John

Masculine

Meaning

God is gracious

Etymology

From the Latin Iohannes, derived from the Greek Ioannes, from the Hebrew Yochanan meaning "God is gracious." One of the most universal names in Western civilization.

About the Name John

John has been the most common male name in the English-speaking world for centuries. It appears throughout the Bible, in monarchical history, and among American presidents and literary figures.

Notable Bearers

John Adams John F. Kennedy John Locke John Milton

Historical People Named John

JOHN A. WILLIAMS

HONORABLE

JOHN ABERCROMBIE

HONORABLE

JOHN BEASLEY

JOHN BIDDLE

GENERAL

JOHN BORDEN

JOHN BURROUGHS

JOHN CALDWELL

HONORABLE

JOHN CALLAHAN

JOHN CONNELLY

JR.

JOHN E. LASKEY

JOHN F. HYLAN

MAYOR

JOHN FOSTER DULLES

MAJOR

JOHN GIBSON

HONORABLE

JOHN GLEN

JOHN GUIHER

HONORABLE

JOHN HALL

COLONEL

JOHN HAMMOND

HONORABLE

JOHN J. DALY

JOHN KEY

HONORABLE

JOHN KILPATRICK

COLONEL

JOHN KING

HONORABLE

JOHN L. HAYDEN

GENERAL

JOHN LAMB

HONORABLE

JOHN LIND

GOVERNOR

JOHN LOWE

ADMIRAL

JOHN MEANY

JOHN MORIN

HONORABLE

JOHN McKENZIE

HONORABLE

JOHN PELENYL

JOHN RAMSEY

HONORABLE

JOHN REBER

HONORABLE

JOHN S. ROSSELL

HONORABLE

JOHN SLEICHER

JOHN SMALL

HONORABLE

JOHN T. TAYLOR

JOHN TILLMAN

HONORABLE

JOHN W. DWIGHT

JOHN W. FOSTER

JOHN WALKER

HONORABLE

John A. Bingham

Hon.

John A. Brown

John A. Campbell

Judge

John A. Dix

Governor of New York

John A. Donald

John A. Ebel

John A. Key

John A. LeJeune

Major General

John A. Logan

General

John A. MacDonald

Hon. Sir

John A. Matthews

John A. Rawlins

Gen.

John A. Shaw

Pay Clerk

John A. Thayor

Honorable

John A. Walker

John A.J. Creswell

Hon.

John Adam Kasson

Hon.

John Adams

Q.

John Adams Kasson

Hon.

John Alexander Key

Rep. from Ohio, 1913-1919

John Alexander Magee

Hon.

John Allan Dougherty

John Allen

Major

John Allison

John Ambler Smith

Hon.

John Anderson

Representative

John Andrews

John Archer Lejeune

Commandant of the Marine Corps

John Armour Bingham

Hon.

John Armstrong Chalua

John Augustus Griswold

Hon.

John Austin Moon

Representative

John Axton

Col.

John Ayers

Chief

John B. Bankhead

Senator

John B. Creeden

Rev.

John B. Gordon

Hon.

John B. Hawley

Hon., Capt.

John B. Kelly

Secretary of State Revenue for Pennsylvania

John B. May

Conference Clerk to Secretary Daniels

John B. Packer

Hon.

John B. Riffe

John B. Sosnowski

Representative

John B. Stetson

Minister

John Baer

John Bagby

John Bailey

Judge

John Baker

Hon.

John Baldwin

John Ball Osborne

John Baltz

John Bankhead

Senator

John Barnes

John Barrett

John Barrette

General

John Barriger

Chief

John Barry

Commodore, U.S.N.

John Barrymore

Actor

John Bartlett

First Assistant Postmaster General

John Barton Payne

Judge

John Bassett Moore

Counselor of State Department

John Batelle

John Bauman

Honorable

John Bayer

John Bear

Jr.

John Beckett

John Beckham

Senator from Kentucky

John Bell

Hon.

John Belles

John Bellinger

Brigadier General

John Benjamin Kendrick

Governor of Wyoming, 1915-1917; Senator, 1917-

John Berard

John Bernard

Rep.

