John Johnson may refer to:

Academia

John de Monins Johnson John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956) was an English papyrus, 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 Braith ...

(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) 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 ...

, (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 ...

(–1594), English lutenist and composer *

John Johnson (photographer) John Johnson (1879–1953) was an American photographer. His photographs are considered among the few documents of the early 20th-century African-American community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Life Johnson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1879, to ...

(1879–1953), American photographer *

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 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 *

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-found ...

(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 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 and, with the death ...

John Johnson (musician) Simply Red are an English soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. Band leader, singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall was the only original member left by the time Simply Red initially disbanded in 2010. They have released thirteen studio ...

(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 John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was an American businessman and publisher. Johnson was the founder in 1942 of the Johnson Publishing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson's company, with its creation of ' ...

(1918–2005), founder of the Johnson Publishing Company (''Ebony'' and ''Jet'' magazines)

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) John Johnson (1807 – 28 December 1878) was an English architect who specialised in religious buildings and churches in the Gothic style. He was regularly employed by the civil engineer Sir John Kelk to design the homes and public buildings K ...

(1807–1878), English architect *

John Johnson (architect, born 1843) John Johnson (born London, England; 1843 – 1919) was an English architect. Career Johnson was a member of the Architectural Association from 1863, and designed a number of notable churches and civic commissions from the 1870s. He was describe ...

(1843–1919), English architect

Sportspeople

American football

* John Johnson (trainer) (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 fullback. His first stint was in Canada in the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU, a forerunner league to today's Canadia ...

(1929–2011), American football player *

John Johnson (defensive tackle) John Howard Johnson (July 5, 1941 – February 20, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played c ...

(1941–2025), American football player *

John Johnson (linebacker) John Vernard Johnson (born May 8, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints. He w ...

(born 1968), American football player *

John Johnson (safety) John Johnson III (born December 19, 1995) is an American professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles football, Boston College Eagles, and was sele ...

(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 leagu ...

(John Louis Johnson, 1869–1941), 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 h ...

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

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 Thoma ...

(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) 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 appearance ...

(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) John Sigfried Johnson (May 11, 1873 – January 17, 1934) was an early American cyclist and speed skater. He was born as Johan Sigfrid Jonsson in Sweden and emigrated with his parents to Minnesota in the United States in 1881. Johnson was the f ...

(1873–1934), American cyclist and speed skater *

, (1893–1968), American boxer and actor * John Johnson (rugby league), 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. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. High school and college career Johnson played high school basketball ...

(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 tur ...

(born 1968), American bantamweight boxer *

John Johnson (footballer) John James Johnson (born 16 September 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. A graduate of the Middlesbrough youth academy, he made his debut for the club against Chelsea. A lack of first team opportunities saw him being lo ...

(born 1988), English footballer *

John Johnson (long jumper) 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 J ...

(born 1947), American long jumper, 1968 NCAA runner-up for the

UCLA Bruins track and field The UCLA Bruins track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruins compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Los Angeles, California ...

team

Lawyers

John Calhoun Johnson John Calhoun Johnson (c. 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, du ...

(1822–1876), practiced law and operated a ranch in California *

John Henry Johnson (patent attorney) John Henry Johnson (1828 in Kendal, United Kingdom – 12 March 1900 ) was one of the first specialist patent agents in the United Kingdom and became the founding President of the Institute of Patent Agents, now the Chartered Institute of Pa ...

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

John Alvin Johnson John Alvin Johnson (1915–2005) was an American lawyer and businessman who was General Counsel of the Air Force from 1952 to 1958; General Counsel of NASA from 1958 to 1963; and an executive at COMSAT from 1963 to 1980, having become CEO by the ti ...

(1915–2005), U.S. lawyer and businessman

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 bought the fief A fief (; ) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. ...

(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, politician and landowner who fought as a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War. He was the son of Sir William J ...

(1741–1830), loyalist leader during the American Revolution *

Liver-Eating Johnson John "Liver-Eating" Johnson, born John Jeremiah Garrison Johnston (July 1, 1824 – January 21, 1900), was a mountain man of the American Old West. Biography Johnson is said to have been born with the last name Garrison, in the area of the Hicko ...

(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) John D. Johnson is a retired American lieutenant general of the United States Army. He was director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization from July 2013 to July 2015. Previously, Johnson was the commanding general of the Ei ...

