People

• João I of Portugal
• João II of Portugal
• João III of Portugal
• João IV of Portugal
• João V of Portugal
• João VI of Portugal
• João I of Kongo
  João I of Kongo
  João I of Kongo, alias Nzinga a Nkuwu or Nkuwu Nzinga, was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo between 1470–1506. He was baptized as João in 3 May 1491 by Portuguese missionaries.-Early reign:...
  
  , ruled 1470–1509
• João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716

• Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos
  Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos
  Infante Dom John of Portugal was the son of Portuguese King Peter I and a Castilian noblewoman named Inês de Castro that had arrived in Portugal as a maid of Infanta Constance of Castile, recently married to Pedro I .-Background:Considering John an Infante of Portugal is a debatable subject...
  
   (1349–1387), son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro
• Prince John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz (1400–1442), son of João I
• João, Crown Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of João III

• João Brenha
  João Brenha
  João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira is a beach volleyball player from Portugal, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He ended up in fourth place in Sydney , alongside Miguel Maia, after having lost the bronze medal match against the German couple...
  
  , Portuguese beach volleyball player
• João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
• João Donato
  João Donato
  João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil, probably best known for his numerous albums as bandleader in the idiom...
  
  , Brazilian musician
• John of God
  John of God
  John of God ) was a Portuguese-born friar and saint, one of Spain's leading religious figures.John of God was born João Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, into a once-prominent family that was impoverished but had great religious faith...
  
   or João de Deus, Iberian saint
• João de Deus
  João de Deus
  João de Deus Ramos , better known as João de Deus, the greatest Portuguese poet of his generation, was born in Silves, São Bartolomeu de Messines, in the province of Algarve, son of Pedro José Ramos and wife Isabel Gertrudes Martins...
  
  , Portuguese poet
• João de Deus (medium)
  João de Deus (medium)
  João Teixeira de Faria , known also as João de Deus , is a self-described medium and "psychic surgeon" from Brazil. He is based in Abadiânia, a small town in the state of Goiás, southwest of Brasília.-Early life:...
  
  , Spiritualist medium and psychic surgeon
• João Gonçalves Freire, Architect
• João Goulart
  João Goulart
  João Belchior Marques Goulart was a Brazilian politician and the 24th President of Brazil until a military coup d'état deposed him on April 1, 1964. He is considered to have been the last left-wing President of the country until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.-Name:João Goulart is...
  
  , 27th president of Brazil
• João Gilberto
  João Gilberto
  João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
  
  , Brazilian musician
• João José
  João José
  João José is a male volleyball player from Portugal. He ended up in 8th place with the Men's National Team at the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship, where he was named Best Blocker of the tournament.-Individuals:...
  
  , Portuguese volleyball player
• João Moutinho
  João Moutinho
  João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Porto, also being a Portuguese international.Mainly a central midfielder, he can also operate as a holding or attacking midfielder, and on either flank.-Sporting:...
  
  , Portuguese footballer
• João da Nova
  João da Nova
  João da Nova , Xoán de Novoa or Joam de Nôvoa galician spellings, Juan de Nova, Spanish spelling, was a Galician explorer of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the service of Portugal...
  
  , 15th-century Portuguese explorer
• João Cunha Silva
  João Cunha Silva
  João Cunha e Silva is a former professional tennis player from Portugal. He won two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No...
  
  , Portuguese tennis player
• João Manuel Ferreira Simões (born 1932), Portuguese journalist
• João de Trasto
  João de Trasto
  João de Trasto is alleged to have captained in 1415 the first exploratory expedition dispatched by Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal. Probably departing from the port of Lagos, the Portuguese nobleman was forced by foul weather to part of the Grand Canary island called Telli...
  
  , 15th-century Portuguese explorer
• João Gonçalves Zarco
  João Gonçalves Zarco
  João Gonçalves Zarco was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator.-Life:...
  
  , Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands.

See also

• Juan
  Juan
  Juan is a given name, the Spanish language version of John. It is very common in Spain and in Spanish-speaking communities around the world. The feminine form is Juana, or Juanita on its diminutive....
  
  , the corresponding Spanish name
• São João
  São João
  São João is Portuguese for "Saint John", and may refer to many saints that have used that name, but also the Apostle John of the New Testament specifically, in addition to:-Architecture:*Forte de São João...
  
  , Portuguese for Saint John
• João and the Knife
  João and the Knife
  João and the knife is a 1972 Brazilian drama film directed by Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Joffre Soares - João* Ana Maria Miranda - Maria* Joao-Augusto Azevedo - Judge...
  
  , a 1972 Dutch-Brazilian film by George Sluizer
• John of Portugal (disambiguation), multiple people