John Biggers

Director

John Bingham

Hon.

John Binham

John Black Packer

Hon.

John Blair

John Blair Hoge

Hon.

John Bowling

John Box

Honorable

John Boylan

Congressman

John Brackenridge

John Brannan

John Braund

John Breining

John Briscoe

Judge

John Brophy

Director of the Committee for Industrial Organization

John Brothy

Honorable

John Brougham

John Brown

Representative

John Buchan

Lord Tweedsmuir

John Buck

John Bullock Clark

Hon.

John Burke

Senator

John Burns

John Burnside

John Butler

Major

John Byrne

Special Assistant to Attorney General

John C. Black

General

John C. Breckinridge

General

John C. Ketcham

John C. Linthicum

Rep.

John C. New

John C. Schafer

John C. Speaks

Honorable

John C. Underwood

John COOPER

HONORABLE

John Cable

Honorable

John Calhoun

C.

John Campbell Merriam

John Capstick

Rep. from New Jersey, 1915-1918

John Carmody

Federal Works Administrator

John Carpenter

President

John Carroll

John Carruthers

John Carrvel

John Carson

J.

John Casey

Honorable

John Cavanagh

Dr.

John Cecil

John Ceighton

John Cessna

Hon.

John Charles Floyd

Rep. from Arkansas, 1905-1915

John Charles Linthicum

Rep. from Maryland, 1911-1927

John Cheshire

President

John Clancy

Honorable

John Clark

Honorable

John Clarke

John Claybrook

John Coakley

John Cochran

John Coffe

Congressman

John Coffee

Rep.

John Collier

John Collins

John Colpoys

John Coolidge

Col.

John Corse

Gen.

John Corson

John Costello

John Coustas

Dr.

John Covode

Hon.

John Crebs

Hon.

John Crittenden

Hon.

John Crocket

John Crockett

Chief Clerk

John Cusick

Custodian of Patents

John D. Biggers

John D. Clark

John D. Clarke

Honorable

John D. Defrees

Hon.

John D. Erwin

Minister

John D. Ligon

John D. Miller

President of the National Cooperative Council

John D. Prince

John D. Rockefeller

John D. Sherman

John Dahlman

Mayor

John Daily

John Dalzell

Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1887-1913

John Danaher

Senator

John Danenhower

John Davis

John Davy

Member of Congress, First Lieutenant

John DeSaulles

Longer

John DeWitt Atkins

Lt. Col.

John Deards

John Delaney

Honorable

John Delany

Honorable

John Dempsey

Representative

John Denmore

Director General, U.S. Employment Service, Department of Labor

John Derham

John Devaney

Judge

John Deweese

Hon.

John Dickson

John Dingell

Rep.

John Dodson Stiles

Hon.

John Donaldson

John Dounoucos

John Downer

Capt.

John Doyle

John Drew

John Driscoll

John Dugan

John Dustin Archibold

John E. Hillman

John E. Logan

John E. Miles

Gov.

John E. Miller

Senator

John E. Moran

Honorable

John E. Peurifoy

John E. Rankin

Representative

John Earle

Commander

John Earley

Reverend

John Eaton

Gen.

John Eckles

John Edgar Hoover

John Edward Bouligny

Hon.

John Edward Kenna

M.C.

John Edward Racker

John Edwards

Honorable

John Elston

John Emery

John Enoch Pond

Midshipman

John Erickson

Governor

John Ericsson

John Esch

Honorable

John Eugene Osborne

Governor of Wyoming, 1893-1895; Rep., 1897-1899; 1st Asst. Secretary of State, 1913-1917

John Evans

John Eversman

John Ewing

Honorable

John F. Ballier

Gen.

John F. Bethune

John F. Carew

John F. Dillon

John F. Dockweiler

Rep.

John F. Keeley

John F. O'Hara

Rev., President of University of Notre Dame

John F. O'Ryan

Major General

John F. Woods

John Faber

Congressman

John Fahey

H.O.L.C. Chairman

John Famey

Chairman

John Farr

John Farrell

John Fay

Hon.