(born 1952), U.S. Army general *

John P. Johnson (general) John P. "Pete" Johnson (born January 22, 1963) is a retired major general in the United States Army. He was previously one of two deputy commanding generals (South) of United States Army Pacific. Johnson previously served as the 49th Commander ...

(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 List of Governors of Minnesota, 16th governor of Minnesota from January 4, 190 ...

(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 bo ...

(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) 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 State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, ...

(1920–2002), Mississippi state representative and senator *

John J. Johnson John J. Johnson (October 10, 1926 – April 7, 2016) was an American politician in Missouri, who served as a state Senator for twelve years from 1960 to 1972. Born in St. Louis, Johnson attended Washington University, attaining a degree in politi ...

(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 ...

(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) John Johnson (1816–1903) was an architect who designed the original Coates House in Kansas City, Missouri, which subsequently became the hotel that is on the National Register of Historic Places, and was partially destroyed in 1978 in Kansas ...

(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 m ...

(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) John Edward Johnson Jr. (born October 26, 1937) is an American politician who is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of ...

(born 1937), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives *

John Johnson Sr. John Johnson Sr. (September 12, 1770 – July 30, 1824) was an American attorney and judge who was 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 Te ...

(1770–1824), Chancellor of Maryland *

John Johnson Jr. John Johnson Jr. (August 8, 1798 – October 4, 1856) was an American politician who was the last Chancellor of Maryland, serving in that office from to 1846 to 1851.William J. Marbury,The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland, R ...

(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) John Bernhard Johnson (February 4, 1885 – May 18, 1985) was an American politician. He served in the South Dakota State Senate The South Dakota Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one repr ...

(1885–1985), American politician in the South Dakota State Senate *

John Ramsey Johnson John Ramsey Johnson (born May 23, 1945) is a retired Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Education and career Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University. After graduating, he joined the Air Fo ...

(born 1945), associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia *

J. B. Johnson (Florida politician) John B. Johnson (October 15, 1868 – June 26, 1940), more commonly referred to as J. B. Johnson, was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd Florida Attorney General. Early life and military service Johnson was born in Live ...

(1868–1940), 23rd Florida Attorney General * John S. Johnson (politician) (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 ...

, member of the Utah State Senate

Other countries

*John Johnson, alias of

John Cornelius (MP) John Cornelius alias Cornellys alias Johnson alias Welbored (died 1567), was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th ce ...

(died 1567), English politician *

Johno Johnson John Richard "Johno" Johnson GCSG (26 July 1930 – 9 August 2017) was an Australian politician. He served as President of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1991. Career Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, he was a groce ...

(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 1 ...

(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 triba ...

(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 se ...

(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 John Mordaunt Johnson (c. 1776 – 10 September 1815) was a British diplomat around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Early years John Johnson was born in Dublin around 1776. His parents both came from English families that had long settled in ...

(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 in 1874 but was defeated at the following election in 1880. During 1872, he was also High Sheriff of Devon. He married ...

(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) John Johnson Sr. (April 11, 1778 – July 30, 1843) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement in Ohio. Early life and family Johnson was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. He became a farmer and farmed near Pomfret, Vermont. In 1818, h ...

(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 Americans in the United States, Native American to be ordained a priest in the E ...

(c. 1820–1902), also known as John Johnson, first Native American Episcopal priest

Others

John Johnson (explorer) John Johnson was an Arctic explorer and World War II veteran. Johnson server as cook and mechanic for the MacGregor Arctic Expedition (1937–1938). He was killed while on active duty during World War II World War II or the Second ...

, Arctic explorer and World War II veteran *

John Johnson (mass murderer) The Myall Creek massacre was the killing of at least 28 unarmed Aboriginal people in the Colony of New South Wales by eight colonists on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek in the north of the colony. Seven perpetrators were convicted of murder a ...

(1810–1838), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre *

John O. Johnson John O. Johnson (January 10, 1875 - February 1963) was a Norwegian-born, American boat builder, early aviator, and inventor in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Early life and boat building Johnson was born in Oslo, Norway. His mother died when he ...

(1875–1963), American boat builder, aviator and inventor * John H. Johnson (baseball) (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 J ...

(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 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" ...

* John & Thomas Johnson, a soap and alkali manufacturing business in Runcorn, Cheshire, England