Jón

Jón is a common name in Iceland.

According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.

Jón is derived from the name Johannes (English John) with the original meaning being God (Jahwe) is gracious. The name is one of the most frequently given name in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked first before Sigurður and Guðmundur.

Famous people called Jón

• Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Icelandic scholar and folklorist
• Jón Bjarni Atlason, Icelandic specialist in German studies
• Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop
• Jón Árnason, Icelandic author
• Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician (Sigur Rós)
• Jón Ólafur Eiríksson, Icelandic football player
• Jón Gerreksson, Danish-Icelandic bishop
• Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian
• Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, Icelandic politician
• Jón Helgason, Icelandic philologist
• Jón korpur Hrafnsson, son of Þuríður Sturludóttir
• Jón Hreggviðsson, character in Iceland's Bell by Halldór Laxness
• Jón Kristjánsson, Icelandic cross country skier
• Jón Rói Jacobsen, Faroese football defender
• Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, CEO of Baugur Group
• Jón Laxdal, Icelandic actor and director
• Jón Leifs, Icelandic composer
• Jón Loftsson, Icelandic chieftain at Oddi
• Jón Magnússon (politician), Icelandic politician
• Jón Arnar Magnússon, Icelandic decathlete
• Jón Ólafsson (journalist), Icelandic editor, journalist, and poet
• Jón Ögmundsson, Icelandic bishop
• Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Icelandic author
• Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic weightlifter and powerlifter
• Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic politician
• Jón Trausti Sigurðarson, Icelandic newspaper editor
• Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, Icelandic musician
• Jón Sveinsson, Icelandic author
• Jón Thoroddsen junior, Icelandic author
• Jón Thoroddsen elder, Icelandic author
• Jón Trausti, pseudonym for Guðmundur Magnusson, Icelandic author
• Jón Þorláksson, Icelandic Prime Minister

See also

• Litli-Jón, a beer in Iceland