Johnny

Johnny is an English language personal name. It is often a nickname, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.

Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johhny, Johnni and Johni.¹ The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as Seonaidh.²

Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include:

• Johnny 3 Tears (born 1981/82), American musician
• Johnny Adams (1932–1998), American singer
• Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer
• Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player
• Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic
• Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician
• Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player
• Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer
• Johnny Adair (born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland
• Johnny Anfone (born 1969), Thai actor, singer and model
• Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman
• Johnny Archer (born 1968), American pool player
• Johnny Bench (born 1947), American baseball player
• Johnny Yong Bosch (born 1976), actor and martial artist
• Johnny Boychuk (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
• Johnny Brackins (born 2003), American long jumper
• Johnny Bristol (1939–2004), American musician
• Johnny Burke (lyricist) (1908–1964), American lyricist
• Johnny Cardoso (born 2001), American soccer player
• Johnny Carson (1925–2005), American talk show host
• Johnny Cash (1932–2003), American singer-songwriter and actor
• Johnny Cochrane, Scottish football manager
• Johnny Cook (Canadian football) (1925–1986), American football player
• Johnny Crawford (1946–2021), American actor, singer and musician
• Johnny Davis (kickboxer) (born 1962), American kickboxer
• Johnny Depp (born 1963), American actor, film producer, and musician
• Johnny Dawes (1955–1989), American actor, filmmaker, and model
• Johnny Diaz, American writer
• Johnny Flynn (born 1982), British musician, singer-songwriter and actor
• Johnny Franz (1922–1977), English record producer
• Johnny Galecki (born 1975), American actor
• Johnny Gargano (born 1987), American professional wrestler
• Johnny Gaudreau (1993–2024), American ice hockey player
• Johnny Gilbert (born 1924), American TV personality
• Johnny Gioeli (born 1967), American singer-songwriter
• Johnny Hallyday (1943–2017), French singer and actor
• Johnny Hon (born 1971), Hong Kong businessman and politician
• Johnny Hooker (born 1987), Brazilian rock/MPB musician
• Johnny Huggins (born 1976), American football player
• Johnny Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Juzang (born 2001), American basketball player
• Johnny Karras (1928–2008), American football player
• Johnny Kemp (1959–2015), Bahamian musician
• Johnny Kitagawa (1931–2019), Japanese-American businessman and talent manager
• Johnny Knoxville (born 1971), American actor, daredevil, comedian, screenwriter and film producer
• Johnny Lee (actor) (1898–1965), American actor
• Johnny Lee (singer) (born 1946), American country music singer
• Johnny Lewis (1983–2012), American actor
• Johnny Lozada (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, show host and actor
• Johnny Mackorell (1912–1980), American football player and coach
• Johnny Manziel (born 1992), American football player
• Johnny Marr (born 1963), English musician, songwriter, and singer
• Johnny Mathis (born 1935), American singer
• Johnny Maxey (born 1993), American football player
• Johnny Mercer (1909–1976), American lyricist, songwriter and singer
• Johnny Moeller (born 1970), American guitarist
• Johnny Moyal (born 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast
• Johnny Nash (1940–2020), American singer-songwriter
• Johnny Naumu (1919–1982), American football player
• Johnny Newton (born 2002), American football player
• Johnny Olson (1910–1985), American radio personality and television announcer.
• Johnny Crown (born 21 January 1997), Nigerian-American singer and rapper
• Johnny Owen (1956-1980), Welsh boxer
• Johnny Pacar (born 1981), American actor
• Johnny Ace Palmer, American close-up magician
• Johnny Papalia (1924–1997), Canadian fugitive who was murdered
• Johnny Parsons (born 1944), American racing driver
• Johnny Patterson (racing driver) (died 1969), NASCAR driver
• Johnny Peacock (1910–1981), American baseball player
• Johnny Peacock (American football) (born 1947), American football player
• Johnny Pemberton (born 1981), American actor and comedian
• Johnny G. Plate (born 1956), Indonesian former politician and businessman
• Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born 1985), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, American rapper and songwriter
• Johnny Reklai (1948–2007), Palauan politician
• Johnny Ringo (1850–1882), American gunfighter and fugitive who was murdered
• Johnny Rivers (born 1942), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
• Johnny Roeg (1910–2003), Dutch footballer, striker for Ajax
• Johnny Roselli, American mobster
• Johnny Rotten (born 1956), alias of John Lydon, English lead singer of the Sex Pistols
• Johnny Rey (1963–2006), American actor, model, and director
• Johnny Ruffo (1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor
• Johnny Sequoyah (born 2002), American actress
• Johnny Simmons (born 1986), American actor
• Johnny Sims (born 1967), American football player
• Johnny Sins (born 1978), American pornographic actor
• Johnny Slawinski (born 2007), American baseball player
• Johnny Stanton (born 1994), American football player
• Johnny Suh (born 1995), Musician, DJ, member of NCT, NCT 127, and NCT U
• Johnny Townsend (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), American football player
• Johnny von Neumann (1903–1957), nickname of Hungarian–American mathematician, born Neumann János Lajos
• Johnny Wactor (1986–2024), American actor
• Johnny Walker Jr. (born 2001), American football player
• Johnny Weir (born 1984), American figure skater
• Johnny Winter (1944–2014), American blues guitarist, singer, and record producer
• Johnny Whitaker (born 1959), American actor
• Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), American actor

