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Johnny Rose
Johnny Rose is the patriarch of the Rose family in Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), played by Eugene Levy. A video-store magnate ruined by embezzlement, he rebuilds via the Rosebud Motel partnership and franchise.
Johnny Ruffo
Johnny Ruffo (John Patrick Ruffo, 1988–2023) was an Australian pop singer and actor: third on X Factor Australia 2011, winner of Dancing With The Stars 2012, Chris Harrington on Home and Away, died of brain cancer at 35.
Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford (Lone Star J.R.), American racing driver born 1938 in Coffeyville, Kansas; three-time Indianapolis 500 winner (1974, 1976, 1980), 1980 CART champion, 1965 USAC sprint champion, 1984 Michigan 215.189 mph qualifying record.
Johnny Salling
Johnny Ray Salling is an American politician and Republican member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 6 in Baltimore County since January 2015 and running for a fourth term in 2026.
Johnny Sexton
Johnny Sexton (Jonathan Sexton), Irish rugby union fly-half for Leinster and Racing 92, Ireland captain, 118 caps and 1,108 points, four Six Nations, two Grand Slams, 2018 World Rugby Player of the Year, retired after the 2023 World Cup, now an Ireland assistant coach.
Johnny Sheffield
Johnny Sheffield (John Matthew Sheffield Cassan, 1931–2010), American child actor; played Boy, Tarzan's adopted son, in eight Johnny Weissmuller films 1939–1947, then Bomba in twelve Monogram jungle films 1949–1955.
Johnny Simmons
Johnny Simmons (born 1986, Montgomery, Alabama) is an American actor known for Young Neil in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Brad in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Evan Almighty, Klondike, and Girlboss; distinct from documentarian Johnny Symons.
Johnny Sins
Johnny Sins, stage name of Steven Wolfe (born 1978, Pennsylvania), is an American adult film performer, director, and YouTuber who debuted in 2006, became a Brazzers lead performer, founded SinsLife with Kissa Sins, and gained meme fame for his characters' many jobs.
Johnny Stecchino
Johnny Stecchino (Toothpick Johnny) is Roberto Benigni's 1991 Italian comedy farce, co-written with Vincenzo Cerami, in which Benigni plays dual roles as naive bus driver Dante and a lookalike Sicilian mafioso; Italy's then highest-grossing film at 39 billion lire.
Johnny Stompanato
Johnny Stompanato (John Stompanato Jr.), Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen's enforcer and bodyguard and Lana Turner's boyfriend, was stabbed to death April 4, 1958 by Turner's 14-year-old daughter Cheryl Crane; a coroner's inquest ruled it justifiable homicide.
Johnny Strong
Johnny Strong (born 1974, Los Angeles) is an American actor, musician, and filmmaker known as Leon in The Fast and the Furious, Randy Shughart in Black Hawk Down, and frontman of the project Operator; his 2023 film Warhorse One was his directing debut.
Johnny Tapia
Johnny Tapia (1967-2012), "Mi Vida Loca," American boxer from Albuquerque who won five world titles at junior bantamweight, bantamweight, and featherweight, retired 59-5-2 (30 KOs), and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017.
Johnny Test
Johnny Test: Canadian-American animated action-comedy created by Scott Fellows, about 11-year-old Johnny, talking dog Dukey, and genius twin sisters; ran 2005 on Kids' WB/Teletoon, six seasons, revived by Netflix/WildBrain in 2021.
Johnny Test (2021 TV series)
Johnny Test (2021 TV series) is a WildBrain-produced Netflix revival of the 2005–2014 animated series, created by Scott Fellows, premiering July 16, 2021 with 20 episodes, followed by a second 20-episode season on January 7, 2022.
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac (JtHM) is a black-and-white alternative comic series by Jhonen Vasquez, published in seven issues by Slave Labor Graphics (August 1995 to January 1997), following serial-killer Johnny C. "Nny" and his wall of blood; collected in the Director's Cut.
Johnny the Walrus
Johnny the Walrus, Matt Walsh's 2021 DW Books board book illustrated by K. Reece, satirizes child gender transition through a boy pressured into becoming a walrus; it topped Amazon bestseller lists in April 2022 amid a categorization dispute and drew library challenges.
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders (John Anthony Genzale Jr., 1952-1991), Queens-born guitarist of the New York Dolls, founder of the Heartbreakers, and solo artist behind So Alone and "You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory."
Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Tillotson (1938-2025), American pop and country singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, Florida; hit "Poetry in Motion" (US No. 2, UK No. 1) and self-penned "It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin'"; two Grammy nominations, 26 Billboard-charting singles.
Johnny Torrio
Johnny Torrio (Giovanni Torrio, 1882-1957), "The Fox" or "The Brain," was a Chicago organized crime boss who succeeded Big Jim Colosimo in 1920, built the Prohibition-era Outfit with Al Capone, retired to Brooklyn after a 1925 ambush, and later helped found the National Crime Syndicate.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain is Esther Forbes's 1943 Newbery Medal-winning historical novel about a Boston silversmith's apprentice drawn into the American Revolution, adapted by Disney in 1957.
Johnny Tsunami
Johnny Tsunami is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Steve Boyum, starring Brandon Baker as Hawaiian surfer Johnny Kapahaala who moves to Vermont and takes up snowboarding; sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007).
Johnny Unitas
Johnny Unitas (1933-2002), Baltimore Colts quarterback, three-time NFL MVP and 1979 Hall of Famer; won 1958, 1959, 1970 titles, threw TD passes in 47 straight games, and retired holding NFL career passing records.
Johnny Van Zant
Johnny Van Zant (John Roy Van Zant), born in Jacksonville, Florida, is the lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd since the 1987 reunion, succeeding his late brother Ronnie; brother of Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special; solo albums and the Van Zant country duo.
Johnny Vaughan
Johnny Vaughan (born 1966, Barnet, London) is an English broadcaster, Big Breakfast host with Denise Van Outen, former Capital FM breakfast presenter, Fighting Talk creator, and current Radio X drivetime host and Bloomin' Legends podcaster.
Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas, stage name of Michael Joseph Pennington (born 1971, St Helens), English comedian and actor; 1997 Edinburgh Perrier-nominated newcomer, star of Ideal, Benidorm, Bleak House, and the ITV Digital monkey adverts.
Johnny Ventura
Johnny Ventura (Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, 'El Caballo Mayor', 1940–2021), Dominican merengue singer and bandleader who founded the Combo Show, released over 100 albums, and served as Santo Domingo's mayor from 1998 to 2002.
Johnny Wactor
Johnny Wactor (John William Wactor III, 1986–2024), American actor from Summerville, South Carolina; played Brando Corbin on General Hospital (2020–2022, 164 episodes) and led NBC's Siberia; fatally shot in Los Angeles in May 2024.
Johnny Walker (fighter)
Johnny Walker (Walker Johnny Silva Barra de Souza, born 1992) is a Brazilian UFC mixed martial artist from Belford Roxo, a 6'6" knockout artist, 23-10-0 1 NC, who fought light heavyweight from 2018 to 2026 before moving to heavyweight.
Johnny Walker (बद्रुद्दीन जमालुद्दीन काज़ी) (actor)
Johnny Walker (Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi, 1924-2003) was a Hindi film comedian in nearly 300 films, famous as the teetotalling screen drunkard discovered by Guru Dutt in Baazi (1951).
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula (c. 1918/1920s to 2001) was a Luritja/Pintupi painter and founding artist of the Papunya Tula movement, best known for layered over-dotting and Water Dreaming at Kalipinypa (1972).