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personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is kno ...

. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine

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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 ...

, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include:

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Johnny Adams Laten John Adams Jr. (January 5, 1932 – September 14, 1998), was an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto. His biggest ...

(born 1932), American singer *

Johnny Aba Johnny Aba (born 3 March 1956) is a Papua New Guinean professional feather/ super feather/lightweight boxer of the 1970s and 1980s who won the Papua New Guinea featherweight title, Papua New Guinea lightweight title, and Commonwealth super fea ...

(born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer *

Johnny Abarrientos Johnny Abarrientos (born July 17, 1970) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, bec ...

(born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player *

Johnny Abbes García Johnny Abbes García (1924, Santo Domingo – 1967, Haiti) was the chief of the governmental intelligence office – the '' Servicio de Inteligencia Militar'' (Military Intelligence Service) – during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujil ...

(1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic *

Johnny Abel Johnny W. Abel (January 1, 1947 – October 13, 1995) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 until his death in 1995. He was a member of the Yukon Par ...

(1947–1995), Canadian politician *

Johnny Abrego Johnny Ray Abrego (born July 4, 1962) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Base ...

(born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer *

John Laurinaitis John Hodger Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1962), also known by his former ringname Johnny Ace, is an American retired professional wrestler and business executive. He has wrestled for such promotions as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), All Japan ...

, (born 1962) also known as Johnny Ace, American wrestler and producer *

Johnny Adair John Adair (born 27 October 1963), better known as Johnny Adair or Mad Dog Adair, is an Ulster loyalist and the former leader of the "C Company", 2nd Battalion Shankill Road, West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF). This was a ...

(born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland * John "Johnny" Adriano Acea (1917–1963), American jazz pianist *

Johnny Anfone Johny Anfone ( th, จอนนี่ แอนโฟเน; October 28, 1969) is a Thai actor, host, singer and politician. He is a former member of a Thai string combo band, GRAND EX. His best known international work is portraiting Lord Wor ...

(born 1969), Thai actor, singer and model *

Johnny Appleseed John Chapman (September 26, 1774March 18, 1845), better known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario, as well as the northern cou ...

(1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman *

Johnny Archer Johnny Archer (born November 12, 1968 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" (his zodiac sign is Scorpio, and one of his sponsors is Scorpion Cues). On June 8, 2009, Johnny Archer was nom ...

(born 1968), American pool player *

Johnny Bench John Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career, which lasted from through , with the Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher. Bench was the leader of t ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Johnny Yong Bosch Johnny Yong Bosch (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer, and martial artist. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger i ...

(born 1976), actor and martial artist *

Johnny Boychuk John Paul Boychuk (born January 19, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Drafted 61st overall in 2002 by the Colorado Avalanche, he played for the Avalanche, the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders of the National Ho ...

(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player *

Johnny Bristol John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about whi ...

(1939–2004), American musician *

Johnny Burke (lyricist) John Francis Burke (October 3, 1908 – February 25, 1964) was an American lyricist, successful and prolific between the 1920s and 1950s. His work is considered part of the Great American Songbook. His song " Swinging on a Star", from the Bing C ...

(1908–1964), American lyricist *

Johnny Cardoso João "Johnny" Lucas de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right midfielder or defensive midfielder for Internacional Early life Johnny was born in Denville Township, New Jersey, United ...

(born 2001), American soccer player *

Johnny Carson John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He is best known as the host of '' The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962–1992). Carson received six P ...

(1925–2005), American talk show host *

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his c ...

(1932–2003), American singer-songwriter and actor * Johnny Chakravarthy, Indian actor *

Johnny Cochrane Johnny Cochrane was a Scottish football manager. Career Cochrane was born in Paisley. As a player, he had a short spell with Johnstone in Scottish Division Two, records showing he also acted as the club's secretary, then was their manager in ...

, Scottish football manager *

Johnny Cook (Canadian football) John Homer Cook Jr. (December 19, 1925 – September 17, 1986) was an American football quarterback who played one season with the Regina Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 23rd round of th ...

