Do any Jewish people name their sons John?

Of course. The origin is in Hebrew and many Americans have an English name and a Hebrew middle name. John Ruskay is the former CEO of the UJA-Federation of New York. There are many "Jons" too, which is really the same phonemes. Jon Stewart is very much Jewish (Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz). read more

Actually plenty of Israeli Jews name their son Yonatan, or Yoni, in short, which is the Hebrew version of John. In the Old Testament, Jonathan was the son of King Saul and a true friend to king David. Benjamin Netanyahu's brother who was killed in action was named Yoni. It is a very common name. read more