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.
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.
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