(1925–1986), American football player * Johnny Crawford (1946–2021), American actor, singer and musician * Johnny Davis (born 1962), American kickboxer *

Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Depp, multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Awa ...

(born 1963), American actor, film producer, and musician *

Johnny Diaz Johnny Diaz is an American novelist and a journalist for ''The New York Times''. He previously worked for the ''Sun Sentinel'', where he wrote local feature stories about South Florida, and as a media reporter for the business section of ''The B ...

, American writer *

Johnny Flynn John Patrick Vivian Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a British actor and singer-songwriter. He has starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom '' Lovesick'', and portrayed David Bowie in the film '' Stardust''. Flynn ...

, British musician, singer-songwriter and actor *

Johnny Galecki John Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor. He played Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom '' The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and David Healy in the ABC sitcoms ''Ro ...

(born 1975), American actor *

Johnny Gargano John Anthony Nicholas Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name Johnny Gargano. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is best known for his time in NXT, wh ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler *

Johnny Gaudreau John Michael Gaudreau (born August 13, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the NCAA Division I's Boston College Eagles from 2 ...

(born 1993), American ice hockey player * Johnny Gilbert (born 1924), American TV personality *

Johnny Gioeli Johnny Gioeli ( ; born October 5, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter and composer, known as the vocalist of the hard rock band Crush 40. He is also the original lead singer of the band Hardline and a member of German guitarist Axel Rudi Pe ...

(born 1967), American singer-songwriter * Johnny Hallyday (1943–2017), French singer and actor *

Johnny Hooker John Donovan Maia, more commonly known as Johnny Hooker (Recife, 6 August 1987), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor and screenwriter. He won the Prêmio da Música Brasileira for Best Singer in the Pop Music category. His music has been feat ...

(born 1987), Brazilian rock/MPB musician *

Johnny Huggins Johnny "J. J." Huggins (born March 29, 1976) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Alabama State University and attended Northeast High School in Zachary, Lo ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Johnny Johnson (disambiguation) Johnny Johnson may refer to: People Sports * Johnny Johnson (baseball) (1914–1991), Major League pitcher * Johnny A. Johnson (born 1915), American Negro leagues baseball player * Johnny Johnson (footballer) (1921–2003), British footballer * J ...

, multiple people *

Johnny Karras John J. Karras (January 29, 1928 – November 6, 2008) was an American football halfback who played one season with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the second round of the 1952 NFL ...

(1928–2008), American football player * Johnny Kemp (1959–2015), Bahamian musician *

Johnny Kitagawa John Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name ; October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as , was an American-born Japanese businessman and talent manager. He was the founder and president of Johnny & Associates, a production agency for nu ...

(1931–2019), Japanese-American businessman and talent manager *

Johnny Knoxville Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), best known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, writer, producer, and professional wrestler. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show ...

(born 1971), American actor, daredevil, comedian, screenwriter and film producer *

Johnny Lee (actor) John Dotson Lee Jr. (July 4, 1898 – December 12, 1965) was an American singer, dancer and actor known for voicing the role of Br'er Rabbit in Disney's ''Song of the South'' (1946) and as the clownish, cringing, tremulous-voiced shyster ps ...

(1898–1965), American actor *

Johnny Lee (singer) Johnny Lee (born John Lee Ham; July 3, 1946) is an American country music singer. His 1980 single "Lookin' for Love" became a crossover hit, spending three weeks at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' country singles chart while also appearing in the ...

(born 1946), American country music singer *

Johnny Lewis Jonathan Kendrick Lewis (October 29, 1983 – September 26, 2012), also credited as Johnny K. Lewis, was an American film and television actor. He played Kip "Half-Sack" Epps in the first two seasons of the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy'', and o ...

(1983–2012), American actor *

Johnny Lozada Johnny Lozada Correa (born December 21, 1967 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican singer, actor, host, and television personality. Lozada was a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo during its golden years, joining the group in 1980 and ...

