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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 ...

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John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

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Jovan Aćimović Jovan "Kule" Aćimović (; born 21 June 1948) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. His son Đorđe was also a footballer who played for Red Star Belgrade and FK Mačva Šabac. International career On the national level, ...

(born 1948), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Adepo Jovan Adepo (born 1988) is a British-American actor. He made his feature film debut in the period drama '' Fences'' (2016), which was followed by roles in the psychological horror film '' Mother!'' (2017), the action horror film ''Overlord'' (20 ...

(born 1988), British-born American actor * Jovan Ajduković (born 1968), Serbian linguist and writer * Jovan Albanez ( 17th-century – 1732), Habsburg Montenegrin-Serbian military leader * Jovan Ali (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer *

Jovan Anđelković Jovan Anđelković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Анђелковић; 14 August 1942 – 27 April 1969) was a Serbian football midfielder. He was capped twice for the Yugoslavia national team, in two friendlies in 1965 and 1966. After starti ...

(1942–1969), Serbian footballer * Jovan Andrevski ( 2000–2001), Bulgarian military leader *Jovan Asen (

John Komnenos Asen John Komnenos Asen was the ruler of the Principality of Valona from 1345 to 1363, initially as a vassal of the Serbian Empire, and after 1355 as a largely independent lord. Descended from high-ranking Bulgarian nobility, John was a brother of ...

; 1345–1363; died 1363), Bulgarian noble-born Serbian despot *

Jovan Atanacković Jovan Atanacković ( sr-cyr, Јован Атанацковић, 24 March 1848 – 9 August 1921) was a Serbian general, Minister of Defence, and president of the Central Board of Belgrade of the Serbian Chetnik Organization. Life Born in N ...

(1848–1921), Serbian general *

Jovan Avakumović Jovan Avakumović (1 January 1841 – 3 August 1928) was a Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and Prime Minister of Serbia. Biography Born in Belgrade, a descendant of a respected Serbian merchant family of Baba-Dudići, Avakumović was a ...

(1841–1928), Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and prime minister *

Jovan Avakumović (poet) Jovan Avakumović ( sr-cyr, Јован Авакумовић, – 1810), also known by his nickname Pašalija, was a Serbian poet, nobleman and lawyer. Life Jovan was born in 1748 into the prominent family of Nikola Avakumović, a merchant o ...

(1748–1810), Habsburg Serbian noble, poet, and lawyer

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Jovan Babunski Jovan Stojković ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Стојковић; 25 December 1878 – 17 February 1920), known as Jovan Babunski (), was a Serbian Chetnik commander (Serbian: ''vojvoda'' / ) during the Macedonian Struggle, Balkan Wars and World W ...

( Jovan Stojković; 1878–1920), Serbian Chetnik commander *

Jovan Baošić Jovan Baošić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Баошић; born 7 July 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defender for FK Mornar in the Montenegrin First League. Club career Born in Bijelo Polje, Baošić moved to Budva at ...

(born 1995), Montenegrin footballer *

Jovan Beader Jovan Beader ( sr-cyr, Јован Беадер; born June 12, 1970) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. Coaching career Beader was an assistant for Nizhny Novgorod ...

(born 1970), Serbian basketball coach * Jovan Belcher (1987–2012), American football player *

Jovan Beleslin Jovan Beleslin (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Белеслин; born 1 October 1919) was a Hungarian footballer. Club career A strong full-back with excellent header, he started playing with ŽAK Subotica when he got registered for the senior t ...

(born 1919), Hungarian-born Serbian footballer, manager, and referee *

Jovan Belimarković Jovan Belimarković ( sr-cyr, Јован Белимарковић, 1827–1906), was a Serbian general and politician. Belimarković was born on January 1, 1827, in Belgrade, Principality of Serbia. He finished military school in Berlin. He wa ...

(1827–1906), Serbian regent and general *Jovan Berislavić (

Ivaniš Berislavić Ivaniš Berislavić ( sr-cyr, Иваниш Бериславић; ) was the Despot of the Kingdom of Serbia (''regni Rascie despotus'') from 1504 to 1514. He was married to Jelena Jakšić who was the daughter of Stefan Jakšić (d. 1489), membe ...

; 1504–1514), Serbian despot *

Jovan Bijelić Jovan Bijelić ( sr-cyr, Јован Бијелић ( – 12 March 1964) was a painter and academic. Bijelić is one of the most important representatives of color expressionism in Yugoslavia. The Department of Fine Arts and Music of the Serbia ...

( 1885 – 1964), Serbian painter * Jovan Blagojevic (disambiguation), several people * Jovan Bowles (born 1983), South African rugby union footballer *Jovan Bridges (stage named

Yvie Oddly Jovan Jordan Bridges (born August 22, 1993), known by the stage name Yvie Oddly, is an American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist from Denver, Colorado who came to international attention in 2019 when she won t ...

; born 1993), American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist *

Jovan Branković Jovan Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Бранковић, ; c. 1465 – 10 December 1502) was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502. The title of Despot (court title), despot was given to him by Hungarian king Vladislas I ...

( 1465 – 1502), Serbian titular despot, monarch, and saint *

Jovan Byford Jovan T. Byford (also Bajford, , born 1973) is a British Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University in the United Kingdom. Career and work Byford was born in 1973, in Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia. He received an M.Sc. in Social and ...

