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People
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Saints
- Giovanni da Capistrano (1386-1456), Italian friar; summoner of European troops for the 1456 siege of Belgrade
- Jean-Louis Bonnard (1824-1852), French priest, missionary and martyr (one of the Vietnamese Martyrs)
- Jean de Brébeuf (1593-1649), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs)
- Jean-Charles Cornay (1809-1837), French priest, missionary and martyr (one of the Vietnamese Martyrs)
- Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719), French priest; founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
- Jean-Théophane Vénard (1829-1861), French priest, missionary and martyr (one of the Vietnamese Martyrs)
- Jean Vianney (1786-1859), French priest
- John (era unknown), Ethiopian martyr
- John (d. 366), Persian priest martyred with Abda and Abdjesus
- John I (d. 526), Italian pope (Pope St. John I)
- John the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
- John of Avila (1500-1569), Spanish Jewish converso priest, missionary and mystic
- John the Baptist, preacher, ascetic and baptizer of Jesus Christ
- John Baptist Chon Chang-Un (ca. 1810-1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
- John Baptist Con (1805-1840), Vietnamese martyr
- John Baptist Nam Chong-Sam (ca. 1816-1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
- John of Beverley (d. 721), Angle bishop
- John Bosco (1815-1888), Italian priest and educator; founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Salesian Cooperators
- John Boste (ca. 1544-1594), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Cassian (ca. 360-435), probably Scythia-Minor priest and abbot
- John Chrysostom (347-407), Antiochene Archbishop of Constantinople
- John Climacus (ca. 525-606), Syrian or Byzantine monk and abbot
- John of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish Jewish converso friar, priest and mystic; joint founder of the Discalced Carmelites
- John of Damascus (ca. 676-749), Syrian monk and priest - also known as John Damascene
- John Dat (ca. 1765-1798), Vietnamese priest and martyr
- John of Egypt (d. 394), Egyptian hermit
- John of Ephesus (ca. 507-ca. 586), Syriac bishop
- John the Evangelist, speculated author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with the John the Apostle
- John Fisher (ca. 1469-1535), English cardinal and martyr
- John of God (1495-1550), Portuguese friar; founder of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
- John Hoan Trinh Doan (ca. 1789/1798-1861), Vietnamese priest and martyr
- John Houghton (martyr) (ca. 1486-1535), English abbot and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Jones (martyr) (d. 1598), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Joseph of the Cross (1654-1739), Ischian friar, priest and Vicar Provincial of the Alcantarine Reform in Italy
- John Kemble (martyr) (1599-1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John of Kiev, Russian infant
- John of Kronstadt (1829-1908), Russian archpriest and synod member
- John Leonardi (1541-1609), Italian priest; founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca
- John Lloyd (d. 1679), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John of Matha (1154-1213), French priest; founder of the Trinitarian Order
- John of Meda (d. 1159), Italian priest
- John the Merciful (d. ca. 620), Cyprian Patriarch of Alexandria
- John of Nepomuk (ca. 1345-1393), Bohemian vicar general of Jan of Jenštejn
- John Neumann (1811-1860), Bohemian missionary, American Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and Bishop of Philadelphia; founder of the first American Catholic diocesan school system
- John The New (ro:Sfântul Ioan cel Nou), Patron Saint of Moldavia
- John the New Martyr of China (Metrophanes, Chi Sung), killed in the Boxer Rebellion, 1900
- John Ogilvie (1579-1615), Scottish priest and martyr
- John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified with John the Apostle and Evangelist
- John of Pavia (d. 813), Bishop of Pavia
- John Payne (martyr) (1532-1582), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Plessington (ca. 1637-1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) - also known as John Plesington, William Scarisbrick and William Pleasington
- John Rigby (martyr) (ca. 1570-1600), English martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John of Rila (876-ca. 946), Bulgarian priest and hermit
- John Roberts (martyr) (1575/1576-1610), Welsh priest, Prior of St. Gregory's and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales); founder of St. Gregory's
- John of Samanoud (era unknown), fellow Egyptian martyr of James of Manug
- John Sarkander (1576-1620), Polish priest and martyr
- John Southworth (martyr) (1592-1654), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Stone (martyr) (d. 1538/1539), English friar and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Thanh Van Dinh (1796-1840), Vietnamese martyr
- John Wall (1620-1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John the Wonderworking Unmercenary, one of the saints Cyrus and John, (d. ca. 304), Egyptian or Mesopotamian healer
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Saint John in other languages
- Agios Ioannis (disambiguation) (Greek)
- Saint-Jean (disambiguation) (French)
- San Giovanni (disambiguation) (Italian)
- San Juan (disambiguation) (Spanish)
- Sankt Johann (disambiguation) (German)
- Sant Joan (disambiguation) (Catalan)
- São João (disambiguation) (Portuguese)
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With 'St. John' as a surname
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Places
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Canada
- Saint John, New Brunswick
- Saint John (electoral district), federal electoral district in New Brunswick
- Saint John River (New Brunswick), in New Brunswick and Maine, United States
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick
- Fort St. John, British Columbia
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec also known as St. John in English
- see also St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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United Kingdom
- Saint John, Jersey, a parish on Jersey
- St John, Cornwall, England, a village near Millbrook
- St John, Hackney (parish), England
- St. John, Powys, Wales
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United States
- St. John, Indiana
- St. John, Kansas
- St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- Saint John Plantation, Maine
- St. John, Missouri
- St. John, North Dakota
- Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
- St. John, Washington
- St. John, Wisconsin
- Saint John River, in Maine and New Brunswick (Canada)
- Saint John Rock, a summit of Savage Mountain, Maryland
- The Basilica of Saint John The Evangelist, Connecticut
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Others
- Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
- Saint John Parish, Barbados
- Saint John Parish, Dominica
- Saint John Parish, Grenada
- Saint John Parish, Tobago
- San Ġwann, Malta (also known as Saint John)
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Other uses
- Knights of St. John
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's - Basseterre
- Saint John Cemetery
- St. John (clothing), a luxury American fashion brand
- St. John Ambulance
- St John's Grammar School, a badass school in Adelaide, South Australia.
- St. John Catholic School, Toronto
- St. John Publications, a defunct American magazine and Golden Age comic book publisher
- St John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
- Venerable Order of Saint John
- York St John University
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See also
Variations of Saint John:
- Saint-Jean (disambiguation)
- Saint Juan (disambiguation)
- San Juan (disambiguation)
- Sant Joan (disambiguation)
- São João (disambiguation)
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