(born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, show host and actor *

Johnny Manziel Johnathan Paul Manziel ( ; born December 6, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the FCF Zappers of Fan Controlled Football (FCF). He played two seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) and was also a me ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Johnny Marr Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher, 31 October 1963) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. He has since performed with numerou ...

(born 1963), English musician, songwriter, and singer *

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...

(born 1935), American singer *

Johnny Maxey Johnny Maxey (born October 19, 1993) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Mars Hill University and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. College career Maxey ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallic ...

(1909–1976), American lyricist, songwriter and singer *

Johnny Moeller Johnny Moeller (born Jon Kelly Moeller, October 31, 1970) is an American guitarist, currently with The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Johnny started playing guitar in his early teens. Over the years Moeller's main influenc ...

(born 1970), American guitarist * Johnny Moyal (born 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast *

Johnny Nash John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940October 6, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit " I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists ...

(1940–2020), American singer-songwriter *

Johnny Naumu John Punualii Naumu (September 30, 1919 – September 23, 1982) was an American football player who played at the halfback position. He played college football for Stanford Cardinal football, Stanford and professional football for the Los Ang ...

(19191982), American football player *

Johnny Owen John Richard Owens (7 January 1956 – 4 November 1980) was a Welsh professional boxer who fought under the name Johnny Owen. His seemingly fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including the "Merthyr Matchstick" and the "Bionic Ba ...

(1956-1980), Welsh boxer *

Johnny Pacar Johnny Edward Pacuraru ( ro, Păcuraru; born June 6, 1981), known as Johnny Pacar, is an American film and television actor and musician of partial Romanian descent who is best known for his roles as Cody Jackson in the television series ''Fligh ...

(born 1981), American actor *

Johnny Ace Palmer Johnny Ace Palmer is an American close-up magician. He is famous within the worldwide magical community for his prodigious sleight-of-hand abilities. Early life Palmer was born in Warren, Ohio, in 1960 and attended Lakeview High School in Ohio u ...

, American close-up magician * Johnny Papalia (1924–1997), Canadian fugitive who was murdered *

Johnny Patterson (racing driver) Johnny Patterson (died July 5, 1969) was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Huntington, West Virginia. Summary He drove from 1952 to 1959 and scored four "top five" finishes and six "top ten" finishes. Patterson completed 3,255 laps wh ...

(died 1969), NASCAR driver *

Johnny Peacock John Gaston Peacock (January 10, 1910 – October 17, 1981) was a part-time catcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between and . Listed at , 165 lb., Peacock batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in F ...

(1910–1981), American baseball player *

Johnny Peacock (American football) Johnny Byron Peacock (born March 2, 1947) is a former American football defensive back who played two seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1969 NFL Draft. ...

(born 1947), American football player *

Johnny Pemberton John deJarnette Pemberton III (born June 1, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, podcast host and streamer from Rochester, Minnesota. He is best known for his role as the titular ''Son of Zorn'' in the short-lived Fox sitcom, and has also appea ...

(born 1981), American actor and comedian * Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born 1985), better known by his stage name

Jay Rock Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born March 31, 1983), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. He signed to indie label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), in 2005. Under TDE, Rock secured a rec ...

, American rapper and songwriter *

Johnny Ringo John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882), known as Johnny Ringo, was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. He took part in the Mason County ...

(1850–1882), American gunfighter and fugitive who was murdered *

Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American musician. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock 'n' roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit sing ...

(born 1942), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer *

Johnny Roeg Nathan "Johnny" Roeg (6 January 1910 – 21 October 2003) was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker for Ajax. Roeg was Jewish, and was one of only five Jewish players to have played for Ajax - the others being Eddy Hamel, Bennie Muller, Sj ...

(1910–2003), Dutch footballer, striker for Ajax *

Johnny Rotten John Joseph Lydon (; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the late-1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and aga ...

(born 1956), alias of John Lydon, English lead singer of the Sex Pistols *

Johnny Sequoyah Johnny Sequoyah Friedenberg (born October 25, 2002) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Bo Adams on the NBC television series ''Believe'' and Audrey on the ''Dexter'' revival miniseries '' Dexter: New Blood''. Early life and care ...

