Ivan () is a Slavic male

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, connected with the variant of the Greek 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 Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

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Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

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, and

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

Etymology

Ivan is the common Slavic

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spelling, while

Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic 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 co ...

spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian,

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

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation ...

and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

it is Іван. The

Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with standardizing the language and using it in translating the Bible and othe ...

(or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English ''

''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek name is in turn derived from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (), meaning "

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(God) is gracious". The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical

name (), short for (), meaning "God was merciful". Common

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s derived from the name are

Ivanović Ivanović ( sr-cyr, Ивановић, ) or Ivanovich ( Russian: Иванович and Ukrainian: Іванович; also transliterated as ''Ivanovitch'') is a surname, a patronymic derived from '' Ivan''. It is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzeg ...

(Serbian and Croatian),

Ivanov Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, bg, Иванов, russian: ИвановSometimes 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, bg, Иванов ...

(Russian and Bulgarian), and Ivanovich (Russian, used as middle name), corresponding to "Ivan's son".

Popularity

The name is common among

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic ...

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Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Ort ...

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely underst ...

Belarusians , native_name_lang = be , pop = 9.5–10 million , image = , caption = , popplace = 7.99 million , region1 = , pop1 = 600,000–768,000 , region2 = , pop2 ...

, Macedonians,

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

Bosnians Bosnians (Bosnian language: / ; / , / ) are people identified with the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina or with the region of Bosnia. As a common demonym, the term ''Bosnians'' refers to all inhabitants/citizens of the country, regardless ...

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...

, and to a smaller extent

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

and

Slovaks The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak. In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...

. Ivan is the most common male name in

(as of 2013) and

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(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. 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

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world; Italian (both the original form and the italianized version, ''Ivano''), Spanish (as ''Iván''), and Portuguese (sometimes ''Ivã''). ''Ivan'' (pl. ''die Ivans'') was also occasionally used by various parties during

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as a general name for the

Soviets Soviet people ( rus, сове́тский наро́д, r=sovyétsky naród), or citizens of the USSR ( rus, гра́ждане СССР, grázhdanye SSSR), was an umbrella demonym for the population of the Soviet Union. Nationality policy in ...

Forms

Its female forms are '' Ivana'' (West and South Slavic) and ''Ivanna'' (East Slavic), while '' Ivanka'' and ''Iva'' are

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s by origin. Slavic male diminutives (including historical) are

Vanya Ваня (''Vanya''), a male diminutive of the Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic given names Ivan. It is the Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic form of John itself derived from a Hebrew name, meaning "God is gracious" ...

Vanja Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan. People with this name include: * Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion * Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer * Vanja Drach (1932 ...

, 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 * Ivan ...

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

Ivo Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated So ...

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 Vasco da Gama, on loan from Corinthians. Club career Born in Rio das Pedras, São Paulo, Ivan joined ...

, 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 Thaila ...

(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

Royalty

* Ivan Vladislav, Bulgarian emperor (1015–1018) * Ivan Asen I, Bulgarian emperor (1189–1196) * Kaloyan, Bulgarian emperor (1197–1207) * Ivan Asen II, Bulgarian emperor (1218–1241) * Ivan II, Bulgarian emperor (1298-1299) * Ivan Stephen, Bulgarian emperor (1330–1331) *

Ivan Alexander Ivan Alexander ( bg, Иван Александър, transliterated ''Ivan Aleksandǎr'', ; original spelling: ІѠАНЪ АЛЄѮАНдРЪ), also sometimes Anglicized as John Alexander, ruled as Emperor (''Tsar'') of Bulgaria from 1331 to 1371, ...

, Bulgarian emperor (1331–1371) *

Ivan Shishman Ivan Shishman ( bg, Иван Шишман) 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 Alexa ...

, 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 emperor (1547–1584) *

Ivan V Ivan V Alekseyevich (russian: Иван V Алексеевич; – ) was Tsar of 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, Mari ...

, Russian emperor (1682–1696) *

Ivan VI Ivan VI,; – (Julian calendar should be used in this article) Iván or Ioánn Antónovich (12 August 1740 5 July 1764) was an infant emperor of Russia who was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in 1741. He was only two months old when ...

, Russian emperor (1740–1741)

Nobility

* John Horvat (''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) * Ivan Bohun (died 1664), Cossack colonel *

Ivan Bot Baron John Both de Bajna ( hr, Ivan Bot od Bajne, hu, bajnai Both János ; ? – 1493) was a Hungarian nobleman from the Both family, who served as, alongside Emeric Derencsényi, Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia in 1493. His brother, An ...

