Jon

Jon
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English
Origin
Meaning	God has given
Other names
Related names	Jhon, John, Jonathan, Jonny, Jonnie, Jonn, Jonni, Yahya, Yehia

Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given". The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes.

Notable people

Jon Aaraas (born 1986), Norwegian ski jumper
Jon Abbate (born 1985), American gridiron football player
Jon Abbott, American media executive
Jon Aberasturi (born 1989), Basque bicycle racer
Jon Abrahams (born 1977), American actor
Jon Abrahamsen (born 1951), Norwegian footballer
Jon Ackerson, American lawyer and politician
Jon Adams, American folk musician
Jon Adkins (born 1977), American baseball player
Jon Agee (born 1960), American writer and illustrator
Jon Agirre (born 1997), Spanish cyclist
Jon Akass (1933–1990), British journalist
Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director
Jon Akin (born 1977), American soccer forward
Jon Allen, multiple people
Jon Almaas (born 1967), Norwegian TV host and actor
Jon Alpert (born 1948), American journalist and documentary filmmaker
Jon Alston (born 1983), American film director, screenwriter, producer, and former football player
Jon Amiel (born 1948), English film and television director
Jon Amtrup, Norwegian author, journalist and editor
Jon Anabo (born 1939), American gridiron football player
Jon Ander, multiple people
Jon Andersen, American professional wrestler
Jon Øyvind Andersen, Norwegian black metal guitarist
Jon Anderson, multiple people
Jon Andrå (1888–1966), Norwegian politician
Jon Andrews (born 1967), New Zealand cyclist and coach
Jon Andrus, American physician
Jon Angelucci (born 1975), Australian football player
Jon Anik (born 1978), American sports commentator
Jon Applebaum (born 1985), American politician and attorney
Jon Appleton (1939–2022), American composer and teacher
Jon Aramburu (born 2002), Venezuelan footballer
Jon Arfstrom (1928–2015), American artist
Jon Armstrong (born 1974), English speedway rider
Jon Arnett (1935–2021), American handball player
Jon Arthur (1918–1982), American entertainer
Jon Asamoah (born 1988), American football player
Jon Ashton (born 1982), English footballer
Jon Ashton (footballer, born 1979)
Jon Aspiazu (born 1962), Spanish footballer
Jon Astley (born 1951), British record producer
Jon Aston (born 1976), Wales international rugby league footballer
Jon Atkinson (born 1968), English cricketer
Jon Auer (born 1969), American musician
Jon Aurtenetxe (born 1992), Spanish footballer
Jon Avila (born 1985), Filipino actor
Jon Avnet (born 1949), American film and television director, writer and producer
Jon Awe (born 1980), American ice hockey player
Jon Ayling (born 1967), English cricketer
Jon Azkagorta (born 1963), Spanish rugby union player
Jon Audun Baar, Norwegian jazz drummer
Jon Baddeley, auctioneer, broadcaster and lecturer
John Baker, multiple people
Jon Bakero, multiple people
Jon Bakhshi, American nightclub promoter
Jon Bakken (born 1943), Norwegian politician
Jon Baldwin (born 1989), American football player
Jon Balke (born 1955), Norwegian jazz pianist
Jon Ballantyne (born 1963), Canadian pianist and composer
Jon Ballantyne (footballer) (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
Jon A. Ballis (born 1970), law firm chairman
Jon Bannenberg (1929–2002), Australian yacht designer
Jon Barinholtz (born 1979), American actor
Jon Barkman (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
Jon Barrenetxea (born 2000), Spanish cyclist
Jon Barry (born 1969), American basketball player
Jon Barwise (1942–2000), American mathematician, philosopher and logician
Jon Bass, multiple people
Jon Batiste (born 1986), American musician
Jon Bauer (born 1977), Canadian singer
Jon Bauman (born 1947), American singer
Jon Bausor, British costume designer
Jon Bautista (born 1995), Spanish footballer
Jon Beare (1974–2023), Canadian rower
Jon Beason (born 1985), American football player
Jon Beavers (born 1984), American actor
Jon Beck Shank (1919–1977), American poet
Jon Becker (born 1972), American politician
Jon Beckerman, American writer, director and producer
Jon Beckwith (born 1935), American musicologist and geneticist
Jon Beedle (born 1961), British guitarist and songwriter
Jon Beekhuis (born 1960), American race car driver
Jon Belaustegui (born 1979), Spanish handball player
Jon Bell (born 1997), Jamaican footballer
Jon Bellion (born 1990), American singer, songwriter, and rapper
