Johnson (given name)
Johnson is a masculine given name. It is a patronym of the given name John and literally means "son of John". Notable people with the name include:
- J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Ghanaian academic
- Johnson Bademosi, American football player
- Johnson N. Camden, US Senator from West Virginia
- Johnson N. Camden Jr., US Senator from Kentucky, son of the above
- Johnson Charles, West Indies cricketer
- Johnson Gwaikolo, Liberian politician
- Johnson Hagood, US Army major general
- Johnson Hagood, Confederate Army brigadier general and 80th Governor of South Carolina, uncle of the above
- Johnson Macaba, Angolan footballer
- Johnson Sherrick, American politician and businessman from Ohio
- Johnson Simpers, American politician from Maryland
- Johnson C. Smith, American businessman