Jovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован, Macedonian: Јован, Church Slavonic: Їωан) is a Serbian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic "Ivan", from Hebrew: יהוחנן. The name is common amongst Orthodox Christians as a result of John the baptist (sveti jovan krstitelj)

Notable people with this name

A

• Jovan Aćimović (born 1948), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Adepo (born 1988), British-born American actor
• Jovan Ajduković (born 1968), Serbian linguist and writer
• Jovan Albanez (c. 17th-century – c. 1732), Hapsburg Montenegrin-Serbian military leader
• Jovan Ali (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer
• Jovan Anđelković (1942–1969), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Andrevski (fl. 2000–2001), Macedonian military leader
• Jovan Asen (a.k.a. John Komnenos Asen; fl. c. 1345–1363; died 1363), Bulgarian noble-born Serbian despot
• Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921), Serbian general
• Jovan Avakumović (1841–1928), Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and prime minister
• Jovan Avakumović (poet) (1748–1810), Hapsburg Serbian noble, poet, and lawyer

B

• Jovan Babunski (a.k.a. Jovan Stojković; 1878–1920), Serbian Chetnik commander
• Jovan Baošić (born 1995), Montenegrin footballer
• Jovan Beader (born 1970), Serbian basketball coach
• Jovan Belcher (1987–2012), American football player
• Jovan Beleslin (born 1919), Hungarian-born Serbian footballer, manager, and referee
• Jovan Belimarković (1827–1906), Serbian regent and general
• Jovan Berislavić (a.k.a. Ivaniš Berislavić; fl. 1504–1514), Serbian despot
• Jovan Bijelić (c. 1885 – 1964), Serbian painter
• Jovan Blagojevic (disambiguation), several people
• Jovan Bowles (born 1983), South African rugby union footballer
• Jovan Bridges (stage named Yvie Oddly; born 1993), American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist
• Jovan Branković (c. 1465 – 1502), Serbian titular despot, monarch, and saint
• Jovan Brkljač (born 1993), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Byford (born ?), Serbian social psychologist and conspiracy theory expert

C

• Jovan Čađenović (born 1995), Montenegrin footballer
• Jovan Campbell (stage named Jibbs; born 1990), American rapper
• Jovan Ćirilov (1931–2013), Serbian theatrologist, theatre selector, philosopher, writer, and poet
• Jovan Ćirković (1871–1928), Serbian teacher, Chetnik revolutionary, military leader, and politician
• Jovan Cokić (1927–2004), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Čokor (1885–1936), Serbian epidemiologist, infectologist, and physician
• Jovan Crnić (born 1994), Serbian basketball player
• Jovan Ćulibrk (born 1965), Serbian Orthodox Christian prelate and bishop, and music critic
• Jovan Cvetković [see: Jovan Dolgač (below)]
• Jovan Cvijić (1865–1927), Serbian geographer, ethnologist, sociologist, and geologist

D

• Jovan Damjanic (a.k.a. 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 (born 1962), Serbian art historian, critic, and writer
• Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača (1765–1839), Serbian merchant, and revolutionary military financier and commander
• Jovan Divjak (1937–2021), Bosnian army general and writer
• Jovan Djaja (1846–1928), Serbian professor, journalist, translator, and politician
• Jovan Djordjević (born 1985), Serbian futsal player
• Jovan Đokić (born 1992), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Dolgač (a.k.a. Jovan Cvetković; 1860–1915), Macedonian-Serbian Chetnik commander, revolutionary, and weapons smuggler
• Jovan Đorđević (1826–1900), Serbian writer, dramatist, education minister, theater founder, and national anthem writer
• Jovan Došenović (1781–1813), Serbian philosopher, poet, and translator
• Jovan Dovezenski (a.k.a. Jovan Stanojković; 1873–1935), Serbian teacher and Chetnik commander
• Jovan Dragaš (1343–1378), Serbian noble and despot
• Jovan Dragoslav (fl. 1290–1315), Serbian noble and royal tax and treasury official
• Jovan Dučić (1871–1943), Herzegovinian-Serbian poet, writer, lyricist, diplomat, and politician
• Jovan Džiknić (born 1989), Serbian footballer

E

• Jovan Erdeljanović (1874–1944), Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist

G

• Jovan Gavrilović (1796–1877), Serbian historian, politician, statesman, diplomat, prince's deputy, and people's benefactor
• Jovan Georgijević (c. 1710 –1773), Serbian Orthodox Christian metropolitan
• Jovan Gligorijević (a.k.a. Zeka Buljubaša; c. 1785 – 1813), Serbian noble and revolutionary captain
• Jovan Gojković (1975–2001), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Golić (born 1986), Bosnian footballer
• Jovan Grčić Milenko (1846–1875), Austro-Hungarian Serbian poet, writer, translator, and physician
• Jovan Grković-Gapon (1879–1912), Kosovar-Serbian Orthodox Christian monk and Chetnik

