John Johnson

John Johnson may refer to:

Academia

• John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956), scholar and printer
• John Wesley Johnson (1836–1898), first President of the University of Oregon
• John P. Johnson, fifth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• John R. Johnson (1900–1983), American chemist
• John Bertrand Johnson (1887–1970), scientist–engineer after whom Johnson noise is named
• John Johnson (astronomer), current Harvard professor

Artists and entertainers

• John Johnson (composer) (c. 1545–1594), English lutenist and composer
• John Johnson (musician) (born 1964), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red
• John Johnson (reporter) (born 1938), American television reporter and anchor
• J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composer and opera singer

Athletes

American football

• John Henry Johnson (1929–2011), American football player
• John Johnson (trainer) (born 1918), American football athletic trainer for the New York Giants
• John Johnson (defensive tackle) (born 1941), American football player
• John Johnson (linebacker) (born 1968), American football player

Other sports

• John Johnson (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer
• John Johnson (basketball) (1947-2016), U.S. basketball player
• John Henry Johnson (baseball) (born 1956), Major League pitcher
• Lou Johnson (pitcher) (John Louis Johnson, 1869–1941), Major League pitcher
• John S. Johnson (1873–1934), American cyclist and speed skater
• John Johnson (cricketer) (1871–1930), English cricketer
• John Michael Johnson (born 1968), American bantamweight boxer
• John Johnson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s

Military figures

• John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723), Seigneur of Sark, 1720–1723
• Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (1741–1830), loyalist leader during the American Revolution
• Liver-Eating Johnson (1824–1900), American frontier figure
• John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1839) (1839–?), United States Navy sailor
• John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1842) (1842–1907), Medal of Honor recipient
• John D. Johnson, U.S. Army general

Politicians

United States

• John Johnson (Ohio congressman) (1805–1867), American politician
• John Albert Johnson (1861–1909), 16th governor of Minnesota
• John Anders Johnson (1832–1901), Wisconsin State Senator
• John E. Johnson (1873–?), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• John J. Johnson (born 1926), former Missouri state senator
• John Telemachus Johnson (1788–1856), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• John Johnson (Kansas City mayor) (1816–1903), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
• J. Neely Johnson (1825–1872), California politician and politician
• John Johnson (b. 1833) (1833–?), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• John Johnson (Ohio state representative) (born 1937), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• John Johnson (New Jersey), mayor of Paterson, New Jersey
• John Johnson, Sr. (1770–1824), Chancellor of Maryland
• John Johnson, Jr. (1798–1856), Chancellor of Maryland

Other countries

• John Johnson, alias of John Cornelius (died 1567), English politician
• Johno Johnson (born 1930), Australian politician
• John Mercer Johnson (1818–1868), Canadian politician
• John Smoke Johnson (1792–1886), Mohawk chief
• John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938), Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
• John Johnson (British politician) (1850–1910), British trade unionist and politician
• John Mordaunt Johnson (c. 1776–1815), British diplomat around the time of the Napoleonic Wars
• John George Johnson, British Member of Parliament for Exeter

Religious figures

• John Johnson (baptist) (1706–1791), English minister, founder of the Johnsonian Baptists
• John Johnson (theologian) (1662–1725), English clergyman and theologian
• John Johnson (Latter Day Saints) (1778–1843), early Latter Day Saint and owner of the John Johnson Farm, a historical site in Mormonism
• Enmegahbowh (c. 1820–1902), also known as John Johnson, first Native American Episcopal priest

Others

• John Johnson, alias of Guy Fawkes
• John Johnson (architect) (1732–1814), English architect
• John Johnson (explorer), Arctic explorer and World War II veteran
• John Johnson (martyr), one of the Colchester Martyrs
• John Alvin Johnson (1915–2005), U.S. lawyer and businessman
• John Calhoun Johnson (died 1876), practiced law and operated a ranch in California
• John G. Johnson (1841–1917), U.S. corporate lawyer and art collector
• John H. Johnson (1918–2005), founder of the Johnson Publishing Company (Ebony and Jet magazines)
• John H. Johnson (baseball) (1921–1988), Minor League Baseball executive
• John O. Johnson (1875–1963), American boat builder, aviator and inventor

See also

• Johnnie Johnson (disambiguation)
• Johnny Johnson (disambiguation)
• Jack Johnson (disambiguation)
• J. Erik Jonsson (1901–1995), businessman and mayor of Dallas
• John Johnston (disambiguation)
• Jon Jonsson (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Johnson (disambiguation)
• John Johnsen (disambiguation)