João is a given

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of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name

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. 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 John II (; ; 3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince (), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for reestablishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigor ...

João III of Portugal John III ( ; 6 June 1502 – 11 June 1557), nicknamed The Pious ( Portuguese: ''o Piedoso''), was the King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1521 until he died in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of ...

* João IV of Portugal *

João V of Portugal ''Dom (title), Dom'' John V (; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (''o Magnânimo'') and the Portuguese Sun King (''o Rei-Sol Português''), was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reig ...

João VI of Portugal '' Dom'' John VI (; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), known as "the Clement" (), was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825, and after the recognition of Brazil's independence, titular Emperor of Brazil a ...

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 João II Nzuzi a Ntamba was a ruler of Lemba and was one of the main Kinlaza List of Rulers of Kongo, claimants to the throne of the Kingdom of Kongo during its Kongo Civil War, civil war, the other being the King of Kibangu. He ruled the Kingdom o ...

or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 *

Dharmapala of Kotte Dharmapala or Dom João Dharmapala Peria Bandara (1541 – 27 May 1597) was the last king of the Kingdom of Kotte, in present-day Sri Lanka, from 1551 until 27 May 1597. He is also known as Dom João Dharmapala, the first Christian king in Sri L ...

, last King of the

Kingdom of Kotte The Kingdom of Kotte (, ), named after its capital, Kotte, was a Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century. Founded by Parakramabahu VI with the help of the Ming, the Kingdom managed to conquer the Jaffna ki ...

, reigned 1551–1597

Princes

João Manuel, Prince of Portugal Dom João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal () (3 June 1537 – 2 January 1554) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince), the eighth child of King John III of Portugal by his wife Catherine of Austria, daughter of Philip I of Castile and Joan ...

(1537–1554), son of John III *

Infante João, Duke of Beja Infante João, Duke of Beja (; ; 16 March 1842 – 27 December 1861) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) and member of the House of Braganza."While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to pp. 88, ...

(1842–1861)

Arts and literature

João Borsch João Diogo Santos Borges (; born 2000), known professionally as João Borsch (), is a Portuguese singer, songwriter and musician. They competed in . Early life Borges was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in 2000. They were the drummer in a ...

, Portuguese musician *

João Bosco João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, known professionally as João Bosco () is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. In the 1970s he established his reputation in ''música popular Brasileira'' (Portuguese: "Brazilian pop music") with lyricist ...

, Brazilian musician *

João Cabral de Melo Neto João Cabral de Melo Neto (January 6, 1920 – October 9, 1999) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Pri ...

, Brazilian poet and diplomat *

João César Monteiro João César Monteiro Santos (2 February 1939 – 3 February 2003) was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic. He is known for writing and directing films such as '' Recollections of the Yellow House'' (1989), '' God's Comedy ...

, Portuguese film director *

Joao Constancia João Micael Villanueva Constancia (born December 22, 1996) is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer. Constancia is known for his roles in '' Four Sisters Before the Wedding'' (2020) and '' He's Into Her'' (2021), both produced by Star Cinema. Hi ...

, Filipino singer, actor and dancer *

João Donato João Donato de Oliveira Neto (; 17 August 1934 – 17 July 2023) was a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist as well as a trombonist from Rio Branco. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim an ...

, 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, 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, Brazilian president of FIFA from 1974–1998 * João José, Portuguese volleyball player * João Moreira (jockey), 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), 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 (politician), 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, 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, Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands * John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint

References

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