Robert Johnson (1911–1938) was an American blues singer and guitarist. Robert Johnson may also refer to:

Arts

* Robert Johnson (artist) (1770–1796), English artist, pupil of Thomas Bewick * Robert Barbour Johnson (1907–1987), artist and writer of weird fiction *

Robert Flynn Johnson Robert Flynn Johnson is a specialist in anonymous images. Selected publications * ''The Power of Light: Daguerreotypes from the Robert Harshorn Shimshak Collection''. Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, 1986. * ''Artists' Books ...

, curator emeritus at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco *

Bob Johnson (actor) Robert Cleveland Johnson (May 4, 1920 – December 31, 1993) was an American actor and voice actor who played supporting roles on series television and in films from the late 1950s until a few years before his death. Johnson is probably best kn ...

(1920–1993), voice actor noted for ''Mission: Impossible'' mission messages *

Bob J Robert Kwame "Bob J" Johnson (? - 12 December 2010) was a famous Ghanaian cinematographer. Life and career Johnson worked on a number of highly rated Ghanaian films, often collaborating with the popular director Shirley Frimpong-Manso. He also ...

, Robert Kwame Johnson (died 2010), Ghanaian cinematographer *Robert Johnson (born 1948), British comic entertainer known under the stage name Bob Carolgees

Musicians

Robert Johnson (Scottish composer) Robert Johnson (c. 1470 – after 1554) was a Scottish Renaissance composer and priest. Little is known of Johnson's early life, and it is believed much of his music has been lost. Most of his extant works are sacred compositions, chiefly motet ...

(c. 1470–after 1554), Scottish renaissance composer and priest * Robert Johnson (English composer) (c. 1583–1633), English lutenist and composer *

Robert Sherlaw Johnson Robert Sherlaw Johnson (21 May 1932 – 3 November 2000), was a British composer, pianist and music scholar. Sherlaw Johnson was one of that group of post-war British musicians whose work reflected wider European interests in new ideas, techni ...

(1932–2000), British composer, pianist and music scholar *

Robert A. Johnson (musician) Robert A. Johnson (born in the 1950s) is a rock, pop, and blues guitarist based in Memphis, Tennessee who is best known for his work in the late 1970s. He is usually known professionally simply as "Robert Johnson." Early in his career Johnson p ...

(born 1950s), Memphis-based guitarist *

Robert Johnson (drummer) Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

, former drummer for

KC and the Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "K ...

Robert White Johnson Robert White Johnson is an American songwriter and musician, based on Nashville, best known for co-writing "Where Does My Heart Beat Now", which was a major hit for Celine Dion. Rick MooreNashville Songwriter Series: Robert White Johnson ''Americ ...

(born 1950s), Nashville songwriter

Business

Bob Johnson (butcher) Robert Alan Johnson (24 September 1940 – 10 August 2001) was a British butcher and businessman in the meat industry. He was chairman of European Home Retail, Farepak. Early and private life Johnson was born in St Giles's Hospital in Camberwell, E ...

(Robert Alan Johnson, 1940–2001), English businessman *

Robert E. Johnson (editor) Robert Edward "Bob" Johnson (August 13, 1922 in Montgomery, Alabama – January 1996 in Chicago) was Associate Publisher and Executive Editor of JET Magazine. He joined the JET staff in February 1953, two years after it was founded by Publis ...

(1922–1996), publisher and editor of ''JET'' magazine *

Robert L. Johnson Robert Louis Johnson (born April 8, 1946) is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He also founded RLJ Companies, a holding company ...

(born 1946), American media entrepreneur, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) * Robert M. Johnson (publisher) (born 1945), publisher of ''Newsday'' *

Robert Wood Johnson I Robert Wood Johnson I (February 20, 1845 – February 7, 1910) was an American industrialist. He was also one of the three brothers who founded Johnson & Johnson. Early life Johnson was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. His father was Sylvest ...

(1845–1910), founded Johnson & Johnson *

Robert Wood Johnson II Robert Wood "General" Johnson II (April 4, 1893 – January 30, 1968) was an American businessman. He was one of the sons of Robert Wood Johnson I, the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson. He turned the family business into one of the world's l ...

(1893–1968), 3rd president of Johnson & Johnson *

Robert Wood Johnson III Robert Wood Johnson III (September 9, 1920 – December 22, 1970) was an American businessman. He was a grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson). Early life Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His father was ...

(1920–1970), 3rd generation president of Johnson & Johnson *

Woody Johnson Robert Wood Johnson IV (born April 12, 1947) is an American businessman who was United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021. He is a great-grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I, and a billionaire heir to the Johnson & Johnson pha ...

