Jovan Hristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Христић; 26 August 1933 - 20 June 2002) was a Serbian poet, playwright, essayist, literary and theater critic, translator, editor of Literature, Danas and editor at IRO Nolit.

He was a full professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and taught dramaturgy to all generations since 1967.

In drama, he tried to speak through well-known characters from the classics about the eternal problems that plague modern man.

In the essay, he examined modern phenomena and forms in literature and art.

In August 2001, he received the "Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša International Award".