Jovan Ðordevic (Senta, Serbia, 13 November 1826 – Belgrade, Serbia, 9 April 1900) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, Minister of Education and the co-founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre in 1861, the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1868 and the Academy of Dramatic Art (Serbian: Glumacka akademija) in 1870.
He is most famous for writing the lyrics to the Serbian National anthem Bože pravde in 1872.