William Johnson may refer to:

Entertainment

Bunk Johnson Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) was an American prominent jazz trumpeter in New Orleans. Johnson gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have been younger by as much as a dec ...

(William Gary Johnson, 1879–1949), American jazz musician * William H. Johnson (artist) (1901–1970), African-American painter of the Harlem Renaissance *

William Johnson (actor) William Johnson (March 22, 1916 – March 6, 1957) was an American actor and singer of the stage and screen.Obituary ''Variety'', March 13, 1957, page 63. Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Johnson began his career as a ...

(1916–1957), American actor *

William Jonathan Johnson William Johnson (1811–1866) was an English-born organist, conductor, composer, organ builder and music publisher based in Sydney. Early life Johnson was born in London, the son of a watchmaker, Richard Johnson (1774–1844) and Elizabeth Philli ...

, English-born organist, composer and organ builder in Sydney, Australia *

William Manuel Johnson William Manuel "Bill" Johnson (died December 3, 1972) was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the " slap" style of double bass playing. In New Orleans, he played at Lulu White's legendary ...

(1872–1972), American jazz musician *

William L. Johnson William L. Johnson is an American actor and musician who has held starring and prominent roles in many theatrically released projects, including '' Blue Hill Avenue'', ''Motives 1'', ''Motives 2'', ''Mannsfield 12'', ''Crossover'', ''Doing Hard T ...

, American actor and musician *

William Allen Johnson William Allen Johnson (October 27, 1816 – January 20, 1901) of Westfield, Massachusetts, US, was a builder of pipe organs during the later half of the nineteenth century. (See Johnson Organs). Previously, Johnson had operated a successful constr ...

(1816–1901), American organ builder, founder of Johnson Organs *

Zip the Pinhead William Henry Johnson ( – April 9, 1926), known as Zip the Pinhead, was an American freak show performer known for his tapered head. Early life William Henry Johnson was born one of six children to a very poor African-American family. ...

(William Henry Johnson, 1842–1926), American circus entertainer

Law

William Johnson (judge) William Johnson Jr. (December 27, 1771 – August 4, 1834) was an American attorney, state legislator, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1804 until his death in 1834. When he was 32 ...

(1771–1834), Justice of the United States Supreme Court ** SS William Johnson, a Liberty ship * William Tell Johnson (1848–1930), American lawyer and judge from Missouri *

William Moore Johnson Sir William Moore Johnson, 1st Baronet, KC, PC (1828 – 9 December 1918) was an Irish politician, barrister and judge. He was held in great affection by the Bar, despite a reputation for obtuseness which led to his nickname "Wooden-headed Bill ...

(1828–1918), Irish barrister and judge *

William Paul Johnson William Paul Johnson (born February 16, 1959) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Early life and education Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Johnson was an Eagle Scout in the ...

(born 1959), U.S. federal judge

Military

William Johnson, 1st Baronet Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet of New York ( – 11 July 1774), was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Ireland. As a young man, Johnson moved to the Province of New York to manage an estate purchased by his uncle, Royal Na ...

(1715–1774), Anglo–Irish major general and British Indian agent * William Johnson, 4th Baronet (1830–1908), English soldier and aristocrat *

William Henry Johnson (VC) William Henry Johnson (15 October 1890 – 25 April 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces ...

(1890–1945), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Henry Johnson (World War I soldier) William Henry Johnson (circa July 15, 1892 – July 1, 1929), commonly known as Henry Johnson, was a United States Army soldier who performed heroically in the first African American unit of the United States Army to engage in combat in World W ...

(William Henry Johnson, 1892–1929), American recipient of the Purple Heart and Medal of Honor *

William Johnson (Medal of Honor) William Johnson (1855 – May 20, 1903) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. Biography Willian Johnson was born in 1855 on Saint Vincent island in the West Indies. On ...

(1855–1903), American recipient of the Medal of Honor *

William Johnson (Royal Navy officer) Captain William Johnson (19 September 1784 – 28 March 1851) was born in Chirnside, Scotland and joined the Royal Navy as a second lieutenant on HMS ''Blake'' and retired with the title of Captain. When he entered the Navy in 1801 he dropped ...

(1784–1851), Scottish naval captain

Politics

United States

William Johnson (educator) William Harding Johnson (September 20, 1895 – May 1, 1981) was an American educator who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools. His decade-long tenure as superintendent was controversial, and ended with him being pressured to resign ...

(1895–1981), educator who served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools * William A. Johnson Jr. (born 1942), mayor of Rochester, New York *

William Cost Johnson William Cost Johnson (January 14, 1806 – April 14, 1860) was an American politician. Johnson was born near Jefferson, Maryland, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Jefferson. Johnson served as a ...

(1806–1860), Maryland congressman *

William Daniel Johnson William Daniel Johnson (born 1954) is an American white nationalist, attorney, and the chairman of the American Freedom Party. Background Johnson graduated from Brigham Young University where he majored in Japanese and later served as a Mormon ...

(born 1954), white nationalist, attorney, and perennial candidate *

William E. Johnson (Nebraska politician) William Edward Johnson (June 28, 1906 – September 18, 1976) served as the 22nd lieutenant governor of Nebraska, from 1939 to 1943. He was a Republican who initially served under Democratic governor Robert Leroy Cochran and later under governor ...

(1906–1976), lieutenant governor of Nebraska *

William E. Johnson (prohibitionist) William Eugene "Pussyfoot" Johnson (25 March 1862 – 2 February 1945) was an American Prohibition advocate and law enforcement officer. In pursuit of his campaign to outlaw intoxicating beverages, he went undercover, posing as an habitué o ...

(1862–1945), temperance movement leader *

William Elting Johnson William Elting Johnson (October 17, 1837 in West Town, Orange County, New York – December 16, 1912 in Waverly, Tioga County, New York) was an American physician and politician from New York. Life Johnson was the son of Alexander T. Johnson (1 ...

(1837–1912), New York politician * William F. Johnson (1819–?), mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts *

William H. Johnson (Wisconsin politician) William H. Johnson (1806 - ?) was an American politician and farmer from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin who spent a single one-year term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Jefferson County during the 1849 session (the 2nd Wi ...

, Wisconsin state legislator *

William Johnson (Seneca County, NY) William Johnson (December 8, 1821 – October 10, 1875) was a New York State businessman and politician. Early life and entry into politics William Johnson was born on December 8, 1821 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to David Johnson and Olive ...

(1821–1875), New York State Senator and Civil War colonel * William M. Johnson (1847–1928), New Jersey state senator *

William Richard Johnson William Richard Johnson (May 15, 1875 – January 2, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Rock Island, Illinois, Johnson moved with his parents to Freeport, Illinois, in 1879. He attended the public schools and the College o ...

(1875–1938), Illinois congressman *

William Samuel Johnson William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman. Before the Revolutionary War, he served as a militia lieutenant before being relieved following his rejection of his election to the Fir ...

(1727–1819), United States Founding Father *

William Wallace Johnson William Wallace Johnson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Johnson was born on November 29, 1813, in Buckland, Massachusetts. The eighth child (of thirteen children) and second son of Capt. Othniel and Anna (Elmer) Johnson. ...

(1813–1900), Wisconsin State Assemblyman *

William Ward Johnson William Ward Johnson (March 9, 1892 – June 8, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1941 to 1945. Biography Born in Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, Johnson atte ...

(1892–1963), U.S. Representative from California *

William Wartenbee Johnson William Wartenbee Johnson (August 26, 1826 – March 2, 1887) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1880–1886. Biography Johnson was born in Muskingum County, Ohio near Chandlersville, Aug ...

(1826–1887), Ohio politician and judge

United Kingdom

* William Johnson (MP for Kingston-upon-Hull) (by 1523 – 1553 or later), MP for Kingston–upon–Hull * William Johnson (MP for Aldeburgh) (c. 1660–1718), MP for Aldeburgh, and for Orford *

William Augustus Johnson Lieutenant-General William Augustus Johnson (15 October 1777, in Kenilworth – 26 October 1863, in Witham, Lincolnshire) was an English soldier and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Church of England clergyman the Rev. Robert Augustu ...

(1777–1863), English soldier and MP * William Cowlishaw Johnson (1862–1943), member of London County Council *

William Johnson (Liberal-Labour politician) William Johnson MBE (1849 – 20 July 1919) was an English coal miner, trade unionist and Liberal-Labour (Lib-Lab) politician from Warwickshire. He sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1918. Early life Johnson was born in Chilvers Coto ...

(1849–1919), English coal miner, trade unionist and Liberal–Labour politician *

William Johnson (trade unionist) William Johnson (born 1866) was a British trade unionist and socialist activist. Born in Bingley, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Johnson worked on a farm until 1882, when he emigrated to the United States. He undertook various jobs there, ...

(1866–?), English trade union leader and socialist activist * William Johnson (MP for Bedford) (by 1513–1558), MP for

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

and New Woodstock

Other countries

William Dartnell Johnson William Dartnell Johnson (9 October 1870 – 26 January 1948) was an Australian politician who was prominent in state politics in Western Australia for most of the first half of the 20th century. A member of the Labor Party, he served in the L ...

