John Johnson may refer to:

Academia

John de Monins Johnson John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956) was an English papyrologist, printer of the '' Oxford English Dictionary'', and collector. Biography Johnson was born in Lincolnshire in England, the second son of John Henry Johnson and Anna Braithwaite né ...

(1882–1956), scholar and printer *

John Wesley Johnson John Wesley Johnson (born 22 March 1836-September 14, 1898) was a famous figure in the early development of Oregon's higher education. He is probably best known today as the first President of the University of Oregon, serving from 1876 to 1893. __ ...

(1836–1898), first president of the University of Oregon * John P. Johnson (academic administrator), 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) John Asher Johnson (4 January 1977) is an American astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at Harvard. He is the first tenured African-American physical science professor in the history of the university. Johnson is well known for discovering t ...

, (born 1977), current Harvard professor

Artists and entertainers

John Johnson (composer) John Johnson ( – 1594) was an English lutenist, composer of songs and lute music, attached to the court of Queen Elizabeth I. He was the father of the lutenist and composer Robert Johnson. Discography The lutenist Lynda Sayce has recorded ...

(c. 1545–1594), English lutenist and composer * John Johnson (musician) (born 1964), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red *

John Johnson (reporter) John Johnson is an American television anchorman, senior correspondent, documentary filmmaker and artist. He was a reporter on New York City television news for many years. Education and early career Johnson studied art at the City College of N ...

(born 1938), American television reporter and anchor *

J. Rosamond Johnson John Rosamond Johnson (August 11, 1873 – November 11, 1954; usually referred to as J. Rosamond Johnson) was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he had much of his career in New York C ...

(1873–1954), composer and opera singer *

John Seward Johnson II John Seward Johnson II (April 16, 1930 – March 10, 2020), also known as J. Seward Johnson Jr. and Seward Johnson, was an American artist known for ''trompe-l'œil'' painted bronze statues. He was a grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I, the co-fou ...

(1930-2020), American artist *John Lee Johnson (born 1944), American drummer, better known by his stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and

Jaimoe John Lee Johnson (born July 8, 1944), frequently known by the stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe, is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band. Johanson played w ...

John Seward Johnson III John Seward Johnson III (born September 2, 1966) is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is a great-grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson) and the son of artist John Seward Johnson II. He is t ...

(born 1966), American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur *

John Lester Johnson John Lester Johnson (born John Leslie Johnson; August 13, 1893 – March 27, 1968) was an American professional boxer and actor. He is perhaps best known for his 1916 boxing match against Jack Dempsey, and his 1933 performance as Bumbo, the titul ...

(1893-1968), American boxer and actor

Architects

John Johnson (architect, born 1732) John Johnson (22 April 1732 – 17 August 1814) was an English architect and surveyor to the county of Essex. He is best known for designing the Shire Hall, Chelmsford. Life Johnson was born in Leicester. He moved to London before his thir ...

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

Sportspeople

American football

John Johnson (trainer) John "Mr. J" Johnson (March 31, 1917 – February 28, 2016) was an American athletic trainer, formerly for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He began working for the Giants in 1948, and retired in 2008, after the Gian ...

(1917–2016), American football athletic trainer for the New York Giants *

John Henry Johnson John Henry Johnson (November 24, 1929 – June 3, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a running back. He was known for his excellence at the fullback position as both a runner and a blocker. His first professional stint ...

(1929–2011), American football player *

John Johnson (defensive tackle) John Howard Johnson (born July 5, 1941) is a former professional American football player who played defensive tackle for seven seasons for the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football ...

(born 1941), American football player * John Johnson (linebacker) (born 1968), American football player *

John Johnson (safety) John Johnson III (born December 19, 1995) is an American football free safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. Early years He attended Northwestern High School in H ...

(born 1995), American football player

Baseball

Lou Johnson (pitcher) John Louis Johnson (born John Louis Mercer; November 18, 1869 – January 28, 1941) was an American left-handed pitcher who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Johnson was born in Pekin, Illinois. In his major leag ...

(John Louis Johnson, 1869–1941), Major League pitcher *

John Wesley Johnson (baseball) John Wesley Johnson, nicknamed "Smoky", was a Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s. Johnson attended Jarvis Christian College, and made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Cleveland Tate Stars. He played for several teams, includi ...

, American baseball player of the 1920s and 1930s * John Wesley Johnson Jr. (1916–1944), American baseball player *

John Henry Johnson (baseball) John Henry Johnson (born August 21, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball player. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1974 amateur draft. He made his major league debut after being traded along with Gary Thomass ...

