Jaan Isotamm

{{Short description|Estonian poet (1939–2014)}}

Jaan Isotamm (pseudonym Johnny B. Isotamm; 19 October 1939 in Tartu – 2 June 2014) was an Estonian poet.{{cite web |last1=Vabar |first1=Sven |title=Johnny B. Isotamm |url=https://sisu.ut.ee/ewod/i/isotamm |website=sisu.ut.ee |access-date=15 January 2021 |language=en}}

In 1956 he was imprisoned for participation in an anti-Soviet underground youth organization. He was sent to a labor camp in the Mordovian ASSR. In 1963, he was released, and he moved to Tartu. From 1969 to 1988 he worked as a night-watchman. From 1988 to 2003, he worked for the journal Akadeemia.