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, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johhny, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into

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as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include:

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* Johnny 3 Tears (born 1981/82), American musician *

Johnny Adams Laten John Adams Jr. (January 5, 1932 – September 14, 1998), was an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto. His biggest ...

(1932–1998), American singer *

Johnny Aba Johnny Aba (born 3 March 1956) is a Papua New Guinean professional feather/ super feather/lightweight boxer of the 1970s and 1980s who won the Papua New Guinea featherweight title, Papua New Guinea lightweight title, and Commonwealth super fe ...

(born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer *

Johnny Abarrientos Johnny Abarrientos (born July 17, 1970) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, ...

(born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player *

Johnny Abbes García Johnny Abbes García (27 March 1924, Santo Domingo – 30 May 1967, Haiti) was the chief of the governmental intelligence office – the '' Servicio de Inteligencia Militar'' (Military Intelligence Service) – during the dictatorship ...

(1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic *

Johnny Abel Johnny W. Abel (January 1, 1947 – October 13, 1995) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a ...

(1947–1995), Canadian politician *

Johnny Abrego Johnny Ray Abrego (born July 4, 1962) is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major L ...

(born 1962), former Major League baseball player *

Johnny Ace John Marshall Alexander Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He emerged as a prominent figure in postwar R&B an ...

(1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer *

Johnny Adair John Adair (born 27 October 1963), better known as Johnny Adair or Mad Dog Adair, is a Northern Irish loyalist and the former leader of the "C Company", 2nd Battalion Shankill Road, West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF). Th ...

(born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland *

John Adriano Acea John Adriano Acea (September 11, 1917 – July 25, 1963) was an American jazz pianist. He was born in Philadelphia to Adriano Acea of Cuba and Leona Acea of Virginia. One of six children, he was expected to die during his first decade of life ...

(1917–1963), American jazz pianist *

Johnny Anfone Johny Anfone (; born October 28, 1969) is a Thai actor, host, singer and politician. He is a former member of a Thai string combo band, GRAND EX. His best known international work is portraying Lord Worawongsa in the 2001 Thai epic film '' The ...

(born 1969), Thai actor, singer and model *

Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman; September 26, 1774March 18, 1845) was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting) to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, I ...

(1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman * Johnny Archer (born 1968), American pool player *

Johnny Bench Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career, which lasted from to , with the Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher. Bench was the leader of the ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Johnny Yong Bosch Johnny Yong Bosch (born John Jay Bosch; January 6, 1976) is an American actor. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger in the ''Power Rangers ...

(born 1976), actor and martial artist * Johnny Boychuk (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * *

Johnny Bristol John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about wh ...

(1939–2004), American musician *

Johnny Burke (lyricist) John Francis Burke (October 3, 1908 – February 25, 1964) was an American lyricist, successful and prolific between the 1920s and 1950s. His work is considered part of the Great American Songbook. His song " Swinging on a Star", from the Bing ...

(1908–1964), American lyricist * Johnny Cardoso (born 2001), American soccer player *

Johnny Carson John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962–1992). Carson is a cultural phenomenon and w ...

(1925–2005), American talk show host *

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

(1932–2003), American singer-songwriter and actor * Johnny Chakravarthy, Indian actor * Johnny Cochrane, Scottish football manager *

Johnny Cook (Canadian football) John Homer Cook Jr. (December 19, 1925 – September 17, 1986) was an American professional gridiron football, football quarterback who played one season with the Regina Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). He played ...

(1925–1986), American football player * Johnny Crawford (1946–2021), American actor, singer and musician * Johnny Davis (kickboxer) (born 1962), American kickboxer *

Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Depp, multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for ...

(born 1963), American actor, film producer, and musician * Johnny Diaz, American writer * Johnny Flynn (born 1982), British musician, singer-songwriter and actor * Johnny Franz (1922–1977), English record producer *

Johnny Galecki John Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor, In television, he played Leonard Hofstadter on ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019) and List of Roseanne and The Conners characters#David Healy, David Healy in ''Roseanne'' (1992–1 ...

(born 1975), American actor * Johnny Gargano (born 1987), American professional wrestler *

Johnny Gaudreau John Michael Gaudreau (August 13, 1993 – August 29, 2024) was an American professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played NCAA Division I, Division I college ice hockey ...

(1993–2024), American ice hockey player *

Johnny Gilbert John Lewis Gilbert III (born July 13, 1928) is an American show business personality who has worked mainly on television game shows. Originally a nightclub singer and entertainer, he has hosted and announced a number of game shows from variou ...

(born 1924), American TV personality * Johnny Gioeli (born 1967), American singer-songwriter *

Johnny Hallyday Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and Pop music, pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career ...

(1943–2017), French singer and actor * Johnny Hon (born 1971), Hong Kong businessman and politician * Johnny Hooker (born 1987), Brazilian rock/MPB musician * Johnny Huggins (born 1976), American football player * Johnny Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Johnny Karras (1928–2008), American football player * Johnny Kemp (1959–2015), Bahamian musician * Johnny Kitagawa (1931–2019), Japanese-American businessman and talent manager *

Johnny Knoxville Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show ''Jackass (franchise), ...

