David, Dave or Davey Johnson may refer to:

Academics

David Alan Johnson David Alan Johnson (born 1952) is Associate Professor of Philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Yeshiva University and has previously taught at UCLA, Syracuse University, Ohio State University, University of Connecticut, Wesle ...

(born 1952), American philosopher *

David E. Johnson David E. Johnson (born December 21, 1946 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American linguist. He is the co-inventor of arc pair grammar. Work Johnson is best known for his work on relational grammar, especially the development with Paul Posta ...

(born 1946), American linguist * David H. Johnson (1912–1996) American zoologist *

David K. Johnson David K. Johnson (born c. 1962) is an American historian and author who has taught at the University of South Florida since 2003. He specializes in LGBTQ and gender history in the 20th-century United States. His first book, ''The Lavender Scare'' ...

, American historian *

David Kyle Johnson David Kyle Johnson (born 1977) is a Professor of Philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He specializes in logic, metaphysics, free will, and philosophy of religion. Early life Johnson was born in Guymon, Oklahoma in 1977. ...

, professor of philosophy * David Orme-Johnson (born 1941), professor of psychology at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa *

David S. Johnson David Stifler Johnson (December 9, 1945 – March 8, 2016) was an American computer scientist specializing in algorithms and optimization. He was the head of the Algorithms and Optimization Department of AT&T Labs Research from 1988 to 2013, an ...

(1945–2016), American computer scientist *

David W. Johnson (scholar) David W. Johnson (born 1940 in Muncie, Indiana) is a social psychologist whose research has focused on four overlapping areas: cooperative, competitive, and individualistic efforts; constructive controversy; conflict resolution and peer mediatio ...

(born 1940), American professor of educational psychology * David Bancroft Johnson (1856–1928), founder and president of Winthrop University ** SS David B. Johnson, a Liberty ship * David Johnson (nephrologist), Australian kidney specialist

Arts and music

* C. David Johnson (born 1955), Canadian actor *

Dave Johnson (comics) Dave Johnson is a comic book artist known for his cover work. For Image Comics he has worked on titles including Erik Larsen's '' SuperPatriot'' and Robert Kirkman's ''Invincible''. For DC Comics he has provided covers to titles such as ''Detectiv ...

, American comic book artist * Dave Johnson (record producer), American music producer sometimes known as "Stiff" Johnson *

David C. Johnson David C. Johnson (born January 30, 1940 in Batavia, New York) is an American composer, flautist, and performer of live electronic music. Life and career Johnson studied, among other places, at Harvard University (M.A. in composition 1964), wi ...

(1940), American composer, flutist, and performer of live-electronic music *

David Earle Johnson David Earle Johnson (April 10, 1938 - December 22, 1998) was a percussionist, composer and music producer. The son of Earle H. Johnson and Lottie Ruth Troutman Johnson of Florence, SC. He appeared on Billy Cobhams’ Total Eclipse and Voyage ...

(died 1998), American jazz percussionist, composer, and producer *David Johnson, real name of

World Famous Bushman David Johnson, also known as the World Famous Bushman, is a busker who scares passers-by along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, active since 1980. Johnson hides motionless behind some eucalyptus branches and waits for unsuspecting people ...

, American street performer in San Francisco, California *

David Johnson (American artist) David Johnson (May 10, 1827 – January 30, 1908) was an American painter, a member of the second generation of Hudson River School painters. Biography Johnson was born in New York City, New York. He studied for two years at the antique sch ...

(1827–1908), American painter *

David Johnson (photographer) David S. Johnson (born August 3, 1926) is an American photographer. He is known for his portrayal of society, urban life, and the jazz culture of San Francisco's Fillmore District in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as figures of the civil rights mo ...

(born 1926), American photographer * David Johnson (Scottish composer) (1942–2009), Scottish composer *

David Leslie Johnson David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick ( né Johnson) is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television. Early life Johnson began writing plays in the second grade and wrote his first screenplay at age nineteen after graduating from Le ...

