John (first name)

John is a first name . He is the English and North German version of the first name Johannes .

Well-known namesake

• John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch († 1302), Scottish nobleman and Guardian of Scotland
• John Adams (1735–1826), American politician and second president
• John Arnold (musician) (≈1900-), American blues and jazz pianist
• John Barden (born 1951), Irish folk singer and musician
• John Belushi (1949–1982), American singer and actor
• John Berryman (1914–1972), American poet and author
• John von Beverley († 721), British clergyman, Bishop of York, saint
• John of Bridlington (1320-1379), English saint
• John Brinckman (1814-1870), German poet
• John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (1266-1334), Breton-English nobleman
• John Brown (medic) (1735–1788), Scottish medic
• John Brown (politician, 1736) (1736–1803), American politician (Rhode Island)
• John Brown (politician, before 1808) (before 1808-1815), American politician (Maryland)
• John Brown (Politician, 1757) (1757-1837), American politician (Kentucky)
• John Brown (Politician, 1772) (1772–1845), American politician (Pennsylvania)
• John Brown (abolitionist) (1800-1859), American abolitionist
• John Brown (entrepreneur) (1816-1896), British entrepreneur
• John Brown (servant) (1826–1883), Scottish servant to Queen Victoria
• John Brown (football player, 1915) (1915-2005), Scottish football goalkeeper
• John Brown (bobsledder) (born 1935), British bobsledder
• John Brown (Author) (1944-2006) British screenwriter
• John Brown (Production Designer) , American Production Designer
• John Brown (basketball player) ( John Young Brown ; born 1951), American basketball player
• John Brown ( American football player , 1970) (born 1970), American football player (wide receiver, Chicago Bears)
• John Brown ( American football player , 1990) (born 1990), American football player (wide receiver, Arizona Cardinals)
• John Brown (bodybuilder) American bodybuilder
• John Arnesby Brown (1866–1955) British painter
• John Brewer Brown (1836–1898), American politician (Maryland)
• John C. Brown (Politician, 1827) ( John Calvin Brown ; 1827-1889), American politician (Tennessee)
• John C. Brown (Politician, 1844) (1844–1900) American (Ohio) politician
• John Carter Brown (book collector) (1797–1874), American book collector
• John Carter Brown (art historian) (1934–2002), American art historian and historian
• John George Brown (1831–1913), British-American painter
• John Guthrie Brown (1892–1976), British civil engineer
• John Joseph Brown (born 1931), Australian politician
• John Lewis Brown (1829–1890 / 1892) French painter
• John Michael Brown (born 1939), British chemist
• John Moulder-Brown (born 1953), British actor
• John Neill Brown (born 1905), British film editor
• John Pairman Brown (1923-2010), American archaeologist
• John Robert Brown (1842–1927), American politician (Virginia)
• John Russell Brown (1923-2015), British Anglicist
• John T. Brown (1876–1951), American politician (Ohio)
• John W. Brown (trade unionist) (1867–1941), American trade unionist
• John W. Brown (Politician, 1796) (1796–1875), American politician (New York)
• John William Brown (1913–1993), American politician
• John Y. Brown Sr. ( John Young Brown ; 1900–1985), American politician (Kentucky)
• John Y. Brown junior ( John Young Brown Jr .; born 1933), American politician (Kentucky)
• John Young Brown (politician) (1835-1904), American politician (Kentucky)
• John Guthrie Brown (1892–1976), British civil engineer
• John Lewis Brown (1829–1890 / 1892) French painter
• John Michael Brown (born 1939), British chemist
• John Moulder-Brown (born 1953), British actor
• John Pairman Brown (1923-2010), American archaeologist
• John Robert Brown (1842–1927), American politician (Virginia)
• John T. Brown (1876–1951), American politician (Ohio)
• John W. Brown (Politician, 1796) (1796–1875), American politician (New York)
• John William Brown (1913–1993), American politician
• John Y. Brown Sr. ( John Young Brown ; 1900–1985), American politician (Kentucky)