H

• Jovan Hadži (1884–1972), Austro-Hungarian Romanian-born Serbian-Slovenian zoologist and taxonomist
• Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević (1866–1948), Serbian historian, ethnographer, writer, journalist, and editor
• Jovan Hadžić (1799–1869), Hapsburg Serbian writer, legislator, translator, and institute founder
• Jovan Hajduković (1943–2013), Hungarian-born Montenegrin footballer
• Jovan Haye (born 1982), Jamaican-born American football player
• Jovan Horvat (1722–1786), Hapsburg Serbian-born Russian general and territorial founder

I

• Jovan Ilić (1824–1901), Serbian poet and politician
• Jovan Isailović (fl. 1772–1804), Serbian icon painter and muralist; grandfather of Jovan Isailović, Jr.
• Jovan Isailović, Jr. (1803–1885), Serbian academic painter; grandson of Jovan Isailović

J

• Jovan Jančić-Sarajlija [see: 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), several people
• Jovan Jugović (1886–1926), Serbian aviator and fighter pilot

K

• Jovan Kantul (a.k.a. Jovan II; fl. 1592–1614), Serbian archbishop and patriarch
• Jovan Kapičić (a.k.a. Jovo Kapičić; 1919–2013), Yugoslavian general and politician
• Jovan Karamata (1902–1967), Serbian mathematician, professor, and school founder
• Jovan Karlo Villalba (born 1977), American artist
• Jovan Kastratović (born 1993), Serbian footballer
• Jovan II Kastriot (a.k.a. Gjon Kastrioti II; 1456–1501), Albanian count and national liberation hero
• Jovan Kavarić (born 1934), Montenegrin clinical biochemist, professor, and politician
• Jovan Kirovski (born 1976), American soccer player, Olympics competitor, and coach
• Jovan Kokir (born 2000), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Kolundžija (born 1948), Serbian violin maestro and politician
• Jovan Koprivica (born 1982), Serbian basketball player
• Jovan Koseski (pen name of Janez Vesel; 1798–1884), Slovenian lawyer and poet
• Jovan Kostovski (born 1987), Macedonian footballer
• Jovan Kosturi (1831–1924), Albanian politician and Tosk Albanian dialect education advocate
• Jovan Kratohvil (1924–1998), Yugoslavian sports shooter and Olympics competitor
• Jovan Krkobabić (1930–2014), Serbian politician
• Jovan Krneta (born 1992), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Kursula (a.k.a. Jovan Petrović; 1768–1813), Serbian military commander, swordfighter, and revolutionary

L

• Jovan Lazarević (born 1952), Yugoslavian shot putter
• Jovan Lučić (born 1987), Canadian and Serbian footballer
• Jovan Lukić (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Lukić (footballer, born 2002), Serbian footballer

M

• Jovan Maksimović (a.k.a. John of Shanghai and San Francisco; 1896–1966), Russian Orthodox Christian bishop and saint
• Jovan Maleševac (fl. 1524–1562), Serbian Orthodox Christian monk and scribe
• Jovan Mandil (1873–1916), Serbian Jewish lawyer, journalist, newspaper editor, and publicist
• Jovan Marić (born 1941), Serbian psychiatrist, author, sexologist, and professor
• Jovan Marinković (born 1996), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Marinović (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 (born 1949), Montenegrin politician, journalist, publicist, historian, and heraldist
• Jovan Melton (born ?), American politician and consultant
• Jovan Mijušković (1886–1944), Serbian doctor and Nazi politician
• Jovan Mikić Spartak (1914–1944), Yugoslavian track and field athlete, Olympics competitor, and anti-fascist
• Jovan Miladinović (born 1982), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Mišković (1844–1908), Serbian general, war minister, military theorist, and writer
• Jovan Monasterlija (fl. 1683–1706), Austrian-Serbian duke, general, and militia commander
• Jovan Muškatirović (1743–1809), Hapsburg Serbian author, lawyer, and educator

N

• Jovan Najdanović (born 1997), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Naumović (1879–1945), Yugoslavian Serbian army general
• Jovan Nenad (c. 1492 – 1527), Serbian noble and rebel monarch
• Jovan Nikolić (disambiguation), several people
• Jovan Ninković (born 1987), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Nišić (born 1998), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Novak (born 1994), Serbian basketball player

