Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584), or Ivan IV Vasilyevich, was a ruler of Russia.

Ivan the Terrible may also refer to:

People with the nickname Pampero Firpo (Juan Kachmanian, 1930–2020), Argentine wrestler Iván Zamorano (born 1967), Chilean footballer Ivan Basso (born 1977), Italian cyclist Ivan Boesky (born 1937), American insider trader Ivan the Terrible (Treblinka guard), a notorious guard at the Nazi German Treblinka extermination camp Iván Marino Ospina (1940–1985), Colombian guerilla Ivan Serov (1905–1990), Soviet intelligence officer and first chairman of the KGB

Arts and entertainment Ivan the Terrible (ballet), choreographed by Yury Grigorovich, 1975 The Wings of a Serf, also known as Ivan the Terrible, a 1926 Soviet silent historical drama film Ivan the Terrible (1917 film), an Italian historical film Ivan the Terrible (1945 film), a Soviet epic historical drama Ivan the Terrible (Prokofiev), musical score for the 1945 film Ivan the Terrible (TV series), 1976 comedy Ivan the Terrible (novel), 2007 children's novel by Anne Fine

Other uses Ivan the Terrible (polar bear), a polar bear that killed three other polar bears while living in the Griffith Park Zoo Ivan IV (disambiguation) List of storms named Ivan