João is a given

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of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The

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is Joãozinho and the

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Joana Joana is a given name, equivalent to Joanna in Catalan language, Catalan () and Portuguese language, Portuguese (). The Galician language, Galician form of the name is Xoana (). It may refer to: * Joana Angélica (1761–1822), Brazilian Conceptio ...

. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.

Kings

* João I of Portugal * João II of Portugal * João III of Portugal * João IV of Portugal * João V of Portugal * João VI of Portugal *

João I of Kongo King João I (born Nzinga-a-Nkuwu; ca. 1440 – 1509) was the 5th ManiKongo of the Kingdom of Kongo () between 1470 and 1509. He voluntarily converted to Roman Catholicism. He was baptized on 3 May 1491 and took the Christian name of ''João'' ...

, ruled 1470–1509 * João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 * Dharmapala of Kotte, last King of the Kingdom of Kotte, reigned 1551–1597

Princes

* João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861)

Arts and literature

* João Borsch, Portuguese musician * João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat * João César Monteiro, Portuguese film director * Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato, Brazilian musician *

João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in t ...

, Portuguese poet * João do Rio, Brazilian writer * João Frederico Ludovice, German-born Portuguese architect and goldsmith *

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he w ...

, Brazilian musician * João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat * João Miguel (actor), Brazilian actor * João Nogueira, Brazilian musician * João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese film director * Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist * João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer * João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian writer, journalist, and professor * João Vasco Paiva, Portuguese artist

Sportspeople

Footballers

* João Félix, Portuguese footballer * João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer * João Mário (footballer, born January 1993), Portuguese footballer * João Pereira (disambiguation), several Portuguese footballers * João Pinto, Portuguese footballer * João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer * João Tomás, Portuguese footballer * Lucas João, Portuguese/Angolan footballer * Joãozinho (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer * João Pedro (footballer, born 2001), Brazilian footballer * João Paulo (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer

Other sportspeople

* João Almeida (cyclist), Portuguese road cyclist * João Barbosa, Portuguese racing driver * João Brenha, Portuguese beach volleyball player * João Cunha e Silva, Portuguese tennis player * João Fonseca (tennis), Brazilian tennis player *

João Havelange Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (, ; 8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who was the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the second longest in ...

, Brazilian president of FIFA from 1974–1998 * João José, Portuguese volleyball player * João Moreira, jockey currently based in Hong Kong * João José Pereira, Portuguese triathlete * João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player * João Souza, Brazilian tennis player *

João Souza (fencer) João Antônio de Albuquerque e Souza (born August 23, 1983 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian foil fencer. Souza represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in ...

, Brazilian fencer

Other people

* João Amoêdo, Brazilian engineer and company administrator * João Biehl, Brazilian anthropologist * João Cravinho (1936–2025), Portuguese politician * João Gomes Cravinho (born 1964), Portuguese diplomat and politician, son of João Cravinho * João Dias (born 1973), Portuguese politician * João Doria, Brazilian politician * João Teixeira de Faria, Brazilian faith healer * João Armando Gonçalves, head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement *

João Goulart João Belchior Marques Goulart (; 1 March 1919 – 6 December 1976), commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was considered the ...

, 27th president of Brazil * João Lourenço, current President of Angola and previous Minister of Defence * João Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist * João Marinho Neto (born 1912), Brazilian supercentenarian, current world's oldest living man * João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer * João Ramalho (1493–1582), Portuguese explorer and adventurer, attributed as the first bandeirante * João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer * João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer *

João Gonçalves Zarco João Gonçalves Zarco ( 1390 – 21 November 1471) was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira, Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator. Life Zarco was born in ...

, Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands * John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint

References

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