An Abundance of Johns

Hello! My name is John / Jon / Jonny / Jonathan! This list contains books that feature a main or semi-important character with a variant of the name John.

As always, open to suggestions!

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created by ErinYeager

last updated May, 2026

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This is amazing lmao

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Thank you!!! So many johns!!

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Wow 59% overlap... I be reading about Johns I guess

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82% overlap... an overwhelming abundance of johns

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LMAO that's kind of impressive, especially if you aren't seeking out specific books with a character named John (I suppose there are a lot of popular books in this list though)

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i also have exactly 59% omg

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john twins!

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the johns… they’re everywhere…

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I think Douglas Stuart's John of John (yes) just came out.

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