(born ?), Serbian social psychologist and conspiracy theory expert

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* Jovan Čađenović (born 1995), Montenegrin footballer *Jovan Campbell (stage named

Jibbs Jovan Camaran Campbell (born November 13, 1990), better known by his stage name Jibbs, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2006 hit single " Chain Hang Low". Jibbs's only other song that charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was "King ...

; born 1990), American rapper *

Jovan Ćirilov Jovan Ćirilov (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Ћирилов; ; 30 August 1931 – 16 November 2014) was a Serbian theatrologist, philosopher, writer, theatre selector, and poet. Biography Ćirilov was born in Kikinda. the only son of Milivoj � ...

(1931–2013), Serbian theatrologist, theatre selector, philosopher, writer, and poet *

Jovan Ćirković Jovan Ćirković ( sr-cyr, Јован Ћирковић; 1871 – 1928), known as Čifa (Чифа) or Ćirko-paša (Ћирко-паша), was a Serbian teacher, revolutionary (Chetnik) during the Macedonian Struggle, and politician. Life ...

(1871–1928), Serbian teacher, Chetnik revolutionary, military leader, and politician *

Jovan Cokić Jovan Cokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Цокић; 19 August 1927 – 6 February 2004) was a Serbian footballer, who was capped twice by Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1 ...

(1927–2004), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Čokor Jovan Čokor (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Јован Чокор''; 1849 – 1911) was a Serbian epidemiologist, infectologist, physician and university professor. He contributed to the works of Robert Koch. Koch wrote to Čokor, acknowledging his mistake ...

(1885–1936), Serbian epidemiologist, infectologist, and physician * Jovan Crnić (born 1994), Serbian basketball player *

Jovan Ćulibrk Jovan Ćulibrk (; born 16 April 1965), is a Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox prelate who is the current bishop Eparchy of Slavonia, of Pakrac and Slavonia of the Serbian Orthodox Church, from 2014. Before that, he was titular bishop of ...

(born 1965), Serbian Orthodox Christian prelate and bishop, and music critic *Jovan Cvetković ee: Jovan Dolgač">ee: Jovan Dolgač (below)*Jovan Cvijić">Jovan Dolgač (below)">Jovan Dolgač">ee: Jovan Dolgač (below)*Jovan Cvijić (1865–1927), Serbian geographer, ethnologist, sociologist, and geologist

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*Jovan Damjanic ( János Damjanich; 1804–1849), Austro-Hungarian Serbian Revolutionary Army commander *Jovan Damjanović (born 1982), Serbian footballer and manager *Jovan Dejanović (politician) (1927–2019), Serbian politician *Jovan Deretić (disambiguation), several people * Jovan Deroko (1912–1941), Serbian military commander *

Jovan Despotović Jovan Despotović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Деспотовић; born 16 April 1952) is a Serbian art historian and art critic who lives in Belgrade. Biography Jovan Despotović was educated in The University of Belgrade, (Academic Degree in Art ...

(born 1962), Serbian art historian, critic, and writer * Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača (1765–1839), Serbian merchant, and revolutionary military financier and commander *

Jovan Divjak Jovan Divjak ( sr-cyrl, Јован Дивјак; 11 March 1937 – 8 April 2021) was a Bosnian army general who served as the Deputy Commander of the Bosnian army's general staff until 1994, during the Bosnian War. Early life and education Div ...

(1937–2021), Bosnian army general and writer * Jovan Djaja (1846–1928), Serbian professor, journalist, translator, and politician *

Jovan Djordjević Jovan Djordjević (born 22 January 1985), is a Serbian futsal player who plays for Marbo Intermezzo and the Serbia national futsal team The Serbia national futsal team represents Serbia in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Fu ...

(born 1985), Serbian futsal player *

Jovan Đokić Jovan Đokić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Ђокић; born 13 August 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Neftchi Fergana. Club career On 21 January 2017, Đokić signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Atyrau. Neftchi ...

(born 1992), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Dolgač Jovan Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Јован Цветковић; 1860–1915), known as Jovan Dolgač (Јован Долгач), was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Macedonia, who also participated in the Balkan Wars and World War I in the Chetnik detach ...

( Jovan Cvetković; 1860–1915), Macedonian-Serbian Chetnik commander, revolutionary, and weapons smuggler *

Jovan Đorđević Jovan Đorđević (13 November 1826 – 9 April 1900) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, Minister of Education and the co-founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre in 1861, the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1868 and the Academy of Dramat ...

(1826–1900), Serbian writer, dramatist, education minister, theater founder, and national anthem writer *

Jovan Došenović Jovan ''Atanasijev'' Došenović (, ; 20 October 1781 – 1813) was a Serbs, Serbian philosopher, poet and translator, one of the first Serbian literature, literary aesthetics, aestheticians. Biography Jovan is the son of protoiereus Atanasije ...

(1781–1813), Serbian philosopher, poet, and translator *

Jovan Dovezenski Jovan Stanojković ( sr-cyr, Јован Станојковић, 8 April 1873 – 2 May 1935), known by his ''nom de guerre'', the demonym ''Dovezenski'' (Довезенски), was a Serbian Chetnik commander (''vojvoda''), and participant in the ...

( Jovan Stanojković; 1873–1935), Serbian teacher and Chetnik commander * Jovan Dragaš (1343–1378), Serbian noble and despot *

Jovan Dragoslav Dragoslav ( sr-cyr, Драгослав) or Jovan Dragoslav (Јован Драгослав; 1290–1315) was a Serbian nobleman with the titles of ''kaznac'', and then '' veliki kaznac'', serving King Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321). The ''kaznac ...

