''Juan'' is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.).

Chinese terms

* ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The

Chinese character Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as ''kanji' ...

卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'.

Notable people

Juan (footballer, born 1979) Juan Silveira dos Santos (; born 1 February 1979), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as Flamengo's Technical Manager. Having begun his career with Flamengo, ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Juan (footballer, born 1982) Juan Maldonado Jaimez Júnior (born 6 February 1982), simply known as Juan, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a left-back. He also holds an EU passport as a Spanish citizen. Club career Arsenal Juan was born in São Paulo. He started hi ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Juan (footballer, born March 2002) Juan Santos da Silva (born 6 March 2002), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo FC as a forward. Career statistics Club ;Notes References External links 2002 births Living peopl ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Juan (footballer, born April 2002) Juan Pablo Vilela Tavares (born 25 April 2002), simply known as Juan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Goiás. Club career Born in Brasília, Federal District, Juan joined Goiás' youth setup in 2016, from Atl ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Juan Acevedo Juan Carlos Acevedo (born May 5, 1970) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams, over eight seasons. He pitched in the Mexican League after his MLB retirement. Biography Acevedo ...

, Mexican baseball pitcher * Juan Alberto Belloch, Spanish politician and mayor of Zaragoza * Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution * Juan Andrés y Morell, Spanish writer and historian * Juan de Arraçola, colonial governor of Spanish Florida 1612–1613 *

Juan Nekai Babauta Juan Nekai Babauta (born September 7, 1953) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the sixth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 14, 2002 to January 9, 2006. Biography Early life and education Juan Babauta was ...

, former governor of the Northern Mariana Islands * Juan Bosch, first 'cleanly' elected president of Dominican Republic * Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain 1975–2014 * Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan author *

Juan Castro Juan Gabriel Castro (born June 20, 1972), is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Phillies, ...

, Mexican baseball infielder *

Juan Chioran Juan Chioran (born June 18, 1963) is an Argentine-born Canadian actor primarily associated with stage roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. He is based in Stratford, Ontario. Chioran is also known for his voice acting roles, such ...

, Argentine-Canadian actor *

Juan Corona Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of twenty-five migrant farm workers found buried in peach orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California ...

(1934–2019), Mexican serial killer * Juan Cruz (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Cruz (born 1966), Spanish screenwriter and film director * Juan Aubín Cruz Manzano (born 1948), Puerto Rican politician and mayor of Manatí since 1977 *

Juan R. Cruz Juan R. Cruz, Ph.D., (born: January 5, 1946) is a Puerto Rican aerospace engineer who played an instrumental role in the design and development of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) and Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) parachute.Denise LineberryLangley ...

(born 1946), Puerto Rican aerospace engineer at NASA *

Juan Lazo Cruz ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(born 1977), Salvadoran football midfielder *

Juan de la Cierva Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of la Cierva (; 21 September 1895 in Murcia, Spain – 9 December 1936 in Croydon, United Kingdom) was a Spanish civil engineer, pilot and a self taught aeronautical engineer. His most famous accomplish ...

, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro *

Juan Debiedma Juan Manuel DeBiedma (; born June 21, 1993), better known by his alias Hungrybox, is an Argentine- American professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' player and streamer. Recognized as one of the best and most successful ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' play ...

, American computer game player * Juan Diego (name), Multiple people * Juan Domínguez, Colombian footballer * Juan Domínguez, Dominican baseball player *

Juan Domínguez Lamas ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

, Spanish footballer * Juan Domínguez Otaegui, Spanish footballer * Juan Catalino Domínguez (1910–1948), Argentine serial killer * Juan Domínguez, Spanish road racing cyclist *

Juan Domingo Perón ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanis ...

, Argentine general and politician *

Juan Encarnación Juan De Dios Encarnación (born March 8, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2007 for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dod ...

, Dominican baseball player *

Juan Manuel Eguiagaray Juan Manuel Eguiagaray (born 1945) is a Spanish economist, academic, businessman and retired politician. He served as the minister of industry and energy from 1993 to 1996. Early life and education Eguiagaray was born into a family of Basque or ...

, Spanish politician and academic *

Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juanito Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, or Manong Johnny, is a Filipino politician and lawyer known for his role in the administration of Philippine dicta ...

, President of the Philippine Senate 2008–2013 *

Juan Fontena Juan Fontena (born February 15, 1987), is a Chilean professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Club Deportivo Valdivia club of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile. He represented Chile's national basketball team at the 20 ...

, Chilean basketball player *

Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...

, Mexican singer and songwriter * Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player *

Juan Gris José Victoriano González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927), better known as Juan Gris (; ), was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the innovative artistic ge ...

, Spanish painter *

Juan Fernando Hermosa Juan Fernando Hermosa Suárez (February 28, 1976 - February 28, 1996), known as Niño del Terror, was the youngest serial killer in the history of Ecuador. Early life Hermosa was born on February 28, 1976, in the city of Clemente Baquerizo, Lo ...

