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 Bertrand Johnson (1887–1970), scientist–engineer after whom Johnson noise is named
 * John R. Johnson (1900–1983), American chemist
 * John P. Johnson (academic administrator), fifth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
 * John Johnson (astronomer), (born 1977), current Harvard professor

Artists and entertainers

 * John Johnson (composer) (c. 1545–1594), English lutenist and composer
 * John Johnson (photographer) (1879-1953), American photographer
 * J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composer and opera singer
 * John Lester Johnson (1893–1968), American boxer and actor
 * John Seward Johnson II (1930–2020), American artist
 * John Johnson (reporter) (born 1938), American television reporter and anchor
 * John Lee Johnson (born 1944), American drummer, better known by his stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe
 * John Johnson (musician) (born 1964), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red
 * John Seward Johnson III (born 1966), American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur

Architects

 * John Johnson (architect, born 1732) (1732–1814), English architect and surveyor
 * John Johnson (architect, born 1807) (1807–1878), English architect
 * John Johnson (architect, born 1843) (1843–1919), English architect

American football

 * John Johnson (trainer) (1917–2016), American football athletic trainer for the New York Giants
 * John Henry Johnson (1929–2011), American football player
 * John Johnson (defensive tackle) (born 1941), American football player
 * John Johnson (linebacker) (born 1968), American football player
 * John Johnson (safety) (born 1995), American football player

Baseball

 * Lou Johnson (pitcher) (John Louis Johnson, 1869–1941), Major League pitcher
 * Jack Johnson (second baseman) (John Thomas Johnson, 1883–1940), American baseball player
 * John Wesley Johnson (baseball), American baseball player of the 1920s and 1930s
 * John Wesley Johnson Jr. (1916–1944), American baseball player
 * John Henry Johnson (baseball) (born 1956), Major League pitcher

Other sports

 * Jack Johnson (boxer) (John Arthur Johnson, 1878–1946), American boxer and first black heavyweight champion
 * John Johnson (cricketer, born 1809) (1809–1877), English cricketer
 * John Johnson (cricketer, born 1871) (1871–1930), English cricketer
 * John S. Johnson (sportsman) (1873–1934), American cyclist and speed skater
 * John Lester Johnson, (1893–1968), American boxer and actor
 * John Johnson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s
 * John Johnson (basketball, born 1947) (1947–2016), American basketball player
 * John Johnson (basketball, born 1956), American basketball player
 * John Michael Johnson (born 1968), American bantamweight boxer
 * John Johnson (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer

Lawyers

 * John Calhoun Johnson (1822–1876), practiced law and operated a ranch in California
 * John Henry Johnson (patent attorney) (1828–1900)
 * John G. Johnson (1841–1917), U.S. corporate lawyer and art collector
 * John Alvin Johnson (1915–2005), U.S. lawyer and businessman

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), Norwegian-American Medal of Honor recipient
 * John D. Johnson (general) (born 1952), U.S. Army general
 * John P. Johnson (general) (born 1963), U.S. Army general

United States

 * John Johnson (Ohio congressman) (1805–1867), politician
 * John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician) (1883–1962), Minnesota politician
 * John Albert Johnson (1861–1909), 16th governor of Minnesota
 * John Anders Johnson (1832–1901), Wisconsin state senator and assemblyman from Madison
 * John E. Johnson (Brandon) (1873–1951), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Brandon, Wisconsin
 * John E. Johnson (Utica) (fl. circa 1868), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Utica, Wisconsin
 * John Johnson (Mississippi politician) (1920–2002), Mississippi state representative and senator
 * John J. Johnson (1926–2016), Missouri state senator
 * John Kelly Johnson (1841–1894), Iowa state court judge and legislator
 * John Warren Johnson (1929–2023), Minnesota state legislator
 * 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) (1833–1892), Wisconsin State Assemblyman from York, Dane County, Wisconsin
 * 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
 * John Johnson (Indiana judge) (1776–1817), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
 * John T. Johnson (Oklahoma judge) (1856–1935), associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
 * John B. Johnson (politician) (1885–1985), American politician in the South Dakota State Senate
 * John Ramsey Johnson (born 1945), associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
 * J. B. Johnson (Florida politician) (1868–1940), 23rd Florida Attorney General
 * John S. Johnson (politician) (1854–1941), member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
 * John D. Johnson (politician), member of the Utah State Senate

Other countries

 * John Johnson, alias of John Cornelius (MP) (died 1567), English politician
 * Johno Johnson (1930–2017), Australian politician
 * John Mercer Johnson (1818–1868), Canadian politician
 * John Johnson (diplomat) (1930–2018), British colonial administrator and diplomat
 * 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 (1829–1896), British Member of Parliament for Exeter

Religious figures

 * John Johnson (theologian) (1662–1725), English clergyman and theologian
 * John Johnson (baptist) (1706–1791), English minister, founder of the Johnsonian Baptists
 * John Johnson (clergyman) (1769–1833), Church of England clergyman, poet, and editor
 * 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 (explorer), Arctic explorer and World War II veteran
 * John Johnson (mass murderer) (1810–1838), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre
 * John O. Johnson (1875–1963), American boat builder, aviator and inventor
 * 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 Seward Johnson I (1895–1983), founded the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
 * Guy Fawkes (1570–1606) or John Johnson
 * John Johnson, one of the Colchester Martyrs
 * John & Thomas Johnson, a soap and alkali manufacturing business in Runcorn, Cheshire, England