James or Jim Johnston may refer to:

Politicians

James Johnston (Secretary of State) James Johnston (1655 – 3 May 1737, in Bath), of Orleans House, Twickenham, Middlesex, was a Scottish diplomat who was envoy extraordinary to Prussia from 1690 to 1692 and an office holder who was Secretary of State, Scotland from 1692 to 1696 ...

(1655–1737), Scottish Secretary of State *

James William Johnston James W. Johnston (29 August 1792 – 21 November 1873) was a Nova Scotia lawyer and politician. He served as Premier of the colony from 1857 to 1860 and again from 1864. He was also ''Government Leader'' prior to the granting of responsible ...

(1792–1873), Canadian politician and judge * James Johnston (MP) (1801–1841), MP for Stirling Burghs 1830–32 *

James Johnston (Upper Canada politician) James Johnston (died June 16, 1849) was a fiery-tempered businessman and political figure in Upper Canada (later Canada West, now the province of Ontario). Johnston was born in Ireland and came to Upper Canada in 1815, moving to Bytown (now O ...

(died 1849),

Bytown Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a Grou ...

businessman and politician *

James Johnston (Australian politician) James Stewart Johnston (7 February 1811 – 10 August 1896) was a Scottish-Australian businessman, newspaper owner and politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council November 1851 to December 1852 (then unicameral) and the Victorian L ...

(1811–1896), businessman and politician in Victoria, Australia *

James Johnston (New South Wales politician) James Johnston (1854 – 31 December 1930) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in Liverpool to labourer Andrew Johnston and Anna Patterson. The family moved to Sydney in 1857 and he attended Balmain State School. After le ...

(1854–1930), politician in New South Wales, Australia * James Johnston (Queensland politician), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician) (1849–1924), Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland * James Johnston (Irish senator), Member of Seanad Éireann 1938–48 * James T. Johnston (1839–1904), U.S. Representative from Indiana *

James Wellwood Johnston James Wellwood Johnston (5 April 1900 – 18 September 1958) was a British lawyer and politician. The elder son of Christopher Johnston, Lord Sands, he was educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford. He was called to the Scottish bar in 192 ...

(1900–1958), British politician *

James Johnston (socialist politician) James Johnston (1846 – 27 April 1928) was a British co-operative and socialist activist. Born in Jarrow, Johnston left school at the age of eleven to work in the office of Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company. He studied at evening school and ...

(1846–1928), British co-operative and socialist activist * James

Roger Johnston James Roger Johnston (18 June 1930 – 24 June 2020) was an Australian politician. Johnston successfully sought Liberal preselection for Hotham, competing against nine other members. In 1977, he was elected to the Australian House of Representa ...

(born 1930), politician in Victoria, Australia

Military

* James Johnston (Royal Horse Guards officer) (1721–1795), British Army general *

James Johnston (British Army officer, died 1797) James Johnston (~1721 – 13 December 1797) was a general in the British Army. Family He was the only surviving son of Captain George Johnston, an army agentFor army officers their banker, broker for the purchase and sale of commissions, agents ...

(c. 1721–1797), British Army general *

James Johnston (British Army medical officer) Major-General James Alexander Deans Johnston, (28 February 1911 – 17 May 1988) was a senior British Army officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and the Senior Medical Officer at the liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp towards the end ...

(1911–1988), British Army officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps * James D. Johnston, Confederate Navy Commander * James Johnston (Colonel) (1742–1805), American soldier and a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress

Business

* James Johnston (brewer) (1818–1891), South Australian brewer *

James Johnston (merchant) Lt.-Colonel James Johnston (January, 1724 – 8 April 1800), J.P., was one of the earliest and principal Scottish merchants at Quebec following the fall of New France; of the firm Johnston & Purss. He was foreman of the first grand jury ...

(1720s–1800), Canadian merchant *

James A. Johnston James Aloysius Johnston (September 15, 1874 – September 7, 1954) was an American politician and prison warden who served as the first and longest-serving warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, serving from 1934 to 1948. He had earlier served ...

