John

John is a common English name and surname:

• John (given name)
• John (surname)

John may also refer to:

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 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) (list), the name of 19 Patriarchs of Alexandria
• Saint John (disambiguation) (list)

Papacy

• Pope John 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; also see Pope John (numbering))
• Pope John XXI
• Pope John XXII
• Antipope John XXIII
• Pope John XXIII

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 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
• John, Prince of Portugal:
  • Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1397)
  • Infante João of Portugal (1400–1442), Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz
  • 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 of Lancaster (João de Lencastre) (1501–1571), 1st Duke of Aveiro
  • João, Crown Prince of Portugal (1537–1554)
  • Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861)

• Iohannes (consul 456), a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire
• Iohannes (consul 467), a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, advisor to Emperor Zeno
• 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

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-117, main character in the Halo video game series
• Big Boss, whose real name is John, one of the main characters from the video game series Metal Gear Solid
• John, the head of the fictional Visitors force to Earth in the science-fiction franchise V
• Red John, the antagonist of The Mentalist
• Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian, MD of TV sitcom "Scrubs" played by actor Zach Braff
• Dr. John H. Watson, MD a fictional veteran Army surgeon who served in Afghanistan and best friend of Sherlock Holmes
• John Sheppard a fictional veteran US Air Force Officer who served in Afghanistan stars on TV series "Stargate Atlantis" is played by actor Joe Flanigan
• John Carter is a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He is the protagonist is a series of novels taking place on the planet Mars.
• John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (actually "Viscount Greystoke" is the English name of Tarzan of the Apes
• John Bosley is a fictional character in the 1976-1981 television series Charlie's Angels.
• Detective John Munch, a fictional character played by actor Richard Belzer on the TV police-procedural series "Law & Order"

Other people

• John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century
• John the bookmaker controversy, a cricket betting scandal in 1994–95 in which Australian cricketers were involved with an Indian bookmaker identified only as "John"
• John Doe, generic name for any male

Artworks

• books of the biblical New Testament:
  • Gospel of John
  • 1 John
  • 2 John
  • 3 John
• "John" (1988), a song from French singer Desireless's album François

Other

• John, slang for a person who patronizes prostitutes
• John, slang for toilet
• John (ship), a ship that disappeared off the coast of SE Australia in 1806
• Tropical Storm John (disambiguation), tropical cyclones appearing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
• John the Ripper, a password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
• John, a 1927 play by Philip Barry
• John (Lil Wayne song)
• "john", an iamamiwhoami song

See also

• All pages beginning with "John"
• All pages with titles containing "John"
• Yahya
• Johnny (disambiguation)
• Jon
• Ivan (disambiguation)