Juan is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of John. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to Johnny) is , with feminine form (comparable to Jane, Joan, or Joanna) , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to Janet, Janey, Joanie, etc.). Chinese terms ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer Juan (footballer, born April 2002), Brazilian footballer Juan Acevedo, Mexican baseball pitcher Juan Alberto Belloch, Spanish politician and mayor of Zaragoza Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution Juan Andrés y Morell, Spanish writer and historian Juan de Arraçola, colonial governor of Spanish Florida 1612–1613 Juan Nekai Babauta, former governor of the Northern Mariana Islands Juan Bosch, first 'cleanly' elected president of Dominican Republic Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain 1975–2014 Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan author Juan Castro, Mexican baseball infielder Juan Chioran, Argentine-Canadian actor Juan Corona (1934–2019), Mexican serial killer Juan Cruz (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher Juan Cruz (born 1966), Spanish screenwriter and film director Juan Aubín Cruz Manzano (born 1948), Puerto Rican politician and mayor of Manatí since 1977 Juan R. Cruz (born 1946), Puerto Rican aerospace engineer at NASA Juan Lazo Cruz (born 1977), Salvadoran football midfielder Juan de la Cierva, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro Juan Debiedma, American computer game player Juan Diego (name), Multiple people Juan Domínguez, Colombian footballer Juan Domínguez, Dominican baseball player Juan Domínguez Lamas, Spanish footballer Juan Domínguez Otaegui, Spanish footballer Juan Catalino Domínguez (1910–1948), Argentine serial killer Juan Domínguez, Spanish road racing cyclist Juan Domingo Perón, Argentine general and politician Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, Spanish politician and academic Juan Ponce Enrile, President of the Philippine Senate 2008–2013 Juan Fontena, Chilean basketball player Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player Juan Gris, Spanish painter Juan