(Robert Wood Johnson IV, born 1947), American businessman

Military

* Robert Johnson (Tennessee) (1834–1869), Civil War colonel; the son and private secretary of US president Andrew Johnson *

Robert S. Johnson Robert Samuel Johnson (February 21, 1920 – December 27, 1998) was a fighter pilot with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. He is credited with scoring 27 victories during the conflict flying a Republic P-47 Thunder ...

(1920–1998), American World War II flying ace *

Robert Lee Johnson (spy) Robert Lee Johnson (1922 – May 18, 1972) was an American sergeant who spied for the Soviet Union. Johnson volunteered to spy for the KGB while he was stationed at Berlin, Germany. He also recruited a former Army friend, James Mintkenbaugh. John ...

(1922–1972), American spy for the Soviet Union *

Robert Gibbon Johnson Robert Gibbon Johnson (July 23, 1771 – October 2, 1850), also known as Colonel Johnson, was an American gentleman farmer, historian, horticulturalist, judge, soldier and statesman who lived in Salem, New Jersey. He is especially renowned for t ...

(1771–1850), New Jersey colonel, farmer, historian and politician

Politics and law

U.S.

* Robert Johnson (governor) (1682–1735), governor of South Carolina * Robert Johnson (Louisiana politician) (born 1975), Louisiana House of Representatives *

Robert Johnson III Robert Lee Johnson III (born November 29, 1958) is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking ...

(born 1958), Mississippi House of Representatives *

Robert A. Johnson (South Dakota politician) Robert A. Johnson (September 29, 1921 – December 11, 2014) was an American politician in the state of South Dakota. He was a member of the South Dakota State Senate. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Johnson grew up on a farm in Groton, South Dakot ...

(1921–2014), South Dakota State Senate *

Robert Davis Johnson Robert Davis Johnson (August 12, 1883 – October 23, 1961) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Slater, Missouri, Johnson was educated in the rural graded schools of his native co ...

(1883–1961), U.S. congressman from Missouri * Robert E. Johnson (New York politician) (1909–1995), New York State Senate * Robert E. Johnson (Colorado politician), state legislator *

Robert George Johnson Robert George Johnson (March 24, 1925 – April 7. 1969) was an American lawyer and politician. John was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He went to the Hector, Minnesota public schools. Johnson served in the United States Navy during World War ...

(1925–1969), Minnesota state senator * Robert H. Johnson (1916–2011), Wyoming state senator; see University of Wyoming College of Law * Robert I. Johnson (born 1928), Wisconsin State Assembly * Robert M. Johnson (politician), Florida House of Representatives * Robert T. Johnson (politician) (born 1945), Missouri House of Representatives * Robert Underwood Johnson (1853–1937), U.S. writer and diplomat *

Robert W. Johnson (Minnesota politician) Robert W. Johnson (May 4, 1924 – March 20, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, and tax accountant. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Johnson served in the United States Navy during World War II. Johnson received his bachelor and law degr ...

(1924–2013), Minnesota House of Representatives * Robert Ward Johnson (1814–1879), U.S. representative, U.S. senator, and Confederate States senator from Arkansas *

Robert T. Johnson (lawyer) Robert Thomas Johnson (born 1948) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court in the county of the Bronx. He was previously a New York City Criminal Court judge, an acting justice of the New York S ...

(born 1948), justice of the New York State Supreme Court

Elsewhere

Robert Johnson (English politician) Robert Johnson (c.1537 – 1622) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1597 to 1614. He was the eldest son of William Johnson of Crawley, Buckinghamshire. He was a surveyor and succeeded to the properties at Crawley o ...

(c. 1537–1622), English politician who sat in the House of Commons, 1597–1614 * Robert Johnson (died 1730), Irish MP for Trim and Athboy *

Robert Johnson (died 1721) Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

, Irish MP for Athboy and Harristown * Robert Johnson (1745–1833), Irish MP for Hillsborough and Philipstown *

Robert Johnson (Australian politician) Robert Ebenezer Johnson (1812 – 6 November 1866) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in London to gentleman Richard Johnson and Elizabeth Phillips. He migrated to Sydney around 1833 and worked as a solicitor's clerk, bef ...

(1812–1866), New South Wales politician * Robert Milton Johnson (1879–1943), Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons

Religion

Robert Johnson (martyr) Robert Johnson, a Shropshire native, was a Catholic priest and martyr during the reign of Elizabeth I. Life Robert Johnson had grown up in one of the four parishes of Claverley, Hales, Owen or Worfield in what was then the Anglican Diocese of Wor ...

(died 1582), Catholic priest *

Robert Johnson (archdeacon of Leicester) Robert Johnson (1540 – 1625) was a Church of England cleric and the founder of both Oakham School and Uppingham School. He was a Puritan rector of North Luffenham, Rutland, for 51 years, from 1574 until his death. He was also a Canon of W ...

(1540–1625), Puritan rector *

Robert Johnson (bishop) Robert Johnson was an Anglican bishop in Ireland during the mid-18th century. Johnson was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Rector of Dungannon until 1756 when he was appointed Dean of Tuam. In 1759 he became Bishop of Cloyne The Bi ...

(died 1767), Anglican bishop of Cloyne, 1759–1767 * Robert Carroll Johnson Jr. (1938–2014), bishop of North Carolina in The Episcopal Church *

Robert Hodges Johnson Robert Hodges Johnson (born October 1, 1934) is an American prelate who served as the fifth Bishop of Western North Carolina in The Episcopal Church. Biography Johnson was born on October 1, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of William We ...

(fl 1989), bishop of Western North Carolina in The Episcopal Church * Robert J. Johnson (priest) (died 1916), American Roman Catholic priest

Science and academia

Robert Johnson (economist) Robert A. Johnson is the Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and regularly contributes to NewDeal 2.0 with his "FinanceSeer Column." He also formerly traded currency on Wall Street under George Soros. Economic analysis ...

(born 1950s), American economist * Robert Johnson (historian), professor at the University of Toronto *

Robert A. Johnson (psychotherapist) Robert Alex Johnson (May 26, 1921 – September 12, 2018) was an American Jungian analyst and author. His books have sold more than 3 million copies. Life and career Johnson was born in Portland, Oregon. He studied at the University of Oregon a ...

(1921–2018), American author and Jungian analyst *Robert David Johnson (born 1967), known as

KC Johnson Robert David Johnson (born 27 November 1967), also known as KC Johnson, is an American history professor at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate Center. He played a major role in reporting on the Duke University lacrosse ...

, professor of history * Robert E. Johnson (scientist), American mathematician, engineer and physicist *

Robert Erwin Johnson Robert Erwin Johnson (3 February 1923 – 28 January 2008, aged 84) was a University of Alabama professor of history and considered "one of the finest scholars of the nineteenth century U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard". Early life and education Joh ...

(1923–2008), University of Alabama professor, historian of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard *

Robert Livingston Johnson Robert Livingston Johnson (March 25, 1894 – January 16, 1966) was Temple University's third president (1941 to 1959) and a former vice president of Time Inc. Early life Johnson was born in New York City to Frank R. and Grace Bell Johnson. He ...

(1894–1966), Temple University president and former vice president of Time Inc. *

Robert Royce Johnson Robert Royce "Bob" Johnson (1928–2016) was an American inventor, engineer, computer pioneer, and professor. Besides the Johnson counter A ring counter is a type of counter composed of flip-flops connected into a shift register, with the output ...

(1928–2016), engineer, computer pioneer, and professor; inventor of the Johnson counter *

Robert Walter Johnson Robert Walter "Whirlwind" Johnson (April 16, 1899 – June 28, 1971) was an American physician, college football player and coach, and founder of the American Tennis Association Junior Development Program for African-American youths, where he c ...

(1899–1971), American physician

Sports

* Robert Johnson (handballer) (born 1951), Canadian handball player who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics * Robert Johnson (tight end) (born 1980), American football player (NFL tight end) * Robert Johnson (safety) (born 1987), American football player (NFL safety for the Tennessee Titans) *

Robert Johnson (wide receiver) Robert Johnson (born June 20, 1982) is an American football player, notable for his professional career in the Finnish league Vaahteraliiga. Johnson played his college career at Texas Tech and he signed overseas Finland in 2007 as he wasn't drafte ...

(born 1982), American football player * Robert Johnson (runner), 1981 USA marathon champion *

Robert Johnson (basketball) Robert Johnson (born May 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. College career Johnson averaged 12.8 points and 2.5 assis ...

(born 1995), American basketball player

Others

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Robert Johnson (civil servant) Colonel Sir Robert Arthur Johnson KCVO KBE (26 March 1874 – 2 March 1938) was a British civil servant who served as Deputy Master and Controller of the Royal Mint from 1922 to his death in 1938. Early life, education and career The son ...

(1874–1938), British civil servant, Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, 1922–1938 * Robert Johnson (prison officer) (born 1953), American air force veteran and former prison guard *Robert Crawford Johnson (1882–1937), English inventor of the

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* Robert R. Johnson (1928–2010), co-owner of the racehorse Timoleon * Robert Grady Johnson, co-conspirator in the Geronimo bank murders

Other uses

*"Robert Johnson", a song by Alexis Korner from '' The Party Album''