Johnson (family name)
Johnson is a family name . It is also more rarely available in the Jonson variant , as with the English playwright Ben Jonson (1572–1637).
Origin and meaning
Johnson is a patronymic name, derived from the English first name John (German: Johannes ).
Name bearer
A.
- Aaron Johnson (musician) (* 1979), American musician, producer and songwriter
- Aaron Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
- Aaron J. Johnson , American jazz musician (trombone) and university professor
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson (born 1990), British actor
- Abby Johnson (born 1980). American life rights activist and author
- Abigail Johnson (* 1962), American manager
- Ada Mae Johnson (* 1977), American porn actress
- Adam Johnson (volleyball player) (born 1965), American volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Adam Johnson (Author) (born 1967), American writer
- Adam Johnson (actor) (born 1973), American actor
- Adam Johnson (soccer player) (born 1987), English soccer player
- Adam Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1994), American ice hockey player
- Adelaide Johnson (1859–1955), American sculptor
- Adna R. Johnson (1860–1938), American politician
- Adrienne Johnson (* 1974), American basketball player
- Ajah Johnson (* 1988), football player for the Turks & Caicos Islands
- Al Johnson (1948-2013), American R&B singer
- Alan Johnson (Choreographer) (1937-2018), American film choreographer and director
- Alan Johnson (politician) (born 1950), British politician
- Alan Woodworth Johnson (1917–1982), British chemist
- Albert Johnson (politician) (1869–1957), American politician (Washington)
- Albert Johnson (shot putter) (1878–1971), American shot putter and hammer thrower
- Albert Johnson (Trapper) († 1932), Canadian trapper and criminal
- Albert Johnson (jockey) (1900–1966), American equestrian
- Albert Johnson (walker) (1931-2011), British walker
- Albert Johnson , known as Prodigy (rapper) (1974-2017), American rapper
- Albert Bushnell Johnson (1869–1941), American Romance philologist and Hispanist
- Albert W. Johnson (1906-1998), American politician
- Albert Wesley Johnson (1923-2010), Canadian broadcast manager
- Alex Johnson (baseball player) (1942-2015) American baseball player
- Alex Johnson (climber) (* 1989), American climber
- Alexander Johnson (1942-2015), American baseball player, see Alex Johnson (baseball player)
- Alexander Johnson (modern pentathlon) , Australian modern pentathlete, participant in the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Alexander Johnson (basketball player) (born 1983), American basketball player
- Alexander Johnson (figure skater) , (* 1990), American figure skater
- Alexander Bryan Johnson (1786–1867), American philosopher and semanticist
- Alexander Lange Johnson (1910–1989), Norwegian bishop
- Alexz Johnson (* 1986), Canadian singer and actress
- Alissa Johnson (* 1987), American ski jumper
- Allan Johnson , Zimbabwean football player
- Allen Johnson (born 1971), American track and field athlete
- Allyn Johnson , American jazz musician
- Alonzo Johnson (1899-1970), American jazz and blues guitarist, see Lonnie Johnson
- Alonzo Johnson (boxer) (born 1934), American boxer
- Alonzo Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1963), American football player
- Alonzo Pookie Johnson (1927-2005), American jazz saxophonist
- Alphonso Johnson (* 1951), American jazz bassist
- Alvin Johnson (1874–1971), American economist
- Alysia Johnson (* 1986), American athlete, see Alysia Montaño
- Amandus Johnson (1877–1974), Swedish-American historian
- Amir Johnson (* 1987), American basketball player
- Amos Johnson (* 1941), American racing car driver
- Amy Johnson (1903-1941), British pilot
- Amy Jo Johnson (* 1970), American actress and musician
- Anders Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1962), Swedish ice hockey player
