History Main / JohnnyMcCoolName

[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* Johnathan "Johnny" Joestar, one of the eponymous characters of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure''.

[[AC: Comic Books]]
* In MarvelComics:

** Johnny Quick, a name shared by two different characters--an evil speedster who's a member of the Crime Syndicate (being Flash's EvilCounterpart), and a heroic speedster who's a member of [[TheFlash The Flash's]] supporting cast.

[[AC: Film]]

[[AC: Literature]]

[[AC: Live Action TV]]

* Johnny Bravo (no, not [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo THAT]] one), the character Greg was going to play on a ''TheBradyBunch'' episode. He thought an agent was offering him a singing gig, but found that they altered his voice a lot and only wanted him because he fit the costume.

[[AC: Music]]

[[AC:Professional Wrestling]]

[[AC:Radio]]

[[AC: Toys]]

* Johnny Thunder, the lead character of ''LEGOAdventurers''.

[[AC: Video Games]]
* [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Johnny Cage]], box-office superstar and martial artist (it's only his stage name, however; his real name is John Carlton).

* Johnny from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', the male leader of the otherwise female Jellyfish Pirates, who wears all black with sunglasses, [[IaijutsuPractitioner practices iaijutsu]], and is likely named after JohnnyCash.
* Johnny Dash, the BadassAdorable KidHero of ''MonsterBash''.

[[AC: Web Original]]

[[AC: Western Animation]]

[[AC: Real Life]]
* [[WildWest Old west]] outlaw [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ringo Johnny Ringo]], self-termed "King of the Cowboys" and a player in the OK Corral story (on the Clanton side).
* In TheFifties, movie star Lana Turner dated a gangster named John "Johnny Stomp" Stompanato. (That is, until Turner's daughter killed him.) He showed up in ''LAConfidential'', too.

* Creator/JohnnyYongBosch

* Johnny Utah, an FBI agent and the main character in ''PointBreak''.

* JohnnyRocketfingers, a badass stick figure who stars in a series of web games.

* Johnny Napalm is a character in the ''GuitarHero'' games.

** Johnny Thunder, member of the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica.

* JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac is a case of ObviouslyEvil and NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.

* Tommy Wiseau probably intended to portray Johnny, his character in ''Film/TheRoom'', as a cool guy. Of course, this is Tommy Wiseau we're talking about, so there's no way to tell if that's true.

* JohnnyDepp.
** Funnily enough, "Depp" actually translates to "idiot" in German. Johnny Depp himself is apparently very amused by this.

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* Johnny Bravo,(no,not [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo THAT]] one)the character Greg was going to play on a ''TheBradyBunch'' episode. He thought an agent was offering him a singing gig, but found that they altered his voice a lot and only wanted him because he fit the costume.

* Johnny Bravo,(no,not [[JohnnyBravo THAT]] one)the character Greg was going to play on a ''TheBradyBunch'' episode. He thought an agent was offering him a singing gig, but found that they altered his voice a lot and only wanted him because he fit the costume.

* JohnnyBravo, [[InformedAbility macho man]] with CoolShades (but a subversion in that the man himself is something of a buffoon).

* JonnyQuest, teen adventurer.
* JohnnyTest, who gets into all sorts of wild hijinks with his sisters' science inventions.

* Johnny from ''GuiltyGear'', the male leader of the otherwise female Jellyfish Pirates, who wears all black with sunglasses, [[IaijutsuPractitioner practices iaijutsu]], and is likely named after JohnnyCash.

* Film/JohnnyMnemonic, "data trafficker" turned ActionSurvivor.

* Johnny Reb, the archetypal Confederate soldier in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar.

* [[Music/SexPistols Johnny Rotten]] never would have gotten so far if he'd stuck with "Lydon."

* Jonny D'Ville of TheMechanisms

* Music/PattiSmith's epic song-tale "Horses" is all about a boy named Johnny who [[http://www.oceanstar.com/patti/lyrics/land.htm has a surreal experience]]. It is one of her signature songs and generally considered one of the greatest punk songs ever written.

* RedHotChiliPeppers' "Johnny Kick a Hole In The Sky". Though in the lyrics, the exact phrase doesn't occur (the name and badass action are said separatedly).

* [[DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog Johnny Snow]], [[FreezeRay Ice Beam]]-wielding [[SuperZeroes superhero wannabe]].

* [[Wrestling/JohnMorrison John Hennigan]]'s Wrestling/{{WWE}} name from 2005 into 2007 was "Johnny Nitro."
* Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis, the former Executive Vice President of Talent Relations of WWE and Interim General Manager of Monday Night Raw, formerly wrestled under the name "Johnny Ace".

* Johnathan "Johnny" Joestar, one of the epynomous characters of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure''.

* ''Johnny Appleseed,'' a Disney animated film based on the life of John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman, who is famous for the legend that depicts him planting apple trees everywhere he goes.

* [[MortalKombat Johnny Cage]], box-office superstar and martial artist (it's only his stage name, however; his real name is John Carlton).

* The ''Saints Row'' series has Johnny Gat, convicted of over 300 counts of first degree murder. No, not 250, there is no statute of limitations on first degree murder.

* The title character of the movie ''Johnny Tsunami'' is a surfer and BadassGrandpa (variation in that he's not the protagonist of the film's main story).

* Johnathan "Johnny" Joestar, one of the epynomous characters of ''JojosBizarreAdventure''.

* JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac is a case of ObviouslyEvil and Names ToRunAwayFromReallyFast.