Johann, typically a male given name, is the

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form of ''Iohannes'', which is the

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form of the

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name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from

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name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "

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is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its

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equivalent is

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

. It is uncommon as a surname.

People

People with the name Johann include:

Mononym

Johann, Count of Cleves Johann was last Count of Cleves, from 1347 through 1368. Upon his death in 1368, the counties of Cleves and Count of Mark were united. Johann was the youngest son of Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves and his second wife Margaret of Habsburg. He succee ...

(died 1368), nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire *

Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg Johann Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (; 19 March 1662 in Schloss Broich, Mülheim an der Ruhr – 13 November 1698 in Schloss Broich) was a German nobleman. By descent, he was Count of Leiningen and Dagsburg, by heritage, he ...

(1662–1698), German nobleman *

Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince Johann of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (17 August 1578 in Sigmaringen – 22 March 1638 in Munich), was the ruling Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen from 1606 to 1623. He was elevated to the rank of prince in 1623 and so was ''Prince'' of ...

(1578–1638), German nobleman

A–K

Johann Adam Hiller Johann Adam Hiller (25 December 1728, in Wendisch-Ossig, Saxony – 16 June 1804, in Leipzig) was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera. In many of these operas ...

(1728–1804), German composer *

Johann Adam Reincken Johann Adam Reincken (also ''Jan Adams, Jean Adam'', ''Reinken, Reinkinck, Reincke, Reinicke, Reinike''; baptized 10 December 1643 – 24 November 1722) was a Dutch/German organist and composer. He was one of the most important composers of the 1 ...

(1643–1722), Dutch/German organist *

Johann Adam Remele Johann Adam Remele (died 1740) was a German court painter who was active in Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ...

(died 1740), German court painter *

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) *

Johann Adolph Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a co ...

(1699-1783), German Composer *

Johann Altfuldisch Johann Altfuldisch (born November 11, 1911, Brückenau, Germany — died May 28, 1947, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany) was SS-Obersturmführer and a guard at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp where temporarily he was vice-chief of its cen ...

(1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes *

Johann Andreas Eisenmenger Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654 in Mannheim – 20 December 1704 in Heidelberg) was a German Orientalist from the Electorate of the Palatinate, now best known as the author of ''Entdecktes Judenthum'' (''Judaism Unmasked''), which was published i ...

(1654–1704), German Orientalist *

Johann Baptist Wanhal Johann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech classical music composer. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna. His music was well respected by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert. He was an instrument ...

(1739–1813), Czech composer *

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (20 July 1656 – 5 April 1723) was an Austrian architect, sculptor, engraver, and architectural historian whose Baroque architecture profoundly influenced and shaped the tastes of the Habsburg Empire. His inf ...

(1656–1723), Austrian architect *

Johann Bernoulli Johann Bernoulli (also known as Jean or John; – 1 January 1748) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. He is known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus and educating ...

(1667–1748), Swiss mathematician *

Johann Carl Fuhlrott Prof. Dr. Johann Carl Fuhlrott (31 December 1803, Leinefelde, Germany – 17 October 1877, Wuppertal) was an early German paleoanthropologist. He is famous for recognizing the significance of the bones of Neanderthal 1, a Neanderthal specimen ...

(1803–1877), early German paleoanthropologist *

Johann Casimir of Simmern John Casimir, Count Palatine of Simmern ( German: ''Johann Casimir von Pfalz-Simmern'') (7 March 1543 – Brockhaus Geschichte Second Edition) was a German prince and a younger son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine. A firm Calvinist, he was a le ...

(1543–1592), German prince *

Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg John Casimir of Saxe-Coburg (Gotha, 12 June 1564 – Coburg, 16 July 1633) was the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. He was the descendant of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. Under his rule, the residence town of Coburg prospered with many Ren ...

(1564–1633) *

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (some authorities use the spelling Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer) (1656 August 27, 1746) was a German Baroque composer. Johann Nikolaus Forkel ranked Fischer as one of the best composers for keyboard of his day; ...

