Jón
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes.
According to Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required.
Jón is derived from the name Johannes with the original meaning being God is gracious. The name is one of the most frequently given names in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked first before Sigurður and Guðmundur.
People with the name ''Jón''
Kings
Others
- Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Icelandic scholar and folklorist
- Jón Jónsson Aðils, Icelandic historian
- Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop
- Jón Árnason, multiple people
- Jón Baldursson, Icelandic bridge player
- Jón Atli Benediktsson, Icelandic academic
- Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician
- Jón Bjarnason, Icelandic politician
- Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Icelandic footballer
- Jón Didriksson, Icelandic middle-distance runner
- Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson, Icelandic basketball coach
- Jón Eyþórsson, Icelandic meteorologist
- Jón Ferrier, Gulf Keystone Petroleum CEO
- Jón Guðni Fjóluson, Icelandic footballer
- Jón Gerreksson, Danish-Icelandic bishop
- Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian
- Jón Axel Guðmundsson, Icelandic basketball player
- Jón Ingi Guðmundsson, Icelandic water polo player
- Jón Guðmundsson, Icelandic chess player
- Jón lærði Guðmundsson, Medieval Icelandic scholar, poet, and alleged sorcerer
- Jón Gunnarsson, Icelandic politician
- Jón Gunnlaugsson, Icelandic footballer
- Jón Halldórsson, multiple people
- Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, Icelandic politician
- Jón Helgason, multiple people
- Jón korpur Hrafnsson, son of Þuríður Sturludóttir
- Jón Hreggviðsson, character in Iceland's Bell by Halldór Laxness
- Jón Arnar Ingvarsson, Icelandic basketball player and coach
- Jón Rói Jacobsen, Faroese football defender
- Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, CEO of Baugur Group
- Jón Atli Jónasson, Icelandic playwright and screenwriter
- Jón Jónsen, Icelandic-Danish long-distance runner
- Jón Jónsson, Icelandic singer
- Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson, Norwegian poet, children's writer and translator
- Jón Jónsson (water polo), Icelandic water polo player
- Jón Kr. Gíslason, Icelandic basketball player and coach
- Jón Kristinsson, Icelandic architect
- Jón Kristinsson (chess player), Icelandic chess player
- Jón Halldór Kristjánsson, Icelandic politician
- Jón Kristjánsson, Icelandic cross country skier
- Jón Laxdal, multiple people
- Jón Leifs, Icelandic composer
- Jón Leósson, Icelandic footballer
- Jón Loftsson, Icelandic chieftain at Oddi
- Jón Magnússon, multiple people
- Jon Oddsson, Icelandic multi-sport athlete
- Jón Oddsson Hjaltalín, Icelandic priest and writer
- Jón Ögmundsson, Icelandic bishop
- Jón Ólafsson, multiple people
- Jón Pauli Olsen, Faroese footballer and manager
- Jón frá Pálmholti, Icelandic writer
- Jón Pétursson, multiple people
- Jón Erling Ragnarsson, Icelandic footballer
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic weightlifter and powerlifter
- Jón Trausti Sigurðarson, Icelandic newspaper editor
- Jón Sigurðsson, multiple people
- Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, Icelandic musician
- Jón Stefánsson, multiple people
- Jón Steinsson, American academic
- Jón Sveinsson, Icelandic author
- Jón Margeir Sverrisson, Icelandic Paralympic swimmer
- Jón Thoroddsen, multiple people
- Jón Þorláksson, Icelandic Prime Minister
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson, Icelandic footballer
- Jón Steindór Valdimarsson, Icelandic politician
- Jón Valgeir Williams, Icelandic strongman
- Jón Pétur Zimsen, Icelandic politician