John

John is a common given name for males. See John (name) for the etymology and versions in other languages.

Popes

• Pope John I
• Pope John II
• Pope John III
• Pope John IV
• Pope John V
• Pope John VI
• Pope John VII
• Pope John VIII
• Pope John IX
• Pope John X
• Pope John XI
• Pope John XII
• Pope John XIII
• Pope John XIV
• Pope John XV
• Pope John XVI (antipope)
• Pope John XVII
• Pope John XVIII
• Pope John XIX
• Pope John XX (never actually existed)
• Pope John XXI
• Pope John XXII
• Pope John XXIII
• Pope John Paul I
• Pope John Paul II

Antipopes

• Antipope John
• Antipope John XVI (see above)
• Antipope John XXIII

Emperors, kings and other rulers

There have been many rulers called John. See the following lists:

• John I
• John II
• John III
• John IV
• John V
• John VI
• John VII
• John VIII
• The mythological Prester John

Saints

In addition to John the Apostle (John the Evangelist) and John the Baptist, there are several other Saint Johns. See Saint John (disambiguation) for a list of these, including a list of places named after them.

Other uses of the name John

In North America, a john is a slang term for a toilet, perhaps after the name of Sir John Harington who invented it.

A John is also slang for a man who pays a prostitute for sexual favors.

A Dear John letter is a correspondence in which a woman informs her fiancé or boyfriend of her intention to sever their romantic relationship, typically in situations where the man is stationed, as with the military, in a distant location for a period of time.

In a use indigenous to Southwest Texas, one can John a cat, meaning one holds it tightly, then shakes it vigorously.

Trivia

There were more men named John than there were women as MPs until the 1997 general election that brought Tony Blair and New Labour to power.

See also

For rabbis named Yochanan, see Rabbi Yochanan (disambiguation).