Johannes is a

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form of the personal name that usually appears as "

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 E ...

" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and

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variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yehochanan'', meaning "

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is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of

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. Common German variants for Johannes are ''

Johann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Graciou ...

'', ''Hannes'', '' Hans'' (diminutized to ''Hänschen'' or ''Hänsel'', as known from "''

Hansel and Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch ...

''", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), '' Jens'' (from Danish) and '' Jan'' (from Dutch, and found in many countries). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is

In other languages

*Joan, Jan,

Gjon Gjon (definite form: ''Gjoni'') is an Albanian language, Albanian male given name, clan, surname and onomastic element. As given name Etymology and history ''Gjon'' as a given name is a form of the English language, English name John (given name ...

Gjin Gjin is an Albanian male given name, clan, surname and onomastic element. As a name, it is usually held by Albanian Christians, as it is derived from the name of a saint, although the identity of this saint is unclear, as both theologists and lingui ...

and Gjovalin in Albanian *''

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'' or '' Yohe'', uncommon American form''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, 2013. *Yaḥyā, in

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*Chuan, in Aragonese *

Hovhannes Hovhannes ( (reformed); ( classical)), also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is an Armenian name equivalent to English John. It is comparable with Ioannes in Greek or Johannes in Latin. People with the given name Hovannes * Hovannes Adamia ...

, in

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

Ioannis Ioannis or Ioannes (), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John (given name), John and the Arabic name Yahya (name), Yahya . Notable people with the name include: *John I Tzimiskes, Ioannis ...

, in

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

*Joanes, Joan, Jon, in

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

* Joan, in Catalan and

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...

Hannes Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995), Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner * Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist * Hannes ...

, Hans, Jaan,

Jaanus Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System, or JAANUS, is an online dictionary of Japanese architecture and art terms compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent. It contains approximately eight thousand entries. It is searchable in both English a ...

Juhan Juhan () is a common Estonian male given name. Given name * Juhan Aare (1948–2021), Estonian journalist and politician *Juhan Aavik (1884–1982), Estonian composer * Juhan Mihkel Ainson (1873–1962), Estonian politician *Juhan af Grann (1944 ...

, Juho and the familiar variants Juku and Juss in

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

* Yohannes, in Northern

Ethiopian Semitic languages Ethio-Semitic (also Ethiopian Semitic, Ethiosemitic, Ethiopic or Abyssinian) is a family of languages spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan. They form the western branch of the South Semitic languages, itself a sub-branch of Semitic languages, ...

* Jóannes, in Faroese *

Juhani Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The Internatio ...

, Johannes, Juha, Juho, Jukka (probably from ''Johannes'', etymology not quite clear),

Hannu Hannu, Hennu or Henenu was an Egyptian noble, serving as ''m-r-pr'' "majordomo" to Mentuhotep III in the 20th century BC. He reportedly re-opened the trade routes to Punt and Libya for the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. He was buried in a tomb in De ...

Janne Janne is a common given name in the Nordic countries and Estonia. In Denmark, Norway and Estonia it is considered a feminine name (a short form of Johanne), while in Sweden and Finland it is considered masculine. In Sweden and Finland it is often ...

, Jani, Jussi, Jonne, Joni, Juhana,

, in Finnish *

Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

, in French * Xoán, in Galician *

Jóhannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Ye ...

and

in Icelandic * Yohanes, Johannes in Indonesian *

Eóin Eoin () is a masculine Irish-language given name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Eòin () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish and English John. In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Bibli ...

in Irish or

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

Giovanni Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

, in

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Jānis Jānis is a Latvian masculine given name, the equivalent of the English John. The first written use of the name Jānis dates back to 1290. It may refer to: * Jānis Ādamsons (born 1956), Latvian politician * Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Lat ...

, in Latvian * Jonas, in Lithuanian * Jan, in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

João 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 ...

