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Johann (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan] ) is a German male given name. It is derived from Iōhannēs / Jōhannēs, which is the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης), itself derived from Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן) in turn from its extended form Yehochanan (יְהוֹחָנָן), meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "Yahweh is merciful". Its English language equivalent is John. It is uncommon as a surname.

People

People with the name Johann include:

Mononym

Johann, Count of Cleves (died 1368), nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire

Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1662–1698), German nobleman

Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638), German nobleman

A–K

Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer

Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist

Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter

Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1649–1697)

Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), German Composer

Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes

Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654–1704), German Orientalist

Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), Czech composer

Johann Balthasar Bullinger (1713-1793), Swiss painter, 6x great-grandson of Heinrich Bullinger

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723), Austrian architect

Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), Swiss mathematician

Johann Böhm (chemist) (1895−1952), German Bohemian chemist

Johann Böhm (historian) (1929–2024), Romanian-born German scholar

Johann Böhm (German politician) (born 1937), German politician, former president of the Bavarian Landtag

Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803–1877), early German paleoanthropologist

Johann Casimir of Simmern (1543–1592), German prince

Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (1564–1633)

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (c. 1656–1746), German Baroque composer

Johann Caspar Kerll (1627–1693), German Baroque composer and organist

Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), classical composer, son of Johann Sebastian, also known as "the London Bach"

Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729), German Baroque composer and music theorist

Johann David Köhler (1684–1755), German historian

Johann Eck (1486–1543) German theologian

Johann Esch (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs

Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743–1805), tenor singer, brother of Joseph and Michael Haydn

Johann Frauenlob, 17th German century writer

Johann Jakob Froberger (1616–1667), German Baroque musician

Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774), German musical theorist

Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814), German composer

Johann Fust (c. 1400–1466), German printer

Johann Georg (several people)

Johann Gerhard (1582–1637), Lutheran theologian

Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German Baroque musician, Johann Sebastian's cousin

Johann Gustav Stickel (1805–1896), German scholar

Johann Hari (born 1979), English writer and journalist

Johann Heermann (1585–1647), German poet

Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666–1727), German Baroque musician

Johann (Falco) Hölzel (1957–1998), Austrian rock singer

Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018), Icelandic composer

Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772), German organist and composer

Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722), German Baroque musician, predecessor of Johann Sebastian Bach as Thomaskantor

Johann Andreas Kuhnau (1703–1761), nephew of the preceding, a pupil of Bach

L–Z

Johann Lafer (born 1957), Austrian television chef

Johann Lamont (born 1957), Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish Labour Party

Johann Le Bihan (born 1979), retired French swimmer

Johann Lindner (born 1959), retired Austrian hammer thrower

Johann Lohel (1549–1622), archbishop of Prague

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), German Baroque musician and organist, student of Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German naturalist and professor of medicine

Johann Martin Schleyer (1831–1912), German Catholic priest

Johann Mattheson (1681–1764), German composer, a close friend of Georg Friedrich Händel

Johann Nepomuk Hiedler (1807–1888), great-grandfather of Hitler

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837), Austrian composer

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), German Baroque composer

Johann Pauls (1908–1946), German SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) German pedagogue and educational reformist

Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (1895–1949), executed Austrian Nazi SS war criminal

Johann-Georg Richert (1890–1946), German Nazi officer executed for war crimes

Johann Rupert (born 1950), South African businessman

Johann Gottlob Schmeisser (1751–1806), Canadian Lutheran minister

Johann Rudolf Stadler (1605–1637), Swiss clock-maker

Johann Schicht (1855–1907), German Bohemian entrepreneur

Johann Schreck (1576–1630), German missionary and polymath

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer and musician of the Baroque period

Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born 1964), American cellist

Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Czech composer

Johann Strauss I (1804–1849), Austrian Romantic composer

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), Austrian composer of light music, son of the above

Johann Strauss III (1864–1939), also known as Johann Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer, nephew of the above

Johann Samuel Schwerdtfeger (1734-1803), Lutheran minister, the first in Upper Canada.

Johann Sziklai (born 1947), German poet and teacher

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559-1632), Dutch Catholic field marshal

Johann van Beethoven (c. 1739–1792), German musician, father of Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist

Johann Wadephul (born 1963), German politician and diplomat

Johann Weyer (1515–1588), Dutch physician

Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner, German chemist

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German writer and statesman

Johann Zacherl (1814–1888), Austrian inventor

Johann Zarco (born 1990), French motorbike racer

Fictional characters

Johann Kraus, in the Hellboy universe, featured in B.P.R.D. comic books, published by Dark Horse Comics

the title character of Johann Mouse, an American 1953 cartoon short

Johann Trinity, in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Johan Liebert (ヨハン・リーベルト, Yohan Rīberuto) is the titular "monster" and main antagonist of the Monster anime series.

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Hans (given name)

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Ivan (name)

Jaan (given name)

Ján

Janez (given name)

Jantz

Jean (disambiguation)

João

Johan (disambiguation)

Jón

Jonathan (name)

Juhani

Shawn (given name)

Yannis

Yohan (name)

Yo-han

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