# John

John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:

## New Testament
### Works

* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John
* Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John

### People

* John the Baptist (died c. 33), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ
* John the Apostle (died c. 100), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ
* John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle
* John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle
* John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos

## Other people with the given name
### Religious figures

* John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter
* Pope John (disambiguation), several popes
* Saint John (disambiguation), many people
* John of Antioch (historian), a chronicler of the 7th century
* John (Archdeacon of Barnstaple), medieval archdeacon in England
* John (Bishop of Ardfert) (died 1286), Irish bishop
* John (bishop of Tripoli) (died c. 1186), Roman Catholic bishops in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
* John (bishop of Wrocław) (11th century), Polish Roman Catholic bishop
* John (bishop of Banyas) (died 1170), bishop in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
* John (Pelushi) (Fatmir Pelushi), Metropolitan of Korça, Albania since 1999
* John Edward Robinson (bishop), (1849–1922), missionary bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904
* John (Roshchin) (Georgy Roshchin) (born 1974), Metropolitan of Vienna and Budapest in the Russian Orthodox Church since 2019
* John Vianney (1786–1859), French Catholic priest
* Metropolitan John (Ivan Stinka) (born 1935), primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada until 2010

### Rulers and other political figures

* John (constable of Armenia) (died 1343), regent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
* John of Austria (disambiguation), several people
* John of Bohemia (1296–1346), called John the Blind, king from 1310
* John, King 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 (knez), 13th-century leader in Oltenia
* John (Mauro-Roman king) (died 546), king from 545
* John of Poland (disambiguation), three people
* John of Scotland also known as John de Balliol (c. 1249–1314), king from 1292 to 1296
* Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1397)
* John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz (1400–1442)
* 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 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
* John (nephew of Vitalian), a Byzantine general under Justinian I
* John (Sicilian admiral), 12th century
* John Troglita, a 6th-century Byzantine general
* John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399), third son of Edward III, King of England
* Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905–1919), prince of the United Kingdom, youngest son/child of George V

## Arts and entertainment
### Fictional characters

* John (Tomorrow People), appearing in the children's science-fiction TV series The Tomorrow People
* John (John and Gillian), appearing in the Doctor Who TV comic strip
* John-117, or Master Chief, the protagonist of the video game franchise Halo
* John Constantine, a fictional character appearing in DC Comics franchise, including Hellblazer

### Literature

* John, a 1927 play by Philip Barry
* JOHN, a 2014 play by Lloyd Newson
* John (2005 book), a book by Cynthia Lennon about musician John Lennon

### Songs

* "John" (Desireless song)
* "John" (Lil Wayne song)

## Other uses

* John (ship), several ships
* Slang for a toilet
* Slang for a person who hires a prostitute
* John Peaks, mountains on Powell Island, Antarctica
* John the Ripper, password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john")
* List of storms named John