Jovan

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

• Jovan Vladimir, a Serbian monarch and saint, ruled Duklja ca. 990 to 1016
• 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 Branković, a Serbian titular despot and saint, died 1502
• Jovan Nenad, a 16th-century Serbian noble that briefly broke away large territories of Kingdom of Hungary, 1526–1527 (styled himself Emperor)
• Jovan Cvijić, Serbian geographer (1865 – 1927)
• Jovan Karamata, Serbian mathematician (1902 – 1967)
• Jovan Karlo Villalba, American artist (born 1977)
• Jovan Belcher (1987 – 2012), American football linebacker