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John is a common English name and surname:
- John (given name)
- John (surname), including a list of people with the name
John may also refer to:
People with the given name
Religious figures
- John the Baptist (died c. 30 AD), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ
- John the Apostle (~30 A.D.), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
- John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle
- John of Patmos, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle
- John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos
- Pope John (disambiguation), several popes
- Saint John (disambiguation), various people
Rulers and other political figures
- John of Austria (disambiguation) (three people)
- John of Bohemia (1296–1346), called John the Blind, king from 1310
- John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, better known as Hans of Denmark (1455–1513)
- John of England (1166–1216), king and younger brother of Richard I
- John I of Hungary or János Szapolyai (1487–1540), king from 1526
- John of Poland (disambiguation), three people
- John of Scotland also known as John de Balliol (c. 1249–1314), king from 1292–1296
- Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1397)
- John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz (1400–1442)
- Infante John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431–1457)
- Infante John, Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), 3rd Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke of Beja, King Manuel I's older brother
- John the Scythian, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 498
- John the Hunchback, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 499
- John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399), third son of Edward |||, King of England
- Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905-1919), prince of the United Kingdom, youngest son/child of George V
Other religious figures
- John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century
Fictional characters
- John (John and Gillian), appearing in the Doctor Who TV comic strip
- John (Tomorrow People), appearing in the children's science-fiction TV series The Tomorrow People
Songs
- "John" (Desireless song)
- "John" (Lil Wayne song)
- "john", an iamamiwhoami song
Other uses
- John Doe, generic name for a male whose identity is either unknown or withheld
- John (ship), which disappeared off the coast of Australia in 1806
- Tropical Storm John (disambiguation), tropical cyclones appearing in the eastern Pacific Ocean
- John Peaks, mountains on Powell Island, Antarctica
- John the Ripper, a password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
- John, a 1927 play by Philip Barry
- JOHN, a 2014 play by Lloyd Newson
- Slang for a toilet
See also
- All pages beginning with "John"
- All pages with titles containing John
- Alternate forms for the name John
- Johns (disambiguation)
- Ivan (disambiguation)
- Johnny (disambiguation)
- Jon (disambiguation)
- Yahya (disambiguation)
- Yohanan
- Yohannan (disambiguation)
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