List of Famous people named Jovan

Jovan Sterija Popović was a Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher and pedagogue who taught at the Belgrade Higher School. Sterija was recognized by his contemporaries as the one of the leading Serbian intellectuals and he is regarded as one of the best comic playwrights in Serbian literature.

Jovan Hadži was a Slovenian zoologist of Serbian origin.

Jovan Karamata was a Serbian mathematician. He is remembered for contributions to analysis, in particular, the Tauberian theory and the theory of slowly varying functions. Considered to be among the most influential Serbian mathematicians of the 20th century, Karamata was one of the founders of the Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, established in 1946.

Jovan Avakumović was a Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and Prime Minister of Serbia.

Jovan Jovanović "Zmaj" was a Serbian poet.

Jovan Ristić, or Ristitch was a Serbian politician, diplomat and historian.

Jovan Đorđević was a Serbian writer, dramatist, Minister of Education and the co-founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre in 1861, the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1868 and the Academy of Dramatic Art in 1870. He is most famous for writing the lyrics to the Serbian National anthem Bože pravde in 1872.

Jovan Sundečić was a Montenegrin poet, priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a secretary to Prince Nikola I of Montenegro. He is most famous for writing lyrics of contemporary anthem of Montenegro Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori.