Ivanov
Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow, or Ivanova, is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan 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.
People with the surname
- Albertina Ivanova, Mari poet
- Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player
- Alexander Ivanov – several people
- Alexey Ivanov – several people
- Alina Ivanova, Russian race walker and long-distance runner
- Allen Ivanov, American mass shooter, responsible for the 2016 Mukilteo shooting
- Almaz Ivanov, Russian statesman
- Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Russian painter
- Anatoli Ivanov , Russian solo-timpanist and percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov, Russian painter
- Anton Ivanov-Goluboy, Russian painter
- Artyom Ivanov – several people
- Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as Puppey
- Daniel Ivanov – several people
- Dimitrana Ivanova, Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist
- Dmytro Ivanov, Ukrainian footballer
- Dmitry Ivanov, Russian activist and political prisoner
- Elena Ivanova – several people
- Georgi Ivanov – several people
- Georgy Ivanov, leading poet of the Russian emigration
- Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Gjorge Ivanov, President of North Macedonia
- Igor Petrovich Ivanov, Russian pedagogue
- Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov, Russian-born Canadian chess player
- Igor Ivanov, Russian foreign minister
- Igor Ivanov, Russian scout leader
- Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Russian biologist
- Ivan Ivanov – several people
- Ive Ivanov,, Croatian basketball player
- Ivo Ivanov – several people
- Kira Ivanova, Russian figure skater
- Konstantin Ivanov, several people
- Kristo Ivanov, Swedish information scientist and systems scientist
- Kurbat Ivanov, Cossack explorer
- Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
- Leonid Ivanov, several people
- Lev Ivanov, Russian choreographer
- Lili Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
- Lyubomir Ivanov, Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and Antarctic explorer
- Lyubov Ivanova, Russian long-distance runner
- Lyudmila Ivanova, Soviet and Russian film and stage actress
- Maxim Ivanov – several people
- Mike Ivanow, American soccer goalkeeper
- Mikhail Ivanov , Russian cross country skier
- Mikhail Ivanov , Russian composer and critic
- Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, conductor, and pedagogue
- Mirela Ivanova, modern Bulgarian poet
- Miroslav Ivanov , Czech non-fiction writer
- Miroslav Ivanov , Bulgarian footballer
- Nikita Ivanov , Kazakhstani ice hockey player
- Nikita Ivanov , Russian politician
- Nina Ivanova, Russian actress
- Natalia Ivanova – several people
- Nikolay or Nikolai Ivanov – several people
- Nicolas Ivanoff, French pilot and flying instructor
- Oleksandr Ivanov, Ukrainian football player and manager
- Olga Ivanova – several people
- Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete
- Piotr Pavlovich Ivanov, Russian and Soviet embryologist
- Pavlo Ivanov, Ukrainian footballer
- Porfiry Ivanov, Russian religious leader
- Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik, Russian politician
- Robert Ivanov, Finnish footballer
- Semion Ivanov, Soviet general
- Sergey Ivanov – several people
- Sofia Ivanova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Stilian Ivanov, Bulgarian film director
- Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian football player
- Valentin D. Ivanov, Bulgarian astronomer and science fiction writer
- Valentin Kozmich Ivanov, Soviet football player
- Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov, Russian football referee
- Valentina Ivanova, Russian discus thrower
- Varvara Ivanova, Russian virtuoso harpist
- Vasili Ivanov, Russian football player
- Viktor Ivanov, Russian politician
- Viktor Semyonovich Ivanov, Soviet poster artist
- Vitali Vladimirovich Ivanov, Russian handball player
- Vitaly Ivanov, Soviet and Russian naval officer
- Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
- Vladimir Ivanov – several people
- Vladislav Ivanov – several people
- Volodymyr Ivanov, Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
- Vsevolod Ivanov, Soviet writer
- Vyacheslav Ivanov – several people
- Xenophont Ivanov, Bulgarian veterinary scholar
- Yehor Ivanov, Ukrainian footballer
- Yevgeny Ivanov – several people
- Yulia Ivanova – several people
- Yury Ivanov – several people
- Zinaida Ivanova, Russian writer and translator
- Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur
People with patronymic
- Desislava Ivanova Doneva, Bulgarian singer better known as Desi Slava
- Dimitar Ivanov Popov, Bulgarian organic chemist
- Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov, Bulgarian writer better known as Elin Pelin
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''