Vanja Babic, Serbian taekwondo athlete (male)
Vanja Blomberg, Swedish gymnast & Olympian (female)
Vanja Drach (1932-2009), Croatian actor (male)
Vanja Dzaferovic, former Croatian footballer (male)
Vanja Ejdus, Serbian actress (female)
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Bulgarian sprint canoer (female)
Vanja Grubac, Montenegrin footballer & Chinese coach (male)
Vanja Ivesa, Croatian football goalkeeper playing for Turkey (male)
Vanja Miceta, Serbian synchronized swimmer (female)
Vanja Perisic, Croatian middle-distance runner (male)
Vanja Plisnic, Serbian basketballer playing for Turkey (male)
Vanja Radaus (1906-'75), Croatian sculptor, painter & writer (male)
Vanja Rogulj, Croatian breast-stroke swimmer (male)
Vanja Rupena, Miss Croatia '96; Croatia's Next Top Model host (female)