(born 1971), American actor, daredevil, comedian, screenwriter and film producer *

Johnny Lee (actor) John Dotson Lee Jr. (July 4, 1898 - December 12, 1965) was an American singer, dancer and actor known for voicing the role of Br'er Rabbit in Disney's ''Song of the South'' (1946) and as Algonquin J. Calhoun in the CBS TV and radio comedy series ...

(1898–1965), American actor *

Johnny Lee (singer) Johnny Lee (born John Lee Ham; July 3, 1946) is an American country music singer. His 1980 single " Lookin' for Love" became a crossover hit, spending three weeks at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' country singles chart while also appearing in th ...

(born 1946), American country music singer * Johnny Lewis (1983–2012), American actor * Johnny Lozada (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, show host and actor * Johnny Mackorell (1912–1980), American football player and coach * Johnny Manziel (born 1992), American football player *

Johnny Marr John Martin Marr (Birth name#Maiden and married names, né Maher; born 31 October 1963) is a musician, songwriter and singer. He first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. He has sinc ...

(born 1963), English musician, songwriter, and singer *

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer. Starting his 69-year career with singles of standard (music), standard music, Mathis is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century and became highly popular as ...

(born 1935), American singer * Johnny Maxey (born 1993), American football player *

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Wallichs Music Cit ...

(1909–1976), American lyricist, songwriter and singer * Johnny Moeller (born 1970), American guitarist * Johnny Moyal (born 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast *

Johnny Nash John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940October 6, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit " I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican art ...

(1940–2020), American singer-songwriter * Johnny Naumu (1919–1982), American football player * Johnny Newton (born 2002), American football player *

Johnny Olson John Leonard Olson (May 22, 1910 – October 12, 1985) was an American radio personality and television announcer. Olson is perhaps best known for his work as an announcer for game shows, particularly the work he did for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman P ...

(1910–1985), American radio personality and television announcer. * Johnny Crown Omolade (born 21 January 1997), Nigerian-American singer and rapper professionally known as Johnny Crown *

Johnny Owen John Richard Owens (7 January 1956 – 4 November 1980) was a Welsh professional boxer who fought under the name Johnny Owen. His seemingly fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including the "Merthyr Matchstick" and the "Bionic B ...

(1956-1980), Welsh boxer * Johnny Pacar (born 1981), American actor * Johnny Ace Palmer, American close-up magician * Johnny Papalia (1924–1997), Canadian fugitive who was murdered * Johnny Parsons (born 1944), American racing driver * Johnny Patterson (racing driver) (died 1969), NASCAR driver * Johnny Peacock (1910–1981), American baseball player * Johnny Peacock (American football) (born 1947), American football player *

Johnny Pemberton John DeJarnette Pemberton III (born June 1, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as the titular ''Son of Zorn'' in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom, Thaddeus in the Amazon Prime Video, Prime Video drama ...

(born 1981), American actor and comedian * Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born 1985), better known by his stage name

Jay Rock Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born March 31, 1985), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. Rock signed with local independent label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005. He secured a major lab ...

, American rapper and songwriter * Johnny Reklai (1948–2007), Palauan politician * Johnny Ringo (1850–1882), American gunfighter and fugitive who was murdered *

Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is a retired American musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential art ...

(born 1942), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer * Johnny Roeg (1910–2003), Dutch footballer, striker for Ajax *

Johnny Rotten John Joseph Lydon ( ; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a British-born singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. He was the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, which was ...

(born 1956), alias of John Lydon, English lead singer of the Sex Pistols * Johnny Ruffo (1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor * Johnny Sequoyah (born 2002), American actress *

Johnny Simmons Johnny Simmons is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dylan Baxter in ''Evan Almighty'' (2007), Chip Dove in '' Jennifer's Body'' (2009), "Young Neil" Nordegraf in '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010) and '' Scott Pilgrim Takes Of ...

(born 1986), American actor * Johnny Sims (born 1967), American football player * Johnny Sins (born 1978), American pornographic actor * Johnny Stanton (born 1994), American football player * Johnny Suh (born 1995), Musician, DJ, member of NCT, NCT 127, and NCT U * Johnny Townsend (American football) (born 1995), American football player *

Johnny Unitas John Constantine Unitas (; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Nicknamed "J ...

(1933–2002), American football player * Johnny Wactor (1986–2024), American actor * Johnny Walker Jr. (born 2001), American football player *

Johnny Weir John Garvin Weir (; born July 2, 1984) is an American television commentator and retired figure skater. He is a two-time Olympian (2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics), the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, 2008 World ...

(born 1984), American figure skater *

Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1 ...

(1944–2014), American blues guitarist, singer, and record producer *

Johnny Whitaker John Orson Whitaker, Jr. (born December 13, 1959) is an American actor notable for several film and television performances during his childhood. The redheaded Whitaker played Jody Davis on ''Family Affair'' from 1966 to 1971. He originated the r ...

