Jonas is a common male name in many Western world countries and Northeast Africa. It is primarily used as a first name, but also occurs as a surname. It is particularly frequent in

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, the

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and

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. It is also the most common name in

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; however, in Lithuania, the name Jonas is derived from the Hebrew

Yohanan Yohanan ('), sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of ('), meaning "YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around ...

as opposed to

Jonah Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas ( , ) is a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the Hebrew Bible. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, one of the minor proph ...

. Its widespread use and popularity has roots in its Jewish and Christian origins. As a surname, it is often Jewish, whilst as a first name it is mostly used in countries where Christianity is the main religion, especially in Scandinavian countries, Celtic countries, and Germany. In Turkish, Arabic, Persian and the Muslim world the equivalent name is Yunus () or Yunas or Younes/Younis. In North America the name found popularity among Métis and Aboriginals in the Northwest.

Etymology

''Jonas'' most often represents

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

יוֹנָה (Yōnā) meaning 'dove', the name of multiple Biblical figures. The form ''

'' is taken directly from Hebrew, while the form with ''s'' is adapted through

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

. Greek Ίωνας (Ionas) may also mean " Ionian", a member of the Greek tribe Ιωνες ''Iones'' who colonized western Asia.

Notable people with the given name Jonas

* Jonas, father of

Simon Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repe ...

; written as "John" or "Jonah" in some translations of the Bible. *

Jonas Aidoo Jonas Aidoo (born December 10, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference. He previously played for the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball, Te ...

(born 2002), American basketball player *

Jonas Åkerlund Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (; born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish filmmaker and musician who is best known for his work in music videos. Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory. He has directed well-known videos for artists ...

, Swedish movie and music video director * ''Jonas Erik Altberg'' aka

Basshunter Jonas Erik Altberg (; born 22 December 1984), known professionally as Basshunter, is a Swedish singer, record producer, songwriter and DJ. As indicated by his stage name, Basshunter is known for bass-heavy Eurodance music. Born and raised in Ha ...

(born 1984), Swedish producer and DJ *

Jonas Armstrong Jonas Armstrong (born 1 January 1981) is an Irish-English actor who rose to prominence playing the title character on the BBC's ''Robin Hood'' (2006–2009). He has since appeared in miniseries such as '' Dark Angel'' (2016), '' Troy: Fall of a ...

, British/Irish actor * Jonas Arnell, Herald in the Chancery of the Swedish Royal Orders of Knighthood, Expert on Orders *

Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavičius (, ; 23 November 1851 – 16 February 1927) was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often given the informal hon ...

, an activist and a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania *

Jonas Bergstedt Jonas Zohore Bergstedt (born 6 July 1991) is a Danish professional basketball player. Playing career Bergstedt played for the ETHA Engomis (Cyprus), Nevėžis Kėdainiai (Lithuania), Okapi Aalstar (Belgium), 5 Stelle Massagno (Switzerland) ...

, Danish basketball player *

Jonas Biliūnas Jonas Biliūnas (11 April 1879 – 8 December 1907) was a Lithuanian writer, poet, and a significant contributor to the national awakening of Lithuania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Biography Early life Biliūnas was born near A ...

, Lithuanian short story writer *

Jonas Bjerre Jonas Bjerre Terkelsbøl (born 21 September 1976) is a Danish musician and visual artist from Copenhagen, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Mew. Bjerre creates animated videos for Mew's live shows. He has an uncommon v ...

, lead singer and guitarist of Danish band Mew *

Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman (; born 23 March 1972) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 in doubles, and also a former world No. 4 in singles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 ...

, Swedish tennis player *

Jonas Bondi Jonas Bondi (July 9, 1804 – March 11, 1874) was a German-American rabbi and newspaper editor. Life Bondi was born on July 9, 1804, in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Saxony. He was a descendent of Jonathan Eybeschutz. Bondi received a theologica ...

, German-American rabbi and newspaper editor *

Jonas Bronck Jonas Bronck (alternatively Jonas Jonsson Brunk, Jonas Jonasson Bronk, or Jonas Jonassen Bronck) (around 1600 – 1643) was a settler in the Dutch colony of New Netherland after whom the Bronx River, and by extension, the county and New York C ...

, American colonist after whom the

Bronx River The Bronx River (), is a river that is approximately long, and flows through southeastern New York (state), New York in the United States and drains an area of . It is named after colonial settler Jonas Bronck. It originally rose in what is no ...

