John is a common English name and surname:
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John (given name)
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John (surname)
John is a surname which, like the given name John, is derived from the Hebrew name , ', meaning "Graced by Yahweh".
People with this surname include:
* Anaparambil Joseph John (1893–1957), Travancorean freedom fighter and statesman, Chief Min ...
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
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Gospel of John
The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...
, a title often shortened to John
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First Epistle of John
The First Epistle of John is the first of the Johannine epistles of the New Testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles. There is no scholarly consensus as to the authorship of the Johannine works. The author of the First Epistle is ter ...
, often shortened to 1 John
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Second Epistle of John
The Second Epistle of John is a book of the New Testament attributed to John the Evangelist, traditionally thought to be the author of the other two epistles of John, and the Gospel of John (though this is disputed). Most modern scholars believ ...
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Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John
People
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John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
(died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ
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John the Apostle
John the Apostle ( grc, Ἰωάννης; la, Ioannes ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;) or Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebede ...
(lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
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John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given ...
, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle
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John of Patmos
John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. The text of Revelation states that John was on Patmos, a Greek island where, accordin ...
, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle
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John the Presbyter
John the Presbyter was an obscure figure of the early Church who is either distinguished from or identified with the Apostle John and/or John of Patmos. He appears in fragments from the church father Papias of Hierapolis as one of the author's ...
, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos
Other people with the given name
Religious figures
* John, father of
Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter
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Pope John (disambiguation)
Pope John may refer to:
# Pope John I (523–526)
#Pope John II (533–535)
# Pope John III (561–574)
#Pope John IV (640–642)
#Pope John V (685–686)
# Pope John VI (701–705)
#Pope John VII (705–707)
#*''Antipope John VIII'' (844)
#Pope J ...
, several popes
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Saint John (disambiguation), many people
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John of Antioch (historian) John of Antioch was a 7th-century chronicler, who wrote in Greek. He was a monk, apparently contemporary with Emperor Heraclius (reigned 610–41). Heinrich Gelzer identifies the author with the Monophysite Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch ...
, a chronicler of the 7th century
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John (Archdeacon of Barnstaple), medieval archdeacon in England
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John (Bishop of Ardfert)
John was an Irish priest in the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe in the 13th-century: he is recorded as Archdeacon of Ardfert in 1664;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. pp50 Dublin
Dublin (; , ...
(died 1286), Irish bishop
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John (bishop of Tripoli) (died c.1186), Roman Catholic bishops in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
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John (bishop of Wrocław) (11th century), Polish Roman Catholic bishop
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John (Pelushi)
Metropolitan John ( sq, Mitropolit Joan, secular name Fatmir Pelushi; January 1, 1956, in Tirana) is the Albanian Orthodox metropolitan
Metropolitan may refer to:
* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its l ...
(Fatmir Pelushi), Metropolitan of Korça, Albania since 1999
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John (Roshchin)
Metropolitan John (secular name Georgy Yevgenyevich Roshchin, russian: Георгий Евгеньевич Рощин; 22 October 1974, Moscow) is a retired Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church.
During 2014-2018 he served as the US-based ...
(Georgy Roshchin) (born 1974), Metropolitan of Vienna and Budapest in the Russian Orthodox Church since 2019
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Metropolitan John (Ivan Stinka) (born 1935), primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada until 2010
Rulers and other political figures
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John (constable of Armenia) (died 1343), regent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
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John of Austria (disambiguation), several people
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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)
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John of England
John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Emp ...
(1166–1216), king and younger brother of Richard I
* John I of Hungary or
János Szapolyai (1487–1540), king from 1526
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John (knez), 13th-century leader in Oltenia
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John (Mauro-Roman king) (died 546), king from 545
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John of Poland (disambiguation), three people
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John of Scotland also known as John de Balliol (c. 1249–1314), king from 1292 to 1296
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Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1397)
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John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz
Infante John, Constable of Portugal ( pt, João, ; 13 January 1400 – 18 October 1442) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, Constable of Portugal and master of the Portuguese Order of St. James (Santiago). In Portugal, ...
(1400–1442)
* Infante
John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431–1457)
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John, Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), 3rd Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke of Beja, King Manuel I's older brother
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John the Scythian John the Scythian ( la, Iohannes Scytha, el, ; ''floruit'' 482–498) was a general and a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire who fought against the usurper Leontius (484–488) and in the Isaurian War (492–497).
Biography
John was an of ...
, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 498
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John the Hunchback John the Hunchback or John ''Gibbo'' (Greek: Ίωάννης ό Κυρτός, la, Flavius Ioannes qui est Gibbus; ''floruit'' 492–499) was a general and a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Biography
John was a native of Selymbria, moder ...
, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 499
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John (nephew of Vitalian)
John (''Ioannes'', "John the Sanguinary", ), the nephew of the rebel Vitalian, was an Eastern Roman general under Justinian I (r. 527–565), who was active in the Gothic War in Italy and against the Gepids in the western Balkans. He was marri ...
