People
- Jonathan (name), a given name
- Jonathan (1 Samuel), son of King Saul of Israel and friend of David, in the Books of Samuel
- Jonathan (Judges), figure in the Book of Judges
- Jonathan, minor Biblical figure, son of Abiathar the priest
- Jonathan, son of Shage the Hararite, one of King David's Warriors
- Jonathan Maccabaeus, Hasmonean High Priest, brother and successor of Judas Maccabeus
- Rabbi Jonathan, (2nd century)
- Jonathan, Count of Carinola (died 1094), Italian noble
- Jonathan of Dunblane (died c. 1210), Scottish churchman and prelate
- Jonathan of Gaeta (died 1121), Norman noble, Duke of Gaeta
- Jonathan of Tusculum (died before 1167), Italian noble, count of Tusculum
- Jonathan Trelawny (1568–1604), English politician
- Jonathan Brewster (1593–1659), early American settler
- Jonathan Rashleigh (1591–1675), English merchant and politician
- Jonathan Fairbanks (1594–1668), English colonist who migrated to New England
- Jonathan Edwards (academic) (1629–1712), theologian
- Jonathan Richardson (painter) (1665–1745), English artist, collector of drawings, writer on art
- Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer
- Jonathan Smedley (1671–1729), Anglo-Irish churchman, became Dean of Clogher in 1724
- Jonathan Wild (1683–1725), perhaps the most infamous criminal of London
- Jonathan ben Joseph (17th - 18th century), Lithuanian rabbi and astronomer
- Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), American preacher and theologian
- Jonathan Odell (1737–1818), Loyalist poet who lived during the American Revolution
- Jonathan Edwards (the younger) (1745–1801), American theologian and linguist
- Jonathan Ingersoll (1747–1823), Connecticut politician
- Jonathan Osborne (1794–1864), Irish physician and surgeon
- Jonathan Carl Zenker (1799–1837), German naturalist
- Jonathan Browning (1805–1879), American inventor and gunmaker
- Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim (1808–1883), Belgian banker, businessman and philanthropist
- Jonathan Duncan Inverarity (1812–1882), civil servant of the Bombay Presidency
- Jonathan Russell Bullock (1815–1899), Rhode Island politician, United States federal judge
- Jonathan T. Updegraff (1822–1882), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Thomas Jonathan Burrill (1839–1916), American botanist, discovered bacterial causes for plant disease
- Jonathan Best (1840–1913), Australian politician
- Jonathan Backhouse (1849–1918), British banker
- Jonathan Zenneck (1871–1959), physicist and electrical engineer
- Contemporary (20th century onwards)
- Jonathan Winters (born 1925), American comedian, actor, and artist
- Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne (born 1930), British peer and businessman
- Jonathan Demme (born 1944), American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter
- Jonathan Edwards (musician) (born 1946), American singer-songwriter and musician
- Jonathan Israel (born 1946), British writer on Dutch history, the Age of Enlightenment and European Jewry
- Jonathan Unger (born 1946), journalist and an expert on China
- Jonathan Pryce (born 1947), Welsh stage and film actor and singer
- Jonathan Valin (born 1947), American mystery author
- Jonathan Ott (born 1949), ethnobotanist, writer, translator, publisher, chemist and botanical researcher
- Jonathan Idema (1956–2012), former army reserve special operations non-commissioned officer
- Jonathan Owen (born 1956), film and theatre actor
- Goodluck Jonathan (born 1957), President of Nigeria
- Jonathan Orders (born 1957), English born former cricketer, played for Hong Kong
- Jonathan Veitch (born 1959), 15th president of Occidental College since July 2009
- Jonathan Ross (born 1960), English television and radio presenter
- Jonathan O'Dea MP (born 1966), Australian politician
- Jonathan Ive, KBE (born 1967), English designer, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple Inc
- Jonathan Olley (born 1967), British photographer
- Jonathan Zittrain (born 1969), American professor of Internet law at Harvard Law School
- Jonathan Magri Overend (born 1970), professional footballer
- Jonathan Oxer (born 1970), computer programmer, Debian developer, author, entrepreneur
- Jonathan Ke Quan (born 1971), American actor
- Jonathan Stark (born 1971), American professional tennis player
- Jonathan Davis (born 1971), lead vocalist and frontman for the metal band Korn
- Jonathan Valois (born 1971), politician from Quebec, Canada
- Jonathan Ohayon (born 1972), athlete from Canada, grandson of writer Joseph Liss
- Jonathan Vaughters (born 1973), American former professional racing cyclist
- Jonathan October (born 1974), South African-born Finnish cricketer
- Jonathan Ogden (born 1974), former American college and professional football player
- Jonathan Quinn (born 1975), former American football quarterback in the NFL
- Jonathan Edwards (British politician) (born 1976), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
- Jonathan Uptin (born 1976), Australian journalist
- Jonathan Erlich (born 1977), Israeli Argentinian professional tennis player
- Jonathan Ollivier (born 1977), British danseur
- Jonathan O'Callaghan (born 1978), Irish sportsperson
- Jonathan Ordway (born 1978), Arena football defensive back
- Jonathan Zebina (born 1978), French footballer
- Jonathan Islas (born 1979), Mexican actor
- Jonathan Vandenbroeck (born 1981), Belgian singer-songwriter
- Jonathan Vitale (born 1981), American rugby union prop
- Jonathan Zaslow (born 1981), American sports radio show host in South Florida
- Jonathan Zion (ice hockey) (born 1981), professional ice hockey player
- Jonathan Vilma (born 1982), American football linebacker
- Jonathan Orr (born 1983), former American football wide receiver
- Jonathan Uyloan, (born 1983), Filipino professional basketball player
- Jonathan Vosselman (born 1984), professional football defender
- Jonathan Zenon (born 1984), American football cornerback
- Jonathan Zydko (born 1984), French footballer
- Jonathan Orozco (born 1986), Mexican footballer
- Jonathan Quick (born 1986), American professional ice hockey goaltender
- Jonathan Vila (born 1986), Spanish footballer
- Jonathan Zipf (born 1986), professional German triathlete
- Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy (born 1987), French professional tennis player
- Jonathan Quartey (born 1988), Ghanaian football player
- Jonathan Villanueva (born 1988), American soccer player
- Jonathan Viera (born 1989), Spanish professional footballer
- Joyce Jonathan (born 1989), French Musician Singer
- Jonathan Mensah (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer
- Jonathan Obika (born 1990), English footballer
- Jonathan Opoku (born 1990), Dutch footballer
- Jonathan Urretaviscaya (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer of Basque descent
- Jonathan Moreira (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
- Jonathan Tweet, game designer
- Jonathan Fagerlund (born 1991), Swedish singer
- Jonathan da Silva Oliveira (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
- Jonathan Sundy Zongo (born 1992), Burkinabé footballer
- Variants
- Natan Yonatan (1923–2004), Israeli poet
- Yehonathan Gatro (born 1977), also known as just Yehonathan, Israeli singer and actor
- Johnathan Aparecido da Silva (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
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