Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name

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Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

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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 * Secon ...

. The Icelandic surname

Jóhannsson Jóhannsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning ''son of Jóhann''. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. The name refers to: * Aron Jóhannsson (born 1990), American-Icelandic soccer player * Barði Jó ...

is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Jóhann''. Jóhannsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Jóhann''.

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People with the name include: * , Icelandic scriptwriter *

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (born 27 October 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Burnley and the Iceland national team. Jóhann began his senior career at Breiðablik for a single season before movin ...

(born 1990), Icelandic professional footballer *

Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson (born 5 December 1977) is a retired Icelandic footballer, who last played as a midfielder for Icelandic club Keflavík. Jóhann previously played for Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professio ...

(born 1977), retired Icelandic footballer *

Jóhann Hafstein Jóhann Hafstein (Akureyri, 19 September 1915 – 15 May 1980) was elected to the Althingi for Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaf ...

(1915–1980), Icelandic politician; prime minister of Iceland 1970–1971 * Jóhann Haraldsson (born 1979), Icelandic alpine skier * (born 1939), Icelandic author, translator and cultural journalist *

Jóhann Hjartarson Jóhann Hjartarson (born 8 February 1963) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster and lawyer. He is a six-time Icelandic Chess Champion and a two-time Nordic Chess Champion. Since 1998, Johann has been the general counsel and secretary of the Ice ...

(born 1963), Icelandic chess grandmaster * (born 1954), association football player *

Jóhann Jóhannsson Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...

(1969–2018), Icelandic composer *

Jóhann Laxdal Jóhann Laxdal (born 27 January 1990) is an Icelandic football player, currently playing for Icelandic football club Stjarnan. He's played over 100 games for Stjarnan since breaking into the first-team in 2007. His brother Daníel Laxdal also ...

(born 1990), Icelandic football player * Jóhann K. Pétursson (1913–1984), Icelandic man with gigantism *

Jóhann Sigurðarson Jóhann Sigurðarson (born 21 April 1956) is an Icelandic actor, voice actor and singer. He is known for his role as Leifur in '' Trapped'' and ''The Minister''. Career Jóhann graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1981. He has been in ...

(born 1956), Icelandic actor, voice actor, and singer *

Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (2 February 1882 – 20 May 1906) was an Icelandic poet. A new New Romantic-style writer, Sigurðsson studied at the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (MR; official name in English: Re ...

(1882–1906), Icelandic poet *

Jóhann Sigurjónsson Jóhann Sigurjónsson (June 19, 1880 – August 31, 1919) was an Icelandic playwright and poet. Atypically, Jóhann wrote plays and poetry in both his native Icelandic and in Danish. Biography Jóhann was the son of an Icelandic farmer and wa ...

(1880–1919), Icelandic playwright and poet *

Jóhann Vilbergsson Jóhann Vilbergsson (born 20 May 1935) is an Icelandic alpine skier. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winte ...

(born 1935), Icelandic alpine skier *

Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan. Club career He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial ...

(born 1980), Icelandic football forward *

Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson (born 26 September 1962), also known as Olaf Olafsson, is an Icelandic businessman and writer. He is best known for his tenure at Sony and his leadership in the creation of the PlayStation video game console. Personal ...

(born 1962), Icelandic businessman, writer, and scientist * Steingrímur Jóhann Sigfússon (born 1955), Icelandic politician *

Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (20 July 1894 – 20 October 1980) was the first actual minister of Foreign Affairs in Iceland from 18 November 1941 to 17 January 1942. He was prime minister of Iceland from 4 February 1947 to 6 December 1949. He was ...

(1894–1980), Icelandic politician; prime minister of Iceland 1947–1949 *

Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson (born 24 November 1982 in Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland) is a 4-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000, Iceland ...

(born 1982), Icelandic Olympic swimmer

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