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. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine

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, 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, Johhny, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into

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

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Johnny 3 Tears George Ragan (born on June 24, 1981), better known by his stage name Johnny 3 Tears (acronymized as J3T), is an American musician who sings and plays bass guitar for the band Hollywood Undead. Early life Ragan grew up in a rough neighborhood of L ...

(born 1981/82), American musician *

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 ...

(1932–1998), 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 fe ...

(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, ...

(born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player *

Johnny Abbes García Johnny Abbes García (27 March 1924, Santo Domingo – 30 May 1967, Haiti) was the chief of the governmental intelligence office – the '' Servicio de Inteligencia Militar'' (Military Intelligence Service) – during the dictatorship ...

(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 An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a ...

(1947–1995), Canadian politician *

Johnny Abrego Johnny Ray Abrego (born July 4, 1962) is an American 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 L ...

(born 1962), former Major League baseball player *

Johnny Ace John Marshall Alexander Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He emerged as a prominent figure in postwar R&B an ...

(1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer *

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

(born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland *

John Adriano Acea John Adriano Acea (September 11, 1917 – July 25, 1963) was an American jazz pianist. He was born in Philadelphia to Adriano Acea of Cuba and Leona Acea of Virginia. One of six children, he was expected to die during his first decade of life ...

(1917–1963), American jazz pianist *

Johnny Anfone Johny Anfone (; born 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 portraying Lord Worawongsa in the 2001 Thai epic film '' The ...

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

Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman; September 26, 1774March 18, 1845) was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting) to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, I ...

(1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman *

Johnny Archer Johnny Archer (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" (his zodiac sign is Scorpio). He is a two time World Nine-ball Champion & won a record 5 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open titles. In 2009, ...

(born 1968), American pool player *

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

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Johnny Yong Bosch Johnny Yong Bosch (born John Jay Bosch; January 6, 1976) is an American actor. 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 in the ''Power Rangers ...

(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 Colorado Avalanche, the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders of the Na ...

(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 wh ...

(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 ...

(1908–1964), American lyricist *

Johnny Cardoso João Lucas de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001), better known as Johnny Cardoso or just Johnny, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the United States national team. Early ...

(born 2001), American soccer player *

Johnny Carson John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962–1992). Carson is a cultural phenomenon and w ...

(1925–2005), American talk show host *

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

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

Johnny Cochrane Johnny Cochrane was a Scottish football manager. Johnny Cochrane was the first Scottish manager to manage FA Cup winning teams. The 2nd manager was Alex Ferguson. Career Cochrane was born in Paisley. As a player, he had a short spell with Joh ...

, Scottish football manager *

Johnny Cook (Canadian football) John Homer Cook Jr. (December 19, 1925 – September 17, 1986) was an American professional gridiron football, football quarterback who played one season with the Regina Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). He played ...

(1925–1986), American football player *

Johnny Crawford John Ernest Crawford (March 26, 1946 – April 29, 2021) was an American actor and singer. He first performed before a national audience as a Mouseketeer. At age 12, Crawford rose to prominence playing Mark McCain in the series ''The Rifleman ...

(1946–2021), American actor, singer and musician *

Johnny Davis (kickboxer) Johnny Morris Davis (born July 15, 1962) is an American former kickboxer who competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. Nicknamed "Superfoot", Davis held numerous titles including two world championships. Career Johnny Davis was b ...

(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 as well as nominations for ...

(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 Johnny Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a British actor and musician. He starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom '' Lovesick'' and is also known for his performances as David Bowie in the 2020 film '' Stardust''; M ...

(born 1982), British musician, singer-songwriter and actor *

Johnny Franz John Charles Franz (23 February 1922 – 29 January 1977) was an English record producer and A&R man at the Philips label. He was one of Britain's most successful producers in the 1950s and 1960s. While his recordings encompassed several forms o ...

(1922–1977), English record producer *

Johnny Galecki John Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor, In television, he played Leonard Hofstadter on ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019) and List of Roseanne and The Conners characters#David Healy, David Healy in ''Roseanne'' (1992–1 ...

(born 1975), American actor *

Johnny Gargano John Anthony Nicholas Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is one-half of #DIY with Tommaso Ciampa. Gargano is known for his time in NXT, where ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler *

Johnny Gaudreau John Michael Gaudreau (August 13, 1993 – August 29, 2024) was an American professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played NCAA Division I, Division I college ice hockey ...

(1993–2024), American ice hockey player *

Johnny Gilbert John Lewis Gilbert III (born July 13, 1928) is an American show business personality who has worked mainly on television game shows. Originally a nightclub singer and entertainer, he has hosted and announced a number of game shows from variou ...

(born 1924), American TV personality *

Johnny Gioeli Johnny Gioeli ( ; born October 5, 1967) is an American rock music, rock singer. He is the lead vocalist of Hardline (band), Hardline, Crush 40, and Axel Rudi Pell's Axel Rudi Pell#Band members, backing band. He is best known for his musical con ...

(born 1967), American singer-songwriter *

Johnny Hallyday Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and Pop music, pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career ...

(1943–2017), French singer and actor * Johnny Hon (born 1971), Hong Kong businessman and politician * Johnny Hooker (born 1987), Brazilian rock/MPB musician * Johnny Huggins (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 * ...

, multiple people * Johnny Karras (1928–2008), American football player *

Johnny Kemp Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015) was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single " Just Got Pai ...

(1959–2015), Bahamian musician *

Johnny Kitagawa John Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name ; October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as , was a Japanese business magnate, promoter, record producer. He was best known as the founder of Johnny & Associates, a talent agency for numerous ...

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

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

(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 Algonquin J. Calhoun in the CBS TV and radio comedy series ...