( 1290–1315), Serbian noble and royal tax and treasury official *

Jovan Dučić Jovan Dučić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Дучић, ; 15 February 1872 – 7 April 1943) was a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb poet-diplomat and academic. He is one of the most influential Serbian lyricists and Modernist poetry, modernist poe ...

(1871–1943), Herzegovinian-Serbian poet, writer, lyricist, diplomat, and politician *

Jovan Džiknić Jovan Džiknić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Џикнић; born 26 April 1989) is a Serbian football forward who plays for Sremac. Džiknić made over 50 caps playing for Čukarički in the Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian First League. Later he was wit ...

(born 1989), Serbian footballer

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Jovan Erdeljanović Jovan Erdeljanović (11 November 1874 – 12 February 1944) was a Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist. Biography Jovan Erdeljanović was born in Pančevo, Austria-Hungary. He studied at the universities of Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig and Prague. In 19 ...

(1874–1944), Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist

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Jovan Gavrilović Jovan Gavrilović (3 November 1796 in Vukovar, Habsburg monarchy – 29 July 1877 in Belgrade, Principality of Serbia) was a Serbian historian, politician, statesman, and public figure. He was the first president of the Serbian Learned Society, th ...

(1796–1877), Serbian historian, politician, statesman, diplomat, prince's deputy, and people's benefactor *

Jovan Georgijević Jovan Georgijević or Jovan Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Георгијевић/Ђорђевић; 1710 — 1773) was the Metropolitan of Karlovci from 1769 to 1773. He succeeded Metropolitan Pavle Nenadović. He assumed the office of the Me ...

( 1710 –1773), Serbian Orthodox Christian metropolitan *Jovan Gligorijević (

Zeka Buljubaša Jovan Gligorijević ( sr-cyr, Јован Глигоријевић, 1785–1813), known as Zeka Buljubaša (Зека Буљубаша), was a Serbian revolutionary captain ('' buljubaša'') and nobleman active during the First Serbian Uprising. ...

; 1785 – 1813), Serbian noble and revolutionary captain *

Jovan Gojković Jovan "Cune" Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Гојковић Цуне; 7 January 1975 – 22 December 2001) was a Serbian international footballer. Club career Gojković, nicknamed Cune after the well-known singer, made his first step ...

(1975–2001), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Golić Jovan Golić (; born 18 September 1986) is a Serbian football coach and former player. He is the manager of Smederevo. Career Born in Vlasenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Golić joined the youth team of FK Boksit Milići in 1992 and played ther ...

(born 1986), Bosnian footballer *

Jovan Grčić Milenko Jovan Grčić Milenko ( sr-cyr, Јован Грчић Миленко; 15 November 1846 – 25 May 1875) was a Serbs, Serbian poet, writer and a physician. The freshness of his lyrical poetry places him in the succession of Branko Radičević and ...

(1846–1875), Austro-Hungarian Serbian poet, writer, translator, and physician *

Jovan Grković-Gapon Jovan Grković ( sr-cyr, Јован Грковић; 1879 – 9 October 1912), nicknamed Gapon (Гапон) was a former Serbian Orthodox monk who joined the Serb guerrilla (chetniks) in the Macedonian Struggle (1902–1912). Life Grković was bo ...

(1879–1912), Kosovar-Serbian Orthodox Christian monk and Chetnik

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Jovan Hadži Jovan Hadži (; 22 November 1884 – 11 December 1972) was a Slovenian zoologist of Serbs, Serbian origin. Biography Hadži was born in a Serbian family in Temišvar (today Timișoara, Romania) in what was then Austria-Hungary. He began his caree ...

(1884–1972), Austro-Hungarian Romanian-born Serbian-Slovenian zoologist and taxonomist *

Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević ( sr-cyr, Јован Хаџи-Васиљевић, 18 October 1866 – 29 March 1948) was a Serbian historian, ethnographer, journalist and writer. Biography Hadži-Vasiljević was born in Vranje, at the time part of the ...

(1866–1948), Serbian historian, ethnographer, writer, journalist, and editor * Jovan Hadžić (1799–1869), Habsburg Serbian writer, legislator, translator, and institute founder *

Jovan Hajduković Jovan Hajduković (8 January 1943 – 7 November 2013Jovan Haye (born 1982), Jamaican-born American football player *

Jovan Horvat Jovan Samuilović Horvat de Kurtič, also referred to as Ivan Horvat ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Самуиловић Хорват de Куртич, also referred to as ; also known as Jovan Horvat ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Хорват), Ivan Khorvat (), I ...

(1722–1786), Habsburg Serbian-born Russian general and territorial founder

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Jovan Ilić Jovan "Jova" Ilić (Belgrade, 15 August 1824Belgrade, 12 March 1901) was a Serbian poet and politician. Biography Ilić's father was a merchant who arrived in Belgrade from Niš and married Stana, a woman from Podgorica. His business thrived an ...

(1824–1901), Serbian poet and politician *

Jovan Isailović Jovan Isailović Sr. (1756–1825) was a Serbian icon and mural painter who lived and worked in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. In 1772 he started painting an iconostasis in the Church of St. George in Sombor with fellow ...

