Yohannes (name)

Yohannes is a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Ras Mengesha Yohannes, acknowledged "natural" son and designated heir of Yohannes IV
 * Araya Selassie Yohannes (1870–1888), son of Yohannes IV and nominated Crown Prince
 * Aster Yohannes, veteran of Eritrean People's Liberation Front and an independence activist
 * Daniel Yohannes (born 1952), Ethiopian-American businessman and philanthropist
 * Dawit Yohannes (1956–2019), first Speaker of the Ethiopian Parliament's House of Peoples' Representatives
 * Fesshaye Yohannes (1954–?), Eritrean journalist
 * Musse Yohannes (born 1958), Ethiopian cyclist
 * Nebahne Yohannes, claimed the title of king of Ethiopia in the early 18th century
 * Tereza Yohannes (born 1982), Ethiopian long-distance runner
 * Zekarias Yohannes (1925–2016), Eritrean Catholic bishop

Given name

 * Yohannes Bahçecioğlu (born 1988), German-Turkish footballer
 * Yohannes Gebregeorgis, founder of Ethiopia Reads
 * Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam (born 1960), Ethiopian lieutenant general, head of Mission and Force Commander of UNISFA from 2013 to 2014
 * Yohannes Gugarats, Armenian military leader in early 18th century
 * Yohannes Haile-Selassie (born 1961), Ethiopian paleoanthropologist
 * Yohannes Mohamed (born 1948), Ethiopian long-distance runner
 * Yohannes Sahle (born 1966), Ethiopian football manager
 * Yohannes Tikabo (born 1974), Eritrean singer-songwriter
 * Yohannes Tilahun (born 1993), Eritrean footballer
 * Yohannes Yual, leader of the South Sudan Defense Forces