, in Portuguese *

Ioan Ioan is a variation on the name John (first name), John found in Aromanian language, Aromanian, Romanian language, Romanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Welsh language, Welsh (), and Sardinian language, Sardinian. It ...

, Iohannis, in

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the B ...

(Иван), in

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

* Jens, in

Scandinavian languages The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The language group is al ...

Juan ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philip ...

, in

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 countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

* Yahya, in Turkish *Zhaqiya (Жақия), in

Kazakh language Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official language of Kazakhstan, and has official status in the Altai Republic of Russia ...

*Xun, in the

Tzotzil language Tzotzil (; ) is a Maya language spoken by the Indigenous Tzotzil Maya people in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Some speakers may be somewhat bilingual in Spanish, but many are monolingual Tzotzil speakers. In Central Chiapas, some primary s ...

and

Tzeltal language Tzeltal or Tseltal () is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas, mostly in the municipalities of Ocosingo, Altamirano, Huixtán, Tenejapa, Yajalón, Chanal, Sitalá, Amatenango del Valle, Socoltenango, Las Rosas, C ...

* Ieuan or Ifan, with the diminutive

Ianto Ianto may refer to: * Ianto Davies (1892–1945), Welsh international rugby union full back * Ianto Evans, Welsh-American applied ecologist, landscape architect, inventor, writer, social critic, and teacher *Ianto Morgan, a fictional character in ...

, in Welsh, anglicized as "

Evan Evan is a Welsh language, Welsh masculine given name, derived from ''Iefan'', a Welsh form of the name John (name), John. Similar names that share this origin include Euan, Ivan (name), Ivan, Ian, and Juan. "John" itself is derived from the ancie ...

" *

János János is a masculine Hungarian language, Hungarian given name. It originates from the Hebrew language, Hebrew name Johanan (name), Johanan and is thus a variant of the English name John (given name), John. People Notable people with the name ...

, in Hungarian

People with the given name

Johannes or Jóhannes

Alain Johannes Alain Johannes Mociulski (born May 2, 1962) is a Chilean-American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, whose primary instruments are guitar and bass. He is a founding member of several bands, including the alternative rock group Eleven, and has ...

, born Alain Johannes Mociulski, American multi-instrumentalist *

Johannes Aavik Johannes Aavik ( – 18 March 1973) was an Estonian linguist and innovator of the Estonian language. Early life and education Aavik was born in Randvere, Saaremaa, in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (now Estonia). He studied h ...

(1880–1973), Estonian philologist and Fennophile * Johannes Aigner (alpine skier) (born 2005), Austrian para alpine skier *

Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson (born 28 November 1979), nicknamed Jói but better known as C Joe, is an Icelandic TV and radio show host. TV career Ásbjörnsson was born in Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in I ...

(born 1979), Icelandic radio and TV show host * Jóhannes Atlason (born 1944), Icelandic footballer and football manager *

Johannes Bitter Johannes Bitter (born 2 September 1982) is a German handball goalkeeper for HSV Hamburg. Club career Bitter started his senior career with SG VTB Altjührden in 1999, before moving to Wilhelmshavener HV three years later. After only one season ...

(born 1982), German handball goalkeeper * Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, former Premier of Queensland *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...

(1833–1897), German romantic composer *

Johannes Brost Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor. He became recognized for his roles in the television programs '' Stjärnhuset'' and '' Rederiet''; in ''Rederiet'' he appeared in 318 episodes. In 2 ...

(1946–2018), Swedish actor *

Johannes Brun (disambiguation) Johannes Brun (1832–1890) was a Norwegian actor Johannes Brun may also refer to: * Johannes Bruhn (1898–1954), German general * Johannes Brun (officer) (1891–1977), Norwegian businessman and military officer * Johannes Bruyn (1750–1814 ...