(c. 1656–1746), German Baroque composer *

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 organis ...

(1627–1693), German Baroque composer and organist *

Johann Christian Bach Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a German composer of the Classical era, the eighteenth child of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the youngest of his eleven sons. After living in Italy for several years, Bach mov ...

(1735–1782), classical composer, son of Johann Sebastian, also known as "the London Bach" *

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 littl ...

(1683–1729), German Baroque composer and music theorist *

Johann David Köhler Johann David Köhler (18 January 1684 – 10 March 1755) was a German historian. His academic focuses were on Roman coins as historical artifacts, ancient weapons, and genealogy. Köhler also served as university librarian at Altdorf and contr ...

(1684–1755), German historian * Johann Eck (1486–1543) German theologian * Johann Esch and Heinrich Voes, Johann Esch (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs * Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743–1805), tenor singer, brother of Joseph and Michael Haydn * Johann Frauenlob, 17th German century writer * Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774), German musical theorist * Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814), German composer * Johann Fust (c. 1400–1466), German printer * Johann Georg (disambiguation page) * Johann Gerhard (1582–1637), Lutheran theologian * Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German Baroque musician, Johann Sebastian's cousin * Johann Gustav Stickel (1805–1896), German scholar * Johann Hari (born 1979), English writer and journalist * Johann Heermann (1585–1647), German poet * Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666–1727), German Baroque musician * Falco_(musician), Johann (Falco) Hölzel (1957–1998), Austrian rock singer * Johann Jakob Froberger (1616–1667), German Baroque musician * Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018), Icelandic composer * Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722), German Baroque musician, predecessor of Johann Sebastian Bach as Thomaskantor * (1703–1761), nephew of the preceding, a pupil of Bach

L–Z

* Johann Lafer (born 1957), Austrian television chef * Johann Lamont (born 1957), Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish Labour Party * Johann Le Bihan (born 1979), retired French swimmer * Johann Lindner (born 1959), retired Austrian hammer thrower * Johann Lohel (1549–1622), archbishop of Prague * Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), German Baroque musician and organist, student of Johann Sebastian Bach * Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German naturalist and professor of medicine * Johann Martin Schleyer (1831–1912), German Catholic priest * Johann Mattheson (1681–1764), German composer, a close friend of Georg Friedrich Händel * Johann Nepomuk Hiedler (1807–1888), great-grandfather of Hitler * Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837), Austrian composer * Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), German Baroque composer * Johann Pauls (1908–1946), German SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes * Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) German pedagogue and educational reformist *Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772), German organist and composer *Hanns Albin Rauter, Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (1895–1949), executed Austrian Nazi SS war criminal *Johann-Georg Richert (1890–1946), German Nazi officer executed for war crimes * Johann Gottlob Schmeisser (1751–1806), Canadian Lutheran minister * Johann Rudolf Stadler (1605–1637), Swiss clock-maker * Johann Schicht (1855–1907), German Bohemian entrepreneur * Johann Schreck (1576–1630), German missionary and polymath * Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer and musician of the Baroque period * Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born 1964), American cellist * Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Czech composer * Johann Strauss I (1804–1849), Austrian Romantic composer * Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), Austrian composer of light music, son of the above * Johann Strauss III (1864–1939), also known as Johann Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer, nephew of the above * Johann Samuel Schwerdtfeger (1734-1803), Lutheran minister, the first in Upper Canada. * Johann Sziklai (born 1947), German poet and teacher * Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559-1632), Dutch Catholic field marshal * Johann van Beethoven (c. 1739–1792), German musician, father of Ludwig van Beethoven * Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist * Johann Weyer (1515–1588), Dutch physician * Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner, German chemist * Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German writer and statesman * Johann Zacherl (1814–1888), Austrian inventor * Johann Zarco (born 1990), French motorbike racer

Fictional characters

* 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 * List of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 characters#Johann Trinity, Johann Trinity, in the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''

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People

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See also

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