John Fields

John Finis Philips

Hon.

John Firrm

John Fitzpatrick

Doctor

John Fogarty

Leo

John Foote

Doctor

John Ford House

Hon.

John Forney

Col.

John Forsythe

John Foster

Honorable

John Fowler

John Fox

Hon.

John Francis

Dr.

John Francis Lewis

Hon.

John Franklin Farnsworth

Hon.

John Franklin McKinney

Hon.

John Franklin Shafroth

Senator, Governor

John Fraser

H.

John Freeney

John Fremont

John French

John Frey

John G. Alexander

Representative

John G. Carlisle

Speaker of House of Representatives

John G. Sargent

Honorable

John G. Townsend

Senator

John G. Winant

Chairman

John G. Zazas

Supreme Treasurer

John Gaines

Honorable

John Garner

Rep.

John Garrett

John Gaynor

John Gipprish

Father

John Gittings

John Glover

Hon.

John Godfrey Schumaker

Hon.

John Goode

John Goodin

Hon. Rep.

John Gordon Battelle

John Gorman

John Goroni

John Gorrie

Dr.

John Grace

Mayor

John Graves

John Greenslade

Admiral

John Griffith

Rep.

John Grim

John H. Bankhead

Senator

John H. Bartlett

John H. Dalrymple

President

John H. Evins

Lieutenant Colonel

John H. Fahey

Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board

John H. Finney

Colonel

John H. Gibbons

Captain, U.S.N.

John H. Hammond

John H. Haswell

Hon.

John H. Kerr

Representative

John H. Ketcham

Gen.

John H. Reagan

Hon.

John H. Rice

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S.A.

John H. Starin

Representative

John H. Stokes

John H. Tolan

Rep.

John H. Wilson

Honorable

John Hamilton

John Hamilton Lewis

John Hammill

Governor

John Hampton Moore

John Hancock

Hon.

John Hanes

Undersecretary

John Harding

Lt.

John Harlan

M.

John Harris

Hon. Rep.

John Hart

John Hausserman

John Haworth

Hon.

John Hay

Hon.

John Hay Whitney

John Hayes

John Hayes Hammond

John Hayford

Professor

John Hays Hammond

John Hendley

John Henry

John Henry Caldwell

Hon.

John Henry Goeke

Rep from Ohio, 1911-1915

John Henry Ketcham

Hon.

John Henry Lewin

John Henry Starin

Hon.

John Henry Walsh

John Herr

Major General

John Hess

Deputy U.S. Marshal

John Hessin Weeks

Sec.

John Heydler

John Hill

Hon.

John Hillman

John Hines

Maj. Gen.

John Hipple Mitchell

Hon.

John Hitz

John Hobart Marble

Commissioner, I.C.C.

John Hodges

John Hollis Bankhead

John Hough

John Houser

John Houston

Rep.

John Howard Payne

John Hoyt

C.

John Hubler Stover

John Hull

Major General

John Hunter

John Hutchins

Hon.

John Hyatt Smith

Hon.

John I. Martin

Col.

John Ignatius Nolan

Representative

John Ihlde

John Ingalls

Senator

John Irving

Captain

John J. Blaine

Senator

John J. Boyland

Representative

John J. Burke

General Secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Council

John J. Carson

John J. Casey

Honorable

John J. Cosgrove

Midshipman

John J. Delaney

Rep.

John J. Eagan

John J. Fitzgerald

Representative from New York

John J. Gorman

Representative

John J. McSwain

Rep.

John J. Mitchell

Honorable

John J. O'Conner

Representative

John J. O'Connor

Representative

John J. Pershing

General

John J. Winant

John Jackson

John Jacob Fitzgerald

Rep.

John Jacob Rodgers

Rep. from Massachusetts, 1913-1925

John Jacob Rogers

John Jalmond

Sir

John Janson

John Jay Knox

Controller of Currency

John Jay White

John Jellicoe

Admiral of the Fleet

John Jennings

Rep.

John Jerman

John Jones

Honorable

John Jordan

Chief of Coast Guard, U.S. Aerial Mail Service

John Joseph Casey

Representative

John Joseph Pershing

General

John Jurgensen

John K. Barton

Admiral

John K. McKee

Member of Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System

John Kean

Senator

John Keegan

John Kendrick

Governor

John Kendricks

B.

John Kenna

John Kennedy

John Kern

Senator

John Kerry

Major General

John Kindred

John King Luttrell

Hon.

John Kirby

John Kirk

John Kissel

John Kleczka

John Kliczka

Honorable

John Kline

John Knier

John Knight Shields

Senator

John Kohn

John Koons

C.

John Kramer

John Kronmiller

Honorable

John L. Bischoff

John L. Cable

John L. DONALDSON

John L. Hines

General

John L. Lewis

John L. Rogers

Chief

John Lacy

Judge

John Lake

Rev.

John Langley

John Langston

Prof.

John Lanigan

John Laskey

U.S. Attorney for D.C.

John Lawrence Caldwell

Ambassador to Persia

John Lawyer

Chief Docket Clerk

John Le Gorce

Assistant Editor and Vice President

John Lejeune

Major General

John Lentz

Representative

John Leonard Hines

Major General

John Lesinski

Honorable

John Lewinski

Rep.

John Lewis

John Lingwitz

John Llewellyn Weeks

Secretary

John Loebler

Center

John Loehler

John Lord

John Lorimer Worden

Commander U.S.N.

John Luecke

John Lueke

Representative

John Luther Vance

Hon. Rep. Lt. Col.

John Lynch

Hon.

John M. Bacon

John M. Bright

Hon.

John M. Evans

Honorable

John M. GRIES

John M. Gibson

Sir

John M. Glover

Hon.

John M. Huston

John M. Keith

John M. Kline

John M. Morin

John M. Woodworth

Sarg-General

John MaGee

coach

John MacCrate

Honorable

John MacMurray

John Maitlyn

John Malloy

John Mandt Nelson

John Manning

Hon.

John Marrow

John Marshall

Mayor

John Marshall Hagans

Hon.

John Marshall Harlan

Judge

John Martin

Rep.

John Marvin Jones

representative

John Matthews

John McClellan

Senator

John McCollough

John McConnell Rice

Hon.

John McCormick

Representative

John McCubbin

Captain

John McCullough

Actor

John McDonald

narcotic agent

John McDuffie

Honorable

John McElever

Reverend

John McElner

Rev.

John McElroy

John McGraw

John McGroarty

Representative

John McGroaty

Representative

John McKean

Hon.

John McKee

John McKeon

Representative of New York

John McLean

John McMullen

Doctor

John McNeil

John McPherson

Hon.

John McQuigg

General

John McReady

John McSwain

Representative

John McSweeney

Representative

John Merriman Reynolds

Representative from Pennsylvania

John Metcalfe

Investigator, House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities

John Miller

Representative

John Miller Baer

Representative

John Milton Thayer

Hon. Brigadier General and Major, Colonel

John Mitchell

Honorable

John Monroe

John Monteith

Dr.

John Montgomery

U.S. Minister to Hungary

John Moore

Capt.

John Morehead

John Morgan

John Morrissey

John Morrow

Honorable

John Mosby

S.

John Moses

Governor of North Dakota

John Motley

John Mott

General

John Mulliken

Jr.

John Murdock

Rep.

John Murphy

John N. Garner

Representative

John N. Gulick

Major General

John N. Sandlin

Representative

John Nance Garner

John Nelson

John Nelson Page

John Nevin

John Newman

Rev. Dr.

John Nixon

Hon.

John Nolan

Honorable

John Norwood

John Nugent

Senator

John O'Connell

John O'Connor

Rep.

John O'Rielly

Coach

John O'Ryan

Major General

John Oliver La Gorce

Vice President of the National Geographic Society

John Owen

John Oxton

Col.

John P. Frey

President of AF of L Metal Trades Department

John P. Hale

Hon.

John P. Hill

Honorable

John P. Newman

Reverend

John Pace

John Packer

Hon. Rep.

John Paine

Chairman of the Employers Group

John Parker

President

John Patterson

Hon.

