João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

is Joãozinho and the

feminine Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered fe ...

Joana Joana the equivalent of Joanna in Catalan () and Portuguese (). The Galician form of the name is Xoana (). It may refer to: * Joana Benedek – a Mexican actress * Joana of Braganza, a.k.a. Joana of Portugal (1635-1653) – a Portuguese princess, ...

. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.

Kings

* João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509 * João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 * Dharmapala of Kotte, last King of the

Kingdom of Kotte The Kingdom of Kotte ( si, කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය, Kottay Rajadhaniya), named after its capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Kotte, was a Sinhala kingdom, Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th cent ...

, reigned 1551–1597

Princes

* João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861)

Arts and literature

* João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat *

Joao Constancia Joao Micael Villanueva Constancia (born December 22, 1996) is a Filipino actor, singer, and dancer. Constancia is known for his roles in ''Four Sisters Before the Wedding'' (2020) and ''He's Into Her'' (2021), both produced by Star Cinema. His ...

, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato, Brazilian musician * João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos, Portuguese poet * João Gilberto, Brazilian musician * João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat * João Miguel (actor), Brazilian actor * João Nogueira, Brazilian musician * João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese film director * Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist * João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer * João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian writer, journalist, and professor *

João Vasco Paiva João Vasco Paiva (born 1979, Coimbra, Portugal) is a Hong Kong-based contemporary artist. Biography João Vasco Paiva received a BFA from the Escola Superior Artistica do Porto in 2004 and an MFA in Creative Media from the City University of Ho ...

, Portuguese artist

Sportspeople

Footballers

* João Félix, Portuguese footballer * João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer * João Mário (footballer, born January 1993), Portuguese footballer *

João Pereira (disambiguation) João Pereira may refer to: *João José Pereira (born 1987), Portuguese triathlete * Jamba (footballer) (born 1977), Angolan footballer *João Pereira (footballer, born 1984), Portuguese right back *João Pereira (footballer, born 1990), Portuguese ...

, several Portuguese footballers *

João Pinto João Manuel Vieira Pinto (; born 19 August 1971) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mostly as a forward. Blessed with playmaking and goalscoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figur ...

, Portuguese footballer * João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer * João Tomás, Portuguese footballer *

Lucas João Lucas Eduardo dos Santos João (born 4 September 1993), known as Lucas João, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Reading and the Angola national team. After starting out at Nacional, he went on to spen ...

, Portuguese/Angolan footballer * Joãozinho (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer * João Pedro (footballer, born 2001), Brazilian footballer *

João Paulo (footballer, born 1991) João Paulo Mior (born 8 March 1991), known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC. Career João Paulo played youth futsal until the age of 14, when he switched to foot ...

, Brazilian footballer

Other sportspeople

* João Almeida (cyclist), Portuguese road cyclist * João Barbosa, Portuguese racing driver *

João Brenha João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira (born May 6, 1970 in Espinho) is a beach volleyball player from Portugal, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He ended up in fourth place in Atlanta (1996 ...

, Portuguese beach volleyball player * João Cunha e Silva, Portuguese tennis player * João Havelange, Brazilian president of FIFA from 1974–1998 * João José, Portuguese volleyball player * João José Pereira, Portuguese triathlete * João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player * João Souza, Brazilian tennis player *

João Souza (fencer) João Antônio de Albuquerque e Souza (born August 23, 1983 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian foil fencer. Souza represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the individual foil event. He lost ...

, Brazilian fencer

Other people

* João Armando Gonçalves, head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement * João Biehl, Brazilian anthropologist * João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer * João Doria, Brazilian politician * John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint * João Goulart, 27th president of Brazil * João Gonçalves Zarco, Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands *

João Magueijo João Magueijo (born 1967) is a Portuguese cosmologist and professor in theoretical physics at Imperial College London. He is a pioneer of the varying speed of light (VSL) theory. Education and career João Magueijo studied physics at the Uni ...

, Portuguese cosmologist * João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer * João Teixeira de Faria, Brazilian faith healer * João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer *

João Amoêdo João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo (born 22 October 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), also known as João Amoêdo, is a Brazilian banker, engineer and businessman. He is one of the founders of the New Party (NOVO), which he presided from Septembe ...

, Brazilian engineer and company administrator *

João Lourenço João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician, who has served as the president of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously, he was Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, he became the Cha ...

, current President of Angola and previous Minister of Defence

References

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