John

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John is a common English name and surname:

• John (given name) or
• John (surname), including a list of people so named

John may also refer to:

People with the given name

Religious figures

• John Hyrcanus, ruler of Judea 134–104 BC
• John the Baptist (c. 7 BC – c. 30 AD), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ
• John the Apostle (c. 6 – c. 100 AD), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
  • John the Evangelist, alleged author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with the Apostle
  • John of Patmos, the Seer of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified with the Apostle
  • John the Presbyter, an obscure figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos
• John Mark, possibly the same as Mark the Evangelist
• Pope John of Alexandria (disambiguation), 19 Patriarchs of Alexandria
• Saint John (disambiguation), various people

Popes and Antipopes

• Pope John (disambiguation) or Antipope John (disambiguation), a Roman Catholic papal name
• Pope John I
• Pope John II
• Pope John III
• Pope John IV
• Pope John V
• Pope John VI
• Pope John VII
• Pope John VIII
• Pope John IX
• Pope John X
• Pope John XI
• Pope John XII
• Pope John XIII
• Pope John XIV
• Pope John XV
• Antipope John XVI
• Pope John XVII
• Pope John XVIII
• Pope John XIX
• Pope John XX, a numbering never actually used
• Pope John XXI
• Pope John XXII
• Pope John XXIII
• Antipope John XXIII

Rulers and other political figures

• John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, assassinated in 1963
• John A. Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada
• John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997
• John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007
• 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 Hedges, governor of East Florida between 20 July and 30 July, 1763
• John I of Hungary or János Szapolyai (1487–1540), king from 1526
• John II Sigismund Zápolya (1540–1571), King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
• 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

Byzantine Emperors

• John I Tzimiskes (925-976)
• John II Komnenos (1087–1143)
• John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192–1254)
• John IV Laskaris (1250–1305)
• John V Palaiologos (1332–1391)
• John VI Kantakouzenos (1292–1383)
• John VII Palaiologos (1370–1408)
• John VIII Palaiologos (1392–1448)

Others

• John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century
• John Lennon, a member of the Beatles

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
• John from Cincinnati, eponymous TV character
• John Constantine, main character of DC Comics' Vertigo title Hellblazer
• John Corben, DC Comics super villain from Superman known as Metallo
• John, the head of the Visitors force in the science-fiction franchise V
• John Gage, a character from the TV series Emergency!
• Red John, the antagonist of The Mentalist
• Master Chief (Halo) (John Sierra-117), main character in the critically acclaimed Halo video game series
• Big Boss (Metal Gear), whose real name is John, one of the main characters from the video game series Metal Gear
• John H. Watson, known as Dr. Watson, fictional sidekick and biographer of detective Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories
• John Marston and John "Jack" Marston Jr, the two main protagonists in Red Dead Redemption
• John Robie, the main character in Alfred Hitchcock's film To Catch a Thief
• John Stewart (comics), one of the Earth members of the Green Lantern Corps
• John Egbert, main character in the web-comic Homestuck

Books of the Bible

• Gospel of John
• 1 John
• 2 John
• 3 John

Songs

• "John" (Desireless song)
• "John" (Lil Wayne song)
• "john", an iamamiwhoami song

Other

• John Doe, generic name for a male whose identity is either unknown or withheld
• John, slang for a person who patronizes prostitutes
• John, North American slang for toilet
• 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

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
• Yohanan
• Yohannan (disambiguation)