Johnston (surname)
Johnston is in most cases a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. Historically, the surname has been most common throughout Scotland and Ireland. Etymology This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name ''John'' and ''tone'' or ''toun'' ("settlement" in Middle English, literally meaning "John's town". People with the surname ''Johnston'' A–E * Alan Johnston (born 1962), BBC correspondent * Albert Johnston (rugby league) (1891–1961), Australian rugby league footballer * Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Texian, American, and Confederate general * Alexander Johnston (other), several people * Andrew Johnston (other), several people * Andrew Galbraith Johnston (died 1886), brewer of Oakbank, South Australia * Anthony Johnston (other), several people * Arnrid Johnston (1895-1972), Swedish sculptor and illustrator * Arthur Johnston (poet) (1587–1641), Scottish physician and poet * Arthur Johnston ('' fl. ...
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Johnstone (surname)
Johnstone is a surname. It is a variant of the similar surname Johnston which in most cases is a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. Etymology #The habitational surname ''Johnstone'' / ''Johnston'' is in most cases derived from the name of Johnstone located in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name ''John'' and ''tone'' or ''toun'' ("settlement" in Middle English; ''tun'' in Old English), literally meaning "John's town". There are several similar place names in Scotland, including the city of Perth, which was once known as ''St. John's Toun''. This and other similarly named locations may also be sources for the habitational surnames ''Johnstone'' / ''Johnston''. List of persons with the surname 17th century * James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell (1602–1653) * James Johnstone, 2nd Marquess of Annandale (c.1687–1730) * Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Baronet (1697–1772), Scottish baronet and p ...
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Gillett & Johnston
Gillett & Johnston was a clockmaker and bell foundry based in Croydon, England from 1844 until 1957. Between 1844 and 1950, over 14,000 tower clocks were made at the works. The company's most successful and prominent period of activity as a bellfounder was in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was responsible for supplying many important bells and carillons for sites across Britain and around the world. A successor company continues operation in Bletchingley, Surrey, under the Gillett & Johnston name, engaged in clock-making and clock and carillon repair. History The company traced its roots to a clockmaking business established by William Gillett in Hadlow, Kent, in the early 19th century. In 1837, Gillett moved his business to Clerkenwell, London; and in 1844 to the site in what later became known as Union Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, which would remain its home for the next 113 years. Charles Bland became a partner in 1854, and the company subsequently traded as Gillett & Bla ...
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Clay Johnston (other)
Clay Johnston may refer to: * Clay Johnston (academic), dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin *Clay Johnston (American football) Clay Johnston (born August 8, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor. College career Johnston missed several games in 2017. He was a seco ...

Christina Johnston
Christina Johnston is an English coloratura soprano. Born in Framlingham, Suffolk, and educated at Framlingham College, she has sung leading roles, notably, at the Prague State Opera, including the Queen of the Night in Mozart's ''The Magic Flute''. She has sung before various heads of state, including Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, and Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Early life When Johnston was three, she and her mother Gillian were involved in a car crash while heading for Amberfield School, near Ipswich. Johnston can still recall her mother being cut out of the automobile and resuscitated in the ambulance on the way to hospital, where her injuries kept her for five months. Johnston herself spent three weeks in the same hospital with a broken left leg and numerous cuts on her head, and returned for further surgery six months later. During this time, Johnston became close to her father, Peter, who taught her piano and guitar an ...
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Charles Johnston (other)
Charles Johnston may refer to: Politics * Charles Johnston (representative) (1793–1845), U.S. Representative from New York * Charles Clement Johnston (1795–1832), U.S. Representative from Virginia * Charles Johnston (New Zealand politician) (1845–1918), Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand * Sir Charles Johnston, 1st Baronet (1848–1933), Lord Mayor of London between 1914 and 1915 * Charles Edward Johnston (1899–1971), Canadian federal politician * Charles Johnston (diplomat) (1912–1986), British diplomat and author who translated Pushkin's ''Eugene Onegin'' * Charles Johnston, Baron Johnston of Rockport (1915–2002), British politician * Charles Hampton Johnston (1919–1981), Scottish Sheriff and Liberal Party politician Other * Charles E. Johnston (1881–1951), former president of Kansas City Southern Railway * Charles H. Johnston, U.S. admiral, retired 2005 * Charles Johnston (captive of Native Americans) (1770–1833), American lawyer who wrote a captivity narrativ ...
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Cameron Johnston (American Football)
Cameron Johnston (born 24 February 1992) is an Australian-born American football punter for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. He formerly played Australian rules football and was a member of the Melbourne Football Club in 2011. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL from 2017 to 2020. Early life and Australian rules career Johnston is from Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and attended high school at St Joseph's College. He played for the Geelong Falcons in the under-18 TAC Cup before being drafted to the Melbourne Football Club with the 63rd selection in the 2011 AFL rookie draft.Former Melbourne Demon Cameron Johnston takes a punt on ...