, and by extension, the county and New York City borough of

The Bronx The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...

are named *

Jonas Deichmann Jonas Deichmann (born 15 April 1987 in Stuttgart) is a best-selling author, adventurer, extreme athlete, and holder of multiple world records in cycling and endurance. He is a popular motivational speaker at German companies and sports teams. ...

, German adventurer, ultra-endurance athlete and multiple world record holder. *

Jonas Eriksson Jonas may refer to: Geography * Jonas, Netherlands, Netherlands * Jonas, Pennsylvania, United States * Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, United States Arts, entertainment, and media * Jonas Brothers, American pop rock band. ** ''Jonas'' (TV serie ...

, several people *

Jonas Folger Jonas Folger (born 13 August 1993) is a German professional motorcycle racer who most recently regularly competed in the 2021 Superbike World Championship. He was named as a replacement rider from April 2023 for Pol Espargaró, injured in March d ...

, German motorbike racer * Jonas Galusha, American politician and 5th governor of

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

Jonas Gardell Lars Jonas Holger Gardell (born 2 November 1963) is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian. He is the brother of religion scholar Mattias Gardell. He is well known for his books and plays in all of Scandinavia and his books h ...

, Swedish writer and comedian *

Jonas Gelsen Jonas Gelsen (born 4 September 2001) is a German Rowing (sport), rower who finished third in the Double scull, double sculls at the 2024 European Rowing Championships, 2024 European Championships. Sporting career Jonas Gelsen rows for the . At ...

, German rower * Jonas Green, Colonial American newspaper publisher * Jonas C. Greenfield, American scholar of Semitic languages * Jonas Griffith (born 1997), American football player *

Jonas Grof Jonas Grof (born 3 May 1996) is a German professional basketball player for VFL Astrostars Bochum of the German ProA The ProA is the German basketball league system, second-tier Sports league, league of professional club basketball in Germany. ...

, German basketball player * Jonas Gunnarsson, several people *

Jonas Gustavsson Jonas Gustavsson (; born 24 October 1984), also known by his nickname the Monster, is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. Gustavsson played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers durin ...

, NHL goaltender *

Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez (; born 5 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He acquired the nickname "Spider-Man" for his goal celebration of putting on a mask of the superhero ...

, Argentine footballer * Jonas Haggren, Swedish Navy rear admiral *

Jónas Hallgrímsson Jónas Hallgrímsson (16 November 1807 – 26 May 1845) was an Icelandic poet, writer and naturalist. He was one of the founders of the Icelandic journal ''Fjölnir'', which was first published in Copenhagen in 1835. The magazine was used by J ...

, Icelandic poet, author and naturalist *

Jonas Hector Jonas Armin Hector (; born 27 May 1990) is a German former professional footballer. Hector played almost the entirety of his senior professional career for German club 1. FC Köln, making 347 appearances for the side across an eleven-year perio ...

, German footballer *

Jonas Hellborg Jonas Hellborg (born 7 June 1958) is a Swedish bass guitarist. He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Ustad Sultan Khan, Fazal Qureshi, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Jens Johansson, Anders Johansson, Ginger Baker, Michael Shrieve, V. Selvaga ...

, Swedish bass player *

Jonas Hiller Jonas Hiller (born 12 February 1982) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. Hiller played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks and the Calgary Flames. He began his NHL career with the Ducks in 2007 after going ...

, Swiss NHL goaltender * Jonas Höglund, NHL hockey player * Jonas Ivanauskas (born 1960), Lithuanian priest *

Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis (; 30 December 1860, in Kubilėliai, Šakiai district – 23 February 1930, in Kaunas) was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language. He used the pseudonym ''Rygiškių Jonas'' ...

, Lithuanian language linguist and modifier of the standard Lithuanian language * ''Jonas Jarlsby'', Guitarist of the Swedish metal band "

Avatar Avatar (, ; ) is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means . It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes u ...

" *

Jonas Jennings Jonas Duran Jennings (born November 21, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2001 N ...

, American professional football player *

Jonas Jerebko Jonas Jerebko (; born March 2, 1987) is a Swedish professional basketball player who last played for the Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He was selected as the 39th overall pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA ...

, Swedish NBA basketball player *

Jonas Kaufmann Jonas Kaufmann (born July 10, 1969) is a German- Austrian tenor opera singer. He is best known for the versatility of his repertoire, performing a variety of opera roles in multiple languages in recital Tommasini, Anthony (21 February 2014)"A Teno ...