(1976–1996), Ecuadorian teenage serial killer *

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain (born 11 October 1965), known professionally as Ignacio Cirac, is a Spanish physicist. He is one of the pioneers of the field of quantum computing and quantum information theory. He is the recipient of the 2006 Pri ...

, Spanish physicist *

Juan Karlos Labajo Juan Karlos "JK" Labajo (; born February 5, 2001) is a German-Filipino actor, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and television personality. He is co-managed by ABS-CBN's Star Magic and MCA Music Inc. (Philippines). He is currently the frontman o ...

, Filipino singer-songwriter * Juan Jesus, Brazilian footballer *

Juan Joya Borja Juan Joya Borja (5 April 1956 – 28 April 2021) was a Spanish comedian and actor known by the stage name El Risitas ("The Giggles" in Spanish). He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a television interview ...

, Spanish Comedian and Internet meme *

Juan Leal Juan Leal Goraz (1676–1742 or 1743), also called Juan Leal Gonzal, was a Spanish settler and politician who served as the first ''alcalde'' (a municipal magistrate with both judicial and administrative functions) of La Villa de San Fernando, w ...

, First Mayor of San Antonio, Texas *

Juan Antonio Llorente Juan Antonio Llorente, ORE (March 30, 1756 in Rincón de Soto (La Rioja), Spain – February 5, 1823 in Madrid) was a Spanish historian. Biography Llorente was raised by an uncle after his parents died. He studied at the University of Zaragoza ...

, 18th-century historian * Juan Luis Vives, Spanish scholar and humanist * Juan Luis Arsuaga, Spanish paleontologist *

Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (; 23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of hi ...

, Spanish poet who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956 * Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, Spanish medieval writer * Juan Manuel Blanes, Uruguayan painter *

Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio (American Spanish: , ; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), nicknamed ''El Chueco'' ("the bowlegged" or "bandy legged one") or ''El Maestro'' ("The Master" or "The Teacher"), was an Argentine racing car driver. He dominated t ...

, Argentine racing driver *

Juan Manuel Santos Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. An economist by profession and a journalist by trade ...

, Colombian President * Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player *

Juan Martín del Potro Juan Martín del Potro () (born 23 September 1988) is an Argentine inactive professional tennis player. Del Potro's biggest achievement is a major title: the 2009 US Open, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and the five-time defen ...

, Argentine tennis player *

Juan Mata Juan Manuel Mata García (born 28 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray. He mostly plays as a central attacking midfielder, but he can also play on the wing. A gra ...

, Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester United *

Juan Mateo Juan Manuel Mateo (born December 17, 1982) is a former professional baseball pitcher. A right-handed starting pitcher, he played part of the 2006 season in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs. He last played for the Vaqueros Laguna in the ...

, Dominican baseball player * Juan López Mella (1965–1995), Spanish motorcycle racer *

Juan Miro ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

, Catalan painter * Juan Morillo (born 1972), Venezuelan sprinter * Juan Morillo (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán, Colombian racing driver *

Juan Nicasio Juan Ramón Nicasio (born August 31, 1986) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Ph ...

, Dominican baseball player * Juan Padilla, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher * Juan Padilla, Cuban baseball second baseman * Juan Pérez (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Pérez (born 1986), Dominican baseball outfielder * Juan Pérez (died before 1513), Spanish Franciscan and companion of Christopher Columbus * Juan Pérez (born 1956), American municipal politician and lawyer * Juan Pérez (born 1985), Mexican football player * Juan Pérez (born 1974), Spanish Olympic handball player * Juan Pérez Alsina, Argentine politician *

Juan Pérez de Gijón Juan Pérez de Gijón (fl. 1460 – 1500) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. Nothing is known about his life, except for his approximate period of activity. He is one of the composers of secular songs who contributed to the huge ''Canci ...

(fl. 1460–1500), Spanish composer of the Renaissance *

Juan Pérez de Montalbán Juan Pérez de Montalbán (1602 – 25 June 1638) was a Spanish Catholic priest, dramatist, poet and novelist. Biography He was born at Madrid. At the age of eighteen, he became a licentiate in theology. He was ordained priest in 1625, and appointe ...

(1602–1638), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist *

Juan Pérez de la Serna Juan Pérez de la Serna (1570 – August 8, 1631), was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zamora (1627–1631) and as the seventh Archbishop of Mexico (1613–1627). ''(in Latin)''Juan Pérez de Zurita (1516–c. 1595), Spanish conquistador * Juan José Pérez Hernández (c. 1725–1775), Spanish explorer * Juan Pérez (born 1932), Chilean Olympic cyclist *

Juan Carlos Pérez Juan Carlos Pérez (born 6 October 1981 in Sucre) is a Bolivian trap shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) wa ...

(born 1981), Bolivian trap shooter * Juan de Dios Pérez (born 1980), Panamanian footballer * Juan Manuel Pérez (born 1993), Argentine footballer * Juan David Pérez (born 1991), Colombian footballer * Juan Pérez Medina (born 1960), Mexican politician and educator * Juan Perón, President of Argentina *

Juan Pierre Juan D'Vaughn Pierre (born August 14, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000–2013 for the Colorado Rockies, Florida/Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, C ...