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Brian Johnston (rugby League)
Brian Stuart Johnston (born 13 November 1958 in Dunedoo, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and administrator. He played with the St George Dragons and represented for the Australian national rugby league team on one occasion. Johnston's position of choice was but his speed also saw him play on the , especially in representative teams. Career An athletic speedster who played Colts for Eastern Suburbs RUFC while studying at the Institute of Technology in Sydney, Johnston signed with St George in 1980 and played for New South Wales in the State of Origin series on eight occasions between 1984–1989. He represented in the centres or at wing for the Blues in all three games of the 1987 State of Origin series plus the 4th 'exhibition' game played in Los Angeles. He was also selected for one game in the 1984, 1985 and 1986 Origin series. After missing the 1988 series, Johnston was recalled for Game 3 of the 1989 State of Origin series in what would be ...
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Brian Johnston
Brian Alexander Johnston (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994), nicknamed Johnners, was a British cricket commentator, author, and television presenter. He was most prominently associated with the BBC during a career which lasted from 1946 until his death in January 1994. Early life Brian Alexander Johnston was born on Monday, 24 June 1912 at the Old Rectory, Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, the youngest of four children (elder siblings were Anne, Michael and Christopher). His paternal grandfather, Reginald Eden Johnston, had been Governor of the Bank of England between 1909 and 1911. The World War II airborne division commander Frederick 'Boy' Browning was his first cousin. On 27 August 1922, his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Evelyn Johnston, DSO, MC, who managed the family coffee business, drowned at Widemouth Sands near Bude, Cornwall at the age of 44. In 1924, his mother married one of her husband's military colleagues, Captain Marcus Scully, who became his stepfat ...
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Bob Johnston (other)
Robert Johnston may refer to: * Rob Johnston, Assistant General Secretary of International Transport Workers Federation * Robert Johnston (1783–1839), plantation owner in Jamaica * Bert Johnston (footballer) (1909–1968), Scottish footballer (Sunderland AFC) *Bob Johnston (1932–2015), American record producer * Bob Johnston (economist) (1924–2023), Australian economist, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia * Bob Johnston (footballer) (1929–2012), Australian footballer for Melbourne *Bobby Johnston (born 1967), composer and musician * Robbie Johnston (born 1967), long-distance runner *Robert Johnston (VC) (1872–1950), Irish rugby union player and soldier * Robert Johnston (American politician) (1818–1885), American politician of the Confederate States * Robert Johnston (Canadian politician) (1856–1913), farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada * Robert Johnston (cricketer) (1849–1897), Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago * Robert Johnst ...
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Bill Johnston (other)
Bill or Billy Johnston may refer to: * Bill Johnston (cricketer) (1922–2007), Australian cricketer * Bill Johnston (golfer) (1925–2021), American golfer and golf course architect * Bill Johnston (tennis) (1894–1946), American tennis champion * Bill Johnston (rugby union) (born 1997), Irish rugby union player * Billy Johnston (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1964), Scottish football player * Billy Johnston (footballer, born 1942), Irish football player and manager * Bill Johnston (pirate) (1782–1870), Canadian pirate and patriot * Bill Johnston (politician) (born 1962), member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly * Bill Johnston (translator) Bill Johnston (born 1960) is a prolific Polish language literary translator and professor of comparative literature at Indiana University. His work has helped to expose English-speaking readers to classic and contemporary Polish poetry and fiction ... (born 1960), Polish language translator and professor See also * Bill Joh ...
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Edward Johnston (politician)
Edward Bertram Johnston (11 January 1880 – 6 September 1942), known as Bertie Johnston, was the Western Australian Legislative Assembly member for Williams-Narrogin from 1911 to 1928, and a Senator from 1929 until 1942. His resignation from the Australian Labor Party in 1915 made possible the defeat of John Scaddan's Labor government in Western Australia. Early life Johnston was born in Geraldton, Western Australia on 11 January 1880, the son of Harry Johnston, Surveyor-General of Western Australia. He was educated at High School (now Hale School) in Perth, and from 1895 to 1909 was employed as a clerk in the Lands and Surveys Department. He later became a wheat and sheep farmer near Narrogin, and a substantial investor in hotels and real estate. State politics Johnston joined the Australian Labor Party, and on 3 October 1911 was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Williams-Narrogin. In his first term he largely supported John Scaddan's Lab ...
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Ben Johnston (other)
Ben Johnston may refer to: * Ben Johnston (rugby union) (born 1978), British rugby player * Ben Johnston (composer) (1926–2019), American contemporary composer of concert music * Bennett Johnston, Jr. (born 1932), Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist * Ben Johnston (Scottish musician) (born 1980), drummer, vocalist, and songwriter with Biffy Clyro * Ben Johnston (rugby league) (born 1992), English rugby league player See also * Ben Johnson (other) Ben, Benjamin or Benny Johnson may refer to: In sports Association football *Ben Johnson (footballer, born 2000), English footballer * Ben Johnson (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player Other codes of football * Ben Johnson (Australian foot ...