, German opera singer *

Jonas Kyratzes Jonas Kyratzes is a German-Greek video game designer and author of video game industry related articles. Career Kyratzes' games are known for breaking with convention and being heavily story-driven. Several of his games are thematically interco ...

, writer and game designer *

Jonas Lund Jonas Lund (born 1984) is a Swedish conceptual artist who creates paintings, sculpture, photography, websites and performances that critically reflect on contemporary networked systems and power structures. An example of this is his exhibition " ...

, Swedish conceptual artist *

Jonas Lüscher Jonas Lüscher (born 22 October 1976 in Schlieren, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer, including of essays and novels, living in Germany. Early life Lüscher grew up in Bern, where he later trained between 1994 and 1998 at the Muristalden Evangeli ...

, Swiss-German writer and essayist *

Jonas Mačiulis Jonas Mačiulis (born 10 February 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager for BC Lietkabelis, Lietkabelis Panevėżys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standin ...

, a Lithuanian basketball player *

Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas (; ; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals world ...

, Lithuanian film maker *

Jonas of Orléans Jonas (c. 760–843) was Bishop of Orléans and played a major political role during the reign of Emperor Louis the Pious. Jonas was born in Aquitaine. Probably a cleric by the 780s, he served at the court of Louis the Pious, who ruled as K ...

(760–841), Bishop of Orléans * Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira, Brazilian international footballer * Jonas Phillips, Jewish-American merchant and former owner of

Monticello Monticello ( ) was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. Jefferson began designing Monticello after inheriting l ...

, historic home of Thomas Jefferson *

Jonas Portin Jonas Lennart Portin (born 30 September 1986) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a defender. Portin had represented Ascoli and Padova of Serie B, the second-tier league of football in Italy. Club career Jaro P ...

, Finnish footballer * Jonás Ramalho, Spanish-Angolan footballer *

Jonas Reckermann Jonas Reckermann (born 26 May 1979) is a German retired beach volleyball player. Together with his most recent partner Julius Brink, he won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which, along with Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst ...

, German beach volleyball player *

Jonas Renkse Jonas Petter Renkse (born 19 May 1975) is a Swedish musician in the bands Katatonia (1991–) as lead vocalist, founder, songwriter (1991–1994, 1997–) and formerly as drummer (1991–1994, 1996–1998); formerly in Bloodbath Bloo ...

, Singer of Swedish band Katatonia *

Jonas Sakuwaha Jonas Sakuwaha (born 22 July 1983) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 25 appearances scoring 2 goals for the Zambia national team between 2006 and 2014. Club career Sakuwaha began his career with ZESCO ...

, Zambian footballer *

Jonas Salk Jonas Edward Salk (; born Jonas Salk; October 28, 1914June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New ...

, American physician and researcher, best known for the development of the first polio vaccine *

Jonas Sanker Jonas Sanker ('; born November 23, 2002) is an American professional football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia and was selected by the Saints in the third round of th ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Jonas Savimbi Jonas Malheiro Sidónio Sakaita Savimbi (; 3 August 1934 – 22 February 2002) was an Angolan revolutionary, politician, and rebel military leader who founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( UNITA). UNITA was on ...

, Angolan revolutionary * Jonas Sparring, Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender * Jonas Stark (born 1988), German classical pianist *

Jonas Gahr Støre Jonas Gahr Støre (; born 25 August 1960) is a Norwegian politician who has served as the prime minister of Norway since 2021. He has been Leader of the Labour Party since 2014. He served under Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as Minister of ...

, Norwegian politician *

Jonas Erikson Sundahl Jonas Erikson Sundahl (1678-1762) was a Swedish-born architect who spent most of his working life at and around Zweibrücken in the German Palatinate. Most of his designs were in the then-modern Baroque style. Biography Sundahl's exact date of b ...

(1678–1762), Swedish-born architect who spent most of his working life in Germany *

Jonas Švedas Jonas Švedas ( in Liepāja – 15 October 1971 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian and Soviet Union, Soviet composer. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1954. He was the co-composer of the Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic ...

, Lithuanian composer * Jonas March Tebbetts (1820–1913), American politician *

Jonas Tomalty Jonas Richard Tomalty is a Canadian rock, soul and pop singer. First known as Jonas in 2004 as a solo singer, he was the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Jonas & The Massive Attraction from 2010 to 2017. In 2022, he released his fourth s ...

