St John (name)

St John or St. John is a given name and surname. It can be pronounced /ˈsɪnɪn/ or /-ʒən/ in the United Kingdom, particularly if it is the first part of a hyphenated family name or a given name. Use of the full stop separator (period) is uncommon in some countries, especially those that use Commonwealth English.

People with the given name

  • St John Ellis (1864–1965), British Rugby League player
  • St John Ervine, Irish writer
  • St John Groser, Anglican priest and Christian socialist
  • St John Hornby (1867–1946), British busisnessman
  • St John Horsfall, British motor racing driver

Fictional characters the given name

  • St. John Allerdyce, real name of Pyro, fictional supervillain
  • St. John Hawke, fictional character in Airwolf
  • St. John Rivers, clergyman in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre

People with the surname

Baronets of Lydiard Tregoze (1611)

Barons St John of Bletso (1559)

See also

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