John Johnson may refer to:

Academia

John de Monins Johnson John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956) was an English papyrologist, printer of the '' Oxford English Dictionary'', and collector. Biography Johnson was born in Lincolnshire in England, the second son of John Henry Johnson and Anna Braithwaite n ...

(1882–1956), scholar and printer * John Wesley Johnson (1836–1898), first president of the University of Oregon * John P. Johnson (academic administrator), fifth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University *

John R. Johnson John Raven Johnson (August 9, 1900 – May 25, 1983) was an American chemist. Johnson was notable, among other things, for the discovery of the nearly quantitative oxidation of organoboranes to alcohols by alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Johnson was T ...

(1900–1983), American chemist * John Bertrand Johnson (1887–1970), scientist–engineer after whom Johnson noise is named * John Johnson (astronomer), (born 1977), current Harvard professor

Artists and entertainers

John Johnson (composer) John Johnson ( – 1594) was an English lutenist, composer of songs and lute music, attached to the court of Queen Elizabeth I. He was the father of the lutenist and composer Robert Johnson. Discography The lutenist Lynda Sayce has recorded ...

(c. 1545–1594), English lutenist and composer *

John Johnson (musician) Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the ...

(born 1964), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red * John Johnson (reporter) (born 1938), American television reporter and anchor * J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composer and opera singer * John Seward Johnson II (1930-2020), American artist *John Lee Johnson (born 1944), American drummer, better known by his stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and

Jaimoe John Lee Johnson (born July 8, 1944), frequently known by the stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe, is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band. Johanson played ...

* John Seward Johnson III (born 1966), American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur * John Lester Johnson (1893-1968), American boxer and actor

Architects

* John Johnson (architect, born 1732) (1732–1814), English architect and surveyor * John Johnson (architect, born 1807) (1807–1878), English architect * John Johnson (architect, born 1843) (1843–1919), English architect

Sportspeople

American football

* John Johnson (trainer) (1917–2016), American football athletic trainer for the New York Giants * John Henry Johnson (1929–2011), American football player *

John Johnson (defensive tackle) John Howard Johnson (born July 5, 1941) is a former professional American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven ...

(born 1941), American football player *

John Johnson (linebacker) John Vernard Johnson (born May 8, 1968) is a former American football linebacker who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the San ...

(born 1968), American football player *

John Johnson (safety) John Johnson III (born December 19, 1995) is an American football free safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. Early years He attended Northwestern High School in ...

(born 1995), American football player

Baseball

* Lou Johnson (pitcher) (John Louis Johnson, 1869–1941), Major League pitcher * John Wesley Johnson (baseball), American baseball player of the 1920s and 1930s * John Wesley Johnson Jr. (1916–1944), American baseball player * John Henry Johnson (baseball) (born 1956), Major League pitcher * Jack Johnson (second baseman) (John Thomas Johnson, 1883–1940), American baseball player

Other sports

Jack Johnson (boxer) Jack Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). He is wide ...

(John Arthur Johnson, 1878-1946), American boxer and first black heavyweight champion * John Johnson (cricketer, born 1809) (1809–1877)), English cricketer * John Johnson (cricketer, born 1871) (1871–1930), English cricketer *

John S. Johnson (sportsman) John Sigfried Johnson (May 11, 1873 – January 17, 1934) was an early American cyclist and speed skater. He was born as Johan Sigfrid Jonsson in Sweden and emigrated with his parents to Minnesota in the United States in 1881. Johnson was the fi ...

(1873–1934), American cyclist and speed skater * John Johnson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s * John Johnson (basketball, born 1947) (1947–2016), American basketball player * John Johnson (basketball, born 1956), American basketball player * John Michael Johnson (born 1968), American bantamweight boxer * John Johnson (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer * John Lester Johnson, American boxer and actor

Lawyers

John Alvin Johnson John Alvin Johnson (1915–2005) was an American lawyer and businessman who was General Counsel of the Air Force from 1952 to 1958; General Counsel of NASA from 1958 to 1963; and an executive at COMSAT from 1963 to 1980, having become CEO by the ...

(1915–2005), U.S. lawyer and businessman *

John Calhoun Johnson John Calhoun Johnson (1822 - September 13, 1876) was a native of Deersville, Ohio, who practiced law and operated a ranch in California. His first employment in the West was carrying the mail on snowshoes from Placerville to Nevada City, durin ...