, Hungarian-Croatian nobleman, Ban of Croatia (1493) * Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of Zaporizhian Host * Ivan Mažuranić, Austro-Hungarian nobleman, Ban of Croatia (1873–1880), and poet * Ivan Pidkova (died 1578), Cossack leader * Ivan Sirko (c. 1610–1680), Cossack military leader * Ivan Sulyma, Cossack leader

Clergy

* Ivan Rilski (''John of Rila''), Bulgarian Orthodox hermit and patron saint

Military

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

, a Russian/Soviet general * Ivan Mihailov, a Bulgarian revolutionary * Ivan Kolev, a Bulgarian general during

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

* Ivan Valkov, a Bulgarian general during

and later Minister of War

Sports

* Ivan Almeida (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 Cleary (born 1971), Australian Rugby League player and coach * Iván Córdoba (born 1976), Colombian footballer *

Ivan Fedotov Ivan Dmitrievich Fedotov (Russian: Иван Дмитревич Федотов; born 28 November 1996) is a Finnish-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey ...

(born 1996), Russian ice hockey goaltender * Iván González Ferreira (born 1987), Paraguayan footballer *

Iván Helguera Iván Helguera Bujía (; born 28 March 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Playing as either a central defender or defensive midfielder, with both good defensive and offensive skills, he represented five clubs during his professi ...

(born 1975), Spanish footballer * Iván Hurtado (born 1974), Ecuadorian footballer * Ivan Lendl (born 1960), Czech-American tennis player *

Ivan Leshinsky Ivan Leshinsky (אייבן לישינסקי; born February 5, 1947) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played three seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for th ...

(born 1947), American-Israeli basketball player * Ivan Ljubičić (born 1979), Croatian tennis player * Iban Mayo (born 1977), Spanish cyclist * Ivan Miljković (born 1979), Serbian volleyball player *

Ivan Osiier Dr. Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier (December 16, 1888 – December 23, 1965), was a Danish Olympic medalist, and world champion, fencer who fenced foil, épée, and saber. He was given the Olympic Diploma of Merit during his career. He is also one ...

(1888–1965), Danish épée, foil, and sabre fencer, 25x Danish champion * Ivan Perišić (born 1989), Croatian footballer *

Ivan Pravilov Ivan Pravilov ( uk, Іван Правілов; January 22, 1963 – February 10, 2012) was a Ukrainian ice hockey coach. He coached a Ukrainian hockey school, Druzhba-78, before he moved to the United States in 2007.

(1963–2012), Ukrainian ice hockey coach charged with child molestation * Ivan Rakitić (born 1988), Croatian soccer player * Iván Rodríguez (born 1971), Major League Baseball player *

Ivan Rudez 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 Bulgari ...

(born 1979), Croatian basketball coach * Ivan Runje (born 1990), Croatian footballer * Ivan Sproule (born 1981), Northern Irish footballer *

Ivan Toney Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney (born 16 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Brentford. Toney became the youngest player to represent Northampton Town when he made his first-team debut in 2012, and sco ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

Ivan Wilfred Johnson 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 Bulgari ...

(1898–1979), Canadian hockey player *

Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figuero ...

(born 1967), Chilean footballer * Iván Zarandona (born 1980), Equatoguinean footballer *

Ivan Zaytsev (disambiguation) Ivan Zaytsev may refer to: * Ivan Matveyevich Zaitsev (1879-1934), Orenburg Cossack * Ivan Zaytsev (athlete) (born 1988), Uzbekistani javelin thrower * Ivan Zaytsev (volleyball) Ivan Vyacheslavovich Zaytsev (; rus, Иван Вячеслав� ...

, several sportsmen * Ivan Ivanov, Bulgarian footballer

Arts

* Ivan Barias, Dominican-American music producer and songwriter * Ivan Brunetti (born 1967), cartoonist *

Ivan Bunin Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin ( or ; rus, Ива́н Алексе́евич Бу́нин, p=ɪˈvan ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈbunʲɪn, a=Ivan Alyeksyeyevich Bunin.ru.vorb.oga; – 8 November 1953) was the first Russian writer awarded the ...

(1870–1953), Russian writer and Nobel laureate in literature *

Ivan Della Mea Ivan Della Mea (born Luigi Della Mea, 16 October 1940 – 14 June 2009) was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist. His family name was "Della Mea" Biography Born in Lucca, his family moved to Milan when he w ...

(1940–2009), Italian singer-songwriter * Ivan Dixon (1931–2008), American actor, director and producer *

Ivan Doroschuk Ivan Eugene Doroschuk (, ), born 9 October 1957, is an American-born Canadian musician. He is the lead vocalist and founding member of Men Without Hats, best known for the hit song "The Safety Dance". Early life Ivan Doroschuk was born on 9 ...