- Anders Johnson (ski jumper) (* 1989), American ski jumper
- Andreas Johnson (* 1970), Swedish musician
- Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) American politician, President 1865–1869
- Andrew Johnson (actor) (born 1955), British actor
- Andrew Johnson (golfer) (born 1972), American golfer
- Andy Johnson (basketball player) (1932–2002), American basketball player
- Andy Johnson (soccer player, 1974) (born 1974), Welsh soccer player
- Andy Johnson (soccer player, 1981) (born 1981), English soccer player
- Ann Johnson (dancer) , American dancer
- Ann Johnson , alternative name of Ann Howard (restaurateur) (1924-2007), American club owner
- Ann Johnson (athlete) (born 1933), British athlete
- Anne Johnson (archaeologist) (born 1951), British archaeologist
- Anne-Marie Johnson (* 1960), American actress
- Anne Johnson (athlete) , British sprinter
- Anthony Johnson (diplomat) (born 1938), Jamaican politician and diplomat
- Anthony Johnson (musician) (born 1957), Jamaican musician
- Anthony Johnson (basketball player) (born 1974), American basketball player
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson (1940-2010), British opera singer (tenor)
- Anthony Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1993), American football player
- Anton J. Johnson (1878–1958), American politician
- Antonia Johnson (* 1943), Swedish entrepreneur
- Archibald DeB. Johnson (1898–1982), American manager
- Arne Johnson (1924-2006), Swedish civil engineer
- Arnold Johnson (1893–1975), American pianist, arranger, composer and band leader
- Arthur Johnson (historian) , British clergyman and historian
- Arthur Johnson (caricaturist) (1874–1954), American caricaturist, draftsman, and painter
- Arthur Johnson (football player) (1879 – after 1920), English football player and coach
- Arthur V. Johnson (1876–1916), American actor and silent film director
- Arturo Johnson , football player for the Cayman Islands
- Ashley Johnson (born 1983), American actress
- Augie Johnson (1948–2014), American funk musician
- August Johnson (1873-1900), Swedish painter
- Avery Johnson (born 1965), American basketball player and coach
- Axel Johnson (entrepreneur) (1844–1910), Swedish industrialist
B.
- B. Ed Johnson (1914–1983), American politician
- BS Johnson ( Bryan Stanley Johnson ; 1933–1973), English writer and filmmaker
- Bailee Michelle Johnson (* 2000), American actress
- Barbara von Johnson (* 1942), German illustrator
- Barbara Johnson (athlete) (born 1962), Irish athlete, Olympic participant
- Barbara Piasecka Johnson (1937–2013), Polish-American art collector and philanthropist
- Ben Johnson (politician) (1858–1950), American politician
- Ben Johnson (actor) (1918–1996), American actor
- Ben Johnson (athlete) (born 1961), Canadian athlete of Jamaican origin
- Ben Johnson (biathlete) (born 1961), British biathlete
- Ben Johnson (soccer player, 1977) (born 1977), American soccer player
- Ben Johnson (singer) (born 1983), British singer (tenor)
- Ben Johnson (soccer player, 2000) (* 2000), English soccer player
- Bengt Emil Johnson (1936–2010), Swedish radio play writer, composer and poet
- Benjamin Johnson (around 1665–1742), English actor
- Bernard Johnson (1952–2010), American jazz musician and actor
- Besedka Johnson (1925-2013), American actress
- Betsey Johnson (* 1942), American designer and fashion designer
- Beverly Johnson (born 1952), American model, singer, actress and entrepreneur
- Big Jack Johnson (1940-2011), American blues musician
- Bill Johnson (double bass player) (1874–1972), American jazz musician and band leader
- Bill Johnson (banjo player) (1905–1955), American jazz musician
- Bill Johnson (saxophonist) (1912–1960), American jazz musician and arranger
- Bill Johnson ( American Football Player , 1916) (1916–2002) American Football Player (Defensive End)
