
Ivan
Meaning
Newer form of the old Slavic name Іѡаннъ (Ioannu), which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see JOHN).
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Famous People Named Ivan
Ivan Vidav
Ivan Vidav (January 17, 1918 – October 6, 2015) was a Slovenian mathematician.
Ivan Chtcheglov
Ivan Vladimirovitch Chtcheglov (Russian: Ива́н Влади́мирович Щегло́в; 16 January 1933 – 21 April 1998), also known as Gilles Ivain, was a French political theorist, activist and poet, born in Paris.
Ivan Vazov
Ivan Minchov Vazov (; – 22 September 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature".
Ivan Fyodorov (navigator)
Ivan Fyodorov (; died ) was a Russian navigator and commanding officer of the expedition to northern Alaska in 1732.
Ivan Generalić
Ivan Generalić (December 21, 1914 – November 27, 1992) was a Croatian painter in the naïve tradition.
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