This article is about the given name. For the surname, see
Ioan (surname).
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Ioan is a variation on the nameJohn found inAromanian,Romanian,Bulgarian,Russian,Welsh (Welsh pronunciation:[ˈjo.an]), andSardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian isIoana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy (when a person called Ivan becomes a priest or a monk, he becomes known as Ioann). In all Bulgarian and Welsh versions ofthe Bible, Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such asJohn the Evangelist andJohn the Baptist.
People with the name include:
- Ioan orIvan Asen I (died 1196), Tsar of Bulgaria
- Ioan Asen II, Tsar of Bulgaria (1218–1241), son of the above
- Ioan II of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria (1298-1299)
- John III the Terrible (Romanian: Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit) (1521–1574), Voivode of Moldavia
- John Theodore Callimachi (Romanian: Ioan Teodor Callimachi) (1690–1780), Prince of Moldavia
- John Caradja (pre-modern Romanian: Ioan Gheorghe Caragea) (1754–1844), Prince of Wallachia
- Iacob Heraclid (1527–1563), Prince of Moldavia, named Ioan in some documents
- Ioan Joldea, briefly Prince of Moldavia in 1552
- Ioan Sturdza (1762–1842), ruler of Moldavia
- Ioan Baba (born 1951), Romanian poet
- Ioan A. Bassarabescu (1870–1952), Romanian writer and politician
- Ioan Bengliu (1881–1940), Romanian lieutenant-general
- Ioan Bob (1739–1830), Romanian Greek Catholic Church bishop and primate
- Ioan Bogdan (footballer) (born 1956), Romanian footballer
- Ioan Bogdan (historian) (1864–1919), Romanian historian and philologist
- Ioan Borcea (1879–1936), Romanian zoologist
- Ioan Boeriu (1859–1949), Austrian-born ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian general
- Ion C. Brătianu (1821–1891), Romanian politician and writer, Prime Minister of Romania
- Ion I. C. Brătianu (1864–1927), Romanian politician, five-time Prime Minister of Romania, Foreign Minister, son of the above
- Ioan Cantacuzino (1863–1934), Romanian physician and microbiologist
- Ioan orIon C. Cantacuzino (politician) (1825–1878), Romanian politician and Minister of Justice
- Ioan Carlaonț (1885–1952), Romanian World War II major general and post-war anti-communist resistance leader
- Ioan Chirilă (1925–1999), Romanian sports broadcaster and sports writer
- Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (born 1951), Romanian novelist and essayist
- Ioan Condruc (born 1951), Romanian former footballer
- Ion Creangă (jurist) (born 1962), Moldovan jurist
- Ion Creangă (politician) (born 1883), Bessarabian politician
- Ioan Croft (born 2001), Welsh boxer
- Ioan Culcer (1853–1928), Wallachian-born Romanian general and politician, Minister for Public Works
- Ioan Petru Culianu (1950–1991), Romanian historian and philosopher
- Ioan Cunningham (born 1983), Welsh rugby union coach and former player
- Ioan Halmoș (1901–?), Romanian footballer
- Ioan Holender (born 1935), Romanian-born Austrian operatic baritone and administrator
- Ioan Hora (born 1988), Romanian footballer
- Ioan Horga, Romanian professor of international relations and European studies and dean
- Ioan Hristea, Romanian World War II officer
- Ioan Igna (born 1940), Romanian football referee and former player
- Ioan Kiss (1901–2006), Romanian football goalkeeper
- Ioan Kramer (born 1962), Romanian former footballer
- Ioan Lahovary (1844–1915), Romanian a politician, diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ioan Lemeni (1780–1861), Hungarian ethnic Romanian prelate, bishop of Făgăraş and primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
- Ioan Lewis (1930–2014), Scottish professor of anthropology
- Ioan Lloyd (born 2001), Welsh rugby union player
- Ioan Lupaș (1880–1967), Romanian historian, academic, politician, Orthodox theologian and priest
- Ioan Lupescu (born 1968), Romanian former footballer
- Ioan Manu (1803–1874), Romanian politician
- Ioan Mărginean (born 1960), Romanian former footballer
- I. C. Massim (1825–1877), Romanian linguist and a founding member of the Romanian Academy
- IoanInocențiu Micu-Klein (1692–1768), Romanian Greek Catholic Church bishop and primate
- Ioan Mirea (1912–1987), Romanian artist and member of the fascist Iron Guard
- Ioan Miszti (born 1969), Romanian footballer
- Ioan T. Morar (born 1956), Romanian journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and literary and art critic
- Ioan Moța (1868–1940), Romanian Orthodox priest, politician and journalist
- Ioan Oteteleșanu (1795–1876), Wallachian, later Romanian businessman and politician, Audit Minister and briefly Finance Minister
- Ioan Gyuri Pascu (1961–2016), Romanian musician, actor and comedian
- Ioan Mircea Pașcu (born 1949), Romanian politician
- Ioan Petcu (born 1959), Romanian retired footballer
- Ioan Pop (born 1954), Romanian fencer
- Ioan Popovici (brigadier general) (1865–1953), Romanian general
- Ioan Popovici (divisional general) (1857–?), Romanian general
- Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul (1869–1893), Romanian poet
- Ivan Pidkova (Ukrainian: Ioan Potcoavă) (died 1578), Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks
- Ioan Prundeanu (born 1993), Romanian rower
- Ioan Pușcaș (1932–2015), Romanian gastroenterologist and medical pioneer
- Ioan Mihail Racoviță (1889–1954), Romanian World War II general and Minister of Defense
- Ioan Rășcanu (1878–1952), Romanian World War I general, politician and Minister of War
- Ioan Bowen Rees (1929–1999), Welsh poet, mountaineer and civil servant
- Ioan Robu (born 1944), Romanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and former Archbishop of Bucharest
- Ioan Rus (born 1955), Romanian politician, twice Interior Minister and once Transport Minister
- Ioan Sabău (born 1968), Romanian football manager and former player
- Ioan Sărac (1949–2021), Romanian football player and manager
- Ioan Sârca (1911–1991), Romanian serial killer and rapist
- Ioan Sauca (born 1956), Romanian Orthodox priest, theologian, and Secretary General of the World Council of Churches
- Ioan Sdrobiș (born 1946), Romanian former football manager
- Ioan Axente Sever (1821–1906), Romanian revolutionary in Austria-Hungary
- Ioan Simu (1875–1948) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian Greek-Catholic priest and politician
- Ioan Sion (1890–1942), Romanian major general
- Ioan Șișeștean (1936–2011), Romanian prelate and bishop of the Greek Catholic Church
- Ioan Slavici (1848–1925), Romanian writer and journalist from Austria-Hungary
- Ioan Șnep (born 1966), Romanian retired rower
- Ioan Ștefănescu orIon Creangă (1837–1889), Moldavian, later Romanian writer and raconteur
- Ioan Sterca-Șuluțiu (1796–1858), Austrian ethnic Romanian military leader
- Ioan Străjescu (1833–1873), Romanian politician and a founding member of the Romanian Academy
- Ioan Suciu (1907–1953), Romanian bishop of the Greek Catholic Church
- Ioan Silviu Suciu (born 1977), Romanian retired artistic gymnast
- Ioan Suciu (footballer) (1933–2018), Romanian footballer
- Ioan Talpeș (born 1944), Romanian army general, military historian and politician
- Ioan Tegid, bardic name of Welsh clergyman and writer John Jones (1792–1852)
- Ioan Țepelea (1949–2012), Romanian writer
- Ioan Tesler (1903–1942), Romanian footballer
- Ioan Vancea (1820—1892), Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian bishop of the Greek Catholic Church
- Ioan Varga (born 1959), Romanian former footballer
- Ioan Vințe orIon Vincze (1910–1996), Romanian communist politician and diplomat
- Ioan Zalomit (1823–1885), Romanian philosopher, professor and rector of the University of Bucharest
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