(1870–1948), Labor politician from Western Australia *

William Johnson (Australian politician) William James Johnson (1871 – 30 July 1916) was an Australian politician and soldier. Born in Yass, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a coachbuilder. He was involved in local politics as a member of Auburn Coun ...

(1871–1916), Australian politician *

Elliot Johnson (politician) Sir William Elliot Johnson KCMG (10 April 18628 December 1932) was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving member of the House of Representatives (1903–1928) and served non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House (1913–1914, 1917� ...

(William Elliot Johnson, 1862–1932), Australian politician *

William James Johnson (Canadian politician) William James Johnson (November 18, 1881 – April 16, 1949) was a Canadian politician. After being an unsuccessful candidate in the 1941 provincial election for the Conservative Party, he served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ...

(1881–1949), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia * William Granger Johnson, Fijian businessman and politician * Sir

William Gillilan Johnson Sir William Gillilan Johnson (1808 – 9 April 1886) was an Irish Conservative politician and barrister. He was elected Conservative MP for at the 1841 general election but unseated in August 1842. He was also Mayor of Belfast City Council ...

, Irish politician and barrister *

William Johnson (Irish politician) William Johnson (1760-1845) was an Irish politician, law officer and judge of the early nineteenth century. He sat in the Irish House of Commons, served as Serjeant-at-law (Ireland) and was a justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).Ball, F ...

(1760–1845), Irish politician, law officer and judge

Religion

* William Johnson (bishop) (1889–1960), Anglican Bishop of Ballarat, Australia *

William Bullein Johnson William Bullein Johnson (June 13, 1782 – October 2, 1862) was an American Baptist minister, one of the founders of the South Carolina State Baptist Convention in 1821, and later was the first president of the Southern Baptist Convention from ...

(1782–1862), American Baptist minister, first president of the Southern Baptist Convention *

William Percival Johnson William Percival Johnson (12 March 1854 in St Helens, Isle of Wight – October 1928 in Liuli, Tanganyika) was an Anglican missionary to Nyasaland. After education at Bedford School (1863–1873) and graduation from University College, Oxfor ...

(1854–1928), Anglican missionary, translator of the Bible into Chinyanja *

William Robert Johnson William Robert Johnson (November 19, 1918—July 28, 1986) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Orange in California from 1976 until his death in 1986. He previously served as an auxilia ...

(1918–1986), American Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange * William Johnson (archdeacon) (1642–1698), Anglican priest *

William R. Johnson (minister) William R. Johnson (sometimes referred to as Bill Johnson) was the first openly gay minister to be ordained in a historic protestant denomination. He received his ordination through the United Church of Christ (UCC) on June 25, 1972 in San Carl ...

, American minister of the United Church of Christ, first openly gay minister to be ordained in a historic Protestant denomination

Science

William Johnson (surveyor) William H. Johnson (died 3 March 1883) was a British surveyor in the Great Trigonometric Survey of India. He is noted for the first definition of the eastern boundary of Ladakh along Aksai Chin in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which h ...

(died 1883), British surveyor in India and governor of Ladakh *

William Arthur Johnson Rev. William Arthur Johnson (1816–1880) was an amateur biologist, naturalist, microscopist, botanist, and ordained clergyman who lived in Canada. Biography Born in Bombay, India, he was a descendant of the Duke of Wellington, he was called A ...

(1816–1880), amateur biologist and clergyman in Canada * William Frederick Johnson (1852–1934), Irish naturalist *

William B. Johnson (mathematician) William Buhmann Johnson (born December 5, 1944) is an American mathematician, one of the namesakes of the Johnson–Lindenstrauss lemma. He is Distinguished Professor and A.G. & M.E. Owen Chair of Mathematics at Texas A&M University. His research s ...

(born 1944), American mathematician *

William Brooks Johnson William Brooks Johnson (1763–1830) (also Brookes) was an English physician and botanist. Life He was educated at Repton School and admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1783, graduating M.B. in 1789. He became a medical practitioner with ...

(1763–1830), English physician and botanist *

William Summer Johnson William Summer Johnson (February 24, 1913 – August 19, 1995) was an American chemist and teacher. From 1940 to 1958, Johnson was an instructor and then professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1958, he moved to Stanford Universi ...

