Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. T ...

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Vanja Blomberg Vanja Hedvig Desideria Blomberg (later Webjörn, born 28 January 1929) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She was part of the Swedish teams that won gold medals at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (all-around) and 1952 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion *

Vanja Džaferović Vanja Džaferović (born 19 March 1983) is a Croatian actor, TV personality and former footballer. Early life Džaferović was born in Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and moved with his family in his childhood to Croatia due to the Bos ...

(born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer *

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'', ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'', ''Gospa'', ''Charuga'', '' Kapelski kresovi'', ''Nikola Tesla'', '' Svjedoci' ...

(1932–2009), Croatian actor *

Vanja Ejdus Vanja Ejdus (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Ејдус; born 1 November 1976)Slavko Trošelj"Не осећам припадност ни вери ни нацији" ''Политика'', 13 November 2010 . is a Serbian actress. Early life and educa ...

(born 1976), Serbian actress *

Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova ( bg, Ваня Гешева-Цветкова; born April 6, 1960) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won four medals with on ...

(born 1960), Bulgarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s *

Vanja Grubač Vanja Grubač (Cyrillic: Вања Грубач; born 11 January 1971) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Grubač played for his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić in the Yugoslav Second League for ...

(born 1971), Montenegrin footballer *

Vanja Iveša Vanja Iveša (born 21 July 1977 in Pula) is a retired Croatian football goalkeeper, who last played for NK Opatija. Club career Over 2 meters tall, Iveša's career spanned over 26 years of professional football, during which he played for numer ...

(born 1977), Croatian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Eskişehirspor *

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 Italian club Torino. Born in Spain, he represents the Serbia national team. ...

(born 1997), Serbian footballer *

Vanja Rogulj Vanja Rogulj (born February 13, 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 Mediterranean ...

(born 1982), 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia *

Vanja Sutlić Vanja Sutlić (18 February 1925 – 15 December 1989) was a Croatian philosopher. He was regarded as the father of the Heideggerian philosophy in Yugoslavia and its successor states, especially in Croatia and Slovenia. He was born in Karlovac, Yug ...

(1925–1989), Croatian philosopher *

Vanja Udovičić Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 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 a ...

(born 1982), professional water polo player from Serbia

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