- Bill Johnson ( American football player , 1926) ( Tiger ; 1926-2011), American football player (center and head coach)
- Bill Johnson (cinematographer) (1938-2000), American cinematographer
- Bill Johnson (politician) (* 1954), American politician
- Bill Johnson (actor) , American actor
- Bill Johnson (ice hockey player) , Canadian ice hockey player
- Bill Johnson (author) , American science fiction writer
- Bill Johnson (ski racer) (1960-2016), American ski racer
- Bill Johnson ( American football player , 1960) ( William Thomas Johnson ; * 1960), American football player (running back)
- Bill Johnson ( American football player , 1968) ( William Edward Johnson ; born 1968), American football player (defensive tackle)
- Bill Johnson (film editor) , American film editor
- Bill Johnson (film producer) , American film producer
- Billy Johnson (born 1952), American football player
- Billy Johnson (baseball player) (1918-2006), American baseball player
- Billy Johnson (racing driver) (* 1986), American automobile racing driver
- Birgit Johnson (1956 / 7–2008), German film scholar
- Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), American blues musician
- Bob Johnson (baseball player, 1905) ( Robert Lee Johnson ; 1905-1982), American baseball player
- Bob Johnson (voice actor) ( Robert Cleveland Johnson ; 1920–1993), American voice actor
- Bob Johnson (racing driver) (1927–2008), American automobile racing driver
- Bob Johnson (ice hockey coach) ( Robert Johnson ; 1931–1991), American ice hockey coach
- Bob Johnson (baseball player, 1936) ( Robert Wallace Johnson ; 1936-2019), American baseball player
- Bola Johnson (1947-2014), Nigerian musician
- Boris Johnson (* 1964), British journalist, publicist, writer and politician
- Brad Johnson (actor) (born 1959), American actor
- Brad Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1968), American football player
- Bradley Johnson (born 1987), English soccer player
- Bradley Tyler Johnson (1829–1903), American Major General of the Confederate States
- Breezy Johnson (* 1996), American ski racer
- Brent Johnson (born 1977), American ice hockey player
- Brian Johnson (born 1947), English singer
- Brian Johnson (soccer player, 1930) (1930-2013), English soccer player
- Brian Johnson (soccer player, 1936) (born 1936), English soccer player
- Brian Johnson (special effects artist) (born 1939), British special effects artist
- Brian Johnson (film editor) , documentary film editor
- Brian Johnson (soccer player, October 1948) (born 1948), English soccer player
- Brian Johnson (soccer player, November 1948) (born 1948), English soccer player
- Brian Johnson (soccer player, 1955) (born 1955), English soccer player
- Brian Johnson (rugby player) (born 1956), Australian rugby league player and coach
- Brian Johnson (soccer player, 1974) (born 1974), American soccer player
- Brian Johnson (musician) (* 1978), American musician and pastor
- Brian Johnson (athlete) (born 1980), American long jumper
- Brian Johnson (figure skater) (born 1995), American figure skater
- Broderick Johnson , American film producer
- Brooks Johnson (born 1934), American sprinter
- Bruce Johnson (* 1960), American politician
- Bryan Johnson (singer) (1926–1995), British singer and actor
- Bryan Stanley Johnson (1933–1973), English writer and filmmaker, see BS Johnson
- Bryce Johnson (born 1977), American actor
- Bubber Johnson , American musician
- Budd Johnson (1910-1984), American saxophonist and clarinetist
- Buddy Johnson (1915–1977), American pianist
- Bunk Johnson (1879–1949), American cornetist and trumpeter
- Bushrod Rust Johnson (1817–1880), American major general of the Confederate
- Butch Johnson (* 1955), American archer
- Byron Johnson (actor) , American actor
- Byron Ingemar Johnson (1890–1964), Canadian politician
- Byron L. Johnson (1917-2000), American politician
C.
