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

Arts and entertainment

Tom Johnson (composer) Tom Johnson (born November 18, 1939) is an American minimalist composer. Early life and career Tom Johnson was born in Greeley, Colorado, where he received a religious education at a Methodist church, which has influenced his work. He received ...

(born 1939), 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 me ...

(1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player * Tommy Johnson (musician) (1896–1956), American blues guitarist *

Thomas Johnson (music producer) Thomas “TJ” Johnson (born November 27, 1957 in Thomasville, North Carolina) is an American audio engineer, producer, and musician. He is best known for his work with Porno for Pyros and Rancid. Johnson has been an active professional in the ...

(born 1957), American audio engineer, producer, and musician * 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 *Tom Johnson (composer) (born 1939), American minimalist composer * Tommy Johnson (tubist) (1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player *Tommy Johnson (musician) ( ...

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

Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios () is 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, the parent company and the distributor of i ...

*Thomas Johnson, known as Tommy the Clown (active since 1992), American dancer *

Tom Loftin Johnson (artist) Major Tom Loftin Johnson (October 5, 1900 – June 25, 1963) was an American painter and an art teacher at West Point. He created public murals – the largest of which was long. His ''American Pietà'' painting, which won $1,000 in the 1941 Ca ...

(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 film ...

(1931–2005), Swedish actor

Business

*Thomas Johnson (born in 1810s), namesake of

John & Thomas Johnson John & Thomas Johnson was a soap and alkali manufacturing business in Runcorn, Cheshire, England during the 19th century. John and Thomas Johnson were brothers after whom the business was named. Their father, also named John Johnson, had establ ...

, a soap and alkali manufacturing business *

Thomas Fielding Johnson Thomas Fielding Johnson (24 December 1828 – 18 March 1921) was a prominent Victorian businessman and philanthropist in Leicester, England, Leicester, England. Among his many acts of public spiritedness and generosity was the donation in 1919 of ...

(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) Thomas Johnson (1714–1778) was an English wood carver and furniture maker. Work He worked in London and is particularly known for bold or extreme use and mixture of rococo, Chinese, and rustic motifs. He was said to be one of the most succes ...

(1714–1778), English furniture maker, woodcarver and author *

T.C. Johnson Thomas Crossley Johnson was an American firearms designer. The son of a President of the Yale Safe and Iron Company, Johnson was trained as an industrial engineer and worked for several companies prior to employment with the Winchester Repeating Ar ...

(Thomas Crosley Johnson, 1862–1934), American firearms designer

Politics

U.K.

* Thomas Johnson (died 1569), MP for St Albans and Bossiney * Thomas Johnson (Serjeant-at-Arms) (died 1592), MP for

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

Thomas Johnson (died 1660) Thomas Johnson, Tom Johnson or Tommy Johnson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Tom Johnson (composer) (born 1939), American minimalist composer * Tommy Johnson (tubist) (1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player *Tommy Johnson (musician) ...

, MP for

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...

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 in 1664. Left a considerable fortune by his ...

(1664–1728), English Member of Parliament *

Thomas Johnson (Irish politician) Thomas Ryder Johnson (17 May 1872 – 17 January 1963) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist who served as Leader of the Opposition from 1922 to 1927 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1917 to 1927. He served as a Teachta D� ...

(1872–1963), Irish nationalist; leader of Irish Labour Party in Irish Parliament * Tom Johnston (British politician) (1881-1965), Secretary of State for Scotland, MP for West Stirlingshire and Dundee

U.S.

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

(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 Kansas In ...

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

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 Ar ...

(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–?), 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 a ...

(1909–1988), U.S. Representative from Maryland * Thomas W. Johnson (active 1977–2006), American politician in Ohio *

Tom Johnson (Illinois politician) Thomas Lee Johnson (April 30, 1945 – December 3, 2018) was a Republican Illinois State Senator. He represented the 48th district in the Illinois Senate from 2011 to 2013. Johnson previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from ...

(born 1945), Illinois State Senator

Other political figures

Thomas Johnson (Australian politician) Thomas Johnson (21 December 1819 – 3 November 1894) was a politician in the British colony of South Australia. Early life He was born in Thirsk, Yorkshire, and served an apprenticeship as a currier, then acted as a leather merchant in Bermo ...

(1819–1894), businessman and MHA in South Australia *

Thomas Alexander Johnson Thomas Alexander Johnson (19 June 1835 – 28 October 1914) was an Irish Australian businessman, Mayor of Warwick and member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Biography Johnson was born at Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1835, ...

(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) (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 Howard Johnson Thomas H. Johnson is a research professor at the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs. Alt URL Johnson is the Director of the Naval Postgraduate School's Program for Culture & Conflict Studies. Johnson has taugh ...

