James Johnson
James Johnson may refer to:
Artists, actors, authors, and musicians
- BabyTron, American rapper
- James Austin Johnson, American comedian & actor, Saturday Night Live cast member
- James B. Johnson, author of science nonfiction novels
- James P. Johnson, New Jersey jazz musician, known for his "stride" piano playing
- James Weldon Johnson, African-American figure in the Harlem Renaissance
- James Johnson , English author and cleric
- James Johnson , Scottish publisher
- James Johnson , English artist
- James "Stump" Johnson, St. Louis blues musician
- Jamey Johnson, country musician
- J. C. Johnson, songwriter and jazz pianist sometimes erroneously known as James C. Johnson, best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller
- James F. Johnson, American blues musician
- Super Chikan, American blues musician
- Rick James, American singer
- Raymond St. Jacques, actor
- James Johnson, Tlingit artist from Juneau, Alaska
Military figures
- James Allen Johnson, major general in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- James Bulmer Johnson, recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War I
- James E. Johnson, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
- James H. Johnson Jr., lieutenant general in the U.S. Army
- James H. Johnson , major general in the U.S. Army
- James K. Johnson, Korean War flying ace
- James Johnson , chief of the South African Navy
- Johnnie Johnson , WWII RAF fighter ace
Political figures
- James Johnson , U.S. congressman from Virginia
- James Johnson , U.S. congressman from Kentucky
- James Johnson , U.S. congressman and governor of Georgia
- James Johnson , state representative of Iowa
- James Johnson , British Labour MP for Rugby, 1950-1959, and Hull West, 1964-1983
- James A. Johnson , U.S. congressman and lieutenant governor from California
- James A. Johnson , businessman, Democratic lobbyist, and chairman of Fannie Mae, the Kennedy Center and the Brookings Institution
- James A. C. Johnson, mayor of Englewood, New Jersey
- James Coody Johnson, African-Creek entrepreneur, interpreter, lawyer and politician
- James D. Johnson, Arkansas politician
- James E. Johnson , U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- James F. P. Johnson, member of the Florida House of Representatives
- James G. Johnson, mayor of Springfield and justice on the Ohio Supreme Court
- James Hutchins Johnson, U.S. congressman from New Hampshire
- James Leeper Johnson, U.S. congressman from Kentucky
- James M. Johnson, justice of the Washington Supreme Court
- James M. Johnson , lieutenant governor of Arkansas
- James Paul Johnson, U.S. congressman from Colorado
- James Johnson , politician in Manitoba, Canada
- James Johnson or "J.J.", member of the Delaware House of Representatives
- Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sportspeople
American football
- James Johnson , former running back for the Minnesota Vikings
- James Johnson , professional American football and Canadian football cornerback
- James-Michael Johnson, American football player
- Jim Johnson , American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
- J. J. Johnson , former running back for the Miami Dolphins, 1998 winner of the Conerly Trophy
Baseball
- Jim Johnson , American baseball pitcher and briefly a member of 1970 San Francisco Giants
- Jim Johnson , pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Other sports
- James Johnson, American track and field sprinter of the 1960s
- James Johnson, American sprinter, runner-up in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1933 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- James Johnson, American Greco-Roman Olympic wrestler
- James Johnson , American Greco-Roman wrestler and coach
- James Johnson, former head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
- James Johnson, basketball player for the Indiana Pacers
- James Johnson , English cricketer
- James Johnson, Australian sports administrator and businessman
- James H. Johnson , British silver medalist in pairs figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Jim Johnson , English footballer for Grimsby Town and Carlisle United
- Jim Johnson , former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
- Jim Johnson , New Zealand international rugby league player
- Jim Johnson , current athletics director in the NCAA Division II
- Jim Johnson , ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association
Others
- James Johnson , Master of Sidney Sussex 1688–1704
- James Johnson , British surgeon, writer and editor
- James Johnson , Sierra Leone Creole Anglican bishop
- James Johnson , English prelate, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester
- James Johnson , English prelate, Bishop of St Helena
- James Johnson, locomotive superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway, 1890–1894
- James A. Johnson , American architect
- James Hervey Johnson, American atheist
- James Wood Johnson, co-founder of the company Johnson and Johnson
- James Yate Johnson, English naturalist
- President James Johnson, the fictional 44th President of the United States in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- James Johnson, sole survivor of the wreck of the ''Dunbar''