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Name
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name
Jonathan , derived from "
YHWH has given",
[1] and an alternate spelling of
John , derived from "YHWH has pardoned".
[2]
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 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
See also
References