Johannes - People Named Johannes

People Named Johannes

  • Johannes Heesters (1903–2011), Dutch actor, singer and entertainer
  • Johannes Aavik (1880–1973), Estonian philologist and Fennophile
  • Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, Icelandic radio and TV show host
  • Johannes Brahms, German romantic composer
  • Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, former Premier of Queensland.
  • Johannes Edfelt, Swedish writer
  • Johannes Gutenberg, German printer (1400–1468)
  • Johannes Helms, Danish writer and schoolmaster (1828–1895)
  • Johannes V. Jensen, Danish writer and Nobel Prize winner
  • Jóhannes Jónsson, Icelandic businessman
  • Johannes Käbin (1905–1999), Soviet Estonian politician
  • Johannes Kepler, 17th-century astronomer
  • Johannes Kotkas (1915–1998), Estonian wrestler
  • Johannes Leimena, founder of the Indonesian Christian Party
  • Johannes Linstead, award-winning guitarist and composer
  • Johannes Lucius, Dalmatian historian
  • Johannes Pääsuke (1892–1918), Estonian photographer and filmmaker
  • Johannes Semper (1892–1970), Estonian writer and translator
  • Johannes Sikkar (1897–1960), Estonian politician
  • Johannes Soodla (1897–1965), Estonian military officer
  • Johannes Vares (1890–1946), Estonian poet, doctor, and politician
  • Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter
  • Johannes Virolainen, former Prime Minister of Finland
  • Alain Johannes, American multi-instrumentalist
  • Johannes de Silentio, Pseudonym of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in Fear and trembling
  • Johannes Climacus, Pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard in Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript
  • Johannes Wohlwend, Liechtenstein judoka and sports official

Variants

  • Iohannes (consul 456), Roman consul in 456
  • Iohannes (consul 467), Roman consul in 467
  • Joannes, Roman emperor
  • Honus Wagner, a famous baseball player
  • Schinderhannes, a German outlaw


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