(1913–1995), American chemist * Mike Johnson (technologist) (William Michael Johnson), American pioneer in superscalar microprocessor design * Bill Johnson (scientist), FRS (1922 – 2010) British engineer

Sports

* William Johnson (baseball) (1848–2013), American baseball player *

William Johnson (cricketer, born 1884) William James Johnson (22 September 1884 – 14 August 1941) was a wine and spirit grocer and keen cricketer who played one first-class match for Victoria in 1924–25. He was later a selector of the Australian Test team.Robinson (1996 ...

(1884–1941), Australian cricketer * William Johnson (cricketer, born 1962), English cricketer * William Johnson (handballer) (born 1953), American Olympic handball player *

William 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 * William Johnson (swimmer) (1947–2005), American freestyle swimmer at the 1968 Summer Olympics * William Johnson (wrestler) (1901–1928), American wrestler *

William "Hootie" Johnson William Woodward "Hootie" Johnson (February 16, 1931 – July 14, 2017) was the chairman of the executive committee at Bank of America, a member of the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame, and a chairman of Augusta National Golf Club. Earl ...

(1931–2017), American golfer * C. William Johnson (1917–1993), American skeleton racer *

Judy Johnson William Julius "Judy" Johnson (October 26, 1899 – June 15, 1989) was an American professional third baseman and manager whose career in Negro league baseball spanned 17 seasons, from 1921 to 1937. Slight of build, Johnson never developed as ...

(William Julius Johnson, 1899–1989), American baseball player *

Skinny Johnson William C. "Skinny" Johnson (August 16, 1911 – February 5, 1980) was an American basketball player during the 1930s. As a 6-4 (192 cm) center Johnson was among the tallest players of his time. The Oklahoma City native attended the Univers ...

(William C. Johnson, 1911–1980), American basketball player

Other professions

* William Johnson (Canadian author) (1931–2020), Canadian journalist and author *

William Johnson (barber) William T. Johnson (1809 – June 17, 1851) was a free African American barber of biracial parentage, who lived in Natchez, Mississippi. He was born into slavery but his owner, also named William Johnson and thought to be his father, emanc ...

(1809–1851), free African American barber and businessman * William Johnson (historian) (1909–1992), American journalist, sometimes credited William W. Johnson *

William Johnson (police officer) Sir William Johnson, CMG, CBE, QPM was an eminent English police officer. Johnson joined Portsmouth City Police in 1920. In 1932 he was appointed as Chief Constable of Plymouth City Police. He became Assistant Chief Constable of Birmingham ...

, English police officer * William Andrew Johnson (1858–1943), formerly enslaved American pastry chef *

William D. Johnson (CEO) William Dean "Bill" Johnson (born January 9, 1954) is an American attorney and businessman. He is a retired president and CEO of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as of June 2020. Early life Bill Johnson was born on January 9, 1954. He atte ...

(born 1954), American chairman and CEO of Progress Energy * William D. Johnson (journalist), American journalist and labor activist *

William Ernest Johnson William Ernest Johnson, FBA (23 June 1858 – 14 January 1931), usually cited as W. E. Johnson, was a British philosopher, logician and economic theorist.Zabell, S.L. (2008"Johnson, William Ernest (1858–1931)"In: Durlauf S.N., Blume L.E. (e ...

(1858–1931), British logician *

William Henry Johnson (valet) William Henry Johnson (March 4, 1833 – January 28, 1864) was a Free negro, free African American and the personal valet of Abraham Lincoln. Having first worked for Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, Johnson accompanied the President-Elect to Was ...

(died 1864), President Abraham Lincoln's barber and valet *

William Johnson Cory William Johnson Cory (9 January 1823 – 11 June 1892), born William Johnson, was an English educator and poet. He was dismissed from his post at Eton for encouraging a culture of intimacy, possibly non-sexual, between teachers and pupils. He is ...

(1823–1892), English educator and Uranian poet *

William R. Johnson William R. Johnson is an American businessman and is the former president, CEO and chairman of H. J. Heinz. He worked at Drackett as an assistant product manager for Behold furniture polish, starting at $13,000 a year. He worked at Ralston Purina ...

(born 1949), chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the H. J. Heinz Company *

William Templeton Johnson William Templeton Johnson (1877 – 1957) was a notable San Diego architect. He was a fellow to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1939. Johnson is known for his Spanish Revival buildings, all in San Diego unless otherwise noted: * L ...

(1877–1957), San Diego architect *

William Woolsey Johnson William Woolsey Johnson (1841–1927) was an American mathematician, who was one of the founders of the American Mathematical Society. Life and work Johnson, son of a farmer of Tioga County, New York, studied at Yale University where he receiv ...

(1841–1927), American mathematician