Jon

Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".

The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes.

Notable people

 * Jon Abrahams (born 1977), American actor
 * Jon Adkins (born 1977), American baseball player
 * Jon Anderson (born 1944), English musician and singer
 * Jon Batiste (born 1986), American musician
 * Jon Bellion (born 1990), American singer, songwriter, and rapper
 * H. Jon Benjamin (born 1966, whose first given name is Harry), American actor, comedian, and producer
 * Jon Bernthal (born 1976), American actor
 * Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor, founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi
 * Jon Brion (born 1963), American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer
 * Jon Butcher (born 1955), American musician and songwriter
 * Jon M. Chu (born 1979), American filmmaker
 * Jon Cor (born 1984), Canadian actor and author
 * Jon Cryer (born 1965), American actor, director, producer, and writer
 * Jon Culshaw (born 1968), English actor, comedian, and impressionist
 * Jon Davison (born 1971), American musician, singer, and songwriter
 * Jon Dette (born 1970), American drummer
 * Jon Dunkle (born 1960), American serial killer
 * Jon Favreau (born 1966), American filmmaker and producer
 * Jon Foreman (born 1976), American musician
 * Jon Foster (born 1984), American actor
 * Jon Fratelli (born 1979), Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter
 * Jon Gaines II (born 1999), American football player
 * Jon Garland (born 1979), American baseball player
 * Jon Glaser (born 1968), American actor, comedian, and writer
 * Jon Gray (born 1991), American baseball player
 * Jon Gries (born 1957), American actor, director, and writer
 * Jon Gruden (born 1963), American football coach
 * Jon Hamm (born 1971), American actor
 * Jon Heder (born 1977), American actor
 * Jon-Erik Hexum (1957–1984), American actor and model
 * Jon Holmes (born 1973), English comedian and writer
 * Jon Hopkins (born 1979), English musician and producer
 * Jon Huertas (born 1969), American actor
 * Jon Jay (born 1985), American baseball player
 * Jon Jones (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
 * Jon Kitna (born 1972), American football player
 * Jon Leicester (born 1979), American baseball player
 * Jon Lester (born 1984), American baseball player
 * Jon Lieber (born 1970), American baseball player
 * Jon Lord (1941–2012), English composer and keyboardist
 * Jon Lovitz (born 1957), American actor and comedian
 * Jon Luvelli (born 1979), Italian–born American street photographer
 * Jon Matlack (born 1950), American baseball player
 * Jon Meloan (born 1984), American baseball player
 * Jon Moritsugu (born 1965), American filmmaker and musician
 * Jon Moscot (born 1991), American baseball player
 * Jon Moxley (born 1985), American professional wrestler
 * Jon Niese (born 1986), American baseball player
 * Jon Nørgaard (born 1985), Danish singer
 * Jon Nunnally (born 1971), American baseball player
 * Jon Pareles (born 1953), American journalist
 * Jon Pertwee (1919–1996), English actor
 * Jon Polito (1950–2016), American actor
 * Jon Rauch (born 1978), American baseball player
 * Jon Rudnitsky (born 1989), American actor and comedian
 * Jon Runyan Sr. (born 1973), American football player and politician
 * Jon Runyan Jr. (born 1997), American football player
 * Jon Ryan (born 1981), Canadian football player
 * Jon Secada (born 1961), Cuban–born American singer and songwriter
 * Jon Stevens (born 1961), New Zealand singer
 * Jon Stewart (born 1962), American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, political commentator, and television host
 * Jon Taffer (born 1954), American entrepreneur and television personality
 * Jon Tenney (born 1961), American actor
 * Jon Thorbjörnson (born 1976), Swedish politician
 * Jon Toogood (born 1971), New Zealand musician
 * Jon Turteltaub (born 1963), American filmmaker and producer
 * Jon Vezner (born 1951), American songwriter
 * Jon Voight (born 1938), American actor
 * Jon Venables (born 1982), British murderer
 * Jon Walker (born 1985), American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer
 * Jon Warden (born 1946), American baseball player
 * Jon Watts (born 1981), American filmmaker
 * Jon Wurster (born 1966), American drummer
 * Jon Zazula (1952–2022), American music industry executive

Fictional characters

 * Jon, in the animated comedy series Eddsworld
 * Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's owner
 * Jon Cassidy, a dinoboy from Dino Ranch
 * Jon Snow (character), a character in A Song of Ice and Fire book series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones
 * Jon Irenicus, the main villain in the role-playing video game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn