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 João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician who is currently serving as the third president of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously, he was the minister of defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, ...

, 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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