John
Appearance
John is a common English name and surname:
- John (given name)
- John (surname), including a list of people with the name John
John may also refer to:
People with the given name
Religious figures
- John the Baptist (died c. 30 AD), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ
- John the Apostle (c. 30 AD), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
- John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle
- John of Patmos, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle
- John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos
- Pope John, several popes
- Saint John, many people
- Father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter
Rulers and other political figures
- John of Austria (disambiguation)
- 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 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 (nephew of Vitalian), a Byzantine general under Justinian I
- John Troglita, a 6th-century Byzantine general
- John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399), third son of Edward III, King of England
- Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905–1919), prince of the United Kingdom, youngest son/child of George V
Other religious figures
- John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century
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
Songs
Other uses
- Slang for a toilet
- Slang for a person who procures a prostitute
- John, a 1927 play by Philip Barry
- JOHN, a 2014 play by Lloyd Newson
- John Peaks, mountains on Powell Island, Antarctica
- John the Ripper, a password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
- The Gospel According to John, often shorted to John
- Tropical Storm John (disambiguation), tropical cyclones appearing in the eastern Pacific Ocean