, a Byzantine general under Justinian I
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John (Sicilian admiral) John was the '' amiratus'' or emir of Roger II of Sicily. John was born to the Admiral Eugenius in Palermo, where his family had moved from Troina. His brothers were the ''logothete'' Philip and the ''amiratus'' Nicholas. His uncle was the notary ...
, 12th century
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John Troglita
John Troglita ( la, Ioannes Troglita, el, ) was a 6th-century Byzantine general. He participated in the Vandalic War and served in North Africa as a regional military governor during the years 533–538, before being sent east to the wars with t ...
, a 6th-century Byzantine general
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John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son (third to survive infancy as William of Hatfield died shortly after birth) of King Edward ...
(1340–1399), third son of Edward III, King of England
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Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905–1919), prince of the United Kingdom, youngest son/child of George V
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
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John (''Tomorrow People''), appearing in the children's science-fiction TV series ''The Tomorrow People''
* John (
John and Gillian
John and Gillian, a young brother and sister, are characters in the ''TV Comic'' strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Overview
The stories featuring them were drawn first by Neville Main, th ...
), appearing in the ''Doctor Who'' TV comic strip
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John-117
Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, or "Master Chief", is a fictional character and the protagonist in the ''Halo'' multimedia franchise. Master Chief is a playable character in the series of military science fiction first-person shooter vid ...
, or Master Chief, the protagonist of the video game franchise ''Halo''
Literature
* ''John'', a 1927 play by
Philip Barry
* ''JOHN'', a 2014 play by
Lloyd Newson
Lloyd Newson (born 1957) is a director, dancer and choreographer. He formed DV8 Physical Theatre and has led the company since its inception in 1986. He studied psychology and social work at Melbourne University and after graduating began his da ...
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''John'' (2005 book), a book by Cynthia Lennon about musician John Lennon
Songs
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"John" (Desireless song)
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"John" (Lil Wayne song)
Other uses
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''John'' (ship), several ships
* Slang for a
toilet
A toilet is a piece of sanitary hardware that collects human urine and feces, and sometimes toilet paper, usually for disposal. Flush toilets use water, while dry or non-flush toilets do not. They can be designed for a sitting position popu ...
* Slang for
a person who hires a prostitute
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John Peaks
The John Peaks () are prominent snow-covered peaks, high, at the southern end of Coronation Island, north of Powell Island and east of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. They were probably first sighted by Captain George Powell and Capt ...
, mountains on Powell Island, Antarctica
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John the Ripper
John the Ripper is a free password cracking software tool. Originally developed for the Unix operating system, it can run on fifteen different platforms (eleven of which are architecture-specific versions of Unix, DOS, Win32, BeOS, and OpenVMS) ...
, password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
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Tropical Storm John (disambiguation)
The name John has been used for eight tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and two tropical cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the Eastern Pacific
* Hurricane John (1978), a Category 2 hurricane, did not affect land.
* Hurricane ...
, tropical cyclones appearing in the eastern Pacific Ocean
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Alternate forms for the name John
Other language forms for the name John:
* Chon
* Dzon, Džon (Congolese, Serbian)
* Ean ( Manx)
* Eóin (Irish)
* Evan (Welsh)
* Ganix (Basque)
* Giăng (Vietnamese, Protestant )
* Giannina (Italian)
* Gioan (Vietnamese, Catholic )
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Hone (name) Hone is both a surname and a given name or nickname. As a given name, it is common in New Zealand, where it is the Māori transliteration of the name John.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
*Hone family
* Brian William Hone (1907–19 ...
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Ivan (disambiguation)
Ivan is a Slavic male given name.
Ivan may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Ivan'' (1932 film), a Soviet drama film
* ''Ivan'' (2002 film), a Tamil-language film
* ''Ivan'' (2017 film), a Slovenian drama film
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Johnny (disambiguation)
Johnny (also spelled Johnnie) is a given name.
Johnny or Johnnie may also refer to:
Films
* ''Johnny'' (1980 film), an Indian Tamil language film
* ''Johnny'' (1983 film), a 1983 film by Arun Roy
* ''Johny'' (film), a 1993 Indian Malayalam la ...
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Johns (disambiguation)
Johns may refer to:
Places
* Johns, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
* Johns, Oklahoma, United States, a community
* Johns Creek (Chattahoochee River), Georgia, United States
* Johns Island (disambiguation), islands in Canada and the ...
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Jon (disambiguation)
Jon is a shortened form of the name Jonathan.
Jon or JON may also refer to:
People
* "Jon", an alternate spelling of John (given name)
* Jón, an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes
* Jon (Korean surname) (Korean: ), ...
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Yahya (disambiguation) Yahya may refer to:
* Yahya (name), a common Arabic male given name
* Yahya (Zaragoza), 11th-century ruler of Zaragoza
* John the Baptist in Islam, also known as Yaḥyā ibn Zakarīyā
See also
* Tepe Yahya
Tapeh Yahya () is an archaeological ...
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Johanan (name) Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning "YHWH is gracious".
The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Sec ...
, a male given name
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Yohannan (disambiguation)
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