(born 1959), American actor * Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), American actor

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* Johnnie Carr (1911–2008), American civil rights leader *

Johnnie Cochran Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr.Adam Bernstei ''The Washington Post'', March 30, 2005; retrieved April 17, 2006. ( ; October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an American attorney from California who was involved in numerous civil rights and Police b ...

(1937–2005), American lawyer known for defending O. J. Simpson at his murder trial * Johnnie Bryan Hunt (1927–2006), American entrepreneur in the trucking industry * Johnnie Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Johnnie Lewis (1946–2015), Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th chief justice of Liberia *

Johnnie Ray John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blu ...

(1927–1990), American singer, songwriter, and pianist * Johnnie Mae Young (1923–2014), American professional wrestler *

Johnnie Walker (disambiguation) Johnnie Walker is a brand of whisky produced in Scotland. Johnnie, Johnny, or Jonny Walker may also refer to: People Entertainment *Johnnie Walker (actor) (1894–1949), American actor appeared in silent and sound films *Johnny Walker (actor) ...

, also includes Johnny and Jonny Walkers *

Johnnie To Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in the West he is best known for his H ...

(born 1955), Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer *

Johnnie Wright Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. (May 13, 1914 – September 27, 2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country music ...

(1914–2011), American country music singer and songwriter, half of the duo Johnnie & Jack

Fictional characters

* Johnny, a recurring character in the video game series Metal Gear Solid * Johnny, the lead character in the film ''

The Room ''The Room'' is a 2003 American independent romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Tommy Wiseau, who also stars in the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. Set in San Francisco, the film is centered around a ...

'' * Johnny, a Nomu character in the manga and anime series ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Set in a wor ...

'' * Johnny, a character in the British comic book series '' Kingsman: The Red Diamond'' *

Johnny 5 ''Short Circuit'' is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film centers on an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a Artificial intell ...

, the robot star of the ''Short Circuit'' films * Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), alternate identity of Ghost Rider, a comic book character *

Johnny Bravo ''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, it aired from July 14, 1997, to August 27, 2004. The titular Johnny Bravo (voiced by ...

, from his eponymous show * Johnny C., the title character of '' Johnny the Homicidal Maniac'', a comic book by Jhonen Vasquez * Johnny Cade, in S. E. Hinton's 1967 novel ''The Outsiders'' and the 1983 film of the same name * Johnny Cage, from the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * Johnny Castle, a lead character in the 1980s film ''

Dirty Dancing ''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romance film, romantic drama film, drama Dance in film, dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tel ...

'' * Johnny Connor, in the British television series ''Coronation Street'' * Johnny Crowder, in the television series '' Justified'' * Johnny Crunch, a character in the 1999 film ''

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' is a 1990 American mystery action comedy film directed by Renny Harlin and written by David Arnott, James Cappe, and Daniel Waters based on a story by Arnott and Cappe. The film stars comedian Andrew Dic ...

'' * The title character of the films ''

Johnny English ''Johnny English'' is a 2003 spy action comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. It is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and distributed by Unive ...

'' (2003) and ''Johnny English Reborn'' (2011), played by Rowan Atkinson * Johnny Fedora, in the ''

Make Mine Music ''Make Mine Music'' is a 1946 American animated Musical film, musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures on April 20, 1946. During World War II, much of Walt Disney's staff was drafted into the United Stat ...

'' short ''Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet'' * Johnny Fiama, on ''The Muppet Show'' * The title character of the film ''

Johnny Guitar ''Johnny Guitar'' is a 1954 American independent Western film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Ernest Borgnine, and Scott Brady. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. ...

'' * Johnny Joestar, the lead character of Hirohiko Araki's manga series ''

Steel Ball Run (stylized in all caps when written in Latin script) is the seventh main story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in the United States in 1890, it follows the journey ...

'' * Johnny Kelly, the lead character of the 1984 film '' Johnny Dangerously'' * Johnny Kapahaala, the lead character from the Disney Channel television film '' Johnny Tsunami'' *

Johnny Klebitz ''Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' is the first of two episodic expansion packs of the 2008 video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. The game was released individually for the ...

, the main character from the video game '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' * Johnny Lawrence, in the film ''The Karate Kid'' and the Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'' * Johnny Mnemonic, the title character of a book by William Gibson and of the film based on the book * Johnny Punk, an animatronic sold by Spirit Halloween for the 2020 Halloween season * Johnny Silverhand, in the video game ''

Cyberpunk 2077 ''Cyberpunk 2077'' is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. Based on Mike Pondsmith's ''Cyberpunk (role-playing game), Cyberpunk'' tabletop game series, the plot is set in the fictional metrop ...

'' * "Johnny" Storm, the

Human Torch The Human Torch (Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and ar ...

of the Fantastic Four * The title character of ''

Johnny Test ''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Group, Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB ...

'', a Canadian cartoon series * Johnny Utah, lead character in ''

Point Break ''Point Break'' is a 1991 American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The film's title refers to the surfing term " point break", where a ...

'' * Johnny J. Worthington III, in the Pixar media franchise ''Monsters, Inc.'' *Johnny, a character in the video game Baldi's Basics Plus

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