Johnny

{{other uses}} {{wiktionary|Johnnie|Johnny|johnny}} {{Infobox given name2 | name = Johnny | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Primarily male | nameday = | language = English | languageorigin = English, Hebrew | origin = Diminutive form of John | derivation = | meaning = | variant = {{Plainlist| * Johnnie * Johnni * Johnney * Johni * Jhonny * Johny * Jonny * Juanito * Sonny }} | shortform = | related names = John, Johnathan, Johnathon, Johnson, Jonny | petname = | cognate = | anglicisation = | derivative = | wikt = | seealso = Seonaidh }}

'''Johnny''' is an English language personal name. It is often a nickname, 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'''.<ref name="Hanks-147">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=146 }}</ref> The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as {{lang|gd|Seonaidh}}.<ref>{{citation |last1=Robertson |first1=Boyd |last2=Taylor |first2=Iain |title=Teach Yourself Gaelic |year=2003 |publisher=Teach Yourself |pages=340–341 }}</ref>

Notable people and characters named '''Johnny''' or '''Johnnie''' include:

==People== ===Johnny=== * Johnny 3 Tears (born 1981/82), American musician * Johnny Adams (1932–1998), American singer * Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer * Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player * Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic * Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician * Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer * Johnny Adair (born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland * Johnny Anfone (born 1969), Thai actor, singer and model * Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman * Johnny Archer (born 1968), American pool player * Johnny Bench (born 1947), American baseball player * Johnny Yong Bosch (born 1976), actor and martial artist * Johnny Boychuk (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * {{anbl|Johnny Brackins}} * Johnny Bristol (1939–2004), American musician * Johnny Burke (lyricist) (1908–1964), American lyricist * Johnny Cardoso (born 2001), American soccer player * Johnny Carson (1925–2005), American talk show host * Johnny Cash (1932–2003), American singer-songwriter and actor * Johnny Cochrane, Scottish football manager * Johnny Cook (Canadian football) (1925–1986), American football player * Johnny Crawford (1946–2021), American actor, singer and musician * Johnny Davis (kickboxer) (born 1962), American kickboxer * Johnny Depp (born 1963), American actor, film producer, and musician * Johnny Dawes (1955–1989), American actor, filmaker, and model * Johnny Diaz, American writer * Johnny Flynn (born 1982), British musician, singer-songwriter and actor * Johnny Franz (1922–1977), English record producer * Johnny Galecki (born 1975), American actor * Johnny Gargano (born 1987), American professional wrestler * Johnny Gaudreau (1993–2024), American ice hockey player * Johnny Gilbert (born 1924), American TV personality * Johnny Gioeli (born 1967), American singer-songwriter * Johnny Hallyday (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 Juzang (born 2001), American basketball player * 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 (born 1971), American actor, daredevil, comedian, screenwriter and film producer * Johnny Lee (actor) (1898–1965), American actor * Johnny Lee (singer) (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 (born 1963), English musician, songwriter, and singer * Johnny Mathis (born 1935), American singer * Johnny Maxey (born 1993), American football player * Johnny Mercer (1909–1976), American lyricist, songwriter and singer * Johnny Moeller (born 1970), American guitarist * Johnny Moyal (born 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast * Johnny Nash (1940–2020), American singer-songwriter * Johnny Naumu (1919–1982), American football player * Johnny Newton (born 2002), American football player * Johnny Olson (1910–1985), American radio personality and television announcer. * Johnny Crown (born 21 January 1997), Nigerian-American singer and rapper * Johnny Owen (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 (born 1981), American actor and comedian * Johnny G. Plate (born 1956), Indonesian former politician and businessman * Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born 1985), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, American rapper and songwriter * Johnny Reklai (1948–2007), Palauan politician * Johnny Ringo (1850–1882), American gunfighter and fugitive who was murdered * Johnny Rivers (born 1942), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer * Johnny Roeg (1910–2003), Dutch footballer, striker for Ajax * Johnny Roselli, American mobster * Johnny Rotten (born 1956), alias of John Lydon, English lead singer of the Sex Pistols * Johnny Rey (1963–2006), American actor, model, and director * Johnny Ruffo (1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor * Johnny Sequoyah (born 2002), American actress * Johnny Simmons (born 1986), American actor * Johnny Sims (born 1967), American football player * Johnny Sins (born 1978), American pornographic actor * Johnny Slawinski (born 2007), American baseball player * 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 (1933–2002), American football player * Johnny von Neumann (1903–1957), nickname of Hungarian–American mathematician, born Neumann János Lajos * Johnny Wactor (1986–2024), American actor * Johnny Walker Jr. (born 2001), American football player * Johnny Weir (born 1984), American figure skater * Johnny Winter (1944–2014), American blues guitarist, singer, and record producer * Johnny Whitaker (born 1959), American actor * Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), American actor

===Johnnie=== * Johnnie Carr (1911–2008), American civil rights leader * Johnnie Cochran (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 (1927–1990), American singer, songwriter, and pianist * Johnnie Mae Young (1923–2014), American professional wrestler * Johnnie Walker (disambiguation), also includes Johnny and Jonny Walkers * Johnnie To (born 1955), Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer * Johnnie Wright (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'' * Johnny, a Nomu character in the manga and anime series ''My Hero Academia'' * Johnny, a character in the British comic book series ''Kingsman: The Red Diamond'' * Johnny 5, the robot star of the ''Short Circuit'' films * Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), alternate identity of Ghost Rider, a comic book character * Johnny Bravo, 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 Carter, in the British soap opera EastEnders * Johnny Castle, a lead character in the 1980s film ''Dirty Dancing'' * 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 title character of the films ''Johnny English'' (2003) and ''Johnny English Reborn'' (2011), played by Rowan Atkinson * Johnny Fedora, in the ''Make Mine Music'' short ''Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet'' * Johnny Fiama, on ''The Muppet Show'' * The title character of the film ''Johnny Guitar'' * Johnny Horton (Griffin), a Marvel Comics supervillain * Johnny Joestar, the lead character of Hirohiko Araki's manga series ''Steel Ball Run'' * 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, 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 ‘Soap’ MacTavish, a playable character in the Call of Duty franchise * 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 Tightlips, a recurring mobster from The Simpsons who is a part of Fat Tony (The Simpsons)'s gang * Johnny Silverhand, in the video game ''Cyberpunk 2077'' * "Johnny" Storm, the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four * The title character of ''Johnny Test'', a Canadian cartoon series * Johnny Utah, lead character in ''Point Break'' *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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Category:English masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:English feminine given names Category:English-language feminine given names Category:Feminine given names Category:English-language masculine given names Category:Hypocorisms Category:English-language unisex given names Category:English unisex given names