(born 1956), Major League pitcher *

Jack Johnson (second baseman) John Thomas "Topeka Jack" Johnson (April 25, 1883 – January 29, 1940) was a Negro leagues second baseman and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He was also a professional boxer and trainer, and hi ...

(John Thomas Johnson, 1883–1940), American baseball player

Other sports

Jack Johnson (boxer) Jack Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). He is w ...

(John Arthur Johnson, 1878-1946), American boxer and first black heavyweight champion *

John Johnson (cricketer, born 1809) John Johnson (1809 – 5 August 1877) was an English first-class cricketer. Johnson was born in Nottingham in 1809 and was by profession a solicitor. His interest in cricket began when he played as a schoolboy, and he later made two appearances ...

(1809–1877)), English cricketer *

John Johnson (cricketer, born 1871) John Inchbald Johnson (10 July 1871 – 20 October 1930) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Aldwark Bridge and died in Culworth, Northamptonshire. The 1911 census records that, outside cricket, he was a ...

(1871–1930), English cricketer * John S. Johnson (sportsman) (1873–1934), American cyclist and speed skater *

John Johnson (rugby league) John Johnson was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at club level for Castleford ( Heritage No. 120).David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Centur ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1930s *

John Johnson (basketball, born 1947) John Howard Getty "J. J." Johnson (October 18, 1947 – January 7, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. High school and college career Johnson played high school basketball at Messmer High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As ...

(1947–2016), American basketball player *

John Johnson (basketball, born 1956) Jonathan M. Johnson (born 12 July 1955) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was part of the first influx of foreign basketball players in Iceland in the late 1970s. In 1979, he set the single game scoring record in the Icelandi ...

, American basketball player *

John Michael Johnson John Michael Johnson (born June 23, 1968, in San Antonio, Texas, USA) is a retired American bantamweight boxer He made his professional debut in 1986 and was a WBA bantamweight world champion Professional career Known as "Bam Bam," Johnson turne ...

(born 1968), American bantamweight boxer *

John Johnson (footballer) John James Johnson (born 16 September 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab FC. A graduate of the Middlesbrough youth academy, he made his debut for the club against Chelsea. A lack of fir ...

(born 1988), English footballer *

, American boxer and actor

Lawyers

* John Alvin Johnson (1915–2005), U.S. lawyer and businessman *

John Calhoun Johnson John Calhoun Johnson (1822 - September 13, 1876) was a native of Deersville, Ohio, who practiced law and operated a ranch in California. His first employment in the West was carrying the mail on snowshoes from Placerville to Nevada City, duri ...

(died 1876), practiced law and operated a ranch in California *

John G. Johnson John Graver Johnson (1841, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – April 13, 1917, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American corporate lawyer and art collector. The Philadelphia law firm that he founded in 1863 continues under the name Saul Ewing. H ...

(1841–1917), U.S. corporate lawyer and art collector * John Henry Johnson (patent attorney) (1828–1900)

Military figures

John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723) was Seigneur of Sark from 1720 to 1723. The colonel and former commander of the garrison in Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English ...

(died 1723), Seigneur of Sark, 1720–1723 *

Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet Brigadier General Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830) was an American-born military officer, magistrate, landowner and colonial official in the British Indian Department who fought as a Loyalist during the American ...

(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

Politicians and public servants

United States

* John Johnson (Ohio congressman) (1805–1867), politician * John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician) (1883–1962), Minnesota politician *

John Albert Johnson John Albert Johnson (July 28, 1861September 21, 1909) was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from January 1897 to January 1901. He was the 16th governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1905, until his death on Septemb ...

(1861–1909), 16th governor of Minnesota *

John Anders Johnson John Anders Johnson (April 15, 1832November 10, 1901) was a Norwegian American immigrant, businessman, and Republican politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing eastern Dane County. Biography Johnson was bor ...

(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) John E. Johnson (August 24, 1920 – February 19, 2002) was an American lawyer who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the ...

(1920–2002), Mississippi state representative and senator * John J. Johnson (1926–2016), Missouri state senator *

John Kelly Johnson John Kelly Johnson (22 August 1841 – 12 November 1894) was an American politician. John Kelly Johnson was born on 22 August 1841 to Abijah Johnson and Elizabeth Bailey. When Johnson was thirteen, he and his family moved from Greene County, Ohio, ...

(1841–1894), Iowa state court judge and legislator *

John Warren Johnson John Warren Johnson (January 29, 1929 – January 6, 2023) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Johnson went to Southwest High School in Minneapolis. He then received his bachelor's degree in economics and ...

(born 1929), Minnesota state legislator *

John Telemachus Johnson John Telemachus Johnson (October 5, 1788 – December 17, 1856) was a minister in the Christian Church, an attorney, and a politician, elected as U.S. Representative from Kentucky. His older brothers, also politicians, included James Johnson and ...

