# John > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John > Source revision: 1323479559 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **John** is a common English name and surname: - [John (given name)](/source/John_(given_name)) - [John (surname)](/source/John_(surname)) **John** may also refer to: ## New Testament ### Works - [Gospel of John](/source/Gospel_of_John), a title often shortened to John - [First Epistle of John](/source/First_Epistle_of_John), often shortened to 1 John - [Second Epistle of John](/source/Second_Epistle_of_John), often shortened to 2 John - [Third Epistle of John](/source/Third_Epistle_of_John), often shortened to 3 John ### People - [John the Baptist](/source/John_the_Baptist) (died c. 33), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ - [John the Apostle](/source/John_the_Apostle) (died c. 100), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ - [John the Evangelist](/source/John_the_Evangelist), assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle - [John of Patmos](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Andrew_the_Apostle) and Saint Peter - [Pope John (disambiguation)](/source/Pope_John_(disambiguation)), several popes - [Saint John (disambiguation)](/source/Saint_John_(disambiguation)), many people - [John of Antioch (historian)](/source/John_of_Antioch_(historian)), a chronicler of the 7th century - [John (Archdeacon of Barnstaple)](/source/John_(Archdeacon_of_Barnstaple)), medieval archdeacon in England - [John (bishop of Wrocław)](/source/John_(bishop_of_Wroc%C5%82aw)) (died 1072), Polish Roman Catholic bishop - [John (bishop of Banyas)](/source/John_(bishop_of_Banyas)) (died 1170), bishop in the Kingdom of Jerusalem - [John (bishop of Tripoli)](/source/John_(bishop_of_Tripoli)) (died c. 1186), Roman Catholic bishops in the Kingdom of Jerusalem - [John (Bishop of Ardfert)](/source/John_(Bishop_of_Ardfert)) (died 1286), Irish bishop - [John Edward Robinson (bishop)](/source/John_Edward_Robinson_(bishop)) (1849–1922), missionary bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904 - [Metropolitan John](/source/Metropolitan_John_(Stinka)) (Ivan Stinka) (1935–2022), primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada until 2010 - [John (Pelushi)](/source/John_(Pelushi)) (born 1956), Orthodox Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania since 2025 - [John (Roshchin)](/source/John_(Roshchin)) (born 1974), Metropolitan of Vienna and Budapest in the Russian Orthodox Church since 2019 ### Rulers and other political figures - [John (constable of Armenia)](/source/John_(constable_of_Armenia)) (died 1343), regent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia - [John of Austria (disambiguation)](/source/John_of_Austria_(disambiguation)), several people - [John of Bohemia](/source/John_of_Bohemia) (1296–1346), called John the Blind, king from 1310 - [John, King of Denmark](/source/John,_King_of_Denmark), Norway, and Sweden, better known as Hans of Denmark (1455–1513) - [John of England](/source/John_of_England) (1166–1216), king and younger brother of Richard I - John I of Hungary or [János Szapolyai](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Szapolyai) (1487–1540), king from 1526 - [John (knez)](/source/John_(knez)), 13th-century leader in Oltenia - [John (Mauro-Roman king)](/source/John_(Mauro-Roman_king)) (died 546), king from 545 - [John of Poland (disambiguation)](/source/John_of_Poland_(disambiguation)), three people - [John of Scotland](/source/John_of_Scotland) also known as John de Balliol (c. 1249–1314), king from 1292 to 1296 - [Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos](/source/Infante_John,_Duke_of_Valencia_de_Campos) (1349–1397) - [John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz](/source/John,_Lord_of_Reguengos_de_Monsaraz) (1400–1442) - Infante [John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch](/source/John_of_Coimbra,_Prince_of_Antioch) (1431–1457) - Infante [John, Duke of Viseu](/source/John,_Duke_of_Viseu) (1448–1472), 3rd Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke of Beja, King Manuel I's older brother - [John the Scythian](/source/John_the_Scythian), a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 498 - [John the Hunchback](/source/John_the_Hunchback), a general and politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, consul in 499 - [John (nephew of Vitalian)](/source/John_(nephew_of_Vitalian)), a Byzantine general under Justinian I - [John (Sicilian admiral)](/source/John_(Sicilian_admiral)), 12th century - [John Troglita](/source/John_Troglita), a 6th-century Byzantine general - [John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster](/source/John_of_Gaunt,_1st_Duke_of_Lancaster) (1340–1399), third son of Edward III, King of England - [Prince John of the United Kingdom](/source/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*)](/source/John_(Tomorrow_People)), appearing in the children's science-fiction TV series *The Tomorrow People* - John ([John and Gillian](/source/John_and_Gillian)), appearing in the *Doctor Who* TV comic strip - [John-117](/source/John-117), or Master Chief, the protagonist of the video game franchise *Halo* ### Literature - *John*, a 1927 play by [Philip Barry](/source/Philip_Barry) - *JOHN*, a 2014 play by [Lloyd Newson](/source/Lloyd_Newson) - [*John* (2005 book)](/source/John_(2005_book)), a book by Cynthia Lennon about musician John Lennon ### Songs - ["John" (Desireless song)](/source/John_(Desireless_song)) - ["John" (Lil Wayne song)](/source/John_(Lil_Wayne_song)) ## Other uses - [*John* (ship)](/source/John_(ship)), several ships - Slang for a [toilet](/source/Toilet) - Slang for [a person who hires a prostitute](/source/Client_(prostitution)) - [John Peaks](/source/John_Peaks), mountains on Powell Island, Antarctica - [John the Ripper](/source/John_the_Ripper), password strength checking program (the executable program is simply "john") - [List of storms named John](/source/List_of_storms_named_John) ## See also - [Johns (disambiguation)](/source/Johns_(disambiguation)) - [Jon (disambiguation)](/source/Jon_(disambiguation)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John?action=history)). 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