Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine; Bulgarian: Иванов, Russian: Иванов), 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".
In Bulgarian, "Ivanov/Ivanova" may also a patronymic part of the full name, literally meaning "Ivan's". Some persons are commonly known by their given name plus patronymic, and the latter may be mistaken for the surname.
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People with the surname
Albertina Ivanova (born 1954), Mari poet
Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player
Alexander Ivanov (art collector) (born 1962), Russian art collector, art dealer and businessman
Alexander Ivanov (singer), Belarusian-Russian singer
Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoi (1912–1973), Russian classical guitarist
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858), Russian painter
Alexander Gavrilovich Ivanov (1898-1984), Russian film director, director of the 1953 film The Star
Aleksei Ivanov (footballer, born 1981), Russian footballer with FC Saturn Moscow Oblast
Alexei Ivanov (ice hockey, born 1985), Russian ice hockey player drafted by the NHL Chicago Blackhawks
Alexei Ivanov (ice hockey, born 1988), Kazakh ice hockey goaltender
Alexey Ivanov (athlete), Russian Paralympic track and field athlete
Aliaksei Ivanou (born 1980), Belarusian skier
Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner
Alisa Ivanova (born 1954), Russian theatre director and acting teacher
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
Artem Ivanov (draughts player) (born 1988), Ukrainian draughts player
Artem Ivanov (weightlifter) (born 1987), Ukrainian weightlifter
Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as Puppey
Daniel Ivanov (long jumper) (born 1965), Bulgarian long jumper
Aoiyama Kōsuke, or Daniel Ivanov (born 1986), Bulgarian sumo wrestler
Dimitrana Ivanova (1881–1960), Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist
Dmytro Ivanov (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
Dmitry Ivanov (born 1999), Russian activist and political prisoner
Elena Ivanova (figure skater) (born 1979), Russian figure skater
Elena Ivanova (sprinter), Paralympic sprinter
Elena Ivanova (long jumper) (born 1961), Russian long jumper
Yelena Ivanova (swimmer) (born 1963), Soviet swimmer
Yelena Ivanova (diver) (born 1973), Kazakhstani diver
Elena P. Ivanova, Russian biophysicist
Georges Ivanov (1902–1979), Russian-born French singer
Georgi Ivanov (cosmonaut) (born 1940), Bulgarian cosmonaut
Georgi Ivanov (mayor) (born 1954), mayor of Haskovo, Bulgaria
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1967), Bulgarian footballer
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976) or Gonzo Ivanov, Bulgarian footballer
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1980), Bulgarian footballer
Georgi Ivanov (shot putter) (born 1985), Bulgarian shot putter
Georgi Ivanov (wrestler, born 1989), Bulgarian wrestler
Georgi Ivanov (wrestler, born 2002), Bulgarian wrestler
Georgy Ivanov (1894–1958), poet of the Russian emigration
Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov (1901–2001), Hero of the Soviet Union
Georgi Tsvetkov Ivanov (born 1947), Bulgarian footballer
Gjorge Ivanov or Georgi Ivanov (born 1960), President of the Republic of Macedonia
Grigory Ivanov (born 1971), Russian football player
Grigory Ivanov (diver) (born 2001), Russian diver
Igor Ivanov (actor) (born 1954), Soviet and Russian theater actor and director
Igor Ivanov (chess player) (1947–2005), Russian-born Canadian chess player and concert pianist
Igor Ivanov (educationist) (1923–1992), Soviet pedagogue
Igor Ivanov (ice hockey) (born 1970), Russian ice hockey player
Igor Ivanov (rower) (born 1931), Soviet Olympic rower
Igor Ivanov (Scouting) (born 1976), Russian Scouting official
Igor Ivanov (singer) (born 1953), Soviet and Russian pop singer
Igor Ivanov Izi (born 1973), Macedonian film director and writer
Igor Ivanov (politician, born 1937)
Igor Ivanov (politician, born 1965)
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist
Ivan Ivanov (archer) (born 1956), Bulgarian archer
Ivan Ivanov (badminton) (born 1966), Bulgarian badminton player
Ivan Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1987), Russian cross-country skier
Ivan Ivanov (cyclist) (born 1960), Soviet racing cyclist
Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2006), Bulgarian international footballer
Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1988), Bulgarian footballer
Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1989), Bulgarian footballer
Ivan Ivanov (gymnast) (born 1974), Bulgarian gymnast
Ivan Ivanov (runner) (born 1948), Soviet middle-distance runner
Ivan Ivanov (shot putter) (born 1992), Kazakhstani shot putter
Ivan Ivanov (sport shooter) (born 1921), Bulgarian Olympic shooter
Ivan Ivanov (swimmer) (born 1979), Kyrgyzstani swimmer
Ivan Ivanov (triathlete) (born 1989), Ukrainian triathlete
Ivan Ivanov (tennis) (born 2008), Bulgarian tennis player
Ivan Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1950), Bulgarian volleyball player
Ivan Ivanov (weightlifter) (born 1971), Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria
Ivan Ivanov (wrestler, born 1937) (1937–2010), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler
Ivan Ivanov (wrestler, born 1968), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler
Ivan Ivanov (wrestler, born 1986), Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler
Ive Ivanov, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
Ivo Dimitrov Ivanov (born 30 July 1966), Bulgarian businessman and co-owner of CSKA Sofia
Ivo Ivanov (footballer, born March 1985), Bulgarian footballer who plays for Beroe Stara Zagora
Ivo Ivanov (footballer, born April 1985), Bulgarian footballer who plays for CSKA Sofia and previously for Lokomotiv Sofia
Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), Russian figure skater
Konstantin Ivanov (footballer, born 1964)
Konstantin Ivanov (poet) (1890-1915), Chuvash poet
Konstantin Ivanov (conductor) (1907–1984), Russian conductor
Kristo Ivanov (born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist
Kurbat Ivanov (died 1666), Cossack explorer
Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
Leonid Ivanov (basketball) (1944–2010), Soviet basketball player
Leonid Ivanov (botanist), Russian botanist
Leonid Ivanov (footballer) (1921–1990), Soviet international footballer
Leonid Ivanov (pilot) (1909–1941), recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union
Leonid Ivanov (rower) (1938–2019), Soviet Olympic rower
Leonid Ivanov (runner) (born 1937), Soviet Olympic runner
Leonid Ivanov (test pilot) (1950–1980), Soviet cosmonaut
Leonid Lavrovsky, born Ivanov (1905–1967), Russian ballet choreographer
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
Lyudmila Ivanova (1933–2016), Soviet and Russian film and stage actress
Maxim Ivanov (politician, born 1967), Russian politician
Maxim Ivanov (politician, born 1987), Russian politician
Mike Ivanow (born 1948), American soccer goalkeeper
Mikhail Dimitrov Ivanov (1900–1986), later known as Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov, Bulgarian philosopher and esotericist
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1935), Russian composer and conductor
Mikhail Matveevich Ivanov (1748–1823), Russian painter
Mikhail Ivanov (composer) (1849–1927), Russian composer
Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1977), Russian cross country skier
Mikhail Ivanov (rower) (born 1965), Russian rower
Mikhail Ivanov (sledge hockey) (born 1983), Russian sledge hockey player
Mikhail Ivanov (water polo) (born 1958), Russian former water polo player
Mikhail Ivanov (chess player) (born 1963), Serbian-Russian chess grandmaster
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 (ice hockey) (born 1989), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
Nikita Ivanov (politician) (born 1974), Russian politician
Nina Ivanova (1934–2020), Russian actress
Natalia Ivanova (taekwondo) (born 1971), Russian Olympic taekwondo competitor and medalist
Natalya Ivanova (hurdler) (born 1981), Russian hurdler
Natalia Ivanova (wrestler) (born 1969), Russian and Tajikistani sport wrestler
Natalia Ivanova (sailor), Russian Olympic sailor and medalist
Natalia Ivanova (footballer) (born 1979), Kazakhstani footballer
Nikola Ivanov (1861-1940), Bulgarian general
Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer), Soviet astronomer and discoverer of asteroids
Nikolay Ivanov (composer), film music composer, see Total Denial
Nikolai Ivanov (entrepreneur) (1836–1906), Russian businessman
Nikolay Ivanov (politician, born 1952), Russian politician
Nikolay Ivanov (politician, born 1957), Russian politician