( 1772–1804), Serbian icon painter and muralist; grandfather of Jovan Isailović, Jr. * Jovan Isailović, Jr. (1803–1885), Serbian academic painter; grandson of Jovan Isailović

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*Jovan Jančić-Sarajlija ee: Jančić's rebellion">ee: Jančić's rebellion(died 1809), Serbian gunsmith, smuggler, and peasant revolt leader *Jovan Janićijević Burduš">Jančić's rebellion">Jančić's rebellion">ee: Jančić's rebellion(died 1809), Serbian gunsmith, smuggler, and peasant revolt leader *Jovan Janićijević Burduš (1932–1992), Serbian actor *Jovan Jelovac (born ?), Serbian brand consultant and entrepreneur *Jovan Jezerkić (1920–2000), Serbian footballer *Jovan Jovanov (born 1981), Yugoslavian-born Canadian music producer, record engineer, and singer-songwriter *

Jovan Jovanović (disambiguation) Jovan Jovanović may refer to: * Jovan Jovanović (bishop) (1732–1805), Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Bačka * Jovan Jovanović (film director) (1940–2022), Serbian film director *Jovan Jovanović (politician) (born 1970), member of the National A ...

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Jovan Jugović Jovan A. Jugović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован А. Југовић; – 24 September 1926) was an early Serbian aviator and fighter pilot. Biography Jovan A. Jugović was born in Belgrade on . He graduated from Belgrade's Military Academy in 1907, ...

(1886–1926), Serbian aviator and fighter pilot

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Jovan Kantul Jovan Kantul ( sr-cyr, Јован Кантул, 1592 – d. 1614), sometimes numbered Jovan II was the Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch, the spiritual leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, from 1592 until his death in 1614. He planned ...

( Jovan II; 1592–1614), Serbian archbishop and patriarch *Jovan Kapičić (

Jovo Kapičić Jovan "Jovo" Kapičić, born Jovan Kapa, (Cyrillic: Јован Јово Капичић); 2 September 1919 – 9 December 2013) was a Yugoslav General and post-war communist politician.''Narodni heroji Jugoslavije''. Belgrade: Mladost, 1975 He was ...

; 1919–2013), Yugoslavian general and politician *

Jovan Karamata Jovan Karamata ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Карамата; February 1, 1902 – August 14, 1967) was a Serbian mathematician and university professor. He is remembered for contributions to analysis, in particular, the Tauberian theory and the theory ...

(1902–1967), Serbian mathematician, professor, and school founder * Jovan Karlo Villalba (born 1977), American artist * Jovan Kastratović (born 1993), Serbian footballer *Jovan II Kastriot (

Gjon Kastrioti II Gjon II Kastrioti (;Breve memoria de li discendenti de nostra casa Musachi, p. 2841456–2 August 1514), was an Albanians, Albanian prince and the son of Skanderbeg, Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, the Albanian national hero, and of Donika Kastriot ...

; 1456–1501), Albanian count and national liberation hero *

Jovan Kavarić Jovan Kavarić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Јован Каварић; born 1934 in Ponari, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrins (ethnic group), Montenegrin clinical chemistry, clinical biochemist and politician. Kavarić attended t ...

(born 1934), Montenegrin clinical biochemist, professor, and politician *

Jovan Kirovski Jovan Kirovski (; born March 18, 1976) is an American former soccer player who is the former technical director for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Kirovski is the first American to win the UEFA Champions League (with Borussia Do ...

(born 1976), American soccer player, Olympics competitor, and coach * Jovan Kokir (born 2000), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Kolundžija Jovan Kolundžija ( sr-cyr, Јован Колунџија; born 4 October 1948) is a Serbian violin maestro and politician. He has served in Serbia's national assembly since 2020 as an independent delegate endorsed by the Serbian Progressive Part ...

(born 1948), Serbian violin maestro and politician * Jovan Koprivica (born 1982), Serbian basketball player *Jovan Koseski (pen name of

Janez Vesel Janez Vesel (12 September 1798 – 26 March 1884), known by his pen name Jovan Koseski (Slovene conventions also include the names and, less often, or ) was a Slovene lawyer and poet. Life and work Vesel was born in Gorenje (now part of ...

; 1798–1884), Slovenian lawyer and poet * Jovan Kostovski (born 1987), Macedonian footballer *

Jovan Kosturi Jovan Cico Kosturi (1831–1924) was involved in the Albanian National Awakening. Founded in early 1880s, the magazine '' Drita'' by 1884 was led by Kosturi along with Orhan Pojani and Thimi Marko while it was distributed throughout Toskëria (so ...

(1831–1924), Albanian politician and Tosk Albanian dialect education advocate * Jovan Kratohvil (1924–1998), Yugoslavian sports shooter and Olympics competitor *

Jovan Krkobabić Jovan Krkobabić ( sr-cyr, Јован Кркобабић, ; 27 February 1930 – 22 April 2014) was a Serbian politician. He was the leader of the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia in charge of social affairs, ...

(1930–2014), Serbian politician *

Jovan Krneta Jovan Krneta (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Крнета; born 4 May 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender. Career Jovan began his career with Partizan youth squad. Few times he was even included in their first team, but never ...

(born 1992), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Kursula Jovan Petrović ( sr-cyr, Јован Петровић, 1768–16 August 1813), known as Jovan Kursula (Јован Курсула), was a Serbian ''vojvoda'' (commander) that participated in the Serbian Revolution. Biography Petrović was born ...