(born 2002), American actress *

Johnny Simmons Johnny Simmons (born November 28, 1986) is an American former actor. He is known for his roles as Dylan Baxter in ''Evan Almighty'' (2007), Chip Dove in ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009), "Young Neil" Nordegraf in '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010) ...

(born 1986), American actor *

Johnny Sims Johnny Sims (born October 14, 1967) is a former American football lineman who played one season with the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Mississippi Valley State University Mississippi Valley S ...

(born 1967), American football player * Johnny Sins (born 1978), American pornographic actor *

Johnny Stanton Johnny Richard Stanton IV (born September 7, 1994) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at UNLV. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Early life and hi ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Johnny Townsend (American football) Johnny Townsend (born February 14, 1995) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. His younger brother Tommy i ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Johnny Unitas John Constantine Unitas (; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Following a career that spanned from 1956 ...

(1933–2002), American football player *

Johnny Weir John Garvin Weir (; born July 2, 1984) is an American figure skater and television commentator. He is a two-time Olympian (representing the United States in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, respectively), the 2008 World bronze medalist, a t ...

(born 1984), American figure skater *

Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s. He also produced three Grammy Award-win ...

(1944–2014), American blues guitarist, singer, and record producer *

Johnny Whitaker John Orson Whitaker, Jr. (born December 13, 1959) is an American actor notable for several film and television performances during his childhood. The redheaded Whitaker played Jody Davis on ''Family Affair'' from 1966 to 1971. He also originated ...

(born 1959), American actor *

Johnny Whitworth Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in ''Empire Records'' (1995), as Donny Ray Black in Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Rainmaker (1997 film), The Rainmaker'' (1997), as Vernon Gant in ''L ...

(born 1975), American actor

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Johnnie Carr Johnnie Rebecca Daniels Carr (January 26, 1911 – February 22, 2008) was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from 1955 until her death. Personal life Carr was born on January 26, 1911, to parents John and Annie Richmond D ...

(1911–2008), American civil rights leader *

Johnnie Cochran Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr.Adam Bernstei ''The Washington Post'', March 30, 2005; retrieved April 17, 2006. (; October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer best known for his leadership role in the defense and criminal acquittal ...

(1937–2005), American lawyer known for defending O. J. Simpson at his murder trial *

Johnnie Bryan Hunt Johnnie Bryan Hunt, Sr. (February 28, 1927 – December 7, 2006), better known as J. B. Hunt, was an American entrepreneur who founded J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the largest publicly owned trucking company in the US. The company is b ...

(1927–2006), American entrepreneur in the trucking industry * Johnnie Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Johnnie Lewis Johnnie N. Lewis (April 16, 1946 – January 21, 2015) was a Liberian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Liberia from 2006 to 2012. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a circuit judge in Liberi ...

(1946–2015), Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia * Johnnie Mae Young (1923–2014), full name of professional wrestler

Mae Young Johnnie Mae Young (March 12, 1923 – January 14, 2014) was an American professional wrestler. She wrestled throughout the United States and Canada and won multiple titles in the National Wrestling Alliance. Young is considered one of the pione ...

* Johnnie Walker (disambiguation), also includes Johnny and Jonny Walkers *

Johnnie Wright Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. (May 13, 1914 – September 27, 2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country musi ...

(1914–2011), American country music singer and songwriter, half of the duo Johnnie & Jack

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* Johnny, a recurring character in the video game series

Metal Gear Solid is a series of techno-thriller stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces opera ...

* Johnny, the lead character in the film '' The Room'' * Johnny, a Nomu character in the manga and anime series ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected i ...

'' *

Johnny 5 ''Short Circuit'' is a 1986 American comic science fiction, science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning ...

, the robot star of the ''Short Circuit'' films * Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), alternate identity of Ghost Rider, a comic book character * The title character of ''

Johnny Bravo ''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, which aired fr ...