(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) (born 1981), American defensive tackle *

Tom Johnson (tackle, born 1931) Thomas Johnson (born January 19, 1931) was an American football player. He played at the defensive and offensive tackle positions for the University of Michigan from 1948 to 1951. He was selected as the most valuable defensive tackle in the Big ...

, 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 Sout ...

, American defensive tackle drafted by the Indianapolis Colts * Pepper Johnson (born 1964), American football linebacker and coach

Association football

* Thomas Johnson (South African footballer) (1942–2011), South African football player and manager *

Tom Johnson (footballer, born 1911) Tom Johnson (4 May 1911 – 19 August 1983) was an English footballer who played as a defender. He made over 250 appearances for Sheffield United, the club which his father and brother also played for. Career Despite his family connections, Jo ...

(1911–1983), English football defender for Sheffield United and Lincoln City * Tom Johnson (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1999), English footballer, Inside Forward for

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

and

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

* Tom Johnson (footballer, born 1926), English football left half or forward for Darlington and Bradford Park Avenue *

Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1901) Thomas Clark Fisher Johnson (19 August 1901 – 28 January 1973) was an English footballer who played as either a centre forward or an inside forward. He started his professional career at Manchester City in 1919, and represented the club thro ...

(1901–1973), English football forward for Manchester City and Everton *

Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1971) Thomas Johnson (born 15 January 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a striker notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa and Everton and in the Scottish Premier League for Celtic and ...

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

Baseball

Thomas P. Johnson Thomas Phillips Johnson (June 8, 1914 – May 23, 2000) was an American Lawyer, attorney, businessman, philanthropist, Republican Party (United States), Republican Party activist, and sportsman. He was probably best known for being a minority ow ...

(1914–2000), American Major League Baseball team owner (Pittsburgh Pirates) * Tom Johnson (baseball, born 1951), American pitcher for the Minnesota Twins *

Tom Johnson (baseball, born 1889) Thomas Jefferson "College Boy" Johnson (April 22, 1889 – September 22, 1926) was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball, playing most of his career in the Pre-Negro league years. Johnson played for several teams, but he played most of his ...

(1889–1926), American pitcher in the Negro leagues *

Tommy Johnson (baseball) Thomas Johnson is an American former Negro league pitcher who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Johnson made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 for the St. Louis Stars. He went on to play several seasons with the Chicago American Giants The Chicag ...

, 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 fighter who was referred to as the Champion of England between 1784 and 1791. His involvement in pugilistic prizefighting is generally seen to have coin ...

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

Tom Johnson (American boxer) Tom Johnson (born July 15, 1964 in Evansville, IN) is the former IBF featherweight champion of the world. Known as "Boom Boom", Johnson turned pro in 1986 and in 1991 challenged Manuel Medina for the IBF Featherweight Title, losing a technical d ...

(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) Tom Johnson (born 16 July 1982) is a retired professional rugby union player, who is most well known for his time at Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership and also for representing England Rugby Union Team. Tom was educated at Dean Close Schoo ...

, rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs

Other sports

Thomas Johnson (cyclist) Horace Thomas Johnson (30 December 1886 – 12 August 1966) was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom. Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson. He won three silver medals at the Oly ...

(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 Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, he played for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. ...

(1928–2007), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Tom Johnson (lacrosse) (born 1985), Canadian lacrosse player * Tom Johnson (runner), American runner third at the 1995

IAU 100 km World Championships The IAU 100 km World Championships have been held annually since 1987, at different locations, and is organized by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU). Due to lack of sponsorship, the 2013 event, planned for Jeju Island, South ...

* Tom Johnson (swimming coach) (born 1963), American swim and diving coach

Others

Thomas Johnson (monk) Thomas Johnson, Carthusians, O.Cart., (died 20 September 1537) was a Carthusian hermit who was executed by starvation in Tudor England. He is venerated as a martyr and has been beatification, beatified by the Catholic Church. Biography Johnson an ...

(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 West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It i ...

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

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 *

Thomas Johnson (murderer) Thomas William Johnson (1898 - 23 January 1939) murdered two residents of a boarding house in the delicensed Windsor Castle Hotel in Dunolly, Victoria, in October 1938. He was an itinerant labourer with a record of violence and petty crime. Joh ...

(1898–1939), convicted of a double murder in Dunolly, Victoria *

Thomas Hope Johnson Thomas Hope Johnson (September 12, 1899, Coldwater, Michigan – February 25, 1998, Denmark, Maine) was an American physicist, known for his research on cosmic rays. He was elected in 1930 a fellow of the American Physical Society. Biography Johns ...

(1899–1998), American physicist and cosmic ray researcher

Fictional characters

*Tommy Johnson, blues musician in the 2000 American criminal comedy film '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' *Tommy "Banana" Johnson - see List of ''Viz'' comic strips