List of people with surname Johnson
Johnson is one of the most widely distributed surnames in the English-speaking world. Following is a list of notable people and fictional characters with the surname Johnson:
Notable individuals with surname Johnson
Arts, music, and letters
- Al Johnson (musician), American singer, arranger, producer
- Alice E. Johnson, American architect
- Alphonso Johnson, American jazz bassist
- Amy Jo Johnson, American actor, singer, and songwriter
- Andre Johnson, known as Jah Mason, Jamaican reggae artist
- Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer
- Arte Johnson, American comic actor
- Ashley Johnson, American actor, voice actor, and internet personality
- B. S. Johnson, English experimental novelist, poet, literary critic, television producer, and filmmaker
- Brian Johnson, British-born lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC
- Bunk Johnson, American jazz musician
- Buzz Johnson, Tobago-born publisher and activist
- C. David Johnson, Canadian actor
- Carmencita Johnson, American actor
- Carrie Johnson (journalist), justice correspondent
- Carrie Ashton Johnson, American editor and author
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, author, and television personality
- Chalmers Johnson, American author
- Chubby Johnson, American actor
- Clare Johnson, American writer and artist
- Clark Johnson, American actor and director
- Claude Joseph Johnson, American gospel singer
- Claudette Johnson, British visual artist
- Crockett Johnson, cartoonist and children's book illustrator
- D. E. Johnson, American author
- Dakota Johnson, American actress
- Dink Johnson, American jazz musician
- Dwayne Johnson, American actor and professional wrestler
- Edith North Johnson, American classic female blues singer, pianist and songwriter
- Eliana Johnson, American magazine editor
- Elliott Johnson, American artist and designer
- Erica Johnson, Canadian broadcaster and journalist
- Erika Johnson, American actor
- Evan Malbone Johnson, American priest and religious writer
- Geir Johnson, Norwegian composer, writer and initiator of culture projects
- Georgann Johnson, American stage, film, and television actress
- George Johnson, American guitarist and singer, member of The Brothers Johnson
- George Matthew Johnson, American author and activist
- Gertrude Johnson, Australian soprano
- Henry "Rufe" Johnson, American Piedmont blues musician
- Holly Johnson, English artist, musician and writer
- Irving Johnson, author and adventurer
- Jake Johnson, American actor
- Janelle Johnson, American film actress
- Jef Johnson, American clown and drama teacher
- Jefferson Johnson, American musical director and conductor
- Jenn Johnson, American Christian singer, songwriter and worship pastor
- Jeremiah Johnson (blues musician), American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Johnson (composer), Indian film score composer and director
- Johnson (rapper), Danish rapper Marc Johnson
- Jill Johnson, Swedish country singer
- Joanna Johnson, American actor
- KC Johnson, Professor of History at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York, known for his work exposing the facts about the Duke lacrosse case
- Kerry G. Johnson, African-American cartoonist, graphic designer, and children's book illustrator
- Kim Johnson (musician), American vocalist
- Laura Johnson, American actor
- Lester Johnson (artist), American artist and educator
- Linton Kwesi Johnson,, Jamaican United Kingdom-based dub poet
- Liza Johnson, American film director, producer, and writer
- Lois Johnson, American country music singer
- Lou Johnson (singer), American soul singer and pianist
- Louis Johnson (bassist), American bass player and singer, member of The Brothers Johnson
- Luther "Houserocker" Johnson, American blues singer and guitarist
- L.V. Johnson, American Chicago blues and soul-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Marv Johnson, American R&B and soul singer
- Mary Johnson (singer), American classic female blues singer, accordionist and songwriter
- Mary Coffin Johnson, American activist and writer
- Meg Johnson (actress), English actress
- Molly Johnson, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Nedra Johnson, American singer-songwriter
- Pableaux Johnson, American journalist and food writer
- Penny Johnson Jerald, American actor
- Philip Johnson, American architect
- Puff Johnson, American singer
- Rachel Johnson, British editor and journalist
- Ramone Johnson, known as Cashis, American rapper
- Rian Johnson, American filmmaker
- Richard Johnson (architect), Australian architect
- Robb Johnson, British musician and songwriter
- Russell Johnson, American TV and film actor
- Ruth Johnson, American politician in Michigan
- Ruth Johnson, American sculptor, professor, and philanthropist
