Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
14 characters
Jonathan (m) Judg. 18:30 
Jonathan (m) 1 Sam. 13:3
Jonathan (m) 2 Sam. 15:27
Jonathan (m) 2 Sam. 21:21
Jonathan (m) 2 Sam. 23:32
Jonathan (m) 1 Chr. 2:32
Jonathan (m) 1 Chr. 27:32
Jonathan (m) Ezra 8:6
Jonathan (m) Ezra 10:15
Jonathan (m) Neh. 12:11
Jonathan (m) Neh. 12:14
Jonathan (m) Jer. 37:15
Jonathan (m) Jer. 40:8
Jonathan (m) 1 Chr. 27:25
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Jon Cryer 2012 Two and a Half Men
(actor) Jon Hamm 2015 Mad Men
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero
Jonathan Harker 1897 Dracula
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1970 Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Strange 2004 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Jack O'Neill (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1994 Stargate
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
4 characters
(character) Jonathan 1975 Jonathan
(character) Jonathan 2000 Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)
(character) Jonathan Low 2010 Jonathan Low
(character) Jonathan 2012 Jonathan
Fictional Characters from Television:
10 characters
Nick Barkley (middle name Jonathan) 1965 The Big Valley
Jonathan Hart 1979 Hart to Hart
Jonathan Higgins 1980 Magnum, P.I.
Jonathan Bower 1984 Who's the Boss?
Jack O'Neill (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1997 Stargate SG-1
Jonathan Levinson 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Jack Bristow (a.k.a. Jonathan) 2001 Alias
Matt McNamara (middle name Jonathan) 2003 Nip/Tuck
Jack Hodgins (a.k.a. Jonathan) 2005 Bones
Jonathan Turner 1993; 2014 Boy Meets World; Girl Meets World
Grammy Award Winners:
1 album of the year, 1 best new artist
(best new artist) Chance the Rapper (middle name Jonathan) 2017
(album of the year) Jon Batiste 2022 We Are
Hall-of-Famers:
1 football
(football) Jonathan Ogden 2013
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) Nathan Söderblom (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1930
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
36 actors, 2 presenters, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor
Jonathan Harris 1914-2002
Jonathan Winters 1925-2013
Jon Voight 1938-
Jonathan Banks 1947-
Jonathan Pryce 1947-
Jonathan Hyde 1948-
Jonathan Frakes 1952-
Jonathan Coy 1953-
J. K. Simmons (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1955-
Jon Gries 1957-
Jon Lovitz 1957-
Jonathan Ross 1960-
Jon Tenney 1961-
Jon Stewart (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1962-
Jon Cryer 1965-
Jon Favreau 1966-
Jonathan Adams 1967-
Jonathan LaPaglia 1969-
Jon Huertas (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1969-
Jon Hamm 1971-
Ke Huy Quan (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1971-
Jonny Lee Miller 1972-
Jon Wellner 1975-
Jonathan Brandis 1976-2003
Jon Bernthal 1976-
Jonathan Rhys Meyers 1977-
Jonathan Togo 1977-
Romesh Ranganathan (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1978-
Jonathan Taylor Thomas 1981-
Jay Baruchel (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1982-
Jonathan Jackson 1982-
Jonathan Tucker 1982-
Dan Stevens (middle name Jonathan) 1982-
Johnny Lewis (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1983-2012
Jonathan Groff 1985-
Johnny Simmons (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1986-
Jonathan Bailey 1988-
Jonathan Majors 1989-
Jonathan Lipnicki 1990-
Alex Lawther (middle name Jonathan) 1995-
Notable Athletes:
7 soccer, 5 rugby, 1 cricket, 1 football
(cricket) Jonty Rhodes 1969-
(football) Jonathan Ogden 1974-
(rugby) Jonny Wilkinson 1979-
(soccer) Jonathan Walters 1983-
(rugby) Jonathan Sexton 1985-
(soccer) Jonathan de Guzmán 1987-
(soccer) Jonny Evans 1988-
(soccer) Jonathan Rossini 1989-
(rugby) Jonny May 1990-
(soccer) Jonathan Mensah 1990-
(rugby) Jonathan Joseph 1991-
(soccer) Jonny Williams 1993-
(rugby) Jonny Gray 1994-
(soccer) Jonathan Tah 1996-
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors, 1 director/producer, 1 screenwriter
Jonathan Demme 1944-2017
Jon Turteltaub (a.k.a. Jonathan) 1963-
Jon Favreau 1966-
Jonathan Nolan 1976-
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson 1824-1863
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 2 singers
Jon Lord 1941-2012
Jonathan Davis 1971-
Jonny Greenwood 1971-
Jonny Buckland 1977-
Jon Batiste 1986-
Chance the Rapper (middle name Jonathan) 1993-
Notable Writers:
4 authors
Jonathan Swift 1667-1745
Jonathan Franzen 1959-
Jonathan Stroud 1970-
Jonathan Safran Foer 1977-
Olympic Medalists:
5 bronze, 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 silver/gold
(gold) Jon Sieben 1984 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(bronze) Jonathan Cleveland 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/gold) Jon A. Drummond 1996; 2000 4x100 m relay
(silver/gold) Jonathan Edwards 1996; 2000 triple jump
(bronze) Jonathan Paget 2012 equestrian
(bronze) Jonathan Lobert 2012 sailing
(bronze) Jonathan Brownlee 2012 triathlon
(silver) Jonathan Ericsson 2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Jonathan Midol 2014 freestyle skiing
(gold) Jonathan Toews 2010; 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Jonathan Hilbert 2020 50 km walk
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actors, 1 director
(actor) Jon Voight 1979 Coming Home
(director) Jonathan Demme 1992 The Silence of the Lambs
(actor) J. K. Simmons (a.k.a. Jonathan) 2015 Whiplash
(actor) Ke Huy Quan (a.k.a. Jonathan) 2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Jonathan Motzfeldt 1979-1991; 1997-2002 Greenland
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
William Jonathan "Flavor Flav" Drayton Jr. 2013 Public Enemy
Jon Lord 2016 Deep Purple
Jonathan Cain 2017 Journey
Jonny Greenwood 2019 Radiohead