(1788–1856), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * John Johnson (Kansas City mayor) (1816–1903), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri *

J. Neely Johnson John Neely Johnson (August 2, 1825 – August 31, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician. He was elected as the fourth governor of California from 1856 to 1858, and later appointed justice to the Nevada Supreme Court from 1867 to 1871. As a ...

(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. John Johnson Sr. (September 12, 1770 – July 30, 1824) was a Maryland attorney and judge, and the fourth Chancellor of Maryland, from 1821 to 1824.William J. Marbury,The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland, Report of the Tenth ...

(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) John S. Johnson (June 6, 1854 – June 23, 1941) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1897 to 1900. He served as chairman of that chamber's Ways and Means Committee. He resided in Christine, North Dakota. He died during 1 ...

(1854–1941), member of the North Dakota House of Representatives *

John D. Johnson (politician) John D. Johnson is an American academic and politician who is a member of the Utah State Senate from the 3rd district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021. He represented the 19th district between 2021 and 2023 prior t ...

, 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 John Mercer Johnson (October 1818 – November 8, 1868) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from the Province of New Brunswick, and a Father of Confederation. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from ...

(1818–1868), Canadian politician *

John Johnson (diplomat) Sir John Rodney Johnson, KCMG, FRGS (6 September 1930 – 15 October 2018) was a British colonial administrator, diplomat, and academic administrator. After serving in the Colonial Service in Kenya, Johnson joined the Foreign Service, becoming Br ...

(1930–2018), British colonial administrator and diplomat *

John Smoke Johnson John Smoke Johnson (December 2 or 14, 1792 – August 26, 1886) or Sakayengwaraton (also known as Smoke Johnson), was a Mohawk leader in Canada. After Johnson fought for the British Crown in the War of 1812, he was honoured by his tribal ...

(1792–1886), Mohawk chief *

John William Fordham Johnson John William Fordham Johnson (28 November 1866 – 28 November 1938) was a Canadian businessman and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Johnson was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. He left the United Kingdom in 1888 and s ...

(1866–1938), lieutenant governor of British Columbia *

John Johnson (British politician) John Johnson (1850 – 29 December 1910) was a British trade unionist and Lib-Lab politician. Trade Unionist He worked in the mining industry. In 1890 he became Treasurer of the Durham Miners' Association and then in 1897 their Financial Secreta ...

(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 John George Johnson (1829–1896) was an English Conservative Party politician. He was elected Conservative MP for Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Ply ...

(1829–1896), British Member of Parliament for Exeter

Religious figures

John Johnson (theologian) John Johnson, of Cranbrook (1662–1725) was an English clergyman, known as a theologian in the Laudian tradition. Life Born 30 December 1662, at Frindsbury in Kent, he was son of the vicar, Thomas Johnson, by Mary, daughter of Francis Drayton, ...

(1662–1725), English clergyman and theologian * John Johnson (baptist) (1706–1791), English minister, founder of the Johnsonian Baptists *

John Johnson (clergyman) John Johnson (15 November 1769 – 29 September 1833) was a Church of England clergyman, poet, and editor, a cousin and friend of William Cowper, who lived with Johnson in his declining years. Life Born at Ludham, Norfolk, Johnson was the son ...

(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 Enmegahbowh (c. 1820 – June 12, 1902; from Enami'egaabaw, meaning "He that prays or his people whilestanding"; also known as John Johnson) was the first Native American to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States of ...

(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 (inventor) (1813–1871), American pioneer photographer and inventor * 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) John H. Johnson (September 26, 1921 – January 12, 1988) was an American baseball executive, whose most significant role was as president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues from 1979 through 1988. He was born in Staten ...

(1921–1988), minor league baseball executive *

John Seward Johnson I John Seward Johnson I (July 14, 1895 – May 23, 1983) was one of the sons of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson). He was also known as J. Seward Johnson Sr. and Seward Johnson. He was a longtime executive and director of Jo ...

(1895-1983), founded the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution *

Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated ...

(1570–1606) or John Johnson *John Johnson, one of the

Colchester Martyrs The Colchester Martyrs were 16th-century English Protestant martyrs. They were executed for heresy in Colchester, Essex, during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I. Their story is recorded in ''Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. 1545 or 1546 " e Henry" a ...

John & Thomas Johnson John & Thomas Johnson was a soap and alkali manufacturing business in Runcorn, Cheshire, England during the 19th century. John and Thomas Johnson were brothers after whom the business was named. Their father, also named John Johnson, had establ ...

, a soap and alkali manufacturing business in Runcorn, Cheshire, England