John Paul

John Paul Jones

John Payne

Judge

John Pearl

John Peel

Vice President

John Pelenyi

Minister

John Pelley

John Pemberton

John Pennington

Boatswain, U.S.N.

John Perrin

John Pershing

General

John Peter C. Shanks

Hon.

John Peter Van Ness

John Peters

John Philip Hill

Colonel

John Philip Sousa

John Philip Wenchel

Assistant General Counsel

John Phillip Hill

John Phillip Sousa

John Phillips

John Pickersville

John Pillard

Governor

John Pole

Honorable

John Pool

Hon.

John Poole

John Potter Stockton

Senator

John Prendergast

Captain

John Price

John Prince

John Q. Riddle

John Quallich

John Quayle

F.

John Quekemeyer

Major

John Quincy Adams

John Quinn

National Commander

John R. Brown

Hon.

John R. Cheatham

Employer, Griffin, GA

John R. Kilpatrick

Colonel

John R. King

Director

John R. Mohler

Chief, Bureau of Animal Industry

John R. Wadleigh

Midshipman

John R. West

John Rainey

Honorable

John Raker

Rep.

John Randolph Tucker

Honorable

John Rankin

Rep.

John Raskob

John Ray

Lawyer

John Reid

John Reid Silliman

U.S. Consul to Mexico

John Reinarlz

John Remon

John Reynolds

John Rhoderic McPherson

Hon.

John Richard Farr

Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1911-1919

John Richards

John Riffe

C.I.O. organizer

John Ringling

John Robbins

Hon. Rep.

John Roberts

Hon.

John Robinson

John Robsion

Honorable

John Rockefeller

Jr.

John Rodgers

Adml. U.S.N.

John Rogers

Admiral

John Roll McLean

John Roosevelt

John Root

Secretary of War

John Rose

Honorable

John Ross Key

Artist

John Rothermel

Rep. from Pennsylvania

John Royal

Vice President

John Rushworth Jellicoe

Admiral

John Russell

Brig. Gen.

John Rustgard

John Ryan

Colonel

John S. Fisher

candidate for Governor

John S. Letcher

2nd Lieut.

John S. Mosby

Col.

John S. Nolan

John Saiton

John Salmond

Sir

John Sargent

John Sawyer

John Schafer

John Schober

Chancellor

John Schofield

General

John Scholer

John Scott

John Severn

Mr.

John Shafer

John Shafroth

Governor

John Sharp Williams

Senator

John Sheldon

John Shelley

Captain

John Shepard

John Sherman

Hon.

John Shields

Senator

John Sirmopoulos

John Skelton William

John Skelton Williams

John Slaughter

John Smith

John Smith Phelps

Hon.

John Smithwick

John Snure

John Snyder

John Snyder Carlile

Hon.

John Soehlar

John Sousa

John South

Dr.

John Sparkman

Representative

John Speaks

Congressman

John St. Cyr

John Starkweather

John Starr

Hon.

John Stetson

Minister to Finland

John Stevenson

Hon.

John Stockton

John Strohm Barry

John Studebaker

Commissioner of Education

John Suill

Jr.

John Summers

Honorable

John Surratt

John Swartzell

John T. Adams

Chairman of Republican National Committee

John T. Axton

Colonel

John T. Burch

Hon.

John T. Hines

Brigadier General

John T. Walker

Deputy Intermediate Commissioner

John Taber

Representative

John Tahey

John Tarbox

Hon.

John Taylor

John Temple Graves

John Thomas

Senator

John Thomas Taylor

John Thomas Thomas

Sen.

John Thornton

John Tiggert

John Tilson

Representative

John Towers

Captain

John Townsend

Senator

John Tufts

John Turner Wait

Hon.

John Twomoon

John Tyler

Pres.

John Tyrrell

John Tyson

John Uslie

John V. Clinnin

General

John V. Higan

John V. Le Moyne

Hon.

John Van

Amb.

John Van A. MacMurray

Ambassador

John Van Ness

John Van Slyke

John Vassor

John W. Barriger

John W. Boyle

John W. Carabine

Judge

John W. Daniel

Hon.