, several people * Johannes Brüns (1903–1965), German politician (CDU) * Joannes Corvus (fl. 1512–1544), Flemish painter * Johannes Edfelt (1904–1997), Swedish writer * Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (1950–2021), Icelandic footballer *

Jóhannes Geir Jónsson Jóhannes Geir Jónsson (born 24. June 1927, d. 29. June 2003) was an Icelandic painter. He was born and raised in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. His father was a local schoolmaster; his much younger mother died from child labour when he was ...

(1927–2003), Icelandic painter * Johannes Geis (born 1993), German footballer * Jóhannes Gunnarsson (1897–1972), Icelandic prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and Artisan, craftsman who invented the movable type, movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's inven ...

(1400–1468), German printer * Jóhannes Harðarson (born 1976), Icelandic footballer and coach * Johannes Hassebroek (1910–1977), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the conce ...

(1903–2011), Dutch actor, singer and entertainer *

Jóhannes Helgason Jóhannes Helgason (born 16 June 1958) is an Icelandic guitar player known for his work in the band Þeyr. He currently works as a pilot for Icelandair. Early bands Jóhannes was born in Reykjavík. In the winter of 1972 he joined vocalist Guðmu ...

(born 1958), Icelandic guitarist * Johannes Helms (1828–1895), Danish writer and schoolmaster * Johannes V. Jensen, Danish writer and Nobel Prize winner * Johannes of Jerusalem (1042–1119), abbot of the monastery at Vézelay, France *

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (born 26 February 1980) is an Icelandic actor known for his roles in the TV series ''Game of Thrones'' (2016), '' Vikings: Valhalla'' (2022) and '' Succession'' (2023), and in the films '' Atomic Blonde'' (2017) and ...

(born 1980), Icelandic actor *

Jóhannes Jónsson Jóhannes Jónsson (31 August 1940 – 27 July 2013) was an Icelandic businessman and one of the founders of the investment company Baugur Group, which applied for bankruptcy protection in February 2009. His warm public personality and co-foundi ...

(1940–2013), Icelandic businessman *

Johannes Käbin Johannes Käbin (), also known by his Russified name Ivan Gustavovich Kebin (; 24 September 1905 – 25 October 1999), was an Estonian Soviet politician who led the Communist Party of Estonia from 1950 to 1978. Käbin was an ethnic Estonian but h ...

(1905–1999), Soviet Estonian politician * Johannes Karhapää (1884–1918), Finnish missionary and a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church * Johannes Kass (born 1949), Estonian politician *

Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, Natural philosophy, natural philosopher and writer on music. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best know ...

(1571–1630), German astronomer * Johannes Kerkorrel, South African singer and musician *

Johannes Kjærbøl Johannes Kjærbøl (1885–1973) was a Danish politician. He was a member of the Social Democrats and served at the Parliament from 1935 to 1957. He held various cabinet posts between 1935 and 1959. Early life and education Kjærbøl was born in ...

(1885–1973), Danish politician *

Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (15 October 1885 – 13 April 1972) was an Icelandic painter. He is considered one of the most important artists of Iceland. His son is interior designer Sveinn Kjarval. Early life Born into poverty, Kjarval was ado ...

(1885–1972), Icelandic painter * Johannes Kotkas (1915–1998), Estonian wrestler * Jóhannes úr Kötlum (1899–1972), Icelandic writer and poet *

Johannes Leak Johannes Leak (born 25 October 1980) is a German-born Australian editorial cartoonist and painter. Life He is the son of cartoonist Bill Leak and teacher Astrid, née Wiegand. The family lived in Dießen am Ammersee before moving to Australia ...

(born 1980), Australian cartoonist and painter * Johannes Lecküchner (c. 1430s – 1482), German fencer *

Johannes Leimena Johannes Leimena (Often abbreviated as J. Leimana; 6 March 1905 – 29 March 1977), more colloquially referred to as Om Jo, was an Indonesian politician, physician, and National Hero of Indonesia, national hero. He was one of the List of longest ...

