Namesakes
Brazilian Presidents:
3 presidents
Café Filho (a.k.a. João) 1954-1955 
João Goulart 1961-1964
João Figueiredo 1979-1985
Grammy Award Winners:
1 album of the year
(album of the year) João Gilberto 1965 Getz/Gilberto
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 1 tennis
(soccer) João Pereira 1984-
(soccer) Miranda (a.k.a. João) 1984-
(soccer) João Moutinho 1986-
(soccer) Jô 1987-
(tennis) João Sousa 1989-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
João Havelange 1916-2016
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
João Gilberto 1931-2019
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze
(bronze) João Francisco Bráz 1948 basketball
(bronze) João Carlos de Oliveira 1976; 1980 triple jump
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
6 kings
King João I the Good 1385-1433
King João II 1477; 1481-1495
King João III the Pious 1521-1557
King João IV the Restorer 1640-1656
King João V the Magnanimous 1706-1750
King João VI 1816-1826
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers, 1 prime minister/president
(prime minister) João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun 1835; 1846-1849; 1851-1856; 1870
(prime minister) João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa 1890-1892
(prime minister) João Franco 1906-1908
(prime minister) João Pinheiro Chagas 1911
(prime minister/president) João do Canto e Castro 1918; 1918-1919
(prime minister) João Tamagnini Barbosa 1918-1919
Saints:
2 blessed, 2 saints
Saint João of God 1495-1550
Blessed João Fernandez ?-1570
Blessed João Baptista Machado 1582-1617
Saint João de Brito 1647-1693