Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name " Johannes". The English-language form is John. The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson 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 (born 1990), Icelandic professional footballer * Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson (born 1977), retired Icelandic footballer * Jóhann Hafstein (1915–1980), Icelandic politician; prime minister of Iceland 1970–1971 *

Jóhann Haraldsson Jóhann Haraldsson (born 7 September 1979) is an Icelandic alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( ar ...

(born 1979), Icelandic alpine skier * (born 1939), Icelandic author, translator and cultural journalist * Jóhann Hjartarson (born 1963), Icelandic chess grandmaster * (born 1954), association football player * Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018), Icelandic composer * Jóhann Laxdal (born 1990), Icelandic football player *

Jóhann K. Pétursson Jóhann Kristinn Pétursson (9 February 1913 – 26 November 1984), also known as the Icelandic Giant and the Viking Giant, was an Icelandic circus performer and actor who at his peak measured in height and weighed . Early life Born in Akureyr ...

(1913–1984), Icelandic man with gigantism * Jóhann Sigurðarson (born 1956), Icelandic actor, voice actor, and singer * Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (1882–1906), Icelandic poet * Jóhann Sigurjónsson (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 Steingrímur () or Steingrimur may refer to: *Steingrímur Hermannsson (born 1928), the Prime Minister of Iceland *Steingrímur Jónsson (1769–1845), prelate *Steingrimur Rohloff, born in 1971 in Reykjavik/Iceland *Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (bor ...

(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 (born 1982), Icelandic Olympic swimmer

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