• John Y. Brown junior ( John Young Brown Jr .; born 1933), American politician (Kentucky)
• John Young Brown (politician) (1835-1904), American politician (Kentucky)
• John Buckley (Bishop) (born 1939), Irish bishop
• John Buckley (composer) (born 1951), Irish composer and music teacher
• John Buckley (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), Scottish soccer player
• John Buckley (snooker player) , Irish snooker player
• John Buckley (soccer player, 1999) (born 1999), English soccer player
• John Buckley, 3rd Baron Wrenbury (1927–2014), British clergyman and politician
• John Robert Cartwright (1895–1979), Canadian judge
• John Celardo (1918–2012), American comic artist
• John Cena (* 1977), American wrestler and wrestling official
• John Christy , American climatologist
• John Church (clergyman) (1780-1835), English clergyman
• John Robert Clynes (1869–1949), British politician
• John Constable (1776–1837), British landscape painter
• John W. Cornforth (1917–2013), Australian chemist, Nobel Prize winner
• John Crammond (1906–1978), British skeleton athlete and sailor
• John David Crow (1935-2015) American football player
• John Cryan (* 1960), British bank manager
• John Curry (figure skater) (1949–1994), British figure skater
• John Cynn (* 1984), American poker player
• John Denny (born 1952), American baseball player
• John Denver (1943–1997) American musician
• John Eicke (* 1965), German living doll artist
• John Esslemont (1874-1925), British author
• John Farnham (born 1949), British-Australian singer
• John Ferraby (1914–1973), British author
• John Fitzgerald ( American football player ) (born 1948), American football player
• John Forsythe (1918-2010), American actor
• John Franklin (1786–1847), British rear admiral and polar explorer
• John Frusciante (* 1970), American guitarist
• John Fust (* 1972), Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player and coach
• John Gale (1953-2019), British poker player
• John Gotti (1940-2002), American mobster
• John Robert Gregg (1867–1948), American stenographer and shorthand inventor
• John Gudenus (1940–2016), Austrian politician and nobleman (count), and officer
• John Hargreaves (historian) (1924-2015), British historian
• John Hargreaves (actor) (1945–1996), Australian actor
• John Hargreaves (snooker player) (born 1945), English snooker player
• John Heartfield (1891–1968), German photo mechanic
• John Robert Hall (* 1949), English pastor and dean
• John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), American politician, President 1961–1963
• John Robert Kerr (1914–1991), Australian politician
• John Kerry (* 1943), American politician
• John Kowalski (* 1951), Polish-American football coach
• John Lennon (1940–1980), English musician, composer and author
• John P. Livadary (1896-1987), American sound engineer
• John Lukic (* 1960), English football goalkeeper
• John Mackey ( American football player ) (1941-2011) American football player
• John Major (* 1943), British politician, Prime Minister 1990–97
• John Phillips Marquand (1893-1960), American writer
• John McCain (1936–2018), American politician
• John McEnroe (born 1959), American tennis player
• John McPhee (author) (born 1931), American author
• John Miles (racing driver) (1943-2018), British racing driver
• John Miles (musician) (born 1949), English musician
• John Miles junior , English guitarist and songwriter
• John E. Miles (1884–1971), American politician
• John W. Miles (1920–2008), American engineer
• John Monnette (* 1982), American poker player
• John Moore (Bishop, 1646) (1646–1714), English clergyman, Bishop of Norwich and Ely
• John Moore (Bishop, 1730) (1730–1805), English clergyman, Archbishop of Canterbury
• John Moore (General) (1761-1809), British general
• John Moore (politician, 1788) (1788–1867), American politician (Louisiana)
• John Moore (politician, 1793) (1793–1863), American politician (Illinois)
• John Moore (Bishop, 1835) (1835–1901) Irish clergyman, Bishop of Saint Augustine
• John Moore (set designer) (1924–2006), American set, costume and production designer
• John Moore (actor) (around 1928-2014), British actor