( Jovan Petrović; 1768–1813), Serbian military commander, swordfighter, and revolutionary

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Jovan Lazarević Jovan Lazarević (; born 3 May 1952) is a retired shot putter who represented SFR Yugoslavia. He won the bronze medal at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 1982 European Indoor Championships, the gold medal at the 1983 Mediterranea ...

(born 1952), Yugoslavian shot putter *

Jovan Lučić Jovan Lučić (born 26 May 1987) is a football goalkeeper, holding both Canadian and Serbian citizenship, who plays for Budućnost Dobanovci. Career Born in Vancouver,

(born 1987), Canadian and Serbian footballer *

Jovan Lukić (footballer, born 1997) Jovan Lukić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Лукић; born 22 September 1997) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Srbija Ilićevo. Career On 28 June 2019, Lukić signed with FK Novi Pazar. However, he ended up joining FK Borac Čača ...

(born 1997), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Lukić (footballer, born 2002) Jovan Lukić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Лукић; born 20 January 2002) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Career On 12 January 2023, Lukić signed for LASK on a long- ...

, Serbian footballer

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*Jovan Maksimović (

John of Shanghai and San Francisco Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco (; born Mikhail Borisovich Maximovitch, ; June 4, 1896 – July 2, 1966) was a prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is als ...

; 1896–1966), Russian Orthodox Christian bishop and saint *

Jovan Maleševac Jovan Maleševac ( sr-cyr, Јован Малешевац; ) was a Serbian Orthodox monk and scribe who collaborated in 1561 with the Slovene Protestant reformer Primož Trubar to print religious books in Cyrillic.Bjelajac 2003, pp. 73–78Ruvarac ...

( 1524–1562), Serbian Orthodox Christian monk and scribe * Jovan Mandil (1873–1916), Serbian Jewish lawyer, journalist, newspaper editor, and publicist *

Jovan Marić Jovan Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: 11 August 1941 – 11 November 2023) was a Serbian psychiatrist, author, Doctor of Medical Sciences and university professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade. Marić lectured forensic psychiatry in Facult ...

(born 1941), Serbian psychiatrist, author, sexologist, and professor Jovan Marie (female) singer / actress *

Jovan Marinković Jovan Marinković ( sr-cyr, Јован Маринковић; born 12 September 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Napredak Kruševac. Club career Born in Niš, Marinković came through the Radnički Ni� ...

(born 1996), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Marinović Jovan Marinović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Мариновић; 1821 – August 30, 1893) was a Serbian politician and diplomat. He introduced several enlightened reforms in Serbian political system. As a close collaborator of Minister Ilija Garašani ...

(1821–1893), Serbian politician and diplomat * Jovan Markoski (born 1980), Serbian footballer * Jovan Marković (born 2001), Romanian footballer * Jovan Markovski (born 1988), Macedonian basketball player *

Jovan Markuš Jovan Markuš ( sr-cyr, Јован Маркуш; born 20 January 1949) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin politician, journalist, publicist, historian and heraldist. He is the former mayor of Cetinje, Montenegro's Old Capital. Biography Jovan Markuš ...

(born 1949), Montenegrin politician, journalist, publicist, historian, and heraldist * Jovan Melton (born ?), American politician and consultant *

Jovan Mijušković Jovan Mijušković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Мијушковић; 17 September 1886 – 27 November 1944) was a Serbian doctor and Minister of Social Policy and People's Health in the Nazi-controlled Government of National Salvation. He was ...

(1886–1944), Serbian doctor and Nazi politician * Jovan Mikić Spartak (1914–1944), Yugoslavian track and field athlete, Olympics competitor, and anti-fascist *

Jovan Miladinović Jovan Miladinović (30 January 1939 – 11 September 1982), commonly known as Zoran, was a Yugoslav football player and coach. During his club career he played for FK Partizan and 1. FC Nürnberg. He earned 17 caps for the Yugoslavia national ...

(born 1982), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Mišković Jovan Mišković ( sr-cyr, Јован Мишковић; (Negotin, 18 July 1844 – Belgrade, 2 November 1908) was a Serbian general, Minister of Defence, military theorist, writer and the president of Serbian academy of sciences and arts. Biogra ...

(1844–1908), Serbian general, war minister, military theorist, and writer *

Jovan Monasterlija Jovan Monasterlija ( sr-cyr, Јован Монастерлија; fl. 1683–1706) was a Serbian ''vice-voivode'' (podvojvoda) and Austrian (Holy Roman Empire) imperial officer that led a Serbian Militia against the Ottoman Empire and other enemie ...

( 1683–1706), Austrian-Serbian duke, general, and militia commander *

Jovan Muškatirović Jovan Muškatirović ( sr-cyr, Јован Мушкатировић, ; 1743 in Senta – 1809 in Buda) was a Serbian author, lawyer and educator who wrote in Serbian, Hungarian and Latin. Biography Muškatirović was born in 1743 into a Serb f ...

(1743–1809), Habsburg Serbian author, lawyer, and educator

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Jovan Najdanović Jovan Najdanović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Најдановић; born 20 January 1997) is a Serbian Association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Radnički Kragujevac Born in Kragujevac, Jovan started h ...

(born 1997), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Naumović Jovan Naumović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Наумовић; 11 November 1879 – 13 February 1945) was an '' Armijski đeneral'' in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 3rd Territorial Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugos ...

