List of Famous people named Ivan
Ivan Urgant
Ivan Andreevich Urgant (Russian: Ива́н Андре́евич У́ргант; is a Russian television host, presenter, actor, musician and producer. His best known roles in film are Boris in the Yolki series and as Danila in Lucky Trouble. Since 2012 he has hosted Evening Urgant, a late-night talk show. According to the 2008 and 2011 surveys, Urgant is Russia's most popular TV presenter.
Ivan Toney
Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Brentford.
Ivan Perišić
Ivan Perišić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter Milan, and the Croatia national team. He usually plays as a winger, but can also be deployed as an attacking midfielder or second striker.
Ivan Rakitić
Ivan Rakitić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla.
Iván Redondo
Iván Redondo Bacaicoa is a Spanish political advisor serving as Moncloa Chief of Staff since 2018.
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible is the nickname given to a notorious guard at the Treblinka extermination camp during the Holocaust, identified as Ivan Marchenko in statements made by other guards. The moniker alluded to Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, the infamous Tsar of Russia. "Ivan the Terrible" gained international recognition following the 1986 John Demjanjuk case. By 1944, a cruel guard named "Ivan", sharing his distinct duties and extremely violent behavior with a guard named "Nicholas", was mentioned in survivor literature. John Demjanjuk was first accused of being Ivan the Terrible at the Treblinka concentration camp. He was found guilty of war crimes and was sentenced to death by hanging. This decision was later overruled by the Supreme Court of Israel. In 2011, Demjanjuk was convicted of war crimes for having served at Sobibor extermination camp.
Ivan Cleary
Ivan Cleary is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Penrith Panthers in the NRL and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback and centre in the 1990s and 2000s.
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman, is a Czechoslovak-Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998.
Iván Duque
Iván Duque Márquez is a Colombian politician and lawyer who has been the president of Colombia since 7 August 2018. He was elected as the candidate from the Democratic Centre Party in the 2018 Colombian presidential election. Backed by his mentor, former president and powerful senator Alvaro Uribe, he was elected despite having been relatively unknown a year before the election. He ran on a platform that included opposing Juan Manuel Santos' peace agreement with the FARC guerilla group.
Iván Sánchez
Iván Sánchez is a Spanish actor, model and film producer.
Ivan Okhlobystin
Ivan Ivanovich Okhlobystin is a Russian Orthodox priest, actor, director and screenwriter. By his own choice, he is temporarily suspended as priest from the ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church. He is the creative director of the company Baon.
Ivan Dorn
Ivan Dorn is a Ukrainian singer. He is also active as a DJ, TV presenter and producer, and a former member of the band Para Normalnyh. Since 2010 he has been a solo artist. His music combines elements of house, disco, pop, jazz, funk, UK garage, hip-hop and soul. In 2017 won MTV EMA.
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a retired Czech-American professional tennis player. He was world No. 1 for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. At the majors he won eight titles and was runner-up a record 11 times. He also won seven year-end championships. Lendl pioneered a new style of tennis; his game was built around his forehand, hit hard with heavy topspin, and his success is cited as a primary influence in popularizing the currently common playing style of aggressive baseline power tennis. After retirement, he became a tennis coach for multiple players. He has helped Andy Murray win three major titles and reach the No. 1 ranking.
Ivan Yankovsky
Ivan Filippovich Yankovsky is a Russian actor, best known for his role in Rag Union. His father is actor/director Filipp Yankovsky, and his grandfather was the actor Oleg Yankovsky.
Ivan I. Krasko
Ivan Ivanovich Krasko is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976). People's Artist of Russia (1992).
Ivan Mishukov
Ivan Mishukov is a Russian citizen, notable for being a feral child who lived with dogs for about two years between the ages of 4 and 6.
Iván Espinosa de los Monteros de Simón
Iván Espinosa de los Monteros y de Simón is a Spanish real estate developer and politician who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies for the Madrid constituency.
Ivan Telegin
Ivan Alexeyvich Telegin is a Russian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers 101st overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Ivan Savvidi
Ivan Ignatyevich Savvidi, is a Russian-Georgian businessman and politician of Caucasus Greek origin. Savvidis is one of Russia's wealthiest men and was a member of the Russian Parliament, closely linked to the President Vladimir Putin.
Ivan Cavaleiro
Ivan Ricardo Neves Abreu Cavaleiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Fulham. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a forward.