João
João is the Portuguese form of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana or Maria-João. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name include:Kings
Footballers
- João Félix, Portuguese footballer
- João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
- João Mário, Portuguese footballer
- João Pereira, several Portuguese footballers
- João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
- João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer
- João Tomás, Portuguese footballer
- Lucas João, Portuguese/Angolan footballer
- Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer
- João Pedro, Brazilian footballer
Other sportspeople
- João Barbosa, Portuguese racing driver
- João Brenha, Portuguese beach volleyball player
- João Cunha e Silva, Portuguese tennis player
- João Havelange, Brazilian president of FIFA from 1974–1998
- João José, Portuguese volleyball player
- João José Pereira, Portuguese triathlete
- João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
- João Souza, Brazilian tennis player
- João Souza, Brazilian fencer
Other people
- João Armando Gonçalves, head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
- João Donato, Brazilian musician
- João Doria, Brazilian politician
- John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint
- João de Deus, Portuguese poet
- João de Deus, self-described medium and "psychic surgeon"
- João Goulart, 27th president of Brazil
- João Gilberto, Brazilian musician
- João Gonçalves Zarco, Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands
- João Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist
- João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist
- João Dionisio Amoêdo, Brazilian engineer and company administrator
- João Lourenço, Current President of Angola and previous Minister of Defence
- João Vasco Paiva, Portuguese artist
- João Caçoilas, Artista Português