- CJ Gardner-Johnson (born 1997), American football player
- CR Johnson (1983-2010), American freestyle skier
- Callum Johnson (born 1985), British boxer
- Calvin Johnson (musician) (born 1962), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and disc jockey
- Calvin Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1985), American football player
- Calvin D. Johnson (1898–1985), American politician
- Calvin Joseph Johnson (born 1958), American actor and stuntman
- Cameron Johnson (born 1996), American basketball player
- Candy Johnson (1922-1981), American jazz saxophonist, see Floyd Johnson
- Carl Johnson (track and field athlete) (1898-1932), American long jumper
- Carl Johnson (composer) , American film composer
- Carl R. Johnson (* 1937), American chemist
- Carlos Johnson (* 1984), Costa Rican soccer player
- Casey Johnson (1979-2010), US millionaire heiress
- Catherine Johnson (* 1957), British author
- Cave Johnson (1793–1866), American politician
- Celia Johnson (1908–1982), British actress
- Chad Johnson (ice hockey coach ) (1970-2013), American ice hockey player and coach
- Chad Johnson ( American football player ) , also known as Chad Ochocinco (* 1978), American football player
- Chad Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Chalmers Johnson (1931-2010), American political scientist
- Charles Johnson (playwright) (1679–1748), English playwright
- Charles Johnson (author) , British author
- Charles Johnson (politician) (1752–1802), American politician
- Charles Johnson (botanist) (1791–1880), British physician and botanist
- Charles Johnson (soccer player) (1884– ??), English soccer player
- Charles Bartlett Johnson (born 1933), American entrepreneur
- Charles Fletcher Johnson (1859–1930), American politician
- Charles Frithiof Johnson ( Charley Johnson ; 1887–1967), American wrestler
- Charles Phillip Johnson (1836–1920), American politician
- Charles Richard Johnson (born 1948), American writer
- Charles S. Johnson (1893-1956), American sociologist
- Charlie Johnson (1891–1959), American jazz pianist and band leader
- Chas. Floyd Johnson (born 1941), American film producer
- Chelsea Johnson (born 1983), American athlete
- Cheswill Johnson (* 1997), South African long jumper
- Chic Johnson (1891–1962), American comedian and actor
- Ching Johnson († 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Chris Johnson (Boxer) ( Chris Omar Johnson ; * 1971), Canadian boxer
- Chris Johnson (actor, 1977) ( Chris J. Johnson ; * 1977), American actor
- Chris Johnson (soccer player) ( Christopher Johnson ; * 1979), English soccer player
- Chris Johnson (actor, 1983) (born 1983), American actor
- Chris Johnson (baseball player) ( Christopher Dalton Johnson ; b.1984), American baseball player
- Chris Johnson ( American football player ) ( Christopher Duan Johnson ; born 1985) American football player
- Chris Johnson (basketball player, 1985) (born 1985), American basketball player
- Chris Johnson (basketball player, 1990) ( Christapher Johnson ; * 1990), American basketball player
- Christopher R. Johnson (* 1960), American computer scientist and biophysicist
- Christopher W. Johnson (* 1965), British computer scientist
- Chubby Johnson (1902 / 1903–1974), American actor
- Clarence Johnson (1910–1990), American aircraft designer
- Clark Johnson (born 1954), American actor, director and television producer
- Claude Johnson (1864–1926), British automobile pioneer, association official (RAC) and automobile manager (Rolls-Royce)
- Clete Donald Johnson (* 1948), American politician
- Cleveland Johnson (* 1955), American organist and musicologist
- Clifford Johnson (* 1968), British physicist
- Colin Johnson (born 1964), football player for Anguilla
- Corey Johnson (born 1961), American actor
- Cornelius Johnson (1913-1946), American athlete
- Cornelius Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1943), American football player
- Craig Johnson (born 1972), American ice hockey player
- Crispin Gray-Johnson (* 1946), Gambian politician
- Curley Johnson (1935-2016) American football player
- Curtis Johnson (musician) (1934-2001), American rockabilly musician
- Curtis Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1948), American football player
- Curtis Johnson (sprinter) (* 1973), American sprinter
- Cynthia Johnson (born 1956), American singer
D.
