Namesakes
Australian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Chris Watson (a.k.a. Johan) 1904 
Bulgarian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) John Casimir Ehrnrooth (a.k.a. Johan) 1881
Danish Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Johan Henrik Deuntzer 1901-1905
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (a.k.a. Johan) 1909
Dutch Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke 1849-1853; 1862-1866; 1871-1872
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Jukka Rangell (a.k.a. Johan) 1941-1943
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Mats Sundin (a.k.a. Johan) 2012
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Karl III Johan 1818-1844
Norwegian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel 1924-1926; 1928-1931; 1933-1935
Johan Nygaardsvold 1935-1945
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Johannes Heesters (a.k.a. Johan) 1903-2011
Rudi Falkenhagen (a.k.a. Johan) 1933-2005
Alexander Skarsgård (a.k.a. Johan) 1976-
Notable Artists:
3 painters
Johan Christian Dahl 1788-1857
Georg von Rosen (a.k.a. Johan) 1843-1923
Otto Hesselbom (a.k.a. Johan) 1848-1913
Notable Athletes:
8 soccer, 2 handball, 1 driving, 1 ice hockey
(soccer) Hans Kraay Sr. (a.k.a. Johan) 1936-2017
(soccer) Johan Cruijff 1947-2016
(soccer) Johan Boskamp 1948-
(driving) Boy Hayje (a.k.a. Johan) 1949-
(soccer) Johan Neeskens 1951-
(soccer) Johan de Kock 1964-
(ice hockey) Mats Sundin (a.k.a. Johan) 1971-
(soccer) Johan Djourou 1987-
(handball) Johan Jakobsson 1987-
(handball) Johan Sjöstrand 1987-
(soccer) Leroy Fer (a.k.a. Johan) 1990-
(soccer) Leandro Bacuna (a.k.a. Johan) 1991-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Jan van Riebeeck 1619-1677
Notable Musicians:
1 composer, 1 musician, 1 singer
Jean Sibelius (a.k.a. Johan) 1865-1957
Johannes Heesters (a.k.a. Johan) 1903-2011
Yngwie Malmsteen (a.k.a. Johan) 1963-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
4 politicians
Wim Beyen (a.k.a. Johan) 1897-1976
Hans de Koster 1914-1992
Johan Witteveen 1921-2019
Johan Remkes 1951-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/poet
Hans Andreus (a.k.a. Johan) 1926-1977
Dolf Verroen (a.k.a. Johan) 1928-
Olympic Medalists:
5 bronze, 2 bronze/silver, 2 silver, 1 bronze/gold/silver
(bronze) Johan Frithiof Svanberg 1908 5 miles
(bronze/silver) Carl Johan Lind 1920 56 lb weight throw; hammer throw
(bronze) Bengt Lundholm (a.k.a. Johan) 1980 ice hockey
(bronze/silver) Johan Kenkhuis 2000; 2004 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Johan Eurén 2012 Greco-Roman wrestling
(silver) Johan Jakobsson 2012 handball
(silver) Johan Sjöstrand 2012 handball
(bronze) Danell Leyva (a.k.a. Johan) 2012 artistic gymnastics
(bronze/gold/silver) Johan Olsson 2006; 2010; 2014 cross-country skiing
(bronze) Johan Mieses 2020 baseball
Other Leaders:
1 president, 1 prime minister, 1 prime minister/president
Prime Minister Johan Adolf Pengel 1963-1969 Suriname
Prime Minister/President Johan Ferrier 1955-1958; 1975-1980 Suriname
President Johan Kraag 1990-1991 Suriname
Other Royalty:
2 princes
Carl Johan of Sweden 1916-1946 Sweden
Friso of Orange-Nassau (a.k.a. Johan) 1968-2013 Netherlands
Swedish Kings and Queens:
4 kings
King Johan I 1216-1222
King Johan II 1497-1501
King Johan III 1568-1592
King Karl XIV Johan 1818-1844
Swedish Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers
Carl Johan Thyselius 1883-1884
Johan Ramstedt 1905
Carl Swartz (a.k.a. Johan) 1917