(died 1876), practiced law and operated a ranch in California *

John G. Johnson John Graver Johnson (1841, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – April 13, 1917, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American corporate lawyer and art collector. The Philadelphia law firm that he founded in 1863 continues under the name Saul Ewing. H ...

(1841–1917), U.S. corporate lawyer and art collector *

John Henry Johnson (patent attorney) John Henry Johnson (1828 in Kendal, United Kingdom – 12 March 1900 ) was one of the first specialist patent agents in the United Kingdom and became the founding President of the Institute of Patent Agents, now the Chartered Institute of Pa ...

(1828–1900)

Military figures

* John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723), Seigneur of Sark, 1720–1723 * Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (1741–1830), loyalist leader during the American Revolution *

Liver-Eating Johnson John "Liver-Eating" Johnson, born John Jeremiah Garrison Johnston (July 1, 1824 – January 21, 1900), was a mountain man of the American Old West. Biography Johnson is said to have been born with the last name Garrison, in the area of the Hick ...

(1824–1900), American frontier figure * John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1839) (1839–?), United States Navy sailor * John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1842) (1842–1907), Norwegian-American Medal of Honor recipient *

John D. Johnson (general) John D. Johnson is a retired American Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general of the United States Army. He was director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization from July 2013 to July 2015. Previously, Johnson w ...

(born 1952–), U.S. Army general *

John P. Johnson (general) John P. "Pete" Johnson (born January 22, 1963) is a retired major general in the United States Army. He was previously one of two deputy commanding generals (South) of United States Army Pacific. Johnson previously served as the 49th Commander o ...

(born 1963), U.S. Army general

Politicians and public servants

United States

* John Johnson (Ohio congressman) (1805–1867), politician * John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician) (1883–1962), Minnesota politician * John Albert Johnson (1861–1909), 16th governor of Minnesota *

John Anders Johnson John Anders Johnson (April 15, 1832November 10, 1901) was a Norwegian American immigrant, businessman, and Republican politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing eastern Dane County. Biography Johnson was born ...

(1832–1901), Wisconsin state senator and assemblyman from Madison *

John E. Johnson (Brandon) John E. Johnson (July 5, 1873 – March 24, 1951) was a carpenter who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Brandon, Wisconsin. Biography Johnson was born on July 5, 1873, in Alto, Wisconsin. He attended high school in Brandon, ...

(1873–1951), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Brandon, Wisconsin *

John E. Johnson (Utica) John E. Johnson (a.k.a. Johannes Johnson, 1829 – after 1909) of Utica, Wisconsin, was an American farmer and politician. Family Johnson was born in Norway in 1829, the son of Erick Johnson Ytre Lie ( 1802–1892) and Martha Larsdatter Johnson ...

(''fl. circa'' 1868), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Utica, Wisconsin *

John Johnson (Mississippi politician) John E. Johnson (August 24, 1920 – February 19, 2002) was an American lawyer who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the ...

(1920–2002), Mississippi state representative and senator *

John J. Johnson John J. Johnson (October 10, 1926 – April 7, 2016) was an American politician in Missouri, who served as a Missouri State Senate, state Senator for twelve years from 1960 to 1972. Born in St. Louis, Johnson attended Washington University in St. ...

(1926–2016), Missouri state senator *

John Kelly Johnson John Kelly Johnson (22 August 1841 – 12 November 1894) was an American politician. John Kelly Johnson was born on 22 August 1841 to Abijah Johnson and Elizabeth Bailey. When Johnson was thirteen, he and his family moved from Greene County, Ohio ...

(1841–1894), Iowa state court judge and legislator * John Warren Johnson (born 1929), Minnesota state legislator * John Telemachus Johnson (1788–1856), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * John Johnson (Kansas City mayor) (1816–1903), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri * J. Neely Johnson (1825–1872), California politician and politician * John Johnson (b. 1833) (1833–1892), Wisconsin State Assemblyman from York, Dane County, Wisconsin * John Johnson (Ohio state representative) (born 1937), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives * John Johnson (New Jersey),

mayor of Paterson, New Jersey Mayors of Paterson, New Jersey Paterson ( ) is the largest City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.John Johnson Sr. (1770–1824), Chancellor of Maryland *

John Johnson Jr. John Johnson Jr. (August 8, 1798 – October 4, 1856) was the last Chancellor of Maryland, serving in that office from to 1846 to 1851.William J. Marbury,The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland, Report of the Tenth Annual Meeti ...