, American screenwriter of cinema and television * David N. Johnson (1922–1987), American composer, organist, and professor *

David Johnson (dancer) David Johnson was a dancer who has performed in many TV broadcasts in Scandinavia, sometimes with Mary Johnson. Selected notable performances * Kikki Danielsson - "Bra vibrationer" ('' Melodifestivalen 1985'' and ''Eurovision Song Contest 1985' ...

Broadcasters

Dave Johnson (announcer) Dave Johnson (born May 25, 1941) is an American announcer and sportscaster, best known for his work in horse racing with ABC and NBC Sports and at various race tracks in New York and New Jersey. His signature line — "And ''down'' the stretch t ...

, American sportscaster known for his horse racing announcing *

Dave Johnson (sportscaster) Dave Johnson is an American radio personality. He is the current sports director and morning sports anchor for 103.5 WTOP-FM in Washington, D.C. Johnson first arrived at WTOP in 1989; left in 1992, but returned in 1995. In addition to WTOP, John ...

, radio sportscaster and play-by-play voice of D.C. United (MLS) and Washington Wizards (NBA)

Business and law

David Johnson (company director) David Willis Johnson (7 August 1932 – June 19, 2016) was an Australian-American company director, who as President and CEO led the Campbell Soup Company from 1990 until 1997 and then again from March 2000 to January 2001. He was also the CEO of Ge ...

(1932–2016), Australian-born CEO of Campbell Soup *

David Johnson (Michigan jurist) David Johnson (October 20, 1809 – April 28, 1886) was an American jurist, legislator, and lawyer. Born in Sangerfield, New York, Johnson studied law in New York and was admitted to the New York bar. In 1838, Johnson settled in Jackson, Michi ...

(1809–1886), American jurist and legislator * David G. Johnson (born 1956), lawyer and producer * David R. Johnson, lawyer specializing in computer communications

Diplomacy and politics

David Johnson (Canadian politician) David John Johnson (born December 17, 1945) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was the mayor of East York from 1982 to 1993, a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1993 to 1999, and a senior cab ...

(born 1945), Canadian politician *

David Johnson (governor) David Johnson (October 3, 1782January 7, 1855) was the 62nd Governor of South Carolina from 1846 to 1848. Early life and career Born in Louisa County, Virginia, Johnson was educated in York County, but moved with his family to Chester Dist ...

(1782–1855), American politician, governor of South Carolina, 1846–1848 *

David Johnson (Iowa politician) David Johnson (born 1950) was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District and served as assistant minority leader. A former Republican and currently independent, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 to 2019 and served in the Iowa House of R ...

(born 1950), American politician, Iowa State Senator * David Johnson (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1976 and 1979 to 1994 * David Johnson (South Dakota politician), member of the South Dakota Senate 2021-present, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021 *

David Moffat Johnson David Moffat Johnson (April 30, 1902 – January 3, 1973) was a Canadian athlete and diplomat. Early life David Johnson was born in 1902 in Lachine, Quebec. He studied at McGill and after graduating with an arts degree in 1923, he became th ...

, Canadian ambassador to Ireland in 1949 * David T. Johnson, American diplomat * David W. Johnson (politician), member of the

111th Ohio General Assembly The One Hundred Eleventh Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1975 and 1976. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Se ...

in 1975 * David Johnson (Arkansas politician), American politician in Arkansas

Sports

American football

David Johnson (quarterback) David Johnson (born June 28, 1986) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Golden Hurricane at the University of Tulsa, where he was the starting quarterback for the 2008 season, after several years as a backup. ...

(born 1986), American college football quarterback * David Johnson (tight end) (born 1987), American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers *

David Johnson (running back) David Jerome Johnson Sr. (born December 16, 1991) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played ...

(born 1991), American football player

Association football

David Johnson (footballer, born 1951) David Edward Johnson (23 October 1951 – 23 November 2022) was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a forward and won major trophies for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played for Ipswich Town, Everton and ...

(1951–2022), English international footballer (Ipswich/Liverpool) * David Johnson (footballer, born 1970), English footballer *

David Johnson (footballer, born 1976) David Anthony Johnson (born 15 August 1976) is a Jamaican former footballer. Born in Kingston, Johnson began his career with English club Manchester United, but was unable to break into the first team and joined Bury on a free transfer in 1 ...

, Jamaican footballer * David Johnson (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player

Baseball

Davey Johnson David Allen Johnson (born January 30, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played as a second baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League ...

(born 1943), Major League Baseball player, 1965–1978, and manager * Dave Johnson (1970s pitcher) (born 1948), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1974–1978 * Dave Johnson (1980s–1990s pitcher) (born 1959), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1987–1993 * Dave "Slim" Johnson, American Negro league baseball player of the 1910s

Track and field

David Johnson (Canadian runner) David Moffat Johnson (April 30, 1902 – January 3, 1973) was a Canadian athlete and diplomat. Early life David Johnson was born in 1902 in Lachine, Quebec. He studied at McGill and after graduating with an arts degree in 1923, he became the ...

(1902–1973), Canadian athlete (distance runner) in the 1924 Olympics * David Johnson (triple jumper) (born 1953), English triple jumper * Dave Johnson (decathlete) (born 1963), American decathlete and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist

Water sports

David Johnson (swimmer) David Charles Johnson (born February 20, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer. Johnson represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. relay teams in the preliminary h ...

(born 1947), American freestyle swimmer at the 1968 Summer Olympics * Dave Johnson (swim coach) (born 1951), head coach of Swimming Canada from 1993 to 2004 * David Johnson (rower) (born 1960), Canadian who competed in rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Other sports

David Johnson (Australian rules footballer) David Johnson (born 28 October 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Recruited from Calder Cannons, Johnson was renowned for his hard work ethic and aggressive pl ...

(born 1981), Australian-rules footballer * David Johnson (cricketer, born 1944), English cricketer *

David Johnson (cricketer, born 1971) David Jude Johnson (born 16 October 1971) is an Indian former cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprisi ...

, Indian cricketer for India and Karnataka state * David Johnson (basketball) (born 2001), American basketball player *

Dave Johnson (basketball) Dave M. Johnson (born November 16, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who had a brief career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the early 1990s. Born in Morgan City, Louisiana, Johnson attended Syracuse Univ ...

(born 1970), American former basketball player *

David Johnson (racehorse owner) David Johnson, a former £9 a week bank clerk who became a multi-millionaire in the finance industry, was a hugely successful British thoroughbred racehorse owner whose Comply or Die ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by David Pipe was the wi ...

(1940s–2013), owner of 2008 Grand National winner Comply or Die * David Johnson (sport shooter) (born 1964), American Olympic shooter *

David Johnson (tennis) David Johnson (born 16 September 1969) is an Australian Paralympic tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharu ...

(born 1969), Australian Paralympian in wheelchair tennis

Other fields

*Dave Johnson, contestant on '' Survivor: The Amazon'' (2003) *

David Dewayne Johnson David Dewayne Johnson (January 10, 1963 – December 19, 2000) was an American murderer executed for the 1989 murder of Leon Brown, 67, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Murder On September 2, 1989, Johnson entered a warehouse and convinced the night wa ...

(1963–2000), American criminal, executed for murder in Arkansas * David Elliot Johnson (1933–1995), Episcopal bishop in the US, Bishop of Massachusetts *David Johnson (born c. 1947), American convict, one of the

San Quentin Six The San Quentin Six were six inmates at San Quentin State Prison in the U.S. state of California who were charged with actions related to an August 21, 1971 escape attempt that resulted in six deaths and at least two persons seriously wounded. They ...

*David Johnson, editor of

Johnson's Russia List Johnson's Russia List (JRL) is an email newsletter containing Russia-related news and analysis in English. David Johnson is the list's editor. The JRL generally comes out one or more times per day. JRL's content includes articles syndicated from ...

, an email newsletter containing Russia-related news and analysis