(1905–1977), founder of the Indonesian Christian Party *

Johannes Linnankoski Johannes Linnankoski (originally Vihtori Johan Peltonen, 18 October 1869 – 10 August 1913) was a Finnish author and playwright, who mainly influenced writing in the Golden Age of Finnish Art. His most famous work is the romance novel, ''The S ...

(1869–1913), Finnish author * Johannes Linstead, Canadian guitarist and composer *

Jóhannes Loftsson Jóhannes Loftsson (born 30 June 1973) is an Icelandic engineer, activist and chairman of the Libertarian Society of Iceland and chairman of the political party Responsible Future. Career He became known in 2020 when he protested measures du ...

(born 1973), Icelandic politician * Johannes Lötter, a Boer commandant in the Boer War *

Johannes Lucius Johannes Lucius (; ; September 1604 – 11 January 1679) was a Dalmatian historian, whose greatest work is ''De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae'' ("On the Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia"), which includes valuable historical sources, bibliograph ...

, Dalmatian historian * Johannes Ludovicus Paquay (1828–1905), Friar Minor known as Valentinus *

Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age resulted in more than 80 ...

, Classical era composer * Johannes Niks (1912–1997), Estonian footballer * Johannes Orasmaa (1890–1943), Estonian Army General * Johannes Pääsuke (1892–1918), Estonian photographer and filmmaker * Johannes Radebe, South African dancer *

Johannes Rau Johannes Rau (; 16 January 193127 January 2006) was a German politician who served as President of Germany from 1999 to 2004. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia fro ...

(1931–2006), German politician *

Johannes Richter Johannes Richter (born 6 December 1993) is a German professional basketball player who last played for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga. Professional career On 6 June 2016, Richter signed a two-year deal with Telekom Baskets Bonn. ...

(born 1993), German basketball player * Johannes Rudbeckius (1581–1646), Swedish bishop * Johannes Semper (1892–1970), Estonian writer and translator *

Johannes Siir Johannes Siir (11 May 1889 – 18 January 1941) was an Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea a ...

(1889–1941), Estonian military colonel and sport shooter * Johannes Sikkar (1897–1960), Estonian politician *

Johannes Soodla Johannes Soodla (14 January 1897 in Kudina Parish, (now in Palamuse Parish) – 16 May 1965) was an Estonian military officer during World War I, Estonian War of Independence and World War II, serving in Kuperjanov's Partisan Battalion and th ...

(1897–1965), Estonian military officer * Johannes Toom (1896–1972), Estonian weightlifter * Johannes Undusk (1918–1979), Estonian Communist politician *

Johannes van Damme Johannes van Damme (1 June 1935 – 23 September 1994) was a Dutch engineer and businessman executed in Singapore for drug trafficking. After purportedly being recruited to work as a drug mule, courier for a Nigerian Illegal drug trade, d ...

, Dutch engineer, businessman and murderer *

Johannes Vares Johannes Vares (pen name Barbarus or Vares-Barbarus – 29 November 1946) was an Estonian poet, medical doctor, and politician. Early life and education Vares was born in a farmer family in the village of Kiisa, near Viljandi, Estonia. He ...

(1890–1946), Estonian poet, doctor, and politician *

Johannes Vermeer Johannes Vermeer ( , ; see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch ...

, Dutch painter * Johannes Vetter, German athlete * Johannes Vilberg (1903–1981), Estonian sport shooter *

Johannes Virolainen Johannes Virolainen (; 31 January 1914 – 11 December 2000) was a Finnish politician and who served as 30th Prime Minister of Finland, helped inhabitants of Karelia, and opposed the use of alcohol. Virolainen was born near Viipuri. After the C ...

, former Prime Minister of Finland *

Johannes Voigtmann Johannes "Jo" Voigtmann (born 30 September 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior German national team. He is 2.11 m ta ...

