John is a surname which, like the given name John, is derived from the Hebrew name , ', meaning "Graced by Yahweh".
People with this surname include:
- Aidan John (born 2000), Canadian football player
- Anaparambil Joseph John (1893âÂÂ1957), Travancorean freedom fighter and statesman, Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Governor of Madras
- Augustus John (1878âÂÂ1961), Welsh artist
- Avery John (born 1975), Trinidadian footballer
- Barry John (1945âÂÂ2024), Welsh former rugby union player
- Barry John (artist), Welsh artist
- Barry John (theatre director) (born 1944), English-born Indian theatre director, actor and acting coach
- Caroline John (1940âÂÂ2012), British actress
- Collins John (born 1985), Liberia-born Dutch footballer
- Dilwyn John (born 1944), former Welsh footballer
- Daymond John (born 1969), American fashion entrepreneur
- Edward Thomas John (1857âÂÂ1931), British politician
- Elton John (born 1947), birth name Reginald Dwight, British pop singer
- Elton John (footballer) (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
- Fritz John (1910âÂÂ1994), German-American mathematician
- Gottfried John (1942âÂÂ2014), German actor
- Gus John (born 1945), Grenadian-born writer, consultant, lecturer and researcher
- Gwen John (1876âÂÂ1939), Welsh artist, sister of Augustus John
- Isaac John (born 1988), New Zealand Rugby League player
- Jearlean John (born 1960), Trinidad and Tobago politician
- Jetta John-Hartley, English singer-songwriter and record producer
- Joe John (1939âÂÂ2025), American judge and politician in North Carolina
- Jory John, American children's book author
- Leah John (born 2000), Canadian golfer
- Mable John (1930âÂÂ2022), American blues singer
- Olivia Newton-John (1948âÂÂ2022), British-Australian singer
- Otto John (1909âÂÂ1997), German who plotted against Hitler, convicted of treason during the Cold War
- Radek John (born 1954), Czech politician
- Robert John (1946âÂÂ2025), American singer-songwriter
- Robert John (photographer) (born 1961), American music photographer
- Robert Franklin John (1851âÂÂ1905), farmer and politician in British Columbia, Canada
- Rosamund John (1913âÂÂ1998), English actress
- Roy John (footballer) (1911âÂÂ1973), Wales international footballer
- Roy John (rugby union) (1925âÂÂ1981), Welsh rugby union player
- Rysen John (born 1997), American football player
- Stern John (born 1976), Trinidadian footballer
- Tommy John (born 1943), American baseball player
- Walter John (1879âÂÂ1940), German chess player
- Wanda John-Kehewin, Cree-Métis author and poet
- Little Willie John (1937âÂÂ1968), American R&B singer
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