• John Moore (cross-country skier) (born 1933), British cross-country skier and biathlete
• John Moore (politician, 1936) (born 1936), Australian politician
• John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh (1937–2019), British politician and manager
• John Moore (Bishop, 1942) ( John Francis Moore ; 1942-2010), Irish religious, Bishop of Bauchi
• John Moore (writer) (born 1950), American author of fantasy and science fiction
• John Moore (photographer) (born 1967 or 1968), American photojournalist
• John Moore (director) (born 1970), Irish director and screenwriter
• John Moore (ice hockey player) (born 1990), American ice hockey player
• John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara (1884–1964), British pilot and politician
• John Alexander Moore (1915–2002), American zoologist and herpetologist
• John Bassett Moore (1860–1947), American lawyer and diplomat
• John Brian Moore (* 1958), American basketball player, see Johnny Moore (basketball player)
• John Coleman Moore (1923–2016), American mathematician
• John E. Moore (* 1943), American politician
• John Francis Moore (sculptor) (1745–1809) British sculptor
• John Francis Moore (comic book writer) (* 1968), American comic book author
• John Hardman Moore (born 1954), British economist
• John Isaac Moore (1856–1937), American politician
• John M. Moore (1862–1940), American politician
• John Monroe Moore (1867–1948), American clergyman, Bishop of the Methodist Church
• John Percy Moore (1869-1965), American zoologist
• John Peter Moore (1919–2005), British private secretary to Salvador Dalí
• John Robert Moore (1890–1973), American literary scholar
• John William Moore (1877–1941), American politician
• John Morra (* 1989), Canadian pool player
• John R. Murdock (1885–1972), American politician (Arizona)
• John Niland (born 1944), American football player
• John Oates (born 1949), American singer and producer (Duo Hall & Oates )
• John Olden (1918–1965), Austrian director, producer and screenwriter
• John Osborne (1929-1994), British author
• John Peden (1863-1944) Irish football player
• John Podesta (* 1949), American political advisor
• John Prchlik (1925–2003), American football player
• John Rabe (1882–1950), German businessman
• John Racener (born 1985), American poker player
• John Robert Ross (* 1938), American linguist
• John Schmidt (* 1973), American pool player
• John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon (1206–1237), Anglo-Scottish magnate
• John Robert Schrieffer (1931–2019), American physicist
• John of Séez († 1142), Bishop of Rochester
• John Semmelink , actually Herman Jan Semmelink (1938–1959), Canadian ski racer
• John Severin (1921–2012), American comic artist and cartoonist
• John Siegal (1918-2015), American football player
• John Steinbeck (1902–1968), American writer, Nobel Prize winner
• John Steinbock (1937-2010), American clergyman, Bishop of Fresno
• John Stephens , known as John Legend (* 1978), American musician and songwriter
• John Hall Stephens (1847–1924), American politician
• John Lloyd Stephens (1805–1852), American explorer, archaeologist and diplomat
• John Stones (* 1994), English football player
• John Travolta (born 1954), American actor, singer, dancer, producer and author
• John Tyler (1790–1862), American politician and 10th President
• John Robert Vane (1927-2004), British biochemist
• John Vassalos (* 1982), Greek pool player
• John Wayne (1907–1979), American actor
• John Wall (* 1990), American basketball player
• John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian pop singer

As a middle name

• Nathan John Schierholtz (* 1984), American baseball player

Fictional characters

• Little John from the Robin Hood legend
• John Constantine from the comic series Hellblazer and its film adaptation
• John Kramer from the Saw film series
• Dr. John H. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes Tales
• John McClane from the Tetraogy Die Hard
• John Rambo , see John Rambo (film)
• John Dorian from the television series Scrubs
• John Connor from the science fiction film Terminator (film)