(born 1992), German basketball player * Johannes "Honus" Wagner (1874–1955), American baseball player * Johannes Wildner (born 1956), Austrian violinist and conductor * Johannes Wohlwend, Liechtenstein judoka and sports official *

Yohannes IV Yohannes IV ( Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ ''Rabaiy Yōḥānnes''; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born ''Lij'' Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to his death in 1889 at the ...

, Ethiopian 19th-century Emperor

Joanes

Joanes Leizarraga Joanes Leizarraga (1506–1601) was a 16th-century Basque priest. He is most famous for being the first to attempt the standardisation of the Basque language and for the translation of religious works into Basque, in particular the first Basque tr ...

(1506–1601), Basque priest * Joanes Rail (born 1958), Canadian Olympic handball player * Joanes Urkixo (born 1955), Basque language writer

Johanes

* Johanes Anabo (born 1939), American football player * Johanes Maliza (born 1981), American soccer player

Pseudonyms

Johannes Climacus John Climacus (; ; ), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 6th–7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai. He is revered as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church. ...

, pseudonym of

Søren Kierkegaard Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( , ; ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danes, Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical tex ...

in ''Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript'' * Johannes de Silentio, pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard in ''Fear and Trembling''

Fictional characters

* Johannes Cabal, the main character of a series of

supernatural fiction Supernatural fiction or supernaturalist fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction that is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting Naturalism (philosophy), naturalist assumptions of the real world. Description In its broadest def ...

novels and short stories by Jonathan L. Howard. Novels include: ''

Johannes Cabal the Necromancer ''Johannes Cabal the Necromancer'' is a 2009 supernatural fiction and black comedy novel written by Jonathan L. Howard. It is the first book of an ongoing series chronicling the ventures of Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy. Su ...

'' (2009), ''Johannes Cabal the Detective'' (2010), ''Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute'' (2011). Short stories: "Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day" (2004), "Exeunt Demon King" (2006), "The Ereshklig Working" (2010), and "The House of Gears" (2011). * Johannes (The Traitor), the main antagonist in the video game '' Rogue Legacy'' * Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, the title character of 2019 film ''

Jojo Rabbit ''Jojo Rabbit'' is a 2019 political satire, satirical drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, adapted from Christine Leunens's 2008 book ''Caging Skies''. Roman Griffin Davis portrays the title character, Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, a te ...

'' * Johannes Krauser II, the alter ego of the main character in the anime/manga ''

Detroit Metal City is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi. It was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from September 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. The manga was licen ...

People with the surname

Klaus Iohannis Klaus Werner Iohannis (; ; born 13 June 1959) is a Romanian politician, physicist, and former teacher who served as the fifth president of Romania from 2014 until his resignation in 2025. Prior to entering Politics of Romania, national politics, ...

, Romanian president of German origin * Michelle D. Johannes, American volleyball player and physicist

Variants

Iohannes (consul 467) Iohannes (Greek: Ίωάννης; 440–482) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire. Biography His family came from Lychnidus, but he was from Epidamnus (Dyrrachium). Probably he was born in . In 467 he was ''consul posterior'', chose ...

, Roman consul in 467 *

Joannes Joannes or John (; died 425) was Western Roman emperor from 423 to 425. On the death of the Western emperor Honorius, Theodosius II, the last remaining ruler of the Theodosian dynasty, did not immediately announce a successor. In the ''inter ...

, Roman emperor in 423–425 *

Schinderhannes Johannes Bückler ( 177821 November 1803; ) was a German outlaw who orchestrated one of the most famous crime sprees in German history. He has been nicknamed Schinderhannes and Schinnerhannes () in German and John the Scorcher, John the Flayer ...

, German outlaw *

Yuhana Yuhana () is a Mandaic masculine given name for John. It may refer to: * Yahya Yuhana, the Mandaic name for John the Baptist *Yahya Yuhana Mandi, a Mandaean temple in New South Wales, Australia People *Yuhana Nashmi, Iraqi-Australian artist See ...

References

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