Yordan is a given name and less often a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Philip Yordan Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer, novelist and playwright. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee, winning Best Story for ''Broken Lance'' (1954). During the 1950s and 1960s, Yorda ...

(1914–2003), American screenwriter

Given name

* Yordan Alvarez (born 1997), Cuban baseball player *

Yordan Angelov Yordan Angelov (, 28 August 1953 – 5 May 2013) was a Bulgarian volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as M ...

(1953–2013), Bulgarian volleyball player * Yordan Bikov (born 1950), Bulgarian weightlifter *

Yordan Etov Yordan Etov (; born 10 February 1989) is a Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of th ...

(born 1989), Bulgarian football player * Yordan Frometa, Cuban amateur featherweight boxer * Yordan Gospodinov (born 1978), Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov-Dzhinot Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov - Dzhinot (, , spelled in the pre-reformed Bulgarian orthography: Iорданъ Хачиъ Константиновъ Чиновъ;The spelling of his name would change over time, he originally spelt it as Iорданъ ...

(1818–1882), Bulgarian teacher, publicist and figure in the Bulgarian National Revival *

Yordan Ilinov Yordan Ilinov (; born 28 May 1985) is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He won the 2005 Balkan Games. He competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships, but on both occasions only reached the ...

(born 1985), Bulgarian sprinter *

Yordan Letchkov Yordan Letchkov Yankov (also transliterated Jordan, Iordan, Lechkov) (; born 9 July 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. He is generally regarded as one of the best players to come out of Bulgaria and was a key member of the squa ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian footballer, and mayor of Sliven * Yordan Miliev (born 1987), Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Minev Yordan Milchev Minev ( Bulgarian Cyrillic: Йордан Минев; born 14 October 1980) is a Bulgarian professional footballer, who plays as a full-back. Club career Yordan Minev started his career in home town Pazardzhik for local team Heba ...

(born 1980), Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Mitkov Yordan Mitkov (, born April 3, 1956) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Asenovgrad. Mitkov became Olympic champion in 1976 in the middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In prof ...

(born 1956), Bulgarian weightlifter *

Yordan Parushev Yordan Parushev () (30 June 1958 in Sliven, Bulgaria – 15 December 2011), was a contemporary Bulgarian artist. Graduated in Painting Department /Veliko Tarnovo University /, with the main subject - painting class Pamukchiev Stanislav's, 1983. He ...

(1958–2011), Bulgarian artist *

Yordan Petkov Yordan Petkov () (born 11 March 1976) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Career Petkov was born in Veliko Tarnovo. A defender, he spent most of his career at Slavia Sofia, with a short spell at Turkish Samsunspor and Cyprus Er ...

(born 1976), Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Piperkata Yordan Piperkov (; ; 1870–1903), widely known as Yordan Piperkata, (, ) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary from the early 20th century, member of the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee and later of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopl ...

(1870–1903), Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, member of IMARO *

Yordan Radichkov Yordan Dimitrov Radichkov (; 24 October 1929 – 21 January 2004) was a Bulgarian writer and playwright. Literary critics Adelina Angusheva and Galin Tihanov called him "arguably the most significant voice of Bulgarian literature in the last t ...

(1929–2004), Bulgarian writer and playwright *

Yordan Todorov (footballer, born July 1981) Yordan Valkov Todorov (; born 27 July 1981, in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for German club ESV Regensburg. Mainly a right midfielder, he can also operate as a right back. Career Youth career Todorov was raised in Mari ...

, Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Todorov (footballer, born November 1981) Yordan Todorov – Paro (; born 12 November 1981) is a retired Bulgarian footballer, who played as a midfielder. Career Todorov spent almost his entire career at Montana. Between 2016 and 2018 he played for Kariana Kariyanna is a small v ...

, Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Todorov (footballer, born 1999) Yordan Todorov ( Bulgarian: Йордан Тодоров; born 1 January 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently played for FC Slivnishki Geroy (Slivnitsa). Career Septemvri Sofia In the summer of 2017 Yordan Tod ...

, Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Varbanov Yordan Genchev Varbanov (; born 15 February 1980) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Kostenets. Varbanov previously played for CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG The First Professional Football League () ...

(born 1980), Bulgarian football player *

Yordan Yanev Yordan Yanev () (born July 29, 1954) is a retired Bulgarian long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with th ...

(born 1954), Bulgarian long jumper *

Yordan Yordanov (disambiguation) Yordan Yordanov may refer to: * Yordan Yordanov (footballer, born 1951), Bulgarian footballer * Yordan Yordanov (canoeist) (born 1981), Bulgarian sprint canoer * Yordan Yordanov (footballer, born 1992), Bulgarian footballer {{hndis, Yordano ...

, various people *

Yordan Yovkov Yordan Stefanov Yovkov () (November 9, 1880 – October 15, 1937) was a prominent Bulgarian writer from the interwar period. Biography Born in the village of Zheravna, Yovkov studied at First Sofia Men’s High School, from which he graduated i ...

(1880–1937), Bulgarian writer * Yordan Yurukov (born 1983), Bulgarian football player {{given name