...
(born 2000), Serbian professional footballer


See also

* * Johannes Vanja (1893–1937), Estonian politician *
Vanya (disambiguation) Vanya () is a Slavic unisex given name, hypocorism of the given names Ivan (name), Ivan and Ivana, found in Russia and elsewhere. It is also found as a female given name in Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include: People Given name * ...
* Wanja, a given name


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