Ioan

Ioan
Other names
Related names	Eoin, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioane, Ioannis, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, John, João, Johan /Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Younan, Yonan, Yohannes

Last updated August 29, 2025

Ioan is a variation on the name John found in Aromanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Welsh (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈjo.an] ), and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. 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 of the Bible, Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as John the Evangelist and John the Baptist.

Rulers

Ioan or Ivan 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

A

Ioan Alexandru (1941–2000), Romanian poet
Ioan Almășan (born 1962), Romanian former football goalkeeper and manager
Ioan Andone (born 1960), Romanian football manager and former player
Ioan Apostol (born 1959), Romanian luger
Ioan Auer (1902–?), Romanian footballer

B

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

C

Ioan Cantacuzino (1863–1934), Romanian physician and microbiologist
Ioan or Ion 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

D

Ioan Davies (born 1999), Welsh rugby union player
Ioan Dicezare (1916–2012), Romanian fighter ace in World War II
Ioan Donca (1940–2025), Romanian diplomat
Ioan Drăgan (1965–2012), Romanian footballer
Ioan Dumitrache (1889–1977), Romanian major general during World War II
Ioan Dzițac (1953–2021), Romanian professor of mathematics and computer science

E

Ioan Evans (politician) (1927–1984), Welsh politician
Ioan Evans (rugby union) (born 2001), Welsh rugby union player

F

Ioan Filip (born 1989), Romanian footballer
Ioan Fiscuteanu (1937–2007), Romanian actor
Ioan Florariu (born 1979), Romanian retired rower
Ioan Emanoil Florescu (1819–1893), Romanian general, twice briefly Prime Minister of Romania
Ioan Flueraș (1882–1953), Romanian politician

G

Ioan Gherghel (born 1978), Romanian retired swimmer
Ioan Grigoraș (born 1963), Romanian retired Greco-Roman wrestler
Ioan Grillo, English journalist and writer
Ioan Gruffudd (born 1973), Welsh actor

H

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

I

Ioan Igna (born 1940), Romanian football referee and former player

J

Ioan James (1928–2025), British mathematician
Ioan Jones (born 2004), English rugby union player

K

Ioan Kiss (1901–2006), Romanian football goalkeeper
Ioan Kramer (born 1962), Romanian former footballer

L

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

M

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
Ioan Inocențiu 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

N

Ioan Nagy (born 1954), Romanian former footballer
Ioan Neag (born 1994), Romanian footballer
Ioan Nicholas (born 1998), Welsh rugby union player
Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus (1737–1828), Ottoman Empire-born ethnic Armenian physician and noble

O

Ioan Oteteleșanu (1795–1876), Wallachian, later Romanian businessman and politician, Audit Minister and briefly Finance Minister

P

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

R

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

S

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 or Ion 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

T

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

V

Ioan Vancea (1820—1892), Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian bishop of the Greek Catholic Church
Ioan Varga (born 1959), Romanian former footballer
Ioan Vințe or Ion Vincze (1910–1996), Romanian communist politician and diplomat

Y

Ioan Yakovlev (born 1998), Estonian footballer

Z

Ioan Zalomit (1823–1885), Romanian philosopher, professor and rector of the University of Bucharest

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Ioan

Contents

Rulers

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B

C

D

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F

G

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J

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M

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