O

• Jovan Obrenović (1787–1850), Serbian general
• Jovan Olafioye (born 1987), US-born Canadian football player
• Jovan Oliver (c. 1310 – c. 1356), Serbian noble, general, despot, knight, and judge
• Jovan Ovčarević (fl. 1557), Hapsburg Serbian noble

P

• Jovan Pačić (1771–1849), Serbian soldier, poet, writer, philologist, translator, illustrator, and painter
• Jovan Paču (1847–1942), Serbian composer, concert pianist, and physician
• Jovan Pajković (born 1946), Serbian boxer and Olympics competitor
• Jovan Palalić (born 1971), Serbian politician
• Jovan Pavlović (1936–2014), Serbian-Croatian Orthodox Christian metropolitan
• Jovan Pavlović (minister) (1843–1892), Serbian newspaper publisher and education minister
• Jovan Pešić (1866–1936), Serbian war painter and photographer, sculpture, and Chetnik soldier
• Jovan Petrović [see: Jovan Kursula (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

R

• Jovan Radivojević (born 1982), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Radomir (born 1963), Bosnian Yugoslavian-born Swedish television presenter, actor, author, and lyricist
• Jovan Radonić (1873–1956), Austro-Hungarian-born Yugoslavian-Serbian historian and librarian
• Jovan Radonjić (1748–1803), Montenegrin noble and politician
• Jovan Radulović (1951–2018), Serbian writer, publicist, and library administrator
• Jovan Rajić (1726–1801), Hapsburg Serbian writer, historian, theologian, traveller, geographer, and pedagogue
• Jovan Rašković (1929–1992), Serbian-Croatian psychiatrist, academic, and politician
• Jovan Rebula (born 1997), South African golfer
• Jovan Ristić (1831–1899), Serbian politician, diplomat, and historian
• Jovan Ružić (1898–1973), Serbian Yugoslavian footballer

S

• Jovan Šajnović (1924–2004), Serbian conductor, professor, and classical pianist
• Jovan Santos-Knox (born 1994), US-born Canadian football player
• Jovan Šarčević (1966–2015), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Savić (1772–1813), Serbian professor, bishop, diplomat, and politician
• Jovan Šević (died c. 1764), Hapsburg and Russian Serbian general
• Jovan Simić Bobovac (1775–1832), Serbian politician, military commander, and revolutionary
• Jovan Skerlić (1877–1914), Serbian writer and literary critic
• Jovan Smith [see: 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: Jovan Dovezenski (above)]
• Jovan Stefanović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Stejić (1803–1853), Hapsburg Serbian physician, writer, philologist, and policy critic
• Jovan Sterija Popović (1806–1856), Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher, and pedagogue
• Jovan Stojanović (born 1992), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Stojković [see: Jovan Babunski (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

T

• Jovan Talevski (born 1984), Macedonian handball player
• Jovan Talovac (fl. 1440–1461), Serbian-Hungarian noble
• Jovan Tanasijević (born 1998), Montenegrin footballer
• Jovan Tekelija (c. 1660 – c. 1721–22), Hapsburg-Serbian noble and military leader
• Jovan the Serb (disambiguation), several people
• Jovan Tomić (1869–1932), Serbian historian and academic
• Jovan Tošković (1893–1943), Montenegrin Serbian historian, professor and politician
• Jovan Trifunovski (1914–1997), Serbian geographer and anthropologist
• Jovan Trnić (born 1996), Serbian footballer

U

• Jovan Uglješa (a.k.a. Uglješa Mrnjavčević; fl. 1346–1371), Serbian noble, despot, and soldier
• Jovan Uroš (a.k.a. John Uroš; fl. c. 1370 – c. 1373; died 1422–23), Serbian despot of Thessaly

V

• Jovan Valenta (1826–1887), Serbian physician, surgeon, hospital manager, and politician
• Jovan Vasić (born 1987), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Vavic (born 1961/62), Yugoslavian-born American water polo coach
• Jovan Veselinov (1906–1982), Serbian prime minister
• Jovan Vićić (born 1997), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Vidović (born 1989), Slovenian footballer
• Jovan Vlalukin (born 1999), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Vladimir (c. 990 – 1016), Serbian monarch and saint
• Jovan Vraniškovski (born 1961), Serbian-Macedonian imprisoned Orthodox Christian archbishop
• Jovan Vojinović (born 1998), Montenegrin basketball player
• Jovan Vučinić (born 1992), Montenegrin footballer

Z

• 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 (born 1990), Serbian footballer
• Jovan Žujović (1856–1936), Serbian anthropologist, geologist, paleontologist, and craniometrist

Fictional characters

• Jovan Myovic in the American TV series 24