, American baseball player * Juan Pizarro Navarrete, Spanish physician and politician *

Juan Ponce de León Juan Ponce de León (, , , ; 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and ''conquistador'' known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and for serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico. He was born in Santervá ...

, Spanish explorer * Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball pitcher * Juan Rivera (fl. 1765), Spanish explorer of North America * Juan Rivera (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball outfielder * Juan Rivera (born 1972), American wrongfully convicted three times of a rape and murder * Juan Rivera, American singer and actor * Juan Rojas (died 1578), Catholic prelate *

Juan Roman Riquelme ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

, Argentine footballer *

Juan Rosai Juan Rosai (August 20, 1940 – July 7, 2020) was an Italian-born American physician who contributed to clinical research and education in the specialty of surgical pathology. He was the principal author and editor of a major textbook in that fi ...

(1940–2020), Italian-American pathologist *

Juan Rulfo Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, best known as Juan Rulfo ( ; 16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986), was a Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for two literary works, the 1955 novel ''Pedro Páramo'', and th ...

(1917–1986), Mexican author * Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer *

Juan Sebastián Verón Juan Sebastián Verón (; born 9 March 1975) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current chairman of Estudiantes de La Plata, where he had served as Director of Sports. A former midfielder, Verón's career started in Estudiantes, ...

, Argentine footballer *

Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín (born 5 May 1976) is an Argentine former footballer and current sports broadcaster, who played as a left-back or left midfielder. He had a successful club career in his native Argentina with River Plate, in Brazil with Cru ...

(born 1976), Argentinian footballer *

Juan Thornhill Juan Thornhill (born October 19, 1995) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia. Early years Thornhill attended Altavista High School in Altavista, ...

(born 1996), American football player * Juan Toscano, Mexican basketball player * Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways *

Juan Uder Juan Carlos Uder (24 April 1927 – 14 July 2020) was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1 ...

(1927–2020), Argentine basketball player *

Juan Uribe Juan Cespedes Uribe Tena (born March 22, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played shortstop, third base and second base during his career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White So ...

, Dominican baseball infielder *

Juan Valdez Juan Valdez is a fictional character who has appeared in advertisements for the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia since 1958, representing a Colombian coffee farmer. The advertisements were designed by the Doyle Dane Bernbach ad ...

, colonial governor of Texas *

Juan Vasquez (disambiguation) Juan Vásquez, in USA Juan Vasquez, may refer to: * Juan Vásquez (composer) (c. 1500–c.1560), Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance *Juan David Ochoa Vásquez Juan David Ochoa Vásquez (13 April 1946 – 25 July 2013) was a Colombia ...

, several people * Juan de Yepes Álvarez, Spanish poet and Catholic Saint (Saint John of the Cross)

Manx people with the name

Juan Noa Juan Noa was the pen-name of John Henry Cleator, a Manx dialect poet and playwright active from the 1920s to the 1960s in the Isle of Man. Life Cleator ran the family drapery business, located at 24 Parliament Street, Ramsey. He was married, t ...

, poet *

Juan Turner Juan Richard Turner is a British Broadcaster, radio and television producer and freelance cameraman and business owner, he was also a Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man The Legislative Council ( gv, Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh ...

, politician, businessman, and media personality *

Juan Watterson Juan Paul Watterson FCA CMgr FCMI FRSA SHK (born 1980) is a Manx politician, who is Speaker of the House of Keys, and a member for Rushen, in the Isle of Man. Early life Born in 1980 to John and Alison Watterson, he was educated at Rush ...

, politician

Fictional characters

* Don Juan, the main character of the Philippine story '' Ibong Adarna'' *

Juan ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

, a character in the ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of those c ...

'' universe *

Juan Cabrillo ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

, the main character of the book series

Oregon Files The ''Oregon Files'' is a series of novels written by author Clive Cussler and several co-authors. Craig Dirgo was a co-writer for the first two titles, Jack Du Brul was a co-writer for the next seven titles, Boyd Morrison took over as co-wri ...

* Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, a character of the '' Sons of Anarchy'' television series * Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra, the main character of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tángere * Juan Rico, a Filipino character from the novel ''

Starship Troopers ''Starship Troopers'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests, the story was first published as a two-part serial in ''The Magazine of F ...

'' *

Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

, a character from the Highlander film series * Juan Tamad, a character in

Philippine folklore Philippine mythology is the body of stories and epics originating from, and part of, the indigenous Philippine folk religions, which include various ethnic faiths distinct from one another. Philippine mythology is incorporated from various ...

a coffee branding character * Juan, a character in ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomo ...

'' * Juan, a character in '' The ABCs of Death'' * Juan Cortez, a character in '' Far Cry 6'' * Juan Cortez, a character in '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''

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Notable people

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