'', an American cartoon series * Johnny C., the title character of '' Johnny the Homicidal Maniac'', a comic book by Jhonen Vasquez *

Johnny Cade ''The Outsiders'' is a coming-of-age novel In literary criticism, a ''Bildungsroman'' (, plural ''Bildungsromane'', ) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (co ...

, in S. E. Hinton's 1967 novel ''The Outsiders'' and the 1983 film of the same name *

Johnny Cage Johnny Cage is a fictional character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games/ NetherRealm Studios. Introduced in the original 1992 game, he is an action movie star with an extensive martial arts background. The series d ...

, from the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * Johnny Castle, a lead character in the 1980s film '' Dirty Dancing'' *

Johnny Connor John O'Connor (1 July 1899 – 11 December 1955), known politically as Johnny Connor, was an Irish Clann na Poblachta politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 1954 to 1955. Soldier O'Connor was born ...

, in the British television series ''Coronation Street'' * Johnny Crowder, in the television series '' Justified'' * Johnny Dangerously - Slapstick Mafia Comedy

tarring Michael Keaton Tarring may refer to: * Tarring, West Sussex, a neighbourhood in England ** Tarring (electoral division), a West Sussex County Council constituency * Tarring (rope) * Tarring and feathering * John Tarring John Tarring FRIBA (1806–1875) was an ...

* The title character of the films ''

Johnny English ''Johnny English'' is a 2003 spy comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. It is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universa ...

'' (2003) and ''Johnny English Reborn'' (2011), played by Rowan Atkinson * Johnny Fedora, in the ''

Make Mine Music ''Make Mine Music'' is a 1946 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the eighth Disney feature animated film, released on April 20, 1946. During World War II, much of Walt Disn ...

'' short ''Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet'' *

Johnny Fiama The Muppets are an ensemble group of comedic puppet characters originally created by Jim Henson. The Muppets have appeared in multiple television series, films, and other media appearances since the 1950s. The majority of the characters listed ...

, on ''The Muppet Show'' * The title character of the film ''

Johnny Guitar ''Johnny Guitar'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Ernest Borgnine and Scott Brady. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The screen ...

'' * Johnny Joestar, the lead character of Hirohiko Araki's manga series ''

Steel Ball Run is the seventh story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in the United States in 1890, it stars Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who desires to regain the us ...

'' * Johnny Kapahaala, the lead character from the Disney Channel television film '' Johnny Tsunami'' *

Johnny Klebitz ''Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' is the first of two episodic expansion packs of the 2008 video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. The game was released individually for the X ...

, the main character from the video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned'' * Johnny Lawrence, in the film ''The Karate Kid'' and the Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'' *

Johnny Mnemonic "Johnny Mnemonic" is a science fiction short story by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. It first appeared in '' Omni'' magazine in May 1981, and was subsequently included in ''Burning Chrome'', a 1986 collection of Gibson's short fiction. ...

, the title character of a book by William Gibson and of the film based on the book * Johnny Punk, an animatronic sold by Spirit Halloween for the 2020 Halloween season * Johnny Silverhand, in the video game ''

Cyberpunk 2077 ''Cyberpunk 2077'' is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. Set in Night City, an open world set in the ''Cyberpunk'' universe, players assume the role of a customisable mercenary kn ...

'' * Johnny Snowman, a friend of Daisy in the Nick Jr. series ''

Oswald Oswald may refer to: People *Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name *Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters *Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbur ...

'' * "Johnny" Storm, the

Human Torch The Human Torch (Jonathan "Johnny" Storm) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of a si ...

of the Fantastic Four * Johnny Teitelbaum hock-Jock from the Movie: The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine, Rock n Roll Detective* The title character of ''

Johnny Test ''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB on September 17 ...

'', a Canadian cartoon series * Johnny Tightlips, a mafia member in the FOX animated television series ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, ...

'' * Johnny Utah, lead character in ''

Point Break ''Point Break'' is a 1991 American action crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The film's title refers to the surfing term " point break", wher ...

'' * Johnny J. Worthington III, in the Pixar media franchise ''Monsters, Inc.''

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