Nikolai Ivanov (writer), (born 1956), Russian writer
Nikolay Ivanov (footballer) (born 1980), Russian footballer
Nikolai Ivanov (football referee) (born 1964), Russian football referee
Nikolai Ivanov (general) (1851-1919), Russian artillery general
Nikolai Ivanov (mathematician) (born 1954), Russian mathematician
Nikolay Ivanov (rower) (1949–2012), Soviet Russian Olympic rower
Nikolay Ivanov (skier) (born 1971), Kazakhstani Olympic skier
Nikolay Ivanov (sprinter) (born 1942), Russian Olympic sprinter
Nikolay Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1972), Bulgarian volleyball player
Nikolai Ivanov (entrepreneur)
Nikolai Ivanov (pilot), Soviet flying ace
Mikalay Ivanow (born 2000), Belarusian footballer
Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
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 (Russian historian) (born 1956), Russian historian and byzantinist
Sergey Ivanov (American football) (born 1985), American footballer
Sergey Ivanov (painter) (1864–1910), Russian painter
Sergei Ivanov (cyclist) (born 1975), Russian professional bicycle racer
Sergei Ivanov (footballer, born 1964), Russian football player and referee
Sergei Ivanov (footballer, born 1980), Kyrgyzstan footballer with FC Irtysh (as of 2008)
Sergey Ivanov (footballer, born 1984), Russian footballer formerly with FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Alania Vladikavkaz
Sergei Ivanov (footballer, born 1997), Russian footballer
Sergey Ivanov (referee) (born 1984), Russian international football referee
Sergey Ivanov (runner) (born 1979), Russian runner
Sergey Ivanov (politician, born 1969), Russian politician, a deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th State Duma
Sergey Ivanov (Saint Petersburg politician), Russian politician
Sergei Ivanov (Estonian politician) (born 1958), Estonian politician
Sergei Ivanov (mathematician) (born 1972), Russian mathematician
Sergey Ivanov (chess player) (born 1961), Russian chess grandmaster
Sofia Ivanova (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Stilian Ivanov, Bulgarian film director
Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
Valentin Ivanov (astronomer) (born 1967), Bulgarian astronomer
Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2011), Soviet football player and coach
Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1961), Soviet football player and Russian referee
Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 2000), Bulgarian footballer
Valentin Ivanov (wrestler) (born 1966), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler
Valentin Ivanov, Deputy Minister in Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (Bulgaria)
Valentina Ivanova (born 1963), Russian discus thrower
Valērijs Ivanovs (born 1970), Latvian footballer
Valeriy Ivanov (biathlete) (born 1969), Kazakhstani biathlete
Valery Ivanov (philologist) (1924–2005), Soviet and Russian philologist and linguist
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
Vitaly Ivanov (1935–2024), Soviet and Russian naval officer
Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
Vladimir Ivanov (badminton) (born 1987), Russian badminton player
Volodymyr Ivanov (boxer) (born 1936), Soviet boxer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1973), Bulgarian football player
Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1976), Russian football player
Vladimir Ivanov (motorcyclist) (born 1983), Russian motorcycle racer
Volodymyr Ivanov (skier), Ukrainian cross-country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympian
Vladimir Ivanov (speed skater) (born 1949), Soviet speed skater
Vladimir Ivanov (sprinter) (1955–2020), Bulgarian sprinter
Vladimir Ivanov (tennis) (born 1987), Estonian tennis player
Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1940), Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union
Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1976), Russian football player
Vladislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1986), Russian footballer
Vladislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1990), football player from Moldova
Vladislav Ivanov (physicist) (born 1936), Soviet physicist
Vladislav Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1987), Bulgarian volleyball player
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
Anton Ivanov, a playable character from the video game Zenless Zone Zero