John W. Davis

Honorable

John W. Forney

Clerk of Congress

John W. Hanes

John W. Harreld

Senator

John W. Hinkel

John W. Jones

Honorable

John W. Langley

HONORABLE

John W. O'Leary

John W. Pole

Honorable

John W. Robbins

John W. Scott

John W. Spangler

President of Seattle Chamber of Commerce

John W. Studebaker

John W. Summers

Honorable

John W. Taylor

Speaker

John W. Thomas

John W. Trumbell

Governor

John W. Wainwright

Maj.

John W. Wallace

John W. Warrington

Judge

John W. Weeks

John Waddy

John Walder

Vice President

John Wallack

John Walter Smith

Senator

John Warfield Johnston

Hon.

John Washer

John Washington

John Waters

John Watkins

John Webb

Colonel

John Weeks

W.

John Weeks Weeks

John Welton

John Wesley Stone

Hon.

John West

John Wharton

Dr.

John Wheeler

John Whitacre

Member of Congress

John White

Hon.

John Whonsettler

Secretary & Treasurer, National Association of County Agricultural Agents

John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkinson

John William Caldwell

Hon.

John William Davis

Representative from West Virginia, Solicitor General of the U.S., Ambassador to Great Britain, Democratic Nominee for President of the U.S.

John Winant

Chairman

John Winfield Wallace

John Wingate Weeks

John Winters Brannan

John Wise

John Wood

Captain

John Worden

Admiral

John Worth Kern

Senator

John Young

Hon.

John Young Brown

Hon.

John Breckenridge

1760–1806 Statesman Virginia

John Floyd

1783–1863 Politician, military officer Virginia

John Jordan Crittenden

1786–1863 Politician Kentucky

John Dix

1798–1879 Gen. Binghamton, New York

John Quitman

1798–1858 Hon. Rhinebeck, New York

John Minor Botts

1802–1869 Hon. Dumfries, Virginia

John A. Dahlgren

1809–1870 Adm. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John Dahlgren

1809–1870 Adm. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John McGill

1810–1872 Bishop Virginia

John Miler

1810–1885 Rev. United States

John Van Buren

1810–1866 Hon. Kinderhook, New York

John A. McClernand

1812–1900 Gen. Hardinsburg, Kentucky

John Sedgwick

1813–1864 General Connecticut

John Ten Eyck

1814–1879 Hon. New Jersey

John Campbell

1815–1890 Judge Pennsylvania

John Hecker

1815–1890 Businessman New York

John Thomson

1815–1885 Hon. Pennsylvania

John Godfrey Saxe

1816–1887 Vermont

John Usher

1816–1889 Politician, lawyer, government administrator Morgantown, Maryland

John Bigelow

1817–1911 Author, Editor, and Diplomat New York

John C. Robinson

1817–1897 Gen. New York

John Williams

1817–1899 Bishop Connecticut

John Buford

1818–1863 Gen. Woodford County, Kentucky

John Henderson

1820–1885 Hon. Missouri

John Large

1820–1885 Merchant or Public Official

John Stratton

1820–1888 Hon. New York

John W. Denver

1820–1876 Gen. Ohio

John Conness

1821–1909 Hon. New York

John Pope

1822–1892 Military officer Louisville, Kentucky

John Newton

1823–1895 Gen. Virginia

John Arnold

1825–1890 Businessman New York, New York

John Brooks Henderson

1826–1913 Hon. Kentucky

John Logan

1826–1886 Gen. Jackson County, Illinois

John Rawlins

1831–1869 Gen. Galena, Illinois

John Gordon

1832–1904 Gen. Upson County, Georgia

John Nicholay

1832–1901 Secretary and Historian Bavaria, Germany

John Williams

1835–1898 Coal Miner, Union Organizer Scranton, Pennsylvania

John Milton Hay

1838–1905 Diplomat, Statesman, Secretary of State Salem, Indiana

John Savage

1850–1920 Unknown

John Clem

1851–1937 Sergeant Ohio

John Sefton

1870–1935 Professional United States

John Gilbert

1897–1936 Actor Logan, Utah