(1879–1945), Yugoslavian Serbian army general *

Jovan Nenad Jovan Nenad ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Ненад; or ; c. 1492 – 26 July 1527), known as "the Black", was a Serb military commander in the service of the Kingdom of Hungary who took advantage of a Hungarian military defeat at Mohács and subseque ...

( 1492 – 1527), Serbian noble and rebel monarch *

Jovan Nikolić (disambiguation) Jovan Nikolić may refer to: * Jovan Nikolić (footballer, born 1991), Montenegrin football midfielder * Jovan Nikolić (writer) (born 1955), Serbian Romani writer in Germany * Jovan Nikolić (cartoonist) (born 1962), Serbian cartoonist * Jovan Nik ...

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Jovan Ninković Jovan Ninković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Нинковић; born 25 July 1987) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Career In August 2007, he moved to Ruch Chorzów on a four-year contract. In March 2010, h ...

(born 1987), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Nišić Jovan Nišić ( sr-cyr, Јован Нишић; born 3 March 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Radnički Niš. Club career Nišić joined Partizan as a trainee, aged 10. He signed his first professional c ...

(born 1998), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Novak Jovan Novak (born November 8, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Professional career Novak made his senior debut with Vršac. On April 2, 2014, he was loaned to Rad ...

(born 1994), Serbian basketball player

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Jovan Obrenović Jovan Teodorović Obrenović (c. 1787 – 22 January 1850), also known as Gospodar Jovan, was a Serbian divisional general, commander of the Morava-Podrinje military area, governor of the Rudnik and Požega districts. He was the brother of Milo� ...

(1787–1850), Serbian general *

Jovan Olafioye Jovan Olafioye (born December 16, 1987) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman. He signed with the BC Lions as a free agent, after going undrafted in the 2009 NFL draft. Jovan attended the 2009 Detroit Lions rookie mini camp ...

(born 1987), US-born Canadian football player *

Jovan Oliver Jovan Oliver Grčinić (; ca. 1310–1356) was a magnate of the Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331–1355), holding the titles of ''sebastokrator'' and ''despotes'', and the rank of "great voivode", showing his prominence and status as on ...

( 1310 – 1356), Serbian noble, general, despot, knight, and judge *

Jovan Ovčarević Jovan Ovčarević ( sr-cyr, Јован Овчаревић; 1557) was a Habsburg Serb nobleman. He was a member of the Ovčarević family, a notable Serb family in Habsburg service in the 16th century, and was a kinsman or descendant of the earlie ...

( 1557), Habsburg Serbian noble

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Jovan Pačić Jovan Pačić (November 6, 1771, Baja - December 4, 1849 Budapest) was a Serbian soldier, painter and poet. Jovan Pačić went to school in Kalocsa. In 1792 or 1793, he joined the army and fought against the French. In 1812 he suffered an injur ...

(1771–1849), Serbian soldier, poet, writer, philologist, translator, illustrator, and painter *

Jovan Paču Jovan Paču (Aleksandrovo, Subotica, Aleksandrovo near Subotica, Austrian Empire, 17 March 1847 – Kikinda, Austria-Hungary, 30 October 1902) was a Serbian composer and pianist. Biography During his education in Subotica, he distinguished hims ...

(1847–1942), Serbian composer, concert pianist, and physician *

Jovan Pajković Jovan Pajković (born 28 February 1946) is a Serbian boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Featherweight, men's featherweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. References

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(born 1946), Serbian boxer and Olympics competitor * Jovan Palalić (born 1971), Serbian politician *

Jovan Pavlović Jovan Pavlović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Павловић; 22 October 1936 – 3 April 2014) was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who was the metropolitan bishop of Zagreb and Ljubljana of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1982 until his death in 2014. H ...

(1936–2014), Serbian-Croatian Orthodox Christian metropolitan * Jovan Pavlović (minister) (1843–1892), Serbian newspaper publisher and education minister *

Jovan Pešić Jovan Pešić (24 October 1866 in Bukovac, Novi Sad, Bukovac, Austrian Empire - 4 January 1936 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was a Serbian warrior artist who fought for the liberation of Old Serbia and North Macedonia, Macedonia at the turn ...

(1866–1936), Serbian war painter and photographer, sculpture, and Chetnik soldier *Jovan Petrović [see:

(above)] *Jovan Plamenac (1873–1944), Montenegrin and Yugoslavian politician, and Nazi collaborator *Jovan Popović (disambiguation), several people *Jovan Prokopljević (born 1940), Serbian architect, cartoonist, and caricaturist

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Jovan Radivojević Jovan Radivojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Радивојевић; born 29 October 1982) is a Serbian retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types ...

(born 1982), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Radomir Jovan Radomir (born 8 September 1963) is a Serbian-Swedish television presenter, best known for presenting music programmes for Sveriges Television (SVT). His family's origin is Bosnian Serb. He has also worked as an actor, author and lyricist. ...

(born 1963), Bosnian Yugoslavian-born Swedish television presenter, actor, author, and lyricist *

Jovan Radonić Jovan Radonić (9 February 1873, Mol, Austria-Hungary — 25 November 1956, Yugoslavia) was a Serbian historian, librarian of Matica Srpska library and member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Biography Radonić graduated from the Un ...

(1873–1956), Austro-Hungarian-born Yugoslavian-Serbian historian and librarian *

Jovan Radonjić Jovan Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Јован Радоњић, 1748 – 8 July 1803), commonly known as Jovo (Јово) or Joko, was the ''guvernadur'' of Montenegro between 1764 and 1803. Early life Jovan was born in Njeguši, the son of ''vojvoda'' and ...

