John Johnson

Academia

• John de Monins Johnson, scholar and printer
• John Wesley Johnson (academic administrator), first president of the University of Oregon
• John Bertrand Johnson, scientist–engineer after whom Johnson noise is named
• John R. Johnson, American chemist
• John P. Johnson (academic administrator), fifth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• John Johnson (astronomer),, current Harvard professor

Artists and entertainers

• John Johnson (composer), English lutenist and composer
• John Johnson (photographer), American photographer
• J. Rosamond Johnson, composer and opera singer
• John Lester Johnson, American boxer and actor
• John Seward Johnson II, American artist
• John Johnson (reporter), American television reporter and anchor
• John Lee Johnson, American drummer, better known by his stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe
• John Johnson (musician), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red
• John Seward Johnson III, American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur
• John H. Johnson, founder of the Johnson Publishing Company

Architects

• John Johnson (architect, born 1732), English architect and surveyor
• John Johnson (architect, born 1807), English architect
• John Johnson (architect, born 1843), English architect

Sportsmen

American football

• John Johnson (trainer), American football athletic trainer for the New York Giants
• John Henry Johnson, American football player
• John Johnson (defensive tackle), American football player
• John Johnson (linebacker), American football player
• John Johnson (safety), American football player

Baseball

• Lou Johnson (pitcher), Major League pitcher
• Jack Johnson (second baseman), American baseball player
• John Wesley Johnson (baseball), American baseball player of the 1920s and 1930s
• John Wesley Johnson Jr., American baseball player
• John Henry Johnson (baseball), Major League pitcher

Other sports

• Jack Johnson (boxer), American boxer and first black heavyweight champion
• John Johnson (cricketer, born 1809), English cricketer
• John Johnson (cricketer, born 1871), English cricketer
• John S. Johnson (sportsman), American cyclist and speed skater
• John Lester Johnson,, American boxer and actor
• John Johnson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s
• John Johnson (basketball, born 1947), American basketball player
• John Johnson (basketball, born 1956), American basketball player
• John Michael Johnson, American bantamweight boxer
• John Johnson (footballer), English footballer

Lawyers

• John Calhoun Johnson, practiced law and operated a ranch in California
• John Henry Johnson (patent attorney)
• John G. Johnson, U.S. corporate lawyer and art collector
• John Alvin Johnson, U.S. lawyer and businessman

Military figures

• John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark, Seigneur of Sark, 1720–1723
• Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet, loyalist leader during the American Revolution
• Liver-Eating Johnson, American frontier figure
• John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1839), United States Navy sailor
• John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1842), Norwegian-American Medal of Honor recipient
• John D. Johnson (general), U.S. Army general
• John P. Johnson (general), U.S. Army general

Politicians and public servants

United States

• John Johnson (Ohio congressman), politician
• John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician), Minnesota politician
• John Albert Johnson, 16th governor of Minnesota
• John Anders Johnson, Wisconsin state senator and assemblyman from Madison
• John E. Johnson (Brandon), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Brandon, Wisconsin
• John E. Johnson (Utica), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Utica, Wisconsin
• John Johnson (Mississippi politician), Mississippi state representative and senator
• John J. Johnson, Missouri state senator
• John Kelly Johnson, Iowa state court judge and legislator
• John Warren Johnson, Minnesota state legislator
• John Telemachus Johnson, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• John Johnson (Kansas City mayor), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
• J. Neely Johnson, California politician and politician
• John Johnson (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin State Assemblyman from York, Dane County, Wisconsin
• John Johnson (Ohio state representative), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• John Johnson Sr., Chancellor of Maryland
• John Johnson Jr., Chancellor of Maryland
• John Johnson (Indiana judge), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• John T. Johnson (Oklahoma judge), associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
• John B. Johnson (politician), American politician in the South Dakota State Senate
• John Ramsey Johnson, associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• J. B. Johnson (Florida politician), 23rd Florida Attorney General
• John S. Johnson (politician), member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
• John D. Johnson (politician), member of the Utah State Senate

Other countries

• John Johnson, alias of John Cornelius (MP), English politician
• Johno Johnson, Australian politician
• John Mercer Johnson, Canadian politician
• John Johnson (diplomat), British colonial administrator and diplomat
• John Smoke Johnson, Mohawk chief
• John William Fordham Johnson, lieutenant governor of British Columbia
• John Johnson (British politician), British trade unionist and politician
• John Mordaunt Johnson, British diplomat around the time of the Napoleonic Wars
• John George Johnson, British member of parliament for Exeter
• John Wesley Johnson (politician), member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament

Religious figures

• John Johnson (theologian), English clergyman and theologian
• John Johnson (baptist), English minister, founder of the Johnsonian Baptists
• John Johnson (clergyman), Church of England clergyman, poet, and editor
• John Johnson (Latter Day Saints), early Latter Day Saint and owner of the John Johnson Farm, a historical site in Mormonism
• Enmegahbowh, also known as John Johnson, first Native American Episcopal priest

Others

• John Johnson (explorer), Arctic explorer and World War II veteran
• John Johnson (mass murderer), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre
• John O. Johnson, American boat builder, aviator and inventor
• John H. Johnson (baseball), minor league baseball executive
• John Seward Johnson I, founded the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
• Guy Fawkes or John Johnson
• John Johnson, one of the Colchester Martyrs
• John & Thomas Johnson, a soap and alkali manufacturing business in Runcorn, Cheshire, England
• John Mushmouth Johnson, American gambler and businessman in Chicago