, Canadian rock musician from Montréal * Jonas Vaitkus, lecturer and film director in Lithuania *

Jonas Valančiūnas Jonas Valančiūnas ( ; ; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA ...

(born 1992), Lithuanian basketball player *

Jonas Vileišis Jonas Vileišis (January 3, 1872 – June 1, 1942) was a Lithuanian lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Early life and career Vileišis was born in Mediniai, near Pasvalys. In 1892 he graduated from the Šiauliai Gymnasium. During 1892-1894, he ...

, Lithuanian lawyer, politician, and diplomat *

Jonas Vingegaard Jonas Vingegaard Hansen (; ; born 10 December 1996) is a Danish professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Described as one of the best Climbing specialist, climbers of his generation, his rivalry with Tad ...

, Danish cyclist *

Jonas Wikman Generalmajor (Sweden), Major General Olof ''Jonas'' Wikman (born 26 March 1972) is a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement/Chief of Procurement (2017–2021) and as Chief of ...

, Swedish officer *

Jonas Wikström Rear admiral (Sweden), Rear Admiral Jonas Atle Wikström (born 28 June 1962) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. Wikström has served as commander of the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden), 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla, as Deputy Operations Comman ...

, Swedish Navy officer *

Jonas Wind Jonas Older Wind (; born 7 February 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Denmark national team. He is the son of former goalkeeper Per Wind. Club career Early career Wind ...

, Danish footballer *

Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann (born 20 February 1990), known commonly as Wobo as is stated on his jersey, is a German professional basketball player for the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Professional career In June 2013 ...

(born 1990), German basketball player *

Jhonas Enroth Jhonas Erik Enroth (born 25 June 1988), is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, who is currently playing with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas St ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu (1879 – 28 June 1945) was a Turkish journalist and the founder of the newspaper ''Cumhuriyet''. He was known for his support for Turkish nationalism and his sympathies with the Nazi regime, publishing many antisemitic pro ...

, Turkish journalist *

Yunus Altun Yunus Altun (born 25 August 1977 in Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are ass ...

, Turkish footballer *

Yunus Emre Yunus Emre (), also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره), was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passe ...

, Turkish poet and mystic

Notable people with the surname Jonas

* Abraham Jonas (politician), politician * Abraham Jonas (rugby league), rugby player * Alberto Jonás, pianist *

Ann Jonas Ann Jonas (January 28, 1932 – September 29, 2013) was a writer and illustrator of several picture books for children. Her books often used odd, abstract images to stretch children's imaginations. Biography Jonas lived in Long Island for ...

, writer * Benjamin F. Jonas, politician *

Billy Jonas Billy Jonas of Asheville, North Carolina is a singer-songwriter, percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, and recording artist. He works as a performer and workshop facilitator with adult and general audiences, as well as family audiences and faith c ...

, folk musician *

Bruno Jonas Bruno Jonas (born in Passau, Germany, on 3 December 1952) is a German Kabarett artist and actor. Education Many people predicted he would become a priest, but he prefers to pray from the Kabarett stage. Between 1975 and 1982, he studied German, ...

, German political cabaret artist * Charles Jonas (disambiguation), a number of American politicians * Clemens Jonas, figure skater *

Danielle Jonas Danielle Vivian Jonas (; born September 18, 1986) is an American reality television personality. From 2012 to 2013, she starred on '' Married to Jonas'' alongside her husband, musician and actor Kevin Jonas. Early and personal life Danielle Viv ...

, wife of Kevin *

Don Jonas Donald Walter Jonas (born December 3, 1938) is an American former football player and coach. Jonas played professionally as a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was also the first head coach of the UCF Knights (1979–1981). ...

, American footballer * Dusty Jonas, high jumper * Edgar A. Jonas, politician *

Émile Jonas Émile Jonas (5 March 1827 – 21 May 1905) was a 19th-century French composer. Works *1855: ''Le Duel de Benjamin'', libretto by Eugène Mestépès *1856: ''La Parade'', libretto by Jules Barbier and Jules Brésil) *1857: ''Le roi boit'', l ...

(1827–1905), French composer * Fran Jonas (born 2004), New Zealand cricketer *

Frankie Jonas Franklin Nathaniel Jonas (born September 28, 2000) is an American singer and actor. Jonas voiced Sōsuke in the English dub of the 2008 film ''Ponyo'' and was a recurring character in the Disney Channel series Jonas (TV series), ''Jonas''. He a ...

