John
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John is a common English name and surname:
- John (given name)
- John (surname), including a list of people so named
John may also refer to:
People with the given name [edit]
Religious figures [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- John A. Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada
- 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
- 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
Others [edit]
- John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century
Fictional characters [edit]
- 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 Corben, DC Comics super villain from Superman know as Metallo
- John, the head of the Visitors force in the science-fiction franchise V
- 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 & John "Jack" Marston Jr, The two main protagonist's in Red Dead Redemption,
Books of the Bible [edit]
Songs [edit]
- "John" (song), by French singer Desireless
- "John" (Lil Wayne song)
- "john", an iamamiwhoami song
Other [edit]
- John Doe, generic name for a male whose identity is either unknown or withheld
- John, slang for a person who patronizes prostitutes
- John, 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 [edit]
- All pages beginning with "John"
- All pages with titles containing "John"
- Yahya
- Johnny (disambiguation)
- João, the Portuguese form of the name
- Jon
- Ivan (disambiguation)
- Yohannan (disambiguation)
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