(1874–1954), warden at Alcatraz prison *James P. Johnston (1813–1879), California pioneer, built James Johnston House (Half Moon Bay, California) *

James Robinson Johnston James Robinson Johnston (March 12, 1876 – March 3, 1915) was a Canadian lawyer and community leader. Early life and education Johnston was born in Halifax on March 12, 1876. He was the eldest of the five sons of William Johnston, a shoemak ...

(1876–1915), Canadian lawyer and community leader

Scientists

James Finlay Weir Johnston James Finlay Weir Johnston, FRS FRSE (13 September 1796 – 18 September 1855) was a Scottish agricultural chemist and mineralogist. Life Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Johnston was educated at University of Glasgow, where he studied T ...

(1796–1855), Scottish chemist * James T. Johnston (born 1997), Aeronautical Engineer * Jim Johnston (chemist) (born 1949), New Zealand chemist who won the 1998 Thomson Medal

Religion

* James S. Johnston (1843–1924), Episcopal bishop in America *

James Johnston (missionary) James Johnston (1851 – November 1921) was a British missionary, early photographer, doctor and explorer. He created his own mission at Brown's Town in Jamaica. He took six Jamaicans to help him on his journey across central Africa from west t ...

(1851–1921), British missionary, photographer and explorer * James Vann Johnston Jr. (born 1959), American Roman Catholic bishop *

James Johnston (priest) James Johnston (1890–1977) was Archdeacon of Gibraltar from 1950 to 1963. Johnston was educated at University College, Galway. He was a teacher at Methodist College Belfast from 1920 to 1925. He chose however to train for the Anglican Ministe ...

, Archdeacon of Gibraltar

Arts

Jim Johnston (composer) James Alan Johnston (born June 19, 1952) is an American music composer and musician best known for his time with professional wrestling promotion, WWE. Over the course of three decades, he composed and recorded entrance theme music for the prom ...

(born 1952), American composer of professional wrestling entrance themes * James Johnston (tenor) (1903–1991), Northern Irish opera singer *

James Johnston (English musician) James Johnston (born 1966) is an English alternative rock musician and painter. Biography Musician Musician and artist James Johnston founded the London-based alternative rock band Gallon Drunk in 1990 as frontman and main songwriter.Strong, ...

(born 1966), English alternative rock musician *

James Johnston (Scottish musician) James Robert Johnston (born 25 April 1980) is a Scottish bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with Scottish group Biffy Clyro. He is also known as Jim or Jimbo and sometimes signs his name as such. Early life Johnston w ...

(born 1980), bassist of Biffy Clyro *

Jamie Johnston James Michael Johnston (born July 7, 1989) is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Peter Stone on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Personal life and career Johnston was born July 7, 1989 in Toronto, Ontar ...

(born 1989), Canadian actor * Jim Johnston (English musician), member of the Bristol band Monk & Canatella *

James Johnston (Australian musician) James Johnston (born 26 November 1990) is an Australian singer. In 2009, Johnston placed third in the seventh and final season of '' Australian Idol''. In 2014, he made the top 24 of the sixth season of ''The X Factor (Australia)''. In July ...

, (born 26 November 1990) Australian country artist

Sports

* James Johnston (baseball owner) (1895–1967), co-owner of the Washington Senators of the American League * James Johnston (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1952), Scottish footballer for Abercorn and Scotland * James Johnston (1900s footballer) (fl. 1900s), Scottish footballer for Third Lanark *

James Johnston (rugby union) James Johnston (born 6 March 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player of Samoan descent who currently plays for Rouen Normandie Rugby, Rouen and has represented Samoa. He has played club rugby for Wasps RFC, Wasps, Harlequin F.C., Harlequins and ...

(born 1986), Samoan rugby union player *

Jimmy Johnston (American football) James Everett Johnston (April 16, 1917 – November 17, 1973) was an American football player who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals. Born in Parma, Idaho, he play ...

(1917–1973), American football player