- Daisy Johnson (* 1990), British writer
- Dakota Johnson (born 1989), American actress
- Damien Johnson (* 1978), Northern Irish football player
- Dan Johnson (American football player) (born 1960), American football player
- Dan Johnson (baseball player) (born 1979), American baseball player
- Dan Johnson (journalist) (* around 1984), British journalist
- Dan Johnson (musician) , American musician
- Dan Johnson (economist) (* around 1969), Canadian-American economist and entrepreneur
- Dan Johnson (politician, 1936) (1936-2014), American politician
- Dan Johnson (Politician, 1960) (1960-2017), American clergyman and politician
- Dan Curtis Johnson , American programmer and comic book writer
- DE Johnson , born Dan E. Johnson , American writer
- Dan G. Johnson , American politician
- Daniel Johnson , Bermuda soccer player
- Danny Johnson (ice hockey player) (1944–1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Danny Johnson (musician) (born 1948), American rock guitarist
- Danny Johnson (soccer player) (born 1993), English soccer player
- Darius Johnson-Odom (* 1989), American basketball player
- Darlene Johnson (1935–2009), Australian actress
- Darnell Johnson (* 1998), English soccer player
- Dave Johnson (baseball player, 1948) ( David Charles Johnson ; born 1948), American baseball player
- Dave Johnson (baseball player, 1959) ( David Wayne Johnson ; born 1959), American baseball player
- Dave Johnson (track and field athlete) ( David Alan Johnson ; born 1963), American track and field athlete
- David Johnson (politician) (1782–1855), American politician (South Carolina)
- David Johnson (sprinter, 1931) (born 1931), Australian sprinter
- David Johnson (composer) (born 1940), American composer
- David Johnson (cricketer, 1944) (born 1944), English cricketer
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1950) (born 1950), English soccer player
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1951) (born 1951), English soccer player
- David Johnson (triple jumper) (born 1953), British triple jumper
- David Johnson (cameraman) (born 1954), English cameraman
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1955) (born 1955), English soccer player
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), English soccer player
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), English soccer player
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1967) (born 1967), English soccer player
- David Johnson (wheelchair tennis player) (born 1969), Australian wheelchair tennis player
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1970) (born 1970), English soccer player
- David Johnson (cricketer, 1971) (born 1971), Indian cricketer
- David Johnson (soccer player, 1976) (born 1976), Jamaican soccer player
- David Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1991), American football player
- David Earle Johnson (19 ?? - 1998), American fusion musician
- David F. Johnson (1871–1951), American politician
- David H. Johnson (1912-1996), American zoologist
- David Leslie Johnson , American screenwriter
- David Moffat Johnson (1902–1972), Canadian ambassador and sprinter
- David Stifler Johnson (1945–2016), American computer scientist
- David WK Johnson (* 1975), American composer and trombonist
- Deborah Johnson (philosopher) (* 1945), American philosopher and ethicist
- Deborah Johnson (actress) , American actress
- Debra Johnson , American politician
- Dee Johnson , American musician
- Delos R. Johnson (1879–1955), American politician
- DeMarco Johnson (born 1975), American basketball player
- Demetrious Johnson (* 1986), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Denis Johnson (1949-2017), American writer
- Dennis Johnson (mathematician) (1938–2018), American mathematician and composer
- Dennis Johnson (athlete) (born 1939), Jamaican sprinter
- Dennis Johnson (basketball player) (1954–2007), American basketball player
- Derek Johnson (1933-2004), English athlete
- DerMarr Johnson (born 1980), American basketball player
- Derrick Johnson (born 1982), American football player
- Dewey Johnson (politician) (1899-1941), American politician (Minnesota)
- Dewey Johnson (musician) (1939–2018), American jazz trumpeter
- Diane Johnson (* 1934), American writer
- Dick Johnson (1925-2010), American jazz musician
- Dink Johnson (1892–1954), American jazz musician
- Diontae Johnson , American football player
- Dominic Johnson (journalist) (born 1966), British journalist
- Dominic Johnson (athlete) (* 1975), athlete from St. Lucia
- Dominique Johnson ( born 1987), American basketball player
- Dominique Johnson (basketball player, 1992) (* 1992), American-German basketball player
- Don Johnson (born 1949), American actor and singer
- Don Johnson (baseball player) (1926-2015), American baseball player
- Donald Johnson (* 1968), American tennis player
- Donald S. Johnson (* 1938), American ichthyologist
- Douglas Johnson (theologian) (1904–1991), British Evangelical theologian
- Douglas Johnson (historian) (1925-2005), British historian
- Douglas H. Johnson (* before 1977), American Africanist and Sudan expert
- Douglas James Johnson (1937–1998), American painter and draftsman
- Douglas Wilson Johnson (1878-1944), American geomorphologist
- Duke Johnson (* 1979), American film director
- Dulee Johnson (* 1984), Liberian soccer player
- Dustin Johnson (* 1984), American golfer
- Dusty Johnson (* 1976), American politician
- Dwayne Johnson (born 1972), American actor and wrestler
E.
