John Johnson may refer to:

Academia

* John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956), scholar and printer *

John Wesley Johnson John Wesley Johnson (born 22 March 1836 – September 14, 1893) was an American academic administrator and a notable figure in the early development of Oregon's higher education. He is probably best known today as the first President of the Uni ...

(1836–1898), first president of the University of Oregon *

John Bertrand Johnson John Erik Bertrand Johnson (born Johan Erik Bertrand; October 2, 1887 – November 27, 1970) was a Swedish-born American electrical engineer and physicist. He created the first cathode-ray tube oscilloscope and detailed a fundamental source of r ...

(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) (–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) (1964–2017), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red *

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 ...

(born 1966), American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur * John H. Johnson (1918–2005), founder of the Johnson Publishing Company (''Ebony'' and ''Jet'' magazines)

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

Sportspeople

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) (1941–2025), 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 (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxing, boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow laws, Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915) ...

(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 * John Johnson (long jumper) (born 1947), American long jumper, 1968 NCAA runner-up for the UCLA Bruins track and field team

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

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 (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) (1829–?), 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 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 (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 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 (baseball) (1921–1988), minor league baseball executive * John Seward Johnson I (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 educate ...

(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