(born 1957), lead vocalist for Men Without Hats *

Ivan Dorschner Ivan Anthony Dorschner born September 21, 1990) is a Filipino-American actor, television host and model based in the Philippines. He is best known for being a former housemate of the Philippine reality television show '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen ...

(born 1990), Filipino-American actor, host and model *

Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...

(1856–1916), Ukrainian writer * Ivan (gorilla), painter *

Ivan Graziani Ivan Graziani (Teramo 6 October 1945 – Novafeltria, 1 January 1997) was an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist. Biography Graziani was born in Teramo, Abruzzo. His first band was The Serogan, which he formed in 1963 with Giuseppe Canala, ...

(1945–1997), Italian singer-songwriter * Ivan Jones, British Writer and poet * Ivan Král (1948–2020), Czech-American musician * Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962), Croatian sculptor and architect *

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

(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 Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946February 12, 2022) was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian filmmaker. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Film ...

(1946–2022), Czechoslovak-born Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter * Ivan Šijak (born 1969), Serbian visual artist, professor, director, and cinematographer *

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (; rus, links=no, Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́невIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; 9 November 1818 – 3 September 1883 (Old Style dat ...

(1818–1893), Russian novelist *

Ivan Urgant Ivan Andreyevich Urgant (russian: Ива́н Андре́евич У́ргант; born 16 April 1978) is a Russian television host, presenter, actor, musician and producer. His best known roles in film are Boris in the ''Yolki'' series and as Dani ...

(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 Ivan Shishmanov ( bg, Иван Димитров Шишманов; July 4, 1862 – June 22, 1928) was a Bulgarian writer, ethnographer, politician and diplomat. He served as Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Ukrainian State and the U ...

(1862 – 1928), Bulgarian writer, ethnographer, politician and diplomat

Science, academia, business and other

* Ivan Aboimov (born 1936), Russian diplomat and ambassador * Ivan Agayants (1911–1968), Soviet intelligence officer of Armenian origin * Ivan Ahčin (1897–1960), Slovene sociologist, publicist, journalist, author, and politician *

Ivan Aksakov Ivan Sergeyevich Aksakov (russian: Ива́н Серге́евич Акса́ков; , village Nadezhdino, Belebeyevsky Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate – , Moscow) was a Russian littérateur and notable Slavophile. Biography Aksakov was born in ...

(1823–1886), Russian littérateur and notable Slavophile *

Ivan Benediktov Ivan Benediktov (russian: Ива́н Бенеди́ктов; 1902–1983) 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 Yugo ...

(1902–1983), Soviet politician *

Ivan Boesky Ivan Frederick Boesky (born March 6, 1937) is a former American stock trader who became infamous for his prominent role in an insider trading scandal that occurred in the United States during the mid-1980s. He was charged and pled guilty to insi ...

(born 1937), Wall Street trader who inspired the character of Gordon Gekko in the film ''Wall Street.'' *

Ivan Chermayeff Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv (formerly Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar and Chermayeff & Geismar) is a New York-based branding and graphic design firm. It is currently led by partners Tom Geismar and Sagi Haviv. About It was founded in 1957 b ...

, graphic designer * Ivan Corea, Sri Lankan Anglican priest *

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 Bulga ...

(born 1976), President of Colombia *

Ivan Fadeev Ivan Fadeev (24 March 1906–21 October 1976) was a Soviet economist and politician who served as the minister of finance of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) from September 1949 to March 1973. Biography Fadeev was born on ...

(1906–1976), Soviet economist and politician * Ivan Gazidis (born 1964), chief executive of the AC Milan *

Ivan Glasenberg Ivan Glasenberg (born 7 January 1957) is a South African business executive and former chief executive officer of Glencore, one of the world's largest commodity trading and mining companies. In December 2020 it was announced that Glasenberg will ...

(born 1957), CEO of Glencore, director of Xstrata and Minara Resources *

Ivan Greenberg Ivan Marion Greenberg (8 December 1896 – 11 March 1966) was an English journalist. He served as the editor of '' The Jewish Chronicle'' from 1935 to 1946. He was a Revisionist Zionist. Early life Ivan Greenberg was born in 1896 in London. His ...

(1896–1966), English journalist * Ivan Ilyin (1883–1954), Russian religious and political philosopher *

Ivan Knotek Ivan Knotek (26 August 1936–11 March 2020) was a Slovak politician who served as Politburo member and prime minister from 1988 to 1989 of the Slovak Socialist Republic. Biography Knotek was born in Senica on 26 August 1936. He was a member o ...

(1936–2020), Slovak politician *

Ivan Massow Ivan Julian Massow (born 11 September 1967) is a British financial services entrepreneur, gay rights campaigner, and media personality. He is also a former Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. He has been active in UK poli ...