(1748–1803), Montenegrin noble and politician *

Jovan Radulović Jovan Radulović ( sr-cyr, Јован Радуловић; 29 September 1951 – 7 March 2018) was a Serbian writer and former director of the Belgrade City Library. Radulović's writing primarily deals with life and history of Serbs of Croatia. ...

(1951–2018), Serbian writer, publicist, and library administrator *

Jovan Rajić Jovan Rajić ( sr-cyr, Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian, theologian, and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century. He was one of the most no ...

(1726–1801), Habsburg Serbian writer, historian, theologian, traveller, geographer, and pedagogue *

Jovan Rašković Jovan Rašković ( sr-cyr, Јован Рашковић, ; 5 July 1929 – 28 July 1992) was a Serbs of Croatia, Croatian Serb psychiatrist, academic and politician. Early life Rašković was born in Knin in 1929. During World War II in Yugoslavia ...

(1929–1992), Serbian-Croatian psychiatrist, academic, and politician *

Jovan Rebula Jovan Rebula (born 22 July 1997) is a South African professional golfer. In 2018, he became the second South African golfer in history to win The Amateur Championship. This win gave him exemptions to the 2018 Open Championship, 2019 Masters Tou ...

(born 1997), South African golfer *

Jovan Ristić Jovan Ristić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Ристић; 16 January 1831 – 4 September 1899) was a Serbian politician, diplomat and historian. Biography Ristić was born in Kragujevac in a poor family where he attended elementary school. In 1842 he ...

(1831–1899), Serbian politician, diplomat, and historian *

Jovan Ružić Jovan Ružić (; 12 December 1898 – 25 September 1973) was a Serbian-Yugoslav footballer. He was one of the most important personalities in the early period of Yugoslav football. Playing career Club Born in Belgrade, he started playing footb ...

(1898–1973), Serbian Yugoslavian footballer

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Jovan Šajnović Jovan Šajnović (1924–2004) was a renowned Yugoslavian conductor and university professor. Education Šajnović started to study music with eminent Yugoslav musicians - Emil Hajek (piano), Ljubica Marić ( composing) and Mihajlo Vukdragović ...

(1924–2004), Serbian conductor, professor, and classical pianist *

Jovan Santos-Knox Jovan Santos-Knox (born July 5, 1994) is an American professional football linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UMass. Professional career Winnipeg Blue Bombers Santos-Knox wa ...

(born 1994), US-born Canadian football player *

Jovan Šarčević Jovan Šarčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Шарчевић; January 7, 1966 – November 26, 2015) was a Serbian Association football, football player. He died on November 26, 2015, in Kuwait City. Club career Šarčević started his car ...

(1966–2015), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Savić Jovan Savić or Ivan Jugović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Савић or ; Sombor, 1772 – Veliki Bečkerek, 1813) was the first professor at the initial founding of Belgrade's ''Visoka škola'' (Grande école which became known as the University of Bel ...

(1772–1813), Serbian professor, bishop, diplomat, and politician *

Jovan Šević Jovan Šević or Ivan Šević ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Шевић, ; died ) was an 18th-century military officer of Serb origin. He reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Serb militia forces in the Pomorišje region, then in the Military Fro ...

(died 1764), Habsburg and Russian Serbian general *

Jovan Simić Bobovac Jovan Simić Bobovac (17. August 177526 July 1832) was a Serbian politician, who began his career as '' knez'' during the Ottoman period, participated in the Serbian Revolution (1804–17), and served as the President of the Serbian Supreme Court. ...

(1775–1832), Serbian politician, military commander, and revolutionary *

Jovan Skerlić Jovan Skerlić (, ; 20 August 1877 – 15 May 1914) was a Serbian writer and literary critic.''Jovan Skerlić u srpskoj književnosti 1877–1977: Zbornik radova''. Posebna izdanja, Institut za knjizevnost i umetnost, Belgrade. He is seen as o ...

(1877–1914), Serbian writer and literary critic *Jovan Smith ee: J. Stalin">ee: J. Stalin(born 1983), American songwriter, musician, and rapper * J. Stalin">J. Stalin">ee: J. Stalin(born 1983), American songwriter, musician, and rapper *Jovan Soldatović (1920–2005), Serbian sculptor *Jovan Spasić">Jovan Soldatović">J. Stalin">J. Stalin">ee: J. Stalin(born 1983), American songwriter, musician, and rapper *Jovan Soldatović (1920–2005), Serbian sculptor *Jovan Spasić (1909–1981), Yugoslavian footballer *Jovan Stanković (born 1971), Serbian footballer *Jovan Stanojković [see:

(above)] * Jovan Stefanović (born 1984), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Stejić Jovan Stejić (Stari Arad, Kingdom of Hungary, 1803 – Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, 23 November 1853) was a Serbian writer, philologist, critic of Vuk Karadžić's reform and medical doctor. Biography Jovan Stejić is the first Serb Doct ...

(1803–1853), Habsburg Serbian physician, writer, philologist, and policy critic *

Jovan Sterija Popović Jovan Sterija Popović (; sr-cyr, Јован Стерија Поповић; 13 January 1806 – 10 March 1856) was a Serbian language playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher and pedagogue who taught at the Belgrade Higher School. He was a reside ...

