# Ivanov

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".

## 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
* Stilian Ivanov, Bulgarian film director
* 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.
* Anton Ivanov, a playable character from the video game Zenless Zone Zero