''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and

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versions of '' John''. It is very common in

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and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the

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, 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

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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), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born April 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan Acevedo, Mexican baseball pitcher * Juan Alberto Belloch, Spanish politician and mayor of

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* 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 Spanish Florida ( es, La Florida) was the first major European land claim and attempted settlement in North America during the European Age of Discovery. ''La Florida'' formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, ...

1612–1613 * Juan Nekai Babauta, former governor of the

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* 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, Argentine-Canadian actor * Juan Corona (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 Juan Aubín "Bín" Cruz Manzano (born June 11, 1948) is a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Manatí. He served as mayor for 40 years, making him one of the longest tenured mayors in Puerto Rico. Biography Juan Aubín Cruz Manzano was ...

(born 1948), Puerto Rican politician and mayor of Manatí since 1977 * Juan R. Cruz (born 1946), Puerto Rican aerospace engineer at NASA * Juan Lazo Cruz (born 1977), Salvadoran football midfielder * Juan de la Cierva, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro * Juan Debiedma, 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, t ...

, Spanish footballer * Juan Domínguez Otaegui, Spanish footballer * Juan Catalino Domínguez (1910–1948), Argentine serial killer * Juan Domínguez, Spanish road racing cyclist * Juan Domingo Perón, Argentine general and politician * Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player * Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, 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, Chilean basketball player * Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter * Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player * Juan Gris, 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, Los ...

(1976–1996), Ecuadorian teenage serial killer * Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Spanish physicist * Juan Karlos Labajo, 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

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* Juan Leal, First Mayor of San Antonio, Texas * Juan Antonio Llorente, 18th-century historian *

Juan Luis Vives Juan Luis Vives March ( la, Joannes Lodovicus Vives, lit=Juan Luis Vives; ca, Joan Lluís Vives i March; nl, Jan Ludovicus Vives; 6 March 6 May 1540) was a Spanish ( Valencian) scholar and Renaissance humanist w ...

, Spanish scholar and humanist * Juan Luis Arsuaga, Spanish paleontologist * Juan Ramón Jiménez, 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, Argentine racing driver * Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian President * Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player * Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis player * Juan Mata, 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 ...

, Dominican baseball player *

Juan López Mella Juan Manuel López Mella (Lugo, 12 April 1965 – Albacete, 10 May 1995) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix and Superbike motorcycle racer. Entering international competitions for the first time in 1987, he came third in the 1991 Spanish Supe ...

(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, t ...

, Catalan painter * Juan Morillo (born 1972), Venezuelan sprinter * Juan Morillo (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher *

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (; born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian racing driver. He won the International F3000 championship in 1998, the CART FedEx Championship Series in 1999 in his debut year in the series, and the IMSA WeatherTech ...

, Colombian racing driver * Juan Nicasio, 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 (fl. 1460–1500), Spanish composer of the Renaissance * Juan Pérez de Montalbán (1602–1638), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist * Juan Pérez de la Serna (1573–1631), seventh Archbishop of Mexico * 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) was ...

(born 1981), Bolivian trap shooter * Juan de Dios Pérez (born 1980), Panamanian footballer *

Juan Manuel Pérez Juan Manuel Pérez García (born 14 October 1993) is an Argentine footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American f ...

(born 1993), Argentine footballer * Juan David Pérez (born 1991), Colombian footballer *

Juan Pérez Medina Juan Pérez Medina (born 20 October 1960) is a Mexican politician and educator affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LIX Legislature of the Con ...

(born 1960), Mexican politician and educator *

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was electe ...

, President of Argentina * Juan Pierre, American baseball player *

Juan Pizarro Navarrete Juan Pizarro Navarrete (October 1945 – 7 November 2022) was a Spanish physician and politician from the region of Andalusia. A member of the People's Party, Pizarro represented the Province of Jaén in the Congress of Deputies from 1991 unt ...

, 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 Santerv ...

, 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, 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 (1917–1986), Mexican author * Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer * Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer * Juan Pablo Sorín (born 1976), Argentinian footballer * Juan Thornhill (born 1996), American football player * Juan Toscano, Mexican basketball player * Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways * Juan Uder (1927–2020), Argentine basketball player * Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball infielder * Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas * Juan Vasquez (disambiguation), several people * Juan de Yepes Álvarez, Spanish poet and Catholic Saint (Saint John of the Cross)

Manx people with the name

* Juan Noa, poet * Juan Turner, politician, businessman, and media personality * Juan Watterson, politician

Fictional characters

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

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'' universe * Juan Cabrillo, the main character of the book series Oregon Files * 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'' * Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, a character from the

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film series *

Juan Tamad ''Juan Tamad'' ( Filipino for "Lazy John") is a character in Philippine folklore noteworthy for extreme laziness. He is usually portrayed as a child, although in some interpretations, he is said to be a young man. Stories Arguably, the Juan ...

, a character in Philippine folklore * Juan Valdez a coffee branding character * Juan, a character in ''

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'' * 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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Chinese terms

Notable people

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Fictional characters

See also

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