John

John is a common English name and surname:

• John (first name)
• John (surname)

John may also refer to:

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)

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
• 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 João of Viseu (1448-1472), 3rd Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke of Beja, King Manuel I older brother;
  • John of Lancaster (João de Lencastre) (1501-1571), 1st Duke of Aveiro, older son of Infante George of Lancaster and grandson of King John II;
  • João, Crown Prince of Portugal (1537-1554), King John III heir and King Sebastian father;
  • Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842-1861), Queen Maria II third son.

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.
• John Connor,main character of Terminator franchise

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.

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

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

See also

• Yahya
• Johnny
• Jon
• Ivan