(1806–1856), Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher, and pedagogue * Jovan Stojanović (born 1992), Serbian footballer *Jovan Stojković [see:

(above)] *Jovan Stojoski (born 1997), Serbian-Macedonian sprinter *Jovan Subotić (1817–1886), Serbian lawyer, writer, politician and academic *Jovan Sundečić (1825–1900), Montenegrin Orthodox Christian priest, royal secretary, poet, and national anthem writer

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Jovan Tanasijević Jovan Tanasijević (Cyrillic: Јован Танасијевић; born 20 January 1978) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made 13 appearances for the Montenegro national team. Club career Tanasijević ...

(born 1998), Montenegrin footballer *

Jovan Tekelija Jovan Popović Tekelija (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Поповић Текелија; 1660 – 1721–1722) was a Ethnic Serb, Serb army officer serving in the Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire), Habsburg army. As commander of the Serbian Milit ...

( 1660 – 1721–22), Habsburg-Serbian noble and military leader * Jovan the Serb (disambiguation), several people *

Jovan Tomić Jovan Tomić (9 May 1869 in Nova Varoš – 22 July 1932 in Belgrade) was a Serbian historian, academic and the former director of the National Library of Serbia from 1903 to 1927. Biography Tomić was born in Nova Varoš in the Zlatibor Distric ...

(1869–1932), Serbian historian and academic *

Jovan Tošković Jovan Tošković ( sr-cyrl, Јован Тошковић; 1893 – 21 October 1943) was a Montenegrin Serb historian, professor and politician. Born to a merchant family in Plana, Principality of Montenegro, Jovan finished his primary education ...

(1893–1943), Montenegrin Serbian historian, professor and politician * Jovan Trifunoski (1914–1997), Serbian, Yugoslav and Macedonian geographer and anthropologist *

Jovan Trnić Jovan Trnić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Трнић; born 3 December 1996) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Partizan Born in Sremska Mitrovica, Trnić started his football career with youth categories of FK Sirmium. Later he ...

(born 1996), Serbian footballer

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Uglješa Mrnjavčević Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Угљеша Мрњавчевић; floruit, fl. 1346–1371), known as Jovan Uglješa ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Угљеша), was a Medieval Serbian nobility, Serbian medieval nobleman of the Mrn ...

; 1346–1371), Serbian noble, despot, and soldier *Jovan Uroš (

John Uroš Jovan Uroš Nemanjić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Урош Немањић) or John Ouresis Doukas Palaiologos or Joasaph of Meteora (), was the ruler of Thessaly from c. 1370 to c. 1373, retiring as a monk for the next half century thereafter. He died i ...

; 1370 – 1373; died 1422–23), Serbian despot of Thessaly

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* Jovan Valenta (1826–1887), Serbian physician, surgeon, hospital manager, and politician * Jovan Vasić (born 1987), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Vavic Jovan Vavic (born ) is the former head coach of both the University of Southern California (USC) men's and women's water polo teams. In 2012, he was interim head coach of the United States men's national water polo team. While coaching USC he won ...

(born 1961/62), Yugoslavian-born American water polo coach *

Jovan Veselinov Jovan Veselinov Žarko (20 January 1906 in Kumane – 8 February 1982 in Belgrade) was a Serbian communist politician. He served as President of Serbia, Prime Minister of Serbia and as a Chairman of the League of Communists of Serbia. He was a P ...

(1906–1982), Serbian prime minister * Jovan Vićić (born 1997), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Vidović Jovan Vidović (born 6 January 1989) is a Slovenian retired association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Vidović started his football career at local club NK Šmartno, Šmartno, and lat ...

(born 1989), Slovenian footballer *

Jovan Vlalukin Jovan Vlalukin ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Влалукин; born 21 May 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are ...

(born 1999), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Vladimir Jovan Vladimir or John Vladimir ( sr-cyr, Јован Владимир; – 22 May 1016) was the ruler of Duklja, the most powerful Serbs, Serbian principality of the time, from around 1000 to 1016. He ruled during the protracted war betwee ...

( 990 – 1016), Serbian monarch and saint * Jovan Vraniškovski (born 1966), Macedonian cleric *

Jovan Vojinović Jovan Vojinović ( sr-cyr, Јован Војиновић, born 10 November 1998) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player Podgorica of the Montenegrin First League and the ABA League Second Division. Professional career Vojinović played ...

(born 1998), Montenegrin basketball player *

Jovan Vučinić Jovan Vučinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Вучинић; born 20 January 1992) is a Montenegrin footballer who most recently played as forward for Montenegrin First League club OFK Petrovac. Club career Born in Bar, while still young he ...

(born 1992), Montenegrin footballer

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* Jovan Zdravevski (born 1980), Macedonian-born Icelandic basketball player * Jovan Zivlak (born 1947), Serbian poet, publisher, and essayist * Jovan Zonjić (1907–1961), Serbian painter *

Jovan Zucović Jovan Zucović ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Зуцовић; born 17 April 1990) is a Serbian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association ...

(born 1990), Serbian footballer *

Jovan Žujović Jovan M. Žujović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован M. Жујовић; 18 October 1856 – 19 July 1936) was a Serbian geologist and anthropologist, known as a pioneer in geology, paleontology and craniometry in Serbia. He was a professor at Belgra ...

(1856–1936), Serbian anthropologist, geologist, paleontologist, and craniometrist

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