Thomas Johnson, Tom Johnson or Tommy Johnson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Music

Tom Johnson (composer) Thomas Floyd Johnson (November 18, 1939 – December 31, 2024) was an American composer and music critic associated with minimalism. After a religious upbringing in Colorado, he studied at Yale with Allen Forte and in New York City with Morton F ...

(1939–2024), American minimalist composer *

Tommy Johnson (tubist) John Thomas Johnson (January 7, 1935 - October 16, 2006) was an American orchestral tuba player. He performed on more than 2,000 film soundtracks, most notably John Williams' '' Jaws'' score, in which he played a high-register tuba solo as the m ...

(1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player *

Tommy Johnson (guitarist) Tommy Johnson (January 1896November 1, 1956) was an American Delta blues musician who recorded in the late 1920s and was known for his eerie falsetto voice and intricate guitar playing. Early life Johnson was born near Terry, Mississippi, and i ...

(1896–1956), American blues guitarist * Thomas Johnson (music producer) (born 1957), American audio engineer, producer, and musician

Other media

* Tom Johnson (sound engineer) (born 1958), American film sound mixer *

Thomas Johnson (animator) Thomas Johnson, Tom Johnson or Tommy Johnson may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *Tom Johnson (composer) (1939–2024), American minimalist composer * Tommy Johnson (tubist) (1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player * Tommy Johnson (gu ...

(1907–1960), American film animator; most prominently worked for

Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios () was an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures in 1942, the parent company and the distri ...

*Thomas Johnson, known as

Tommy the Clown Thomas Johnson, also known as Tommy the Clown, is an American dancer best known as the inventor of the "clowning" style of dance, which evolved into krumping. Johnson invented the style in 1992 to enhance birthday party clown acts, thereby creati ...

(born 1969), American dancer * Tom Loftin Johnson (artist) (1900–1963), American painter and art teacher at West Point *

Tommy Johnson (actor) Tommy Clarence Fredrik Johnson (5 December 1931, in Stockholm – 17 July 2005, in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor. He worked at Uppsala City Theatre and Malmö City Theatre. In 1988 he received the Cornelis Vreeswijk Scholarship. Selected f ...

(1931–2005), Swedish actor * Thomas Berger Johnson (c. 1890–1968), Nebraska artist

Business

*Thomas Johnson (born in 1810s), namesake of John & Thomas Johnson, a soap and alkali manufacturing business * Thomas Fielding Johnson (1828–1921), British businessman and philanthropist *

Tom Johnson (journalist) Wyatt Thomas Johnson (born September 30, 1941) is an American journalist and media executive, best known for serving as president of Cable News Network (CNN) during the 1990s and, before that, as publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'' newspaper ...

(born 1941), American media executive; publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'' and president of CNN * Thomas S. Johnson (21st century), American banker

Design

* Thomas Johnson (designer) (1714–1778), English furniture maker, woodcarver and author * T. C. Johnson (Thomas Crossley Johnson, 1862–1934), American firearms designer

Politics

U.K.

* Thomas Johnson (died 1569), MP for St Albans and Bossiney *

Thomas Johnson (Serjeant-at-Arms) Thomas Johnson, Tom Johnson or Tommy Johnson may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *Tom Johnson (composer) (1939–2024), American minimalist composer *Tommy Johnson (tubist) (1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player *Tommy Johnson (guit ...

(died 1592), MP for

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

* Thomas Johnson (died 1660), MP for

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth ( ), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside resort, seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. Its fishing industry, m ...

Thomas Johnson (Liverpool merchant) Sir Thomas Johnson (27 October 1664 – 28 December 1728) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1701 to 1723. Johnson was born in Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status i ...

(1664–1728), English member of parliament *

Thomas Johnson (Irish politician) Thomas Ryder Johnson (17 May 1872 – 17 January 1963) was an Irish Labour Party (Ireland), Labour Party politician and trade unionist who served as Leader of the Opposition (Ireland), Leader of the Opposition from 1922 to 1927 and Leader of the ...

(1872–1963), Irish nationalist; leader of Irish Labour Party in Irish Parliament

U.S.

Thomas Johnson (judge) Thomas Johnson (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was an 18th-century American lawyer, politician, and Patriot (American Revolution), patriot. He was a Delegate (American politics), delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774, where ...

(1732–1819), American jurist; one of the Founding Fathers; governor of Maryland; Supreme Court justice *

Thomas Johnson (Kansas politician) Thomas Johnson (July 11, 1802 – January 2, 1865) was an American missionary in Kansas who founded the Shawnee Methodist Mission in 1830. It was intended to serve and convert the Shawnee, several hundred of whom had been relocated to Indian Te ...

(1802–1865), American Methodist missionary in Kansas territorial legislature; namesake of Johnson County *

Thomas Johnson (Arkansas judge) Thomas Johnson (December 29, 1808 – March 25, 1878)In Memoriam
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(1808–1878), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court *

Thomas Johnson (Kentucky politician) Thomas Johnson (July 4, 1812 – April 7, 1906) was a prominent Kentucky politician. He was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky and represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress. Johnson served as an officer in the Confederate A ...

(1812–1906), Confederate congressman during the early part of the American Civil War *

Thomas Johnson (Wisconsin politician) Thomas Johnson (March 16, 1854 – January 26, 1933) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Johnson was born in Norway on March 16, 1854. He moved with his parents to La Crosse County, Wisconsin in 1859. Johnson became a farmer ...

(1854–1933), Wisconsin state assemblyman *

Tom L. Johnson Tom Loftin Johnson (July 18, 1854 – April 10, 1911) was an American industrialist, Georgist politician, and important figure of the Progressive Era and a pioneer in urban political and social reform. He was a U.S. Representative from 1891 to ...

(1854–1911), U.S. representative from Ohio, 1891–1895; mayor of Cleveland, 1901–1909 *

Thomas Francis Johnson Thomas Francis Johnson (June 26, 1909 – February 1, 1988) was a U.S. Congressman who represented Maryland's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1963. He lost his third re-election after criminal charges were brought ...

(1909–1988), U.S. representative from Maryland *

Thomas W. Johnson Thomas W. Johnson (born April 14, 1949) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1999. Johnson began his career in the House in 1977 and served 22 years, representing Southeast ...

(active 1977–2006), American politician in Ohio * Tom Johnson (Illinois politician) (1945–2018), Illinois state senator

Other political figures

* Thomas Johnson (Australian politician) (1819–1894), businessman and MHA in South Australia * Thomas Alexander Johnson (1835–1914), businessman and member of the Queensland Legislative Council * Thomas Herman Johnson (1870–1927), Canadian politician in Manitoba

Scholars and academics

* H. Thomas Johnson (born 1938), American accounting historian *

Thomas Johnson (botanist) Thomas Johnson (died 1644) was an English botanist, and a royalist colonel in the English Civil War. He has been called the "father of British field botany". Life Johnson was born at Selby in Yorkshire between 1595 and 1600. He seems to have r ...

(c. 1600–1644), English apothecary and botanist * Thomas Johnson (scholar) (died 1737), English cleric and academic * Thomas Johnson (botany teacher) (1863–1954), English authority on plants; professor of Botany at University College Dublin *

Thomas Herbert Johnson Thomas Herbert Johnson (April 27, 1902 – January 3, 1985) was an American scholar, teacher, editor, and bibliographer specializing in American literature. His notable contributions include the rediscovery of the Puritan poet Edward Taylor ...

(1902–1985), scholar of English literature * Thomas Howard Johnson (21st century), director of the Naval Postgraduate School's Program for Culture & Conflict Studies

Sports

American football

* Thomas Johnson (American football coach) (1917–2007), Negro league baseball player and American football coach *

Thomas Johnson (defensive tackle) Thomas Johnson (born June 24, 1981) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blu ...

(born 1981), American defensive tackle *

Pepper Johnson Thomas "Pepper" Johnson (born July 29, 1964) is an American football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, the first seven of which were for the New York Giants. He won two Super Bowls with t ...

(Thomas Johnson, born 1964), American football linebacker and coach * Tom Johnson (tackle, born 1931) (1931–1991), American football offensive/defensive tackle for Michigan and the Green Bay Packers *

Tom Johnson (defensive tackle, born 1984) Tom Johnson (born August 30, 1984), nicknamed Sebastian Thunderbucket, is a former American football defensive tackle. He attended Moss Point High School, where he played as a defensive tackle for two seasons. He played college football at So ...

, American defensive tackle drafted by the Indianapolis Colts

Association football

* Thomas Johnson (South African soccer) (1942–2011), South African football player and manager * Tom Johnson (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1983), English football defender for Sheffield United and Lincoln City * Tom Johnson (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2018), English football left half or forward for Darlington and Bradford Park Avenue * Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1973), English football forward for Manchester City and Everton *

Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1971) Thomas Johnson, Tom Johnson or Tommy Johnson may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Tom Johnson (composer) (1939–2024), American minimalist composer * Tommy Johnson (tubist) (1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player * Tommy Johnson (g ...

, English football striker for Notts County, Derby County, Aston Villa and Celtic

Baseball

* Thomas Johnson (American football coach) (1917–2007), Negro league baseball player and American football coach * Thomas P. Johnson (1914–2000), American Major League Baseball team owner (Pittsburgh Pirates) * Tom Johnson (1970s pitcher) (born 1951), American pitcher for the Minnesota Twins * Tom Johnson (1910s pitcher) (1889–1926), American pitcher in the Negro leagues * Tommy Johnson (baseball), American pitcher in the Negro leagues

Boxing

Tom Johnson (bareknuckle boxer) Tom Johnson (born Thomas Jackling; c. 1750 – 21 January 1797) was a bare-knuckle boxing, bare-knuckle fighter who was referred to as the Champion of England between 1784 and 1791. His involvement in pugilistic prizefighting is genera ...

(1750–1797), born Tom Jackling, English bare-knuckle boxer *

Tom Johnson (American boxer) Tom Johnson (born July 15, 1964) is an American former boxer who was the IBF featherweight champion of the world. Professional career Known as "Boom Boom", Johnson turned pro in 1986 and in 1991 challenged Manuel Medina for the IBF Featherwei ...

(born 1964), American featherweight boxer

Rugby

* Thomas Johnson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s * Tom Johnson (rugby union, born 1893) (1893–1948), Wales international rugby union player * Tom Johnson (rugby union, born 1982), rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs

Other sports

* Thomas Johnson (cyclist) (Horace Thomas Johnson, 1886–1966), British cyclist in the 1908 Summer Olympics * Tom Johnson (golfer) (born 1981), American member of the PGA tour *

Tom Johnson (ice hockey) Thomas Christian "Tomcat" Johnson (February 18, 1928 – November 21, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, he played for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He later s ...

(1928–2007), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Tom Johnson (lacrosse) (born 1985), Canadian lacrosse player * Tom Johnson (swimming coach) (born 1963), American swim and diving coach

Others

* Thomas Johnson (monk) (died 1537), English Carthusian monk * *

Thomas Johnson (architect) Thomas Johnson (c.1762–1814) was a British architect who designed the 1808 building for the Leeds Library in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He built William Hey's house at 1, Albion Place, Leeds, and Holy Trinity Church, Halifax. It is possi ...

(c. 1762–1814), British architect *Thomas 15X Johnson (1935–2009), American convicted in the 1965 assassination of

Malcolm X Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary, Islam in the United States, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figur ...

Tom Johnson (astronomer) Thomas Jasper Johnson or Tom Johnson (January 11, 1923 – March 13, 2012) was an American electronics engineer and astronomer who founded Celestron, a company which manufacturers telescopes, which revolutionized the amateur astronomy industry an ...

(1923–2012), American astronomer and electrical engineer, founder of Celestron * Tom Johnson (lawyer) (born 1971), American attorney based in Portland, Oregon *

Tom Richard Johnson Tom Richard Johnson (c. 1850 – 9 January 1935) was a railway executive in Australia, Chief Commissioner for Railways in New South Wales from 1907 to 1914. History Johnson was a native of Great Britain. He joined the Great Northern Railway i ...

(1850–1935), railway engineer, commissioner in New South Wales * Thomas Johnson (murderer) (1898–1939), convicted of a double murder in Dunolly, Victoria * Thomas Hope Johnson (1899–1998), American physicist and cosmic ray researcher * Thomas Sylvester Johnson (1873–1955), Sierra Leonean Anglican bishop and theologian

Fictional characters

*Tommy Johnson, blues musician in the 2000 American criminal comedy film ''

O Brother, Where Art Thou? ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' is a 2000 satirical comedy-drama musical film written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Charles Durning, Michael Bad ...

'' *Tommy "Banana" Johnson, see List of ''Viz'' comic strips