John
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John is a common English name and surname:
John may also refer to:
[edit] Religious figures
- John the Baptist, regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ
- John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
- Pope John or Antipope John, a Roman Catholic papal name
- Pope John of Alexandria, a Coptic papal name
- Saint John (disambiguation)
[edit] Rulers and other political figures
- John I
- John II
- John III
- John IV
- John V
- John VI
- John VII
- John VIII
- John of Austria (disambiguation)
- John of Bohemia
- John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- John of England
- John of Poland
- John of Scotland
[edit] Fictional characters
- John (Doctor Who), appearing in the Doctor Who TV Comic strip
- John (Tomorrow People), appearing in the children's science fiction TV series The Tomorrow People
- John from Cincinnati, eponymous TV character
- John-117, main character in the famous Halo video game series
- John, the head of the fictional Visitors force to Earth in the science-fiction franchise V.
[edit] Other people
- John (bookmaker), the Indian bookmaker who was involved in a betting controversy with Australian cricketers Mark Waugh and Shane Warne
- 'John' or John Doe, generic name for any male.
[edit] Artworks
- Gospel of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, books of the biblical New Testament
- "John" (1988), a single from French singer Desireless's album François
[edit] Other
- Restroom
- John (prostitution), a slang term for a person who patronizes prostitutes
- Tropical Storm John, tropical cyclones appearing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
- John the Ripper, a password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
- John (ship), a ship that disappeared off the coast of SE Australia in 1806