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John Johnson may refer to:

Academia

John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956), scholar and printer

John Wesley Johnson (academic administrator) (1836–1898), first president of the University of Oregon

John Bertrand Johnson (1887–1970), scientist–engineer after whom Johnson noise is named

John R. Johnson (1900–1983), American chemist

John P. Johnson (academic administrator), fifth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

John Johnson (astronomer), (born 1977), current Harvard professor

Artists and entertainers

John Johnson (composer) (c. 1545–1594), English lutenist and composer

John Johnson (photographer) (1879–1953), American photographer

J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composer and opera singer

John Lester Johnson (1893–1968), American boxer and actor

John Seward Johnson II (1930–2020), American artist

John Johnson (reporter) (born 1938), American television reporter and anchor

John Lee Johnson (born 1944), American drummer, better known by his stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe

John Johnson (musician) (1964–2017), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red

John Seward Johnson III (born 1966), American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur

John H. Johnson (1918–2005), founder of the Johnson Publishing Company (Ebony and Jet magazines)

Architects

John Johnson (architect, born 1732) (1732–1814), English architect and surveyor

John Johnson (architect, born 1807) (1807–1878), English architect

John Johnson (architect, born 1843) (1843–1919), English architect

American football

John Johnson (trainer) (1917–2016), American football athletic trainer for the New York Giants

John Henry Johnson (1929–2011), American football player

John Johnson (defensive tackle) (1941–2025), American football player

John Johnson (linebacker) (born 1968), American football player

John Johnson (safety) (born 1995), American football player

Baseball

Lou Johnson (pitcher) (John Louis Johnson, 1869–1941), Major League pitcher

Jack Johnson (second baseman) (John Thomas Johnson, 1883–1940), American baseball player

John Wesley Johnson (baseball), American baseball player of the 1920s and 1930s

John Wesley Johnson Jr. (1916–1944), American baseball player

John Henry Johnson (baseball) (born 1956), Major League pitcher

Other sports

Jack Johnson (John Arthur Johnson, 1878–1946), American boxer and first black heavyweight champion

John Johnson (cricketer, born 1809) (1809–1877), English cricketer

John Johnson (cricketer, born 1871) (1871–1930), English cricketer

John S. Johnson (sportsman) (1873–1934), American cyclist and speed skater

John Lester Johnson, (1893–1968), American boxer and actor

John Johnson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s

John Johnson (basketball, born 1947) (1947–2016), American basketball player

John Johnson (basketball, born 1956), American basketball player

John Michael Johnson (born 1968), American bantamweight boxer

John Johnson (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer

Lawyers

John Calhoun Johnson (1822–1876), practiced law and operated a ranch in California

John Henry Johnson (patent attorney) (1828–1900)

John G. Johnson (1841–1917), U.S. corporate lawyer and art collector

John Alvin Johnson (1915–2005), U.S. lawyer and businessman

Military figures

John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723), Seigneur of Sark, 1720–1723

Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (1741–1830), loyalist leader during the American Revolution

Liver-Eating Johnson (1824–1900), American frontier figure

John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1839) (1839–?), United States Navy sailor

John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1842) (1842–1907), Norwegian-American Medal of Honor recipient

John D. Johnson (general) (born 1952), U.S. Army general

John P. Johnson (general) (born 1963), U.S. Army general

United States

John Johnson (Ohio congressman) (1805–1867), politician

John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician) (1883–1962), Minnesota politician

John Albert Johnson (1861–1909), 16th governor of Minnesota

John Anders Johnson (1832–1901), Wisconsin state senator and assemblyman from Madison

John E. Johnson (Brandon) (1873–1951), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Brandon, Wisconsin

John E. Johnson (Utica) (1829–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Utica, Wisconsin

John Johnson (Mississippi politician) (1920–2002), Mississippi state representative and senator

John J. Johnson (1926–2016), Missouri state senator

John Kelly Johnson (1841–1894), Iowa state court judge and legislator

John Warren Johnson (1929–2023), Minnesota state legislator

John Telemachus Johnson (1788–1856), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

John Johnson (Kansas City mayor) (1816–1903), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri

J. Neely Johnson (1825–1872), California politician and politician

John Johnson (Wisconsin politician) (1833–1892), Wisconsin State Assemblyman from York, Dane County, Wisconsin

John Johnson (Ohio state representative) (born 1937), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives

John Johnson Sr. (1770–1824), Chancellor of Maryland

John Johnson Jr. (1798–1856), Chancellor of Maryland

John Johnson (Indiana judge) (1776–1817), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court

John T. Johnson (Oklahoma judge) (1856–1935), associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court

John B. Johnson (politician) (1885–1985), American politician in the South Dakota State Senate

John Ramsey Johnson (born 1945), associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

J. B. Johnson (Florida politician) (1868–1940), 23rd Florida Attorney General

John S. Johnson (politician) (1854–1941), 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) (died 1567), English politician

Johno Johnson (1930–2017), Australian politician

John Mercer Johnson (1818–1868), Canadian politician

John Johnson (diplomat) (1930–2018), British colonial administrator and diplomat

John Smoke Johnson (1792–1886), Mohawk chief

John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938), lieutenant governor of British Columbia

John Johnson (British politician) (1850–1910), British trade unionist and politician

John Mordaunt Johnson (c. 1776–1815), British diplomat around the time of the Napoleonic Wars

John George Johnson (1829–1896), British member of parliament for Exeter

John Wesley Johnson (politician), member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament

Religious figures

John Johnson (theologian) (1662–1725), English clergyman and theologian

John Johnson (baptist) (1706–1791), English minister, founder of the Johnsonian Baptists

John Johnson (clergyman) (1769–1833), Church of England clergyman, poet, and editor

John Johnson (Latter Day Saints) (1778–1843), early Latter Day Saint and owner of the John Johnson Farm, a historical site in Mormonism

Enmegahbowh (c. 1820–1902), 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) (1810–1838), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre

John O. Johnson (1875–1963), American boat builder, aviator and inventor

John H. Johnson (baseball) (1921–1988), minor league baseball executive

John Seward Johnson I (1895–1983), founded the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Guy Fawkes (1570–1606) 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 (1856–1907), American gambler and businessman in Chicago