- E. Pauline Johnson (1861–1913), Canadian poet and writer
- E. Richard Johnson (1938-1997), American writer
- Earl Johnson (musician) (1886–1965), American musician
- Earl Johnson (track and field athlete) (1891-1965), American long-distance runner
- Earl Johnson (ice hockey player) ( Earl Otto Johansson ; 1931-2015), Canadian ice hockey player
- Eastman Johnson (1824–1906), American painter
- Ed Alleyne-Johnson (* 1959), British electric violinist and street musician
- Eddie Johnson (racing driver) (1919–1974), American racing driver
- Eddie Johnson (musician) (1920–2010), American musician
- Eddie Johnson (basketball player, 1955) (born 1955), American basketball player
- Eddie Johnson (basketball player, 1959) (born 1959), American basketball player
- Eddie Johnson (soccer player, March 1984) (born 1984), American soccer player
- Eddie Johnson (soccer player, September 1984) (born 1984), English soccer player
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (* 1935), American politician
- Eddie T. Johnson (* 1960/1961), American police officer
- Edith Johnson (1903–1988), American jazz pianist and blues singer
- Eduard Johnson (1840–1903), German journalist and historian
- Edward Johnson (Puritan) (1598–1672), English Puritan and pioneer of settlers
- Edward Johnson (General) (1816–1873), American general in the Confederate Army
- Edward Johnson (soccer player) († 1901), English soccer player
- Edward Johnson (singer) (1878-1959), Canadian singer
- Edward Johnson (entrepreneur) (* 1930), American investor and businessman
- Edward Daniel Johnson (1816–1889), English clock and chronometer maker
- Edward Killingworth Johnson (1825-1896) English painter
- Edwin Johnson (historian) (1842–1901), British historian
- Edwin C. Johnson (1884–1970), American politician
- Edwin S. Johnson (1857–1933), American politician
- Eldridge R. Johnson (1867–1945) American mechanic and entrepreneur
- Elena Johnson (* 1985), badminton player from Guernsey
- Eliza Johnson (1810–1876), American first lady
- Elizabeth Johnson (* 1941), American theologian
- Ella Johnson (1923-2004), American singer
- Ellen Johnson (* 1955), American civil rights activist
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (* 1938), Liberian politician, president
- Elliot Johnson (politician) (1862-1932), Australian politician
- Elliot Johnson (baseball player) (born 1984), American baseball player
- Elliot Johnson (soccer player) (born 1994), British soccer player
- Ellis L. Johnson (* 1938), American mathematician
- Enoch L. Johnson (1883–1968), American politician
- Enotris Johnson , American songwriter or American songwriter
- Ellsworth Johnson (1905-1968), American mobster
- Elondust Patrick Johnson (* 1967), American author and sociologist
- Eric Johnson (musician) (born 1954), American musician
- Eric Johnson (actor) (born 1979), Canadian actor
- Eric Johnson (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- Eric Johnson (politician) (* 1975), American politician from Texas
- Erik Johnson (* 1988), American ice hockey player
- Erin Johnson (* 1990), American volleyball player
- Erling Johnson (1893–1967), Norwegian chemist
- Ernest Leonard Johnson (before 1900 – around 1977), South African astronomer
- Estelle Johnson (* 1988), American soccer player
- Ethel Johnson (1908–1964), British athlete
- Evelyn Johnson (1909–2012), American pilot
- Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976), Swedish writer
F.