, brother of Nick *

Franz Jonas Franz Josef Jonas (4 October 1899 – 24 April 1974) was an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria between 1965 and 1974 as a member of the Socialist Party of Austria. He previously served as mayor of Vienna from 1951 to 19 ...

, politician, President of Austria *

George Jonas George Jonas, CM (June 15, 1935 – January 10, 2016) was a Hungarian-born Canadian writer, poet, and journalist. A self-described classical liberal, he authored 16 books, including the bestseller '' Vengeance'' (1984), the story of an Israeli ...

, author * George "Freddie" Jonas, businessman and philanthropist who founded Camp Rising Sun * Gilbert Jonas, businessman * Glenn Jonas, cricketer *

Hans Jonas Hans Jonas (; ; 10 May 1903 – 5 February 1993) was a German-born American philosopher. From 1955 to 1976 he was the Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Biography Jonas was born in M ...

, philosopher *

Howard Jonas Howard S. Jonas (born 2 June 1956) is an American businessman, and the founder of IDT Corporation and Genie Energy. Biography Jonas graduated from The Bronx High School of Science and then received a B.A. in economics from Harvard University in 19 ...

, businessman * Israel Heymann Jonas (17951851), German malacologist *

Joan Jonas Joan Jonas (born July 13, 1936) is an American visual artist and a pioneer of video and performance art, "a central figure in the performance art movement of the late 1960s".John Jonas, metallurgist * Joseph Jonas (disambiguation), a number of people including **

Joseph Jonas Joseph Jonas (1845 – 22 August 1921) was the German-born Lord Mayor of Sheffield, England in 1904–05. Background Jonas was born in Bingen am Rhein, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1845, and became a naturalized British citizen in 1876. (tra ...

, politician **

Joe Jonas Joseph Adam Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Kevin Jonas, Kevin and Nick Jonas, Nick. The group released their ...

, musician, member of Jonas Brothers *

Justus Jonas Justus Jonas, the Elder (5 June 1493 – 9 October 1555), or simply Justus Jonas, was a German Lutheran theologian and reformer. He was a Jurist, Professor and Hymn writer. He is best known for his translations of the writings of Martin Luther ...

, Protestant reformer *

Kevin Jonas Paul Kevin Jonas Jr. (born November 5, 1987) is an American musician and actor. He rose to fame as the lead guitarist of the pop rock band Jonas Brothers alongside his younger brothers Joe and Nick. Jonas became a prominent figure on the Disne ...

, musician, member of Jonas Brothers *

Lihen Jonas Lihen Jonas (born 22 October 1998) is a female sprint (running), sprinter from Federated States of Micronesia. She competed in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres, Women's 100 metres event at the 2015 World Championsh ...

, Micronesian sprinter * Louis Paul Jonas, sculptor, museum exhibit designer, taxidermist * Margarete Jonas, wife of Franz * Marie Jonas, physician * Mark Jonas, football player * Maryla Jonas, pianist * Michal Jonáš, footballer *

Natasha Jonas Natasha Jonas (born 18 June 1984) is a British professional boxer is a two weight world champion who held the unified WBC, and WBO female light-middleweight titles between 2022 and 2025. As an amateur, she won a bronze medal in the light-welte ...

, boxer * Nathan S. Jonas (18681943), American banker and philanthropist *

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

, musician, member of Jonas Brothers * Peter Jonas (disambiguation), a number of people including ** Peter Jonas (footballer), Australian footballer **

Peter Jonas (figure skater) Peter Jonas (born 18 June 1941) is an Austrian former figure skater. He is the 1965 European bronze medalist. He represented Austria at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 13th In music or music theory, a thirteenth is the Music ...

* Priyanka Jonas, Indian actress, model and film producer *

Regina Jonas Regina Jonas (; German: ''Regine Jonas'';As documented by ''Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Laufendenummer 892'' which reads: "''In front of the signed registrar appeared today... Wolff Jonas... ...

, rabbi * Tom Jonas, Australian football player * William Jonas, footballer

Fictional characters

* Eldred Jonas, character from the novel ''

Wizard and Glass ''The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass: Regard'', or simply ''Wizard and Glass'', is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. The fourth book in the '' Dark Tower'' series, published in 1997 it placed fourth in the annual Locus Poll for b ...

'' by

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...

Jonas Jonas may refer to: Geography * Jonas, Netherlands, Netherlands * Jonas, Pennsylvania, United States * Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, United States Arts, entertainment, and media * Jonas Brothers, American pop rock band. ** ''Jonas'' (TV serie ...

