Johann, typically a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, is the
German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the
Latin form of the
Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from
Hebrew name ''
Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "
Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its
English language equivalent is
John. It is uncommon as a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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People
People with the name Johann include:
Mononym
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Johann, Count of Cleves (died 1368), nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire
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Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1662–1698), German nobleman
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Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638), German nobleman
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Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer
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Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist
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Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter
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Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (2 November 1649, in Halle – 24 May 1697, in Weissenfels), was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and member of the House of Wettin.
He was the first son of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and h ...
(1649–1697)
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Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), German Composer
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Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes
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Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654–1704), German Orientalist
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Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), Czech composer
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Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723), Austrian architect
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Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), Swiss mathematician
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Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803–1877), early German paleoanthropologist
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Johann Casimir of Simmern (1543–1592), German prince
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Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (1564–1633)
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Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (c. 1656–1746), German Baroque composer
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Johann Caspar Kerll
Johann Caspar Kerll (9 April 1627 – 13 February 1693) was a German baroque composer and organist. He is also known as Kerl, Gherl, Giovanni Gasparo Cherll and Gaspard Kerle.
Born in Adorf in the Electorate of Saxony as the son of an organist, ...
(1627–1693), German Baroque composer and organist
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Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a German composer of the Classical period (music), Classical era, the eighteenth child of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the youngest of his eleven sons. After living in Italy for ...
(1735–1782), classical composer, son of Johann Sebastian, also known as "the London Bach"
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Johann David Heinichen
Johann David Heinichen (17 April 1683 – 16 July 1729) was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden. After he died, Heinichen's music attracted little a ...
(1683–1729), German Baroque composer and music theorist
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Johann David Köhler (1684–1755), German historian
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Johann Eck (1486–1543) German theologian
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Johann Esch (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs
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Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743–1805), tenor singer, brother of Joseph and Michael Haydn
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Johann Frauenlob
Johann Frauenlob (16th or 17th century – 17th century) is the pseudonym of a writer in Baroque literature, Baroque who published an encyclopedia of "learned women" in 1631 and described himself on the title page as (their?) "General Notarium."
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, 17th German century writer
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Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774), German musical theorist
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Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814), German composer
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Johann Fust (c. 1400–1466), German printer
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Johann Georg (disambiguation page)
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Johann Gerhard (1582–1637), Lutheran theologian
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Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German Baroque musician, Johann Sebastian's cousin
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Johann Gustav Stickel (1805–1896), German scholar
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Johann Hari (born 1979), English writer and journalist
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Johann Heermann (1585–1647), German poet
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Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666–1727), German Baroque musician
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Johann (Falco) Hölzel (1957–1998), Austrian rock singer
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Johann Jakob Froberger (1616–1667), German Baroque musician
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Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018), Icelandic composer
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Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722), German Baroque musician, predecessor of Johann Sebastian Bach as Thomaskantor
* (1703–1761), nephew of the preceding, a pupil of Bach
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Johann Lafer (born 1957), Austrian television chef
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Johann Lamont (born 1957), Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish Labour Party
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Johann Le Bihan (born 1979), retired French swimmer
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Johann Lindner (born 1959), retired Austrian hammer thrower
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Johann Lohel (1549–1622), archbishop of Prague
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Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), German Baroque musician and organist, student of Johann Sebastian Bach
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Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German naturalist and professor of medicine
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Johann Martin Schleyer
Johann Martin Schleyer (; 18 July 1831 – 16 August 1912) was a German Catholic priest who invented the constructed language Volapük. His official name was "Martin Schleyer"; he added the name "Johann" (in honor of his godfather) unoffic ...
(1831–1912), German Catholic priest
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Johann Mattheson (1681–1764), German composer, a close friend of Georg Friedrich Händel
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Johann Nepomuk Hiedler (1807–1888), great-grandfather of Hitler
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the Transition from Classical to Romantic music, transition from the Classical period (music), Classical to the Romantic ...
(1778–1837), Austrian composer
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Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel (baptised – buried 9 March 1706; also Bachelbel) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secularity, secular music, and h ...
(1653–1706), German Baroque composer
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Johann Pauls (1908–1946), German SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) German pedagogue and educational reformist
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Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772), German organist and composer
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Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (1895–1949), executed Austrian Nazi SS war criminal
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Johann-Georg Richert __NOTOC__
Johann-Georg Richert (14 April 1890 – 30 January 1946) was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 286th Security Division whose personnel committed numerous war crimes in occupied Belarus, in the Army Group Center R ...
(1890–1946), German Nazi officer executed for war crimes
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Johann Gottlob Schmeisser (1751–1806), Canadian Lutheran minister
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Johann Rudolf Stadler (1605–1637), Swiss clock-maker
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Johann Schicht (1855–1907), German Bohemian entrepreneur
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Johann Schreck (1576–1630), German missionary and polymath
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer and musician of the Baroque period
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Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born 1964), American cellist
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Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Czech composer
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Johann Strauss I (1804–1849), Austrian Romantic composer
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Johann Strauss II
Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...
(1825–1899), Austrian composer of light music, son of the above
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Johann Strauss III (1864–1939), also known as Johann Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer, nephew of the above
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Johann Samuel Schwerdtfeger (1734-1803), Lutheran minister, the first in Upper Canada.
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Johann Sziklai (born 1947), German poet and teacher
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Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ( nl, Johan t'Serclaes Graaf van Tilly; german: Johann t'Serclaes Graf von Tilly; french: Jean t'Serclaes de Tilly ; February 1559 – 30 April 1632) was a field marshal who commanded the Catholic League's ...
(1559-1632), Dutch Catholic field marshal
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Johann van Beethoven (c. 1739–1792), German musician, father of Ludwig van Beethoven
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Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist
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Johann Weyer
Johann Weyer or Johannes Wier ( la, Ioannes Wierus or '; 1515 – 24 February 1588) was a Dutch physician, occultist and demonologist, disciple and follower of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.
He was among the first to publish against t ...
(1515–1588), Dutch physician
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Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner, German chemist
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German writer and statesman
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Johann Zacherl (1814–1888), Austrian inventor
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Johann Zarco (born 1990), French motorbike racer
Fictional characters
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Johann Kraus, in the Hellboy universe, featured in B.P.R.D. comic books, published by Dark Horse Comics
* the title character of ''
Johann Mouse'', an American 1953 cartoon short
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Johann Trinity, in the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''
See also
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Eoin
Eoin (, or ) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in Engli ...
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Giovanni (name)
Giovanni is a male Italian given name (from Latin ''Ioannes''). It is the Italian equivalent of John. Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname. It is s ...
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Hans (name)
Hans is a Germanic masculine given name in Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish-speaking populations. It was originally short for Johannes (John), but is now also recognized as a name in its own right for ...
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Ioannis
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Ivan (name)
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Jaan (given name)
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Ján
Ján is a Slovak form of the name John.
Famous people named Ján
* Ján Bahýľ, inventor
* Ján Čapkovič, football player
* Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia
* Ján Cikker, composer
* Ján Ďurica, football player
* Ján ...
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Janez (given name)
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Jantz
Jantz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Barry Jantz (born 1959), American businessman and politician
*Richard Jantz, American anthropologist
See also
*Gantz (disambiguation)
*Jantzen (disambiguation)
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Siôn Sion is a name used in Wales and in other nations.
Welsh name
Siôn () or Sion is a Welsh form of the English given name John, pronounced in English similarly to the Irish name Seán.
Notable people with the Welsh name include:
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Yannis
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Yo-han
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All Wikipedia pages beginning with Johann
References
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