- F. Ross Johnson (1931-2016), Canadian-American manager
- Fabian Johnson (* 1987), German-American soccer player
- Fallah Johnson (born 1976), Liberian soccer player
- Ferd Johnson (1905–1996), American comic artist
- Floyd Johnson ( Candy Johnson ; 1922-1981), American jazz saxophonist
- Folke Johnson (1887–1962), Swedish sailor
- Francis Johnson (clergyman) (1562 / 1563-1618), British clergyman
- Francis Johnson (politician) (1776–1842), American politician
- Francis Johnson (composer) (1792–1844), American composer and musician
- Frank Johnson (politician, 1848) (1848–1904), Australian journalist and politician
- Frank Johnson (Politician, 1855) (1855–1921), Australian politician, Mayor of Adelaide
- Frank Johnson (baseball player) (born 1942), American baseball player
- Fred Gustus Johnson (1876–1951), American politician
- Freddy Johnson (1904–1961), American jazz singer, pianist and band leader
- Frederick Johnson (anthropologist) (1904–1994), American anthropologist and curator
- Frederick Johnson (musician) , American singer (baritone) and guitarist
- Frederick A. Johnson (1833-1893), American politician
- Frederick William Johnson (1917–1993), Canadian judge and politician
- Fredrik Johnson (born 1963), Swedish squash player
G
- Gabriel Johnson (* 1980), American musician
- Garry Johnson (born 1937), British general
- Gary Johnson ( American football player , 1952) (1952-2010) American football player
- Gary Johnson (football coach) (* 1955), English football coach
- Gary Johnson (racing driver) (* 1980), British motorcycle racer
- Gary Johnson (basketball player) (* 1982), American-German basketball coach and former player
- Gary E. Johnson (* 1953), American politician
- Geir Johnson (* 1965), Norwegian ski jumper
- Geir Johnson (musician) (* 1953), Norwegian composer and author
- Gene Johnson (* 1941), American high jumper
- General Norman Johnson (1941-2010), American soul singer
- Geordie Johnson (born 1953), Canadian actor
- Georgann Johnson (1926-2018), American actress
- George Johnson (soccer player, 1871) (1871-1934), English soccer player
- George Johnson (soccer player, October 1888) (1888-1959), Irish soccer player
- George Johnson (tenor saxophonist) (* around 1900), American jazz musician
- George Johnson (soccer player, 1903) (1903– ??), English soccer player
- George Johnson (soccer player, 1904) (1904–1985), English soccer player
- George Johnson (soccer player, 1907) (1907–1989), English soccer player
- George Johnson (soccer player, 1913) (1913–1989), English soccer player
- George Johnson (alto saxophonist) (born 1913), American jazz musician
- George Johnson (marksman) (born 1915), Puerto Rican marksman
- George Johnson (politician) (1920–1995), Canadian medic and politician
- George Johnson (soccer player, 1932) (1932-2002), English soccer player
- George Johnson (soccer player, 1936) (1936-2011), English soccer player
- George Johnson (track and field athlete) (born 1938), Liberian track and field athlete
- George Johnson (boxer) , American boxer
- George Johnson (basketball player, 1947) (born 1947), American basketball player
- George Johnson (basketball player, 1948) (born 1948), American basketball player
- George Johnson (* 1953), American musician, see The Brothers Johnson
- George Johnson (basketball player, 1956) (born 1956), American basketball player
- George Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1987), American football player
- George Clayton Johnson (1929–2015), American author and actor
- George Henry Martin Johnson (1816-1884), Mohawk chief
- George W. Johnson (1850? –1914), American singer
- George William Johnson (1869–1944), American politician
- Georgia Douglas Johnson (1877 / 1886–1966), African-American poet, playwright and composer
- Gerald Johnson , American actor, producer and voice actor
- Gerry Johnson (* before 1968), English economist and university professor
- Ginger Johnson (around 1920–1972), Nigerian percussionist
- Gisle Johnson (1822-1894), Norwegian theologian
- Glen Johnson (soccer player, 1951) (born 1951), Canadian soccer player
- Glen Johnson (boxer) (born 1969), Jamaican boxer
- Glen Johnson (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), English soccer player
- Glen D. Johnson (1911–1983), American politician
- Gordon Johnson (* 1946), Australian cyclist
- Graham Johnson (born 1950), British pianist
- Greg Johnson (1971-2019), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gregg Johnson (* 1982), American ice hockey player
- Gregory Carl Johnson ( Ray J ; * 1954), American astronaut
- Gregory H. Johnson (* 1962), American astronaut
- Grove L. Johnson (1841–1926), American politician
- Gus Johnson (1913-2000), American jazz drummer
- Gus Johnson (basketball player) (1938–1987), American basketball player
H
- Hailey Johnson (born 1997), American actress
- Haley Johnson (* 1981), American biathlete
- Hank Johnson (born 1954), American politician
- Hannah Johnson , maiden name of Hannah Forster (politