Bill Johnson may refer to:

Entertainment

* William Manuel Johnson (1872–1972), known as Bill, American double bass player and founder of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band * Bill Johnson (reed player) (1912–1960), American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger * Bill Johnson (banjoist) (died 1955), American jazz banjoist and guitarist * Bill Johnson (blues musician), Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * Bill Johnson (musical theatre actor) (1916–1957), American actor and singer of stage and screen *

Bill Johnson (film and television actor) Bill Johnson (born December 16, 1951) is an American actor, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1986 horror film ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2''. Career ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' Johnson was chosen to play Leatherface in ''The Texas ...

(born 1951), American actor known for ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' * Bill Johnson (New Zealand actor) (1924–2016), New Zealand actor * Bill Johnson (filmmaker), American film and television editor

Politics

Bill Johnson (Ohio politician) William Leslie Johnson (born November 10, 1954) is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life, education, and business career Born in Rosebo ...

(born 1954), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Bill Johnson (Kentucky politician) (born 1965), unsuccessful Republican candidate for Secretary of State of Kentucky, 2011 * William A. Johnson Jr. (born 1942), known as Bill, first African-American mayor of Rochester, New York

Sports

American football

* Bill Johnson (defensive end) (1916–2002), American football defensive end * Bill Johnson (center) (1926–2011), American football player (San Francisco 49ers) and coach (Cincinnati Bengals) * Bill Johnson (guard) (1936–2020), American football player * Bill Johnson (punter) (born 1944), football player with the New York Giants * Bill Johnson (American football coach) (born 1955) *

Bill Johnson (running back) William Thomas Johnson (born October 31, 1960 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is a former professional American football player from 1984 to 1987 in both the USFL and the NFL. Primarily a running back, Johnson played college football at Arkansas Sta ...

(born 1960), American football player *

Bill Johnson (defensive tackle) William Edward Johnson (born December 9, 1968) is a former American professional football defensive lineman who played eight years in the National Football League (NFL) for four teams. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of ...

(born 1968), American football defensive lineman

Baseball

* Bill Johnson (1890s outfielder) (1862–1942), Major League Baseball outfielder * Bill Johnson (1910s outfielder) (1892–1950), Major League Baseball outfielder * Bill Johnson (catcher) (1895–1988), American Negro leagues baseball catcher *

Bill Johnson (1940s outfielder) William Johnson is an American former Negro league outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center field ...

, American Negro leagues outfielder *

Bill Johnson (pitcher) William Charles Johnson (October 6, 1960 – January 20, 2018) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 to 1984 for the Chicago Cubs. Listed at 6' 5", 205 lb., he batted and threw right handed. Johnson was originally signed a ...

(1960–2018), Major League Baseball pitcher

Other sports

Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1882) Bill Johnson (28 June 1882 – 14 August 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league i ...

(1882–1952), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and St Kilda *

Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1886) William Stephen Johnson (5 January 1886 – 5 October 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Johnson was originally from Castlemaine and captained West Melbourne to ...

(1886–1964), Australian rules footballer for Essendon and Carlton *

Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1900) William Johnson (born 1900) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding ...

, English footballer *

Bill Johnson (rugby league) William Harold Johnson (first ¼ 1916 – 13 June 1997) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Pill Harriers RFC and Newport RFC, and representative ...

(1916–1997), rugby league footballer of the 1930s, for Wales, and Huddersfield *

Bill Johnson (cricketer) William Johnson (born 27 February 1959) is a former English cricketer. Johnson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Sunderland, County Durham. Johnson made his debut for Durham against Bedfordshire in 198 ...

(born 1959), English cricketer, Durham CCC *

Bill Johnson (skier) William Dean Johnson (March 30, 1960 – January 21, 2016) was an American World Cup alpine ski racer. By winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Johnson became the first American male to win an Olympic go ...

(1960–2016), American skier

Other people

Bill Johnson (pastor) Bill Johnson (born July 18, 1951) is an American Christian minister and evangelist. He is the senior leader of Bethel Church, a charismatic megachurch in Redding, California. The church has grown in membership from 2,000 when he joined in 1996, ...

(born 1951), American revivalist, pastor and author *

Bill Johnson (author) William “Bill” Anthony Johnson (October 4, 1956 - March 17, 2022) was a science fiction writer from Webster, South Dakota. His writings often have a "regional" tone influenced by his South Dakota origins. This is particularly true of his story ...

(1956–2022), science fiction writer * Bill Johnson (scientist) (1922–2010), British academic