Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, Bulgarian: Иванов, Russian: Иванов ^[1]), or Ivanova (feminine, Bulgarian: Иванова, Russian: Иванова) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan (related to John) and literally means "Ivan's". ^{[2] [3]}

People with the surname

• Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player
• Alexander Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Alexey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner
• Allen Ivanov, American mass shooter, responsible for the 2016 Mukilteo shooting
• Almaz Ivanov (died 1669), Russian statesman
• Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858), Russian painter
• Anatoli Ivanov (musician) (1934–2012), Russian solo-timpanist and percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
• Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (1775–1848), Russian painter (father of Alexander Andreyevich)
• Anton Ivanov-Goluboy (1818–1863), Russian painter
• Artyom Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as Puppey
• Daniel Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Desislava Ivanova Doneva (born 1979), Bulgarian singer better known as Desi Slava
• Dimitar Ivanov Popov (1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist
• Dimitrana Ivanova (1881–1960), Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist
• Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer better known as Elin Pelin
• Dmytro Ivanov (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
• Dmitry Ivanov (born 1999), Russian activist and political prisoner
• Elena Ivanova, Russian figure skater
• Georgi Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Georgy Ivanov (1894–1958), leading poet of the Russian emigration
• Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov (1901–2001), Hero of the Soviet Union
• Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960), President of North Macedonia
• Igor Petrovich Ivanov (1923–1992), Russian pedagogue
• Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov (1947–2005), Russian-born Canadian chess player
• Igor Ivanov (born 1945), Russian foreign minister
• Igor Ivanov (Scouting), Russian scout leader
• Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist
• Ivan Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Ive Ivanov, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
• Ivo Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), Russian figure skater
• Konstantin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
• Kristo Ivanov (born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist
• Kurbat Ivanov (died 1666), Cossack explorer
• Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
• Leonid Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
• Lev Ivanov (1834–1901), Russian choreographer
• Lili Ivanova (born 1939), Bulgarian singer
• Lyubomir Ivanov, Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and Antarctic explorer
• Lyubov Ivanova (born 1981), Russian long-distance runner
• Maxim Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Mike Ivanow (born 1948), American soccer goalkeeper
• Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1977), Russian cross country skier
• Mikhail Ivanov (composer) (1849–1927), Russian composer and critic
• Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1939), Russian composer, conductor, and pedagogue
• Mirela Ivanova (born 1962), modern Bulgarian poet
• Miroslav Ivanov (writer) (1929–1999), Czech non-fiction writer
• Miroslav Ivanov (footballer) (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
• Nikita Ivanov (born 1989), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
• Nikita Ivanov (politician) (born 1974), Russian politician
• Nina Ivanova (1934–2020), Russian actress
• Natalia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
• Nikolay Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Nicolas Ivanoff (born 1969), French pilot and flying instructor
• Oleksandr Ivanov (born 1965), Ukrainian football player and manager
• Olga Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
• Olimpiada Ivanova (born 1979), Russian athlete
• Piotr Pavlovich Ivanov (1878–1942), Russian and Soviet embryologist
• Pavlo Ivanov (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
• Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian religious leader
• Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik, Russian politician
• Robert Ivanov (born 1994), Finnish footballer
• Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general
• Sergey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Sofia Ivanova (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
• Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
• Valentin D. Ivanov (born 1967), Bulgarian astronomer and science fiction writer
• Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (1934–2011), Soviet football player
• Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov (born 1961), Russian football referee
• Valentina Ivanova (born 1963), Russian discus thrower
• Varvara Ivanova (born 1987), Russian virtuoso harpist
• Vasili Ivanov (born 1970), Russian football player
• Viktor Ivanov (born 1950), Russian politician
• Viktor Semyonovich Ivanov (1909–1968), Soviet poster artist
• Vitali Vladimirovich Ivanov (born 1976), Russian handball player
• Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
• Vladimir Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Vladislav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball), Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
• Vsevolod Ivanov (1895–1963), Soviet writer
• Vyacheslav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Xenophont Ivanov (1898–1967), Bulgarian veterinary scholar
• Yehor Ivanov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer
• Yevgeny Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Yulia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
• Yury Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Zinaida Ivanova (1865–1913), Russian writer and translator
• Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (1911–1943) Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur

Fictional characters

• Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
• D. D. Ivanov, in the Macross universe
• Pola Ivanova, from the James Bond film, A View to a Kill
• Susan Ivanova, in the Babylon 5 universe
• Yuriy Ivanov, in the Beyblade anime series
• Ivanova, in Harry Potter who plays as a chaser for the Bulgarian Quidditch team
• Katerina Ivanovna, one of the characters in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky.

See also

• Ivanov (disambiguation), for other uses
• Ivanović (includes Ivanovich)
• Ivanoff (disambiguation)
• Ivanovsky (disambiguation)
• Ivanovski
• Ivanovo

References and notes

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Ivanov.
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