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 Venables (born 1982), British murderer
• 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

• Jon, in the animated comedy series Eddsworld
• Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's owner
• Jon Cassidy, a dinoboy from Dino Ranch
• Jon Snow (character), a character in A Song of Ice and Fire book series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones
• Jon Irenicus, the main villain in the role-playing video game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn