Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:

Academics

Dick Johnson (academic) Richard St Clair Johnson (6 June 1929 – 31 August 2019) was an Australian academic and senior public servant. Background and early life Dick Johnson was born in Singapore, one of four children born to Australian parents. His father worked in ...

(1929–2019), Australian academic * Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering * Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of New Orleans * Richard Johnson, former director of the Birmingham

Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies The Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) was a research centre at the University of Birmingham, England. It was founded in 1964 by Stuart Hall and Richard Hoggart, its first director. From 1964 to 2002, it played a critical role in dev ...

Arts and entertainment

* Richard Johnson (war artist) (born 1966), Canadian journalist and war artist * Richard S. Johnson (artist) (born 1939), American painter *

Richard Johnson (actor) Richard Keith Johnson (30 July 1927 – 5 June 2015) was an English stage and screen actor, writer and producer. Described by Michael Coveney as "a very 'still' actor – authoritative, calm and compelling," he was a staple performer in Britis ...

(1927–2015), English actor * Richard Johnson (columnist), American gossip columnist * Richard Johnson (director) (born 1974), American film director who founded Joystick Films in 2005 *

Dick Johnson (clarinetist) Richard Brown Johnson (December 1, 1925 – January 10, 2010) was an American big band clarinetist, best known for his work with the Artie Shaw Band. From 1983 until his death he was the leader of the Artie Shaw Orchestra. Born in Brockton ...

(1925–2010), musician, played in the Artie Shaw band *

Richard Johnson (16th-century writer) Richard Johnson (c. 1573 – c. 1659) was a British romance writer. All that is known of his biography is from internal evidence in his works: he was a London apprentice in the 1590s, and a freeman after 1600. Works Johnson's most famous work is ...

(1573–c. 1659), romance writer * Richard B. Johnson (born 1943), ''Abominable Firebug'' author * Richard Johnson (pianist) (born 1975), American composer, jazz pianist, and music professor * Richard "Dick" Johnson, subject of the 2020 documentary ''

Dick Johnson Is Dead ''Dick Johnson Is Dead'' is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Nels Bangerter. The story focuses on Johnson's father Richard, who suffers from dementia, portraying different ways—some of th ...

'' * Dick Johnson, alias of the bandit Ramirez in Giacomo Puccini's '' La fanciulla del West'' * "Dick Johnson", a song from

Pussy Galore Pussy Galore is a fictional character in the 1959 Ian Fleming James Bond novel '' Goldfinger'' and the 1964 film of the same name. In the film, she is played by Honor Blackman. The character returns in the 2015 Bond continuation novel '' Tri ...

's 1989 album '' Dial 'M' for Motherfucker''

Aviation

Dick Johnson (test pilot) Richard Lowe Johnson (September 21, 1917 - November 9, 2002) is best known for being chief test pilot for Convair, a division of the American defence contractor General Dynamics, and as a founding member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilot ...

(1917–2002), founding member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 1955 *

Dick Johnson (glider pilot) Richard H. Johnson (January 10, 1923 – July 23, 2008) was a glider pilot, aeronautical engineer and prolific writer of articles for gliding magazines. He was an 11-time U.S. National Champion glider pilot, 9-time US Soaring Team pilot at ...

(1923–2008), glider pilot, aeronautical engineer and writer * Richard Johnson, test-pilot of the

X-4 Bantam The Northrop X-4 Bantam is a prototype small twinjet aircraft manufactured by Northrop Corporation in 1948. It had no horizontal tail surfaces, depending instead on combined elevator and aileron control surfaces (called elevons) for control in p ...

Law and politics

Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren. He is ...

(1780–1850), American politician and 9th vice president of the United States *

Richard Johnson (mayor) Richard Johnson is an American politician and city manager who served as Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts and City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts. Early career Prior to running for office, Johnson served as an administrative assistant to Taunton ...

, American politician and city manager *

Richard Johnson (judge) Richard Johnson (27 October 1937 – 4 August 2019) was an Irish judge who served as President of the High Court from 2006 to 2009 and a Judge of the High Court from 1987 to 2009. Johnson was also under the terms of the Constitution of Ireland ...

(1937–2019), president of the High Court of Ireland * Richard Z. Johnson (1837–1913), 2nd attorney general of the Idaho Territory

Sports

Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1829) Richard Cubitt Johnson (13 October 1829 – May 1851) was an English cricketer who played in two matches for Cambridge University that are now considered to have been first-class. Cricketarchive maintains that he was baptised on 18 December 1829 ...

(1829–1851), English cricketer *

Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1974) Richard Leonard Johnson (born 29 December 1974) is a former international English cricketer who coached Middlesex County Cricket Club from 2022 to 2025. Domestic career A right-arm fast-medium pace swing bowler and useful late-order batsman ...

, English cricketer *

Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1979) Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to: Academics * Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic * Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering * Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...

, former English cricketer *

Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1988) Richard Matthew Johnson (born 1 September 1988) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Warwickshire and Derbyshire County Cricket Clubs. He played as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Johnson was born in Solihull and ...

, cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club *

Richard Johnson (golfer) Richard Johnson (born 2 February 1972) is a Welsh professional golfer. Early life Johnson's father, Peter, is the former pro at Vale of Glamorgan in Cardiff, Wales and is chairman of the PGA in Wales. Peter Johnson is now the professional at ...

(born 1972), Welsh professional golfer * Richard S. Johnson (golfer) (born 1976), Swedish professional golfer *

Richard Johnson (rugby) Richard Johnson (born 19 December 1985) is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He has played for the Bradford Bulls and on loan from the Bradford Bulls at Wollongong. Playing career Johnson was born in Oldh ...

(born 1985), rugby league player for Bradford Bulls *

Dick Johnson (footballer) Richard Kemp Johnson (1895 – 3 January 1933) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool, New Brighton and Stoke City. Career Johnson was born in Gateshead and played for Victoria Adelaide, Bensham, Hebburn A ...

(1895–1933), English footballer * Richard Johnson (soccer) (born 1974), Australian footballer * Richard Johnson (defensive back) (born 1963), former NFL cornerback *

Richard Johnson (wide receiver) Richard LaVon Johnson (born October 19, 1961) is an American former professional football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. Previously, he playe ...

(born 1961), former NFL wide receiver *

Dick Johnson (racing driver) Richard Johnson (born 26 April 1945) is a part-owner of the V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing and a former racing driver. As a driver, he was a five-time Australian Touring Car Champion and a three-time winner of the Bathurst 1000. As of ...

(born 1945), Australian racing driver **

Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing (formerly DJR Team Penske) is Australia's oldest motor racing team competing in the Supercars Championship. Founded by Dick Johnson, the team's drivers have won ten Australian Touring Car Championship titles (five of the ...

, an Australian motor racing team *

Richard Johnson (jockey) Richard Johnson (born 21 July 1977) is a retired England, English National Hunt jockey. Johnson is the second most prolific winner in the history of National Hunt Racing behind Tony McCoy, Sir Anthony McCoy, a long-time rival ...

(born 1977), British jockey * Richard

Fulke Johnson Houghton Richard Fulke Johnson Houghton (9 May 1940 – 13 February 2025) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He trained over 1,200 winners in a career which lasted from 1961 until 2006. The best of his horses included Ribocco, Ribero, Habitat ...

(born 1940), British racehorse trainer *

Butch Johnson Richard Andrew "Butch" Johnson (August 30, 1955 – May 27, 2024) was an American archer. He competed in the Summer Olympics five times, and was a part of the gold medal U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics and the bronze medal U.S. team in the 2000 ...

(Richard Andrew Johnson, born 1955), American Olympic medalist in archery * Rich Johnson (basketball) (1946–1994), American basketball player * Dick Johnson (rugby league) (1916–1984), Australian rugby league player * Dick Johnson (sailor) (1923–2005), sailor from United States Virgin Islands

Other

Richard Johnson (chaplain) Richard Johnson ( – 13 March 1827) was the first Christian cleric in Australia. Early life Johnson was born , in Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire, to John and Mary Johnson. He was educated at Hull Grammar School under Joseph Milner. In ...

(c. 1753–1827), chaplain to first settlement in New South Wales * Richard W. Johnson (1827–1897), Civil War general *

Richard Johnson (engineer) Richard Johnson, MICE (1827 – 9 September 1924) was an English railway engineer, latterly chief engineer for the Great Northern Railway (GNR). Life and career Johnson was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, and began his career as an apprentice ...

(1827–1924), British engineer, chief engineer to the Great Northern Railway * Richard W. Johnson (oceanographer) (1929–2016), American oceanographer * Richard T. Johnson (?–2015), Johns Hopkins neurologist *

Richard Johnson (architect) Richard Anthony Johnson (born 11 May 1946) is an Australian architect best known as the creator of some of the Australian most important and iconic cultural buildings and spaces of the twentieth century. Academic career Johnson graduated in 1 ...

(born 1946), Australian architect *

Dick Johnson (reporter) Richard S. Johnson (October 1953 – June 9, 2020) was the morning news co-anchor and a street reporter for the NBC-owned television station WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Before coming to WMAQ-TV in 2002, he was a longtime reporter/anchor at rival WLS-TV. ...