(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 th ...

(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 was best known for playing Kip "Half-Sack" Epps in the first two seasons of the FX series ''Sons ...

(1983–2012), American actor * Johnny Lozada (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, show host and actor * Johnny Mackorell (1912–1980), American football player and coach *

Johnny Manziel Johnathan Paul Manziel ( ; born December 6, 1992), nicknamed "Johnny Football", is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. He played prof ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Johnny Marr John Martin Marr (Birth name#Maiden and married names, né Maher; born 31 October 1963) is a 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 sinc ...

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

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer. Starting his 69-year career with singles of standard (music), standard music, Mathis is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century and became highly popular as ...

(born 1935), American singer *

Johnny Maxey Johnny Maxey (born October 19, 1993) is an American former professional football defensive end. 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 Wallichs Music Cit ...

(1909–1976), American lyricist, songwriter and singer * Johnny Moeller (born 1970), American guitarist * Yohanan Moyal, Johnny Moyal (born 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast * Johnny Nash (1940–2020), American singer-songwriter * Johnny Naumu (1919–1982), American football player * Johnny Newton (born 2002), American football player * Johnny Olson (1910–1985), American radio personality and television announcer. * Johnny Crown Omolade (born 21 January 1997), Nigerian-American singer and rapper professionally known as Johnny Crown * Johnny Owen (1956-1980), Welsh boxer * Johnny Pacar (born 1981), American actor * Johnny Ace Palmer, American close-up magician * Johnny Papalia (1924–1997), Canadian fugitive who was murdered * Johnny Parsons (born 1944), American racing driver * Johnny Patterson (racing driver) (died 1969), NASCAR driver * Johnny Peacock (1910–1981), American baseball player * Johnny Peacock (American football) (born 1947), American football player * Johnny Pemberton (born 1981), American actor and comedian * Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born 1985), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, American rapper and songwriter * Johnny Reklai (1948–2007), Palauan politician * Johnny Ringo (1850–1882), American gunfighter and fugitive who was murdered * Johnny Rivers (born 1942), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer * Johnny Roeg (1910–2003), Dutch footballer, striker for Ajax * Johnny Rotten (born 1956), alias of John Lydon, English lead singer of the Sex Pistols * Johnny Ruffo (1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor * Johnny Sequoyah (born 2002), American actress * Johnny Simmons (born 1986), American actor * Johnny Sims (born 1967), American football player * Johnny Sins (born 1978), American pornographic actor * Johnny Stanton (born 1994), American football player * Johnny Suh (born 1995), Musician, DJ, member of NCT, NCT 127, and NCT U * Johnny Townsend (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), American football player * Johnny Wactor (1986–2024), American actor * Johnny Walker Jr. (born 2001), American football player * Johnny Weir (born 1984), American figure skater * Johnny Winter (1944–2014), American blues guitarist, singer, and record producer * Johnny Whitaker (born 1959), American actor * Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), American actor

Johnnie

* Johnnie Carr (1911–2008), American civil rights leader * Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), American lawyer known for defending O. J. Simpson at his murder trial * Johnnie Bryan Hunt (1927–2006), American entrepreneur in the trucking industry * Johnnie Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Johnnie Lewis (1946–2015), Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th chief justice of Liberia * Johnnie Ray (1927–1990), American singer, songwriter, and pianist * Johnnie Mae Young (1923–2014), American professional wrestler * Johnnie Walker (disambiguation), also includes Johnny and Jonny Walkers * Johnnie To (born 1955), Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer * Johnnie Wright (1914–2011), American country music singer and songwriter, half of the duo Johnnie & Jack

Fictional characters

* Johnny, a recurring character in the video game series List of Metal Gear characters, Metal Gear Solid * Johnny, the lead character in the film ''The Room'' * Johnny, a Nomu character in the manga and anime series ''My Hero Academia'' * Johnny, a character in the British comic book series ''Kingsman: The Red Diamond'' * Johnny 5, the robot star of the ''Short Circuit'' films * Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), alternate identity of Ghost Rider, a comic book character * Johnny Bravo, from his eponymous show * Johnny C., the title character of ''Johnny the Homicidal Maniac'', a comic book by Jhonen Vasquez * Johnny Cade, in S. E. Hinton's 1967 novel ''The Outsiders'' and the 1983 film of the same name * Johnny Cage, from the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * Johnny Castle, a lead character in the 1980s film ''Dirty Dancing'' * Johnny Connor, in the British television series ''Coronation Street'' * Johnny Crowder, in the television series ''Justified (TV series), Justified'' * Johnny Crunch, a character in the 1999 film ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' * The title character of the films ''Johnny English'' (2003) and ''Johnny English Reborn'' (2011), played by Rowan Atkinson * Johnny Fedora, in the ''Make Mine Music'' short ''Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet'' * Johnny Fiama, on ''The Muppet Show'' * The title character of the film ''Johnny Guitar'' * Johnny Joestar, the lead character of Hirohiko Araki's manga series ''Steel Ball Run'' * Johnny Kelly, the lead character of the 1984 film ''Johnny Dangerously'' * Johnny Kapahaala, the lead character from the Disney Channel television film ''Johnny Tsunami'' * Johnny Klebitz, the main character from the video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' * Johnny Lawrence (character), Johnny Lawrence, in the film ''The Karate Kid'' and the Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'' * Johnny Mnemonic, 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'' * "Johnny" Storm, the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four * The title character of ''Johnny Test'', a Canadian cartoon series * Johnny Utah, lead character in ''Point Break'' *List of Monsters, Inc. characters#Roar Omega Roar students, Johnny J. Worthington III, in the Pixar media franchise ''Monsters, Inc.'' *Johnny, a character in the video game Baldi's Basics Plus

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