- Samuel Johnson, English poet, essayist, lexicographer and "man of letters"
- Scarlett Alice Johnson, English actor
- Sophia Orne Johnson, American author
- Taborah Johnson, actor and jazz singer
- Tom Johnson (composer), American minimalist composer
- Traci Paige Johnson, American animator, voice actress, co-creator of Blue's Clues
- Van Johnson, American actor
- W. Bolingbroke Johnson, pseudonym of Morris Bishop, American author and scholar
- Wesley Johnson, aka Wess, American-born Italian singer and bass guitarist
- Wilko Johnson, English singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor
Politics, law, and government
- Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869
- Axel Johnson (Wisconsin politician)
- A. R. Johnson, Louisiana politician
- Bernette Joshua Johnson, American jurist
- Bob Johnson (Arkansas state representative), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister
- Cavalier Johnson, American politician
- Cecil E. Johnson, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- Charlene Johnson, Canadian politician
- Clark Johnson (politician), American politician
- Dean Johnson (politician), American politician
- Dusty Johnson, American politician
- Dusty A. Johnson, American politician
- Ebenezer Johnson, first mayor of Buffalo, New York
- Ellen Johnson, American political activist
- Eliza McCardle Johnson, wife of U.S. president Andrew Johnson
- Fitz Johnson, American politician
- Frank Minis Johnson, American jurist
- Gerald W. Johnson, American military general
- Greta Johnson, politician
- Helen Kendrick Johnson, American writer, poet, and activist
- Henrietta R. Johnson, American state legislator and nurse
- Huey Johnson, American environmentalist and politician
- Isaac Johnson (colonist), English colonist and one of the founders of Massachusetts
- Isaac Johnson (politician), 12th governor of the state of Louisiana
- J. Neely Johnson, California governor
- Jacob Johnson, Swedish politician
- Janis Johnson, Canadian politician
- Jay W. Johnson, American politician
- K. A. Johnson, Wisconsin politician
- Kim Johnson (politician), British politician elected 2019
- Kristina M. Johnson, American businesswoman, academic, engineer, and government official
- Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, and businesswoman
- Lee A. Johnson, American lawyer
- Lester Johnson (politician), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
- Luci Baines Johnson, youngest daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson
- Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, eldest daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969
- Marsha P. Johnson, American gay liberation activist and drag queen
- Oswald H. Johnson, American politician
- Phillip E. Johnson, American law professor and a founder of the Intelligent Design movement
- Pierre-Marc Johnson, 24th Premier of Quebec
- Prince Johnson, Liberian warlord and politician
- Ron Johnson, Wisconsin politician
- Rylund Johnson, Canadian politician
- Sandra Ablamba Johnson, Togolese economist and political figure
- Shirley Johnson, Michigan politician
- Tara Johnson, Wisconsin politician
- Vaughan Johnson (politician), Australian politician
- Verne C. Johnson, Minnesota politician
- Willard Johnson (politician), New York politician
- William Dartnell Johnson, Western Australian MLA
- William Johnson (Australian politician), Australian politician and soldier
- Yvonne Johnson, American politician
Sciences and medicine
- Angas Johnson, Australian physician
- Florence Merriam Johnson, American nurse
- Hosmer Allen Johnson, American physician
- James Yate Johnson, English naturalist
- Joanne Johnson, British geologist and Antarctic scientist
- Katherine Johnson, American mathematician
- Kathleen R. Johnson, American paleoclimatologist
- Marcia K. Johnson, American psychologist
- Reynold B. Johnson, American inventor and computer pioneer
- Roberta Frances Johnson, American mathematician
- Virginia E. Johnson, American sexologist
- Leslie Peter Johnson, English philologist
- Veronica Johnson, American meteorologist
- Wilhelmine Mimi Johnson, Norwegian geologist, physician
Sports
- Alec Johnson, English cricketer
- Alissa Johnson, American ski jumper
- Alonzo Johnson, American football player
- Andre Johnson, American football player
- Antonio Johnson, American football player
- Antonio Johnson (defensive back), American football player
- B. J. Johnson, American swimmer
- Benny Johnson (American football), American football player
- Berry Johnson, New Zealand rower
- Bobby Johnson, American football coach
- Brennan Johnson, English-Welsh footballer
- Brent Johnson, American ice hockey player
- Bryce Johnson (baseball), American baseball player
- Buddy Johnson (American football), American football player