(born 1967), chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts * Ivan Menezes (born 1959), CEO of Diageo, non-executive director at Coach, Inc. * Ivan Misner, chairman of BNI * Ivan Milat, Croatian Australian serial killer famous for the backpacker killings * Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy (1859–1935), Russian mathematician *

Ivan J. Parron Ritmoteca.com was an online music store. Founded in Miami, Florida, in 1998 during the Dot-com bubble by Ivan Parron, the company was a Latin music download website and an early predecessor to Apple Inc.'s now highly successful iTunes business mod ...

, entertainment attorney and entrepreneur *

Ivan Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov ( rus, Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов, , p=ɪˈvan pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈpavləf, a=Ru-Ivan_Petrovich_Pavlov.ogg; 27 February 1936), was a Russian and Soviet experimental neurologist, psychologist and physio ...

(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 Samoylovych (died 1690), Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine * Ivan Seidenberg (born 1946), chairman & CEO at Verizon Communications * Ivan Selin (born 1937), former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fulbright scholar *

Ivan Semwanga Ivan Semwanga was a Ugandan-born South African socialite. He was one of the members of the self-styled Rich Gang group well known in both South Africa and Uganda. The Rich Gang group was based on both humanitarian and philanthropy principles wh ...

, Ugandan-born South African philanthropist *

Ivan Vasyunyk Ivan Vasylovych Vasyunik ( uk, Іван Васильович Васюник, born 7 July 1959) is a Ukrainian politician, who served in different posts, including vice prime minister. Career Vasyunik served as first deputy secretary of Presiden ...

(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 * Ivan Wettengel (1876–1935), Naval Governor of Guam *

Ivan Kostov Ivan Yordanov Kostov ( bg, Иван Йорданов Костов ) (born 23 December 1949, in Sofia) was the 47th Prime Minister of Bulgaria in office from May 1997 to July 2001 and leader of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) between De ...

(born 1949), 47th

Prime Minister of Bulgaria The prime minister of Bulgaria ( bg, Министър-председател, Ministar-predsedatel) is the head of government of Bulgaria. They are the leader of a political coalition in the Bulgarian parliament – known as the National Asse ...

* Ivan Evstratiev Geshov (1849 - 1924), 18th

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 ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (also known as ''Foster's Home'', or simply ''Foster's'' for short) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios as ...

'' * Ivan the Fool, a character of the eponymous story *

Ivan Vanko 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 Bulgari ...

, an antagonist from the Marvel Comics franchise The Invincible Iron Man who appears as the primary antagonist in the

sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...

to the

film adaptation A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dia ...

* Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, a character of '' One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' * Ivan, a Nintendo character in the ''

Golden Sun is a series of fantasy role-playing video games developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. ''Golden Sun'' follows the story of a group of magically-attuned "adepts" who are charged with preventing the potentially destru ...

'' series * Ivan, a Nintendo character in ''

Devil's Third is an action-adventure hack and slash shooter video game developed by Valhalla Game Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The Wii U version was released in most regions in August 2015, and later in North America in December 2015. An ...

'' and

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of thos ...

series * Ivan, a Nintendo character in New game Action in 2019 * Ivan Vassilevich Lomov, a character in Anton Chekhov's one-act play, ''

A Marriage Proposal ''A Marriage Proposal'' (sometimes translated as simply ''The Proposal'', russian: Предложение, translit=Predlozheniye, italic=yes) is a one-act farce by Anton Chekhov, written in 1888–1889 and first performed in 1890. It is a fast ...

'' * Ivan 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 ''The Death of Ivan Ilyich'' (also Romanized ''Ilich, Ilych, Ilyitch''; russian: Смерть Ивана Ильича, Smert' Ivána Ilyicha), first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, considered one of the masterpieces of his late f ...

'' * Ivan Karamazov, brother of protagonist Alyosha Karamazov, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, ''Brat'ya Karamazovy'', ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing '' ...

'' * Ivan, in the 2006 film ''

Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original book series. Geo ...

'' * Ivan Veen, in Vladimir Nabokov's '' Ada or Ardor'' *

Ivan Drago Ivan Vasilyevich Drago (russian: Иван Васильевич Драго, ) is a Soviet-Russian fictional character from the ''Rocky'' film series. He first appears in the 1985 film '' Rocky IV'', in which he is the central antagonist and ri ...

, 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, 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 ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting ...

, an 1820 novel by

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...

* Ivan, a Western lowland Gorilla, the star and basis of the 2012 K.A. Applegate novel '' The One and Only Ivan'' and its

. *Ivan Bruel, in the animated series '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir''

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