John

John is a common English name and surname:


 * John (given name)
 * John (surname)

John may also refer to:

Religious figures

 * John Hyrcanus, ruler of Judea 134–104 BC
 * John the Baptist (c. 7 BC – c. 30 AD), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ
 * John the Apostle (c. 6 – c. 100 AD), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
 * John the Evangelist, alleged author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with the Apostle
 * John of Patmos, the Seer of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified with the Apostle
 * John the Presbyter, an obscure figure either identified or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos
 * John Mark, possibly the same as the Apostle Mark
 * Pope John of Alexandria (disambiguation) (list), the name of 19 Patriarchs of Alexandria
 * Saint John (disambiguation) (list)

Papacy

 * Pope John or Antipope John (disambiguation), a Roman Catholic papal name
 * Pope John I
 * Pope John II
 * Pope John III
 * Pope John IV
 * Pope John V
 * Pope John VI
 * Pope John VII
 * Pope John VIII
 * Pope John IX
 * Pope John X
 * Pope John XI
 * Pope John XII
 * Pope John XIII
 * Pope John XIV
 * Pope John XV
 * Antipope John XVI
 * Pope John XVII
 * Pope John XVIII
 * Pope John XIX
 * Pope John XX (a numbering never actually used; also see Pope John (numbering))
 * Pope John XXI
 * Pope John XXII
 * Antipope John XXIII
 * Pope John XXIII

Rulers and other political figures

 * John of Austria (disambiguation) (three people)
 * John of Bohemia (1296–1346), called John the Blind, king from 1310
 * John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, better known as Hans of Denmark (1455–1513)
 * John of England (1166–1216), king and younger brother of Richard I
 * John I of Hungary or János Szapolyai (1487–1540), king from 1526
 * John II Sigismund Zápolya (1540–1571), king of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
 * John of Poland (disambiguation) (three people)
 * John of Scotland also known as John de Balliol (c. 1249–1314), king from 1292–1296
 * John, Prince of Portugal:
 * Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1397)
 * Infante João of Portugal (1400–1442), Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz
 * Infante John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431–1457)
 * Infante John, Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), 3rd Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke of Beja, King Manuel I's older brother
 * John of Lancaster (João de Lencastre) (1501–1571), 1st Duke of Aveiro
 * João, Crown Prince of Portugal (1537–1554)
 * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861)


 * Iohannes (consul 456), a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire
 * Iohannes (consul 467), a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, advisor to Emperor Zeno
 * John the Scythian, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 498
 * John the Hunchback, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 499

Fictional characters

 * John (John and Gillian), appearing in the Doctor Who TV comic strip
 * John (Tomorrow People), appearing in the children's science-fiction TV series The Tomorrow People
 * John from Cincinnati, eponymous TV character
 * John-117, main character in the Halo video game series
 * John, the head of the fictional Visitors force to Earth in the science-fiction franchise V

Other people

 * John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century
 * John the bookmaker controversy, a cricket betting scandal in 1994–95 in which Australian cricketers were involved with an Indian bookmaker identified only as "John"
 * John Doe, generic name for any male

Artworks

 * Gospel of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, books of the biblical New Testament
 * "John" (1988), a song from French singer Desireless's album François

Other

 * John, slang for a person who patronizes prostitutes
 * John, slang for toilet
 * John (ship), a ship that disappeared off the coast of SE Australia in 1806
 * Tropical Storm John (disambiguation), tropical cyclones appearing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
 * John the Ripper, a password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
 * John, a 1927 play by Philip Barry