- Cade Johnson, American football player
- Calvin Johnson, American football player
- Camron Johnson, American football player
- Carlton Johnson, American football player
- Carrie Johnson (canoeist),, American Olympian
- Cephus Johnson, American football player
- Chad Johnson, American football player
- Chaney Johnson, American basketball player
- Christian Johnson, American football player
- Cindy A. Johnson, Guyanese basketball player
- Collin Johnson, American football player
- Curley "Boo" Johnson, American basketball player
- Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league footballer
- Dalton Johnson, American football player
- Danny Johnson (American football), American football player
- Darcy Johnson, American football player
- Darnell Johnson, English footballer
- Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager
- Delano Johnson, American football player
- Demetrious Johnson, American mixed martial artist
- Desjuan Johnson, American football player
- D'Ernest Johnson, American football player
- Diamond Johnson, American basketball player
- Dillon Johnson, American football player
- Diontae Johnson, American football player
- Dorian Johnson, American football player
- Dustin Johnson, American golfer
- Elijah Johnson (basketball), American player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Emmett Johnson, American football player
- Ethel Johnson (wrestler), American professional wrestler
- Flau'jae Johnson, American rapper and basketball player
- Hammond Johnson, American college football and baseball coach
- Hunter Johnson (tennis), American professional tennis and pickleball player
- Isaiah Johnson (American football, born May 1992), American football player
- Isaiah Johnson (cornerback), American football player
- Ivan Johnson (basketball), American basketball player
- Jakob Johnson, American football player
- Jaleel Johnson, American football player
- Jamar Johnson, American football player
- Jamarr Johnson, Indonesian basketball player
- Jan Johnson, American pole vaulter
- Jaquan Johnson, American football player
- Jaylon Johnson, American football player
- Jett Johnson, American football player
- Jimmie Johnson, American NASCAR driver
- Jing Johnson, American baseball player
- Jon'Vea Johnson, American football player
- Jorja Johnson, American professional pickleball player
- Josh Johnson (baseball coach), American baseball coach
- J. R. Johnson, American football player
- Junior Johnson, American NASCAR driver and team owner
- Juwan Johnson, American football player
- JW Johnson, American professional pickleball player
- Kamani Johnson, American basketball player
- Kameron Johnson, American football player
- K. D. Johnson, American basketball player
- KeeSean Johnson, American football player
- Keldon Johnson, American basketball player
- Ken Johnson (left-handed pitcher), American baseball player
- Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher), American baseball player
- Kermit Johnson, American football player
- Kerryon Johnson, American football player
- Keyshawn Johnson, American football player and ESPN broadcaster
- Kobe Johnson, American basketball player
- Kris Johnson (basketball), American basketball player
- Kyron Johnson, American football player
- Lance Johnson, American baseball player
- Leavander Johnson, American boxer
- Len Johnson (boxer), English boxer
- Len Johnson (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Lonnie Johnson Jr., American football player
- Lyndon Johnson (American football), American football player
- Magic Johnson, American basketball player and businessman
- Malik Johnson (basketball), American basketball player
- Malik Johnson (soccer), Canadian soccer player
- Marcellus Johnson, American football player
- Markell Johnson, American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Marques Johnson, American basketball player and basketball analyst
- Marquis Johnson, American football player
- Marquis Johnson (wide receiver), American football player
- Max Johnson, American football player
- Meechie Johnson, American basketball player
- Michael Johnson (sprinter), American athlete and Gold Medal Olympian
- Mickey Johnson, American basketball player
- Montrell Johnson Jr., American football player
- Myles Johnson, American basketball player
- Nazeeh Johnson, American football player
- Bisi Johnson, American football player
- Niesa Johnson, American former basketball player
- Oli Johnson, English footballer
- Paris Johnson, American football player
- Paris Johnson Jr., American football player
- Pierce Johnson, American baseball player
- P. J. Johnson, American football player
- Quindell Johnson, American football player
- Quinten Johnson, American football player
- Rafer Johnson, American decathlete and actor
