Jovan

Jovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован, Macedonian: Јован, Church Slavonic: Їωан) is a Serbian and Macedonian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic Ivan, from Hebrew: יהוחנן‎.

For the village in India, see Jovan, Mawal.

Notable people named Jovan

• Jovan Branković, a Serbian titular despot and saint, died 1502
• Jovan Belcher (1987–2012), American football linebacker
• Jovan Cvijić, Serbian geographer (1865–1927)
• Jovan Deroko (1912–1941), Serbian military commander during World War II
• Jovan Dragaš, a 14th-century Serbian noble
• Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833–1904), Serbian poet
• Jovan Karamata, Serbian mathematician (1902–1967)
• Jovan Karlo Villalba, American artist (born 1977)
• Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player and coach (born 1976)
• Jovan Monasterlija (fl. 1683–1706), Austrian-Serbian officer, commander of the Serbian Militia
• Jovan Nenad, a 16th-century Serbian noble that briefly broke away large territories of Kingdom of Hungary, 1526 – 1527 (styled himself Emperor)
• Jovan Oliver, a 14th-century Serbian noble, Great Voivode
• Jovan Uglješa, a 14th-century Serbian despot of Serres 1365 – 1371
• Jovan Uroš, a 14th-century Serbian despot of Thessaly 1370 – 1373
• Jovan Vavic (born 1961/1962), former head coach of the University of Southern California men’s and women’s water polo teams
• Jovan Vladimir, a Serbian monarch and saint, ruled Duklja ca. 990 to 1016
• Jovan Radulovic, Serbian writer and former director of Belgrade City Library (1951-2018)
• Jovan Soldatovic, Serbian sculptor (1920-2005)

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Jovan
• Jovanka (disambiguation)
• Joven (disambiguation)
• Javon (disambiguation)
• Jōvan Musk, a brand of cologne by Coty, Inc.