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John is a common English name and surname:

	
John (given name)

	
John (surname), including a list of people who have the name John



John may also refer to:


 Works 
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Johannine literature

	
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John

	
* Johannine epistles

	
**First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John

	
**Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John

	
**Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John

	
*Book of Revelation, the Revelation of Saint John the Divine




 People 
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John the Baptist (died c. 30  AD), regarded as a prophet and the


forerunner of Jesus Christ

	
Authorship of the Johannine works of the New Testament, sometimes


identified as:

	
*John the Apostle (lived c. 30  AD), one of the twelve apostles of


Jesus

	
*John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once


identified with the Apostle

	
*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, a figure either identified with or distinguished


from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos


 Religious figures 
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John, Father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter

	
John of Antioch (chronicler), a chronicler of the 7th century

	
Pope John, several popes

	
Saint John, many people




 Rulers and other political figures 
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John of Austria (disambiguation)

	
John of Bohemia (1296-1346), called John the Blind, king from 1310

	
John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, better known as Hans of Denmark


(1455-1513)

	
John of England (1166-1216), king and younger brother of Richard I

	
John I of Hungary or János Szapolyai (1487-1540), king from 1526

	
John of Poland (disambiguation), three people

	
John of Scotland also known as John de Balliol (c. 1249-1314), king


from 1292 to 1296

	
Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349-1397)

	
John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz (1400-1442)

	
Infante John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431-1457)

	
Infante John, Duke of Viseu (1448-1472), 3rd Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke


of Beja, King Manuel I's older brother

	
John the Scythian, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman


Empire, consul in 498

	
John the Hunchback, a general and politician of the Eastern Roman


Empire, consul in 499

	
John (nephew of Vitalian), a Byzantine general under Justinian I

	
John Troglita, a 6th-century Byzantine general

	
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster  (1340-1399), third son of


Edward III, King of England

	
Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905-1919), prince of the United


Kingdom, youngest son/child of George V


 Fictional characters 
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John ('Tomorrow People'), appearing in the children's


science-fiction TV series 'The Tomorrow People'

	
John (John and Gillian), appearing in the 'Doctor Who' TV comic


strip

	
John-117, or Master Chief, the protagonist of the video game


franchise 'Halo'


 Literature 
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'John', a 1927 play by Philip Barry

	
'JOHN', a 2014 play by Lloyd Newson

	
Dear John letter, a letter written to inform a romantic partner that


the writer has found a new love interest


 Songs 
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"John" (Desireless song)

	
"John" (Lil Wayne song)




 Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media 
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'Dirty John', a true-crime podcast focusing on the life and exploits


of John Meehan (also known as "Filthy John" and "Filthy"

	
* 'Dirty John' (TV series), a TV series based on the podcast

	
John Boy and Billy, John Isley (born August 15, 1956) and Billy


James (born August 31, 1957), co-hosts of the morning radio program,
'The John Boy & Billy Big Show'


                              Other uses                              
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Slang for a person who hires a prostitute

	
Slang for a toilet

	
John Peaks, mountains on Powell Island, Antarctica

	
John the Ripper, password strength checking program (the executable


program is simply "john")

	
Tropical Storm John (disambiguation), tropical cyclones appearing in


the eastern Pacific Ocean


                               See also                               
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Alternate forms for the name John

	
Dear John (disambiguation)

	
Ivan (disambiguation)

	
Johnny (disambiguation)

	
Johns (disambiguation)

	
Jon (disambiguation)

	
Yahya (disambiguation)

	
Yohanan, a male given name

	
Yohannan (disambiguation)




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