- Rahsaan Johnson, American basketball player
- Randy Johnson, American baseball player
- Raven Johnson, American basketball player
- Rocky Johnson, Canadian professional wrestler and father of Dwayne Johnson
- Roderick Johnson, American football player
- Roschon Johnson, American football player
- Rudi Johnson, American football player
- Samson Johnson, Togolese basketball player
- Shaun Johnson, New Zealand rugby league international
- Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
- Sherry Combs Johnson, American barrel racer
- Spider Johnson, American football player
- Taron Johnson, American football player
- Tessa Johnson, American basketball player
- Tez Johnson, American football player
- Tiffani Johnson, American basketball player
- T. J. Johnson (American football), American football player
- Travis Johnson (defensive end), American football player
- Ty Johnson (American football), American football player
- Tyreek Johnson, American football player
- Tyren Johnson, American basketball player
- Tyron Johnson, American football player
- Tysheem Johnson, American football player
- Van Johnson (racing driver), American racing driver
- Vaughan Johnson, American football player
- Vaughn Johnson, New Zealand cricketer
- Xavier Johnson (basketball), American basketball player
- Xavier Johnson (American football), American football player
- Zack Johnson (American football), American football player
- Zion Johnson, American football player
- Johnson, footballer at the 1904 Summer Olympics, see List of 1904 Summer Olympics medal winners#Football
Other
- Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator
- Ariell Johnson, American business owner
- Benton Johnson, American sociologist
- Bessilyn Johnson, wife of Albert Mussey Johnson
- Bradley Tyler Johnson, American Civil War general
- Bushrod Johnson, Confederate Army general
- Dolly Johnson, formerly enslaved Tennessean
- Eben Samuel Johnson, English-American Methodist bishop
- Electa Amanda Wright Johnson, American philanthropist, writer
- F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco
- Gertrude I. Johnson, co-founder of Johnson & Wales University
- Gisle Johnson (Scouting), Chief Scout of the Norges Speiderforbund
- Guion Griffis Johnson, American historian
- Guy Benton Johnson, American social anthropologist
- Janelle Johnson, American murder victim and formerly missing person
- John Thad Johnson, aviator
- Jotham Johnson, American archaeologist
- Lacey Robert Johnson, Canadian Pacific Railway pioneer
- Lilian Wyckoff Johnson, American educator
- Liver-Eating Johnson, mountain man of the American Old West
- Lycurgus Johnson, American cotton planter and politician.
- Margaret Johnson Erwin Dudley, American plantation owner in the Antebellum South
- Marilyn Johnson, American bridge player
- Osgood Johnson, 5th Principal of Phillips Academy
- Peggy Johnson, American female murder victim
- R. Milton Johnson, American chief executive
- Sarah Marie Johnson, American murderess
- Scott Johnson, American PhD student in mathematics and victim of a 1988 suspected homophobic murder in Australia
- Veora Johnson, educational administrator
- Victor S. Johnson Jr., American businessman
- Victor S. Johnson Sr., American businessman
- Wallace E. Johnson, co-founder of Holiday Inn
- William Hallock Johnson, American educator and president of Lincoln University
Fictional characters
- Adrian Johnson (Oz), an African American correctional officer in the HBO drama Oz
- Alice Johnson, a character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
- Agent Johnson, a character in The Matrix franchise
- Angelina Johnson, a character in the Harry Potter franchise
- Avery Johnson from the video game series Halo
- Bergholt Stuttley Johnson, from Terry Pratchett's Discworld books
- Carl "CJ" Johnson, from the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Cave Johnson, the CEO of Aperture Laboratories from Portal 2
- Christopher Johnson, a character from the 2009 science fiction film District 9
- Daisy Johnson, a character in Marvel Comics
- Ellen Johnson, a character in the American teen comedy drama Teenage Bounty Hunters
- E. Normus Johnson, a character used to advertise Big Johnson T-shirts
- Janie Johnson, a character from books written by Caroline B. Cooney
- Jeremy Johnson, a character from Phineas and Ferb
- Johnson Johnson, the hero of a series of mystery novels written by Dorothy Dunnett
- Mr. Johnson (Sesame Street), a Fat Blue character on Sesame Street
- Olivia Johnson, a character from Hollyoaks
- Shelly Johnson, a character from the Twin Peaks TV series
- Suzy Johnson, a character from Phineas and Ferb
- Tilda Johnson aka Nightshade, a character in Marvel Comics
- Tyrone Johnson, "Cloak" of the Cloak and Dagger Marvel Comics duo