, the main character in ''

The Giver ''The Giver'' is a 1993 young adult dystopian novel written by American author Lois Lowry and is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has take ...

'' by

Lois Lowry Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of many books for children and young adults, including '' The Giver Quartet'', '' Number the Stars'', the Anastasia series, and '' Rabble Starkey''. ...

, a character in the online serial ''

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'', portrayed by Jackson Davis *

Jonas Blane This is a list of characters from American television series ''The Unit''. Main characters Jonas Blane Sergeant Major Jonas Blane (United States Army, call sign: ''Snake Doctor'') is the main protagonist in the series. He is portrayed by D ...

, one of the lead characters in the American television show ''

The Unit ''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009, with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled ...

'' * Jonas Grumby, the Skipper from the television sitcom ''

Gilligan's Island ''Gilligan's Island'' is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show's ensemble cast features Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, and Dawn Wells. It aired for th ...

'' * Jonas Hodges, a villain in Season 7 of 24 played by

Jon Voight Jonathan Vincent Voight (; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations ...

* Jonas Morecock, a gay pornographic animated character *

Jonas Quinn Jonas Quinn is a fictional character in the Canadian-American television series ''Stargate SG-1'', a science fiction show about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Played by Corin Nemec, Jonas is i ...

, character in the sci-fi series ''

Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrig ...

'' * Jonas Wilkerson, character from ''

Gone With the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind ...

''. * Michael Jonas, character in the sci-fi series '' Star Trek: Voyager'' * Jonas Taylor, character in an action horror movie ''

The Meg ''The Meg'' is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 novel '' Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror'' by Steve Alten. The film stars Jas ...

'' * Jonas Kahnwald, character in the German sci-fi series ''Dark'' * Jonas Miller, character in the movie

Twister Twister most commonly refers to a tornado. Twister or Twisters may also refer to: Aviation * Pipistrel Twister, a Slovenian ultralight trike * Silence Twister, a German homebuilt aircraft design * Wings of Change Twister, an Austrian paragli ...

. * Jonas Hunter, the late son of

Rip Hunter Rip Hunter (Michael Jon Carter Jr.) is a time-traveling superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jack Miller and artist Ruben Moreira, the character first appeared in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #20 ...

Legends of Tomorrow ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American Time travel in fiction, time travel superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, ...

. * Jonas, character from the French movie

I am Jonas ''I Am Jonas'' is a French coming of age gay-themed movie released in 2018 and directed by Christophe Charrier. The film is also known as ''Boys'' and ''Jonas''. Plot ''The plot is written in chronological order while the movie switches continuou ...

* Jonas, character from the Brazilian movie

Male variants

* Giona (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

) * Jonàs ( Catalan) * Jona ( Croatian) * Jonáš (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

) *

(

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

) * Jonas (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe ** Lithuanian language ** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region ** L ...

and Portuguese) * Jónás ( Hungarian) * Jónas ( Icelandic) * Joona ( Finnish) * Joonas ( Finnish) * Junis ( Kazakh) * Yona (요나) (

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

) * Junus ( Kyrgyz) * Jonasz (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

) * Jonaš (

Prekmurje Slovene Prekmurje Slovene, also known as the Prekmurje dialect, Eastern Slovene, or Wendish (, , Prekmurje Slovene: ''prekmürski jezik, prekmürščina, prekmörščina, prekmörski jezik, panonska slovenščina''), is the language of Prekmurje in Easte ...

) * Jonáš ( Slovak) * Jona ( Slovene) * Jonás (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) * Yona (

) * Yonas (ዮናስ) (Amharic) (

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

) * Yunus (

Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

) * Yunes (یونس) (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

) * Younes (يونس) (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

) * Joonas (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

and Finnish) * Yunsi (

Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...

) * Ionas (Ίωνας) (

)

Contemporary use of the name Jonas

* "

My Name Is Jonas "My Name Is Jonas" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It is the first track on the band's self-titled 1994 debut album, also known as ''The Blue Album'' as well as being the only promotional single off of the album. It was written by gu ...

", a song from the

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band

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's '' Blue Album''. * "Jonas, or the Artist at Work", a short story from the collection ''

Exile and the Kingdom ''Exile and the Kingdom'' () is a 1957 collection of six short stories by French writer Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, a ...

'' by French author

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the s ...

* Protagonist of Lois Lowry's novel ''

''.

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