• Johnnie Carr (1911–2008), American civil rights leader
• Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), American lawyer known for defending O. J. Simpson at his murder trial
• Johnnie Bryan Hunt (1927–2006), American entrepreneur in the trucking industry
• Johnnie Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnnie Lewis (1946–2015), Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th chief justice of Liberia
• Johnnie Ray (1927–1990), American singer, songwriter, and pianist
• Johnnie Mae Young (1923–2014), American professional wrestler
• Johnnie Walker (disambiguation), also includes Johnny and Jonny Walkers
• Johnnie To (born 1955), Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer
• Johnnie Wright (1914–2011), American country music singer and songwriter, half of the duo Johnnie & Jack

• Johnny, a recurring character in the video game series Metal Gear Solid
• Johnny, the lead character in the film The Room
• Johnny, a Nomu character in the manga and anime series My Hero Academia
• Johnny, a character in the British comic book series Kingsman: The Red Diamond
• Johnny 5, the robot star of the Short Circuit films
• Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), alternate identity of Ghost Rider, a comic book character
• Johnny Bravo, from his eponymous show
• Johnny C., the title character of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, a comic book by Jhonen Vasquez
• Johnny Cade, in S. E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders and the 1983 film of the same name
• Johnny Cage, from the Mortal Kombat video game series
• Johnny Carter, in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Johnny Castle, a lead character in the 1980s film Dirty Dancing
• Johnny Connor, in the British television series Coronation Street
• Johnny Crowder, in the television series Justified
• Johnny Crunch, a character in the 1999 film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
• The title character of the films Johnny English (2003) and Johnny English Reborn (2011), played by Rowan Atkinson
• Johnny Fedora, in the Make Mine Music short Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
• Johnny Fiama, on The Muppet Show
• The title character of the film Johnny Guitar
• Johnny Horton (Griffin), a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Johnny Joestar, the lead character of Hirohiko Araki's manga series Steel Ball Run
• Johnny Kelly, the lead character of the 1984 film Johnny Dangerously
• Johnny Kapahaala, the lead character from the Disney Channel television film Johnny Tsunami
• Johnny Klebitz, the main character from the video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
• Johnny Lawrence, in the film The Karate Kid and the Netflix series Cobra Kai
• Johnny ‘Soap’ MacTavish, a playable character in the Call of Duty franchise
• Johnny Mnemonic, the title character of a book by William Gibson and of the film based on the book
• Johnny Punk, an animatronic sold by Spirit Halloween for the 2020 Halloween season
• Johnny Tightlips, a recurring mobster from The Simpsons who is a part of Fat Tony (The Simpsons)'s gang
• Johnny Silverhand, in the video game Cyberpunk 2077
• Johnny Sack, a character on The Sopranos
• Johnny Soprano, the father of Tony Soprano from The Sopranos
• "Johnny" Storm, the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four
• The title character of Johnny Test, a Canadian cartoon series
• Johnny Utah, lead character in Point Break
• Johnny J. Worthington III, in the Pixar media franchise Monsters, Inc.
• Johnny, a character in the video game Baldi's Basics Plus