(1798–1856), Chancellor of Maryland * John Johnson (Indiana judge) (1776–1817), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * John T. Johnson (Oklahoma judge) (1856–1935), associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * John B. Johnson (politician) (1885–1985), American politician in the South Dakota State Senate *

John Ramsey Johnson John Ramsey Johnson (born May 23, 1945) is a retired Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Education and career Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University. After graduating, he joined the Air Fo ...

(born 1945), associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia * J. B. Johnson (Florida politician) (1868–1940), 23rd Florida Attorney General * John S. Johnson (politician) (1854–1941), member of the North Dakota House of Representatives *

John D. Johnson (politician) John D. Johnson is an American academic and politician who is a member of the Utah State Senate from the 3rd district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021. He represented the 19th district between 2021 and 2023 prior ...

, member of the Utah State Senate

Other countries

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John Cornelius (MP) John Cornelius alias Cornellys alias Johnson alias Welbored (died 1567), was an English politician. He was a Member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that bel ...

(died 1567), English politician *

Johno Johnson John Richard "Johno" Johnson GCSG (26 July 1930 – 9 August 2017) was an Australian politician. He served as President of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1991. Career Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, he was a groc ...

(1930–2017), Australian politician * John Mercer Johnson (1818–1868), Canadian politician * John Johnson (diplomat) (1930–2018), British colonial administrator and diplomat * John Smoke Johnson (1792–1886), Mohawk chief * John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938), lieutenant governor of British Columbia *

John Johnson (British politician) John Johnson (1850 – 29 December 1910) was a British trade unionist and Lib-Lab politician. Trade Unionist He worked in the mining industry. In 1890 he became Treasurer of the Durham Miners' Association and then in 1897 their Financial Secret ...

(1850–1910), British trade unionist and politician * John Mordaunt Johnson (c. 1776–1815), British diplomat around the time of the Napoleonic Wars * John George Johnson (1829–1896), British Member of Parliament for Exeter

Religious figures

John Johnson (theologian) John Johnson, of Cranbrook (1662–1725) was an English clergyman, known as a theologian in the Laudian tradition. Life Born 30 December 1662, at Frindsbury in Kent, he was son of the vicar, Thomas Johnson, by Mary, daughter of Francis Drayton, r ...

(1662–1725), English clergyman and theologian * John Johnson (baptist) (1706–1791), English minister, founder of the Johnsonian Baptists * John Johnson (clergyman) (1769–1833), Church of England clergyman, poet, and editor * John Johnson (Latter Day Saints) (1778–1843), early Latter Day Saint and owner of the John Johnson Farm, a historical site in Mormonism *

Enmegahbowh Enmegahbowh (c. 1820 – June 12, 1902; from Enami'egaabaw, meaning "He that prays or his people whilestanding"; also known as John Johnson) was the first Native American to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States of Am ...

(c. 1820–1902), also known as John Johnson, first Native American Episcopal priest

Others

John Johnson (explorer) John Johnson was an Arctic explorer and World War II veteran. Johnson server as cook and mechanic for the MacGregor Arctic Expedition (1937–1938). He was killed while on active duty during World War II World War II or the Second ...

, Arctic explorer and World War II veteran * John Johnson (inventor) (1813–1871), American pioneer photographer and inventor * John O. Johnson (1875–1963), American boat builder, aviator and inventor *

John H. Johnson John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was an American businessman and publisher. Johnson was the founder in 1942 of the Johnson Publishing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson's company, with its ''Ebony' ...

(1918–2005), founder of the Johnson Publishing Company (''Ebony'' and ''Jet'' magazines) *

John H. Johnson (baseball) John H. Johnson (September 26, 1921 – January 12, 1988) was an American baseball executive, whose most significant role was as president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues from 1979 through 1988. He was born in Staten ...

(1921–1988), minor league baseball executive *

John Seward Johnson I John Seward Johnson I (July 14, 1895 – May 23, 1983) was one of the sons of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson). He was also known as J. Seward Johnson Sr. and Seward Johnson. He was a longtime executive and director of Jo ...

(1895-1983), founded the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution * Guy Fawkes (1570–1606) or John Johnson *John Johnson, one of the Colchester Martyrs * John & Thomas Johnson, a soap and alkali manufacturing business in Runcorn, Cheshire, England