Jon Belmont, American radio newscaster
Jon Benjamin, multiple people
Jon Bennett (born 1965), American racing driver
Jon Bentley, multiple people
Jon Berkeley, Irish illustrator and author
Jon Berle (1932–2010), Norwegian actor, dancer and choreographer
Jon Bernad (born 1983), American artist
Jon Berney (born 1976), Australian rower
Jon Bernson, American singer-songwriter
Jon Bernthal (born 1976), American actor
Jon Berti (born 1990), American baseball player
Jon Beswetherick (born 1978), English footballer
Jon Beutjer (born 1980), American gridiron football player
Jon Bevan (born 1967), English golfer
Jon Bewers (born 1982), English footballer
Jon Bilger (born 1969), New Zealand sailor
Jon Billsberry, British psychologist
Jon Bing (1944–2014), Norwegian writer and professor of law
Jon Bingesser (born 1939), American football coach and school administrator
Jon Birger, American journalist
Jon Birkfeldt (born 1996), Swedish footballer
Jon Blaalid (born 1947), Norwegian civil servant
Jon Blackman (born 1975), American football player
Jon Blair (born 1950), South African-born British film director and producer
Jon Blais (1971–2007), American triathlete
Jon Blake, multiple people
Jon Bleby, British field hockey player
Jon Bluming (1933–2018), Dutch martial artist
Jon Blundy (born 1961), British petrologist
Jon Boardman (born 1981), English footballer
Jon Boden (born 1977), British singer, composer and musician
Jon Boden (rugby union) (born 1978), English rugby league and rugby union player
Jon Bogdanove (born 1958), American comics artist and writer
Jon Bois (born 1982), American sportswriter and video producer
Jon Bokenkamp (born 1974), American writer and producer
Jon Bolen, American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor, founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi
Jon Bond (born 1957), American businessperson
Jon Bonné, American wine and food writer
Jon Borchardt (born 1957), American football player
Jon Bortey Noawy (born 1939), Ghanaian footballer
Jon Bosak, creator of the XML specification
Jon Bostic (born 1991), American football player
Jon Bounds (born 1975), English writer
Jon Boutcher, British police officer
Jon Bowden (born 1963), English footballer
Jon Bowermaster (born 1954), American journalist and oceans expert
Jon Bradley (born 1981), American football player
Jon Brady (born 1975), Australian soccer player and manager
Jon Bramnick (born 1953), member of the New Jersey Senate
Jon Brant (born 1955), American musician and business owner
Jon Breakingbury (born 1982), Wales international rugby league footballer
Jon Brennan (born 1981), Jersey rugby union player and footballer
Jon Brent (born 1956), Zimbabwean cricketer
Jon Brewer (born 1950), English film director
Jon Briggs (born 1965), British narrator
Jon Brion (born 1963), American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer
Jon Brittain, British playwright and director
Jon Brittenum (1944–2022), American football player
Jon Brockman (born 1987), American basketball player
Jon Brooks, multiple people
Jon Brower Minnoch (1941–1983), heaviest ever recorded human
Jon Bru (born 1977), Spanish cyclist
Jon Bruning (born 1969), 31st Attorney General of Nebraska
Jon Brunt (born 1974), American curler
Jon Bryant (born 1986), Canadian singer-songwriter
Jon Bryant (rugby union) (born 1976), footballer
Jon Butcher (born 1955), American musician and songwriter
Jon B. Carroll (born 1965), American photographer
Jon Azkueta Castro, Basque romance author
Jon M. Chu (born 1979), American filmmaker
Jon Cor (born 1984), Canadian actor and author
Jon Cryer (born 1965), American actor, director, producer, and writer
Jon Culshaw (born 1968), English actor, comedian, and impressionist
Jon Davison (born 1971), American musician, singer, and songwriter
Jon Dette (born 1970), American drummer
Jon Dunkle (born 1960), American serial killer
Jon Favreau (born 1966), American filmmaker and producer
Jon Foreman (born 1976), American musician
Jon Foster (born 1984), American actor
Jon Fratelli (born 1979), Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter
Jon André Fredriksen (born 1982), Norwegian footballer
Jon Atle Gaarder (1934–2020), Norwegian diplomat
Jon Gaines II (born 1999), American football player
Jon Garland (born 1979), American baseball player
Jon Ander Garrido (born 1989), Spanish association football player
Jon Glaser (born 1968), American actor, comedian, and writer
