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John is a common English name and surname:

• John (given name)
• John (surname)

John may also refer to:

People[link]

Religious figures[link]

• 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[link]

• 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
• Pope John XXI
• Pope John XXII
• Pope John XXIII
• Antipope John XXIII

Rulers and other political figures[link]

• 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 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
• 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

Others[link]

• John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century

Fictional characters[link]

• John Arbuckle, fictional character in the comic strip, Garfield
• Dr. John Watson (Sherlock Holmes), best friend of Sherlock Holmes
• John Clayton, English name of Tarzan
• John Carter (character), Edgar Rice Burroughs' protagonist in a series of novels set on Mars
• 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, the head of the Visitors force in the science-fiction franchise V
• Red John, the antagonist of The Mentalist
• Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian, of the TV sitcom Scrubs
• John Sheppard (Stargate), a US Air Force officer on the TV series Stargate Atlantis
• John Bosley (Charlie's Angels), in the 1976-1981 television series Charlie's Angels
• Detective John Munch, on the TV series Law & Order
• Master Chief (Halo) (John-117), main character in the 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 Solid
• John Marston, the protagonist of Red Dead Redemption

Books of the Bible[link]

• Gospel of John
• 1 John
• 2 John
• 3 John

Songs[link]

• "John" (song), by French singer Desireless
• "John" (Lil Wayne song)
• "john", an iamamiwhoami song

Other[link]

• 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 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 the Ripper, a password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
• John, a 1927 play by Philip Barry

See also[link]

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

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