Jon Andoni Goikoetxea (born 1965), Spanish footballer
Jon Gray (born 1991), American baseball player
Jon Gries (born 1957), American actor, director, and writer
Jon Gruden (born 1963), American football coach
Jon Arne Gunnerud, Norwegian handball player
Jon Anders Halvorsen (born 1968), Norwegian folk singer and physician
Jon Hamm (born 1971), American actor
Jon Haukeland (born 1953), Norwegian ice hockey coach and administrator
Jon Heder (born 1977), American actor
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957–1984), American actor and model
Jon Hill, multiple people
Jon Holmes (born 1973), English comedian and writer
Jon Hopkins (born 1979), English musician and producer
Jon Barlow Hudson (born 1945), American sculptor
Jon Huertas (born 1969), American actor
Jon Blair Hunter (born 1938), American politician
Jon Ander Insausti (born 1992), Spanish cyclist
Jon Jay (born 1985), American baseball player
Jon A. Jensen, United States Army general
Jon Jones (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
Jon Kitna (born 1972), American football player
Jon Ander Lambea (born 1973), Spanish footballer and manager
Jon Arvid Lea (born 1948), Norwegian civil servant
Jon Leicester (born 1979), American baseball player
Jon Lester (born 1984), American baseball player
Jon Lieber (born 1970), American baseball player
Jon Anders Lindstad (born 1994), Norwegian freestyle skier
Jon Ander López (1976–2013), Spanish footballer
Jon Lord (1941–2012), English composer and keyboardist
Jon Lovitz (born 1957), American actor and comedian
Jon A. Lund (born 1928), American attorney and politician
Jon Luvelli (born 1979), Italian–born American street photographer
Jon Matlack (born 1950), American baseball player
Jon Meloan (born 1984), American baseball player
Jon Moritsugu (born 1965), American filmmaker and musician
Jon Moscot (born 1991), American baseball player
Jon Moxley (born 1985), American professional wrestler
Jon Niese (born 1986), American baseball player
Jon Nørgaard (born 1985), Danish singer
Jon Nunnally (born 1971), American baseball player
Jon Ander Olasagasti (born 2000), Spanish footballer
Jon Aukrust Osmoen (born 1992), Norwegian orienteer
Jon Ossoff (born 1987), American politician and filmmaker
Jon Pareles (born 1953), American journalist
Jon Pertwee (1919–1996), English actor
Jon Polito (1950–2016), American actor
Jon Rahm (born 1994), Spanish golfer
Jon Rauch (born 1978), American baseball player
Jon A. Reynolds (1937–2022), U. S. Air Force officer
Jon André Røyrane (born 1983), Norwegian footballer
Jon Rudnitsky (born 1989), American actor and comedian
Jon Runyan Sr. (born 1973), American football player and politician
Jon Runyan Jr. (born 1997), American football player
Jon Ryan (born 1981), Canadian football player
Jon Secada (born 1961), Cuban–born American singer and songwriter
Jon Ander Serantes (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Jon Stevens (born 1961), New Zealand singer
Jon Stewart (born 1962), American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, political commentator, and television host
Jon Taffer (born 1954), American entrepreneur and television personality
Jon Tenney (born 1961), American actor
Jon Tester (born 1956),American politician and farmer
Jon Thorbjörnson (born 1976), Swedish politician
Jon Toogood (born 1971), New Zealand musician
Jon Turteltaub (born 1963), American filmmaker and producer
Jon Åge Tyldum (born 1968), Norwegian biathlete
Jon Vezner (born 1951), American songwriter
Jon Voight (born 1938), American actor
Jon Venables (born 1982), British murderer
Jon Walker (born 1985), American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer
Jon Warden (born 1946), American baseball player
Jon Watts (born 1981), American filmmaker
Jon Wellner (born 1975), American actor
Jon A. Wellner (born 1945), American statistician
Jon A. Wolff (1956–2020), American geneticist
Jon Wurster (born 1966), American drummer
Jon Zazula (1952–2022), American music industry executive

Fictional characters

Jon, in the animated comedy series Eddsworld
Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's owner
Jon Cassidy, a dinoboy from Dino Ranch
Jon Snow (character), a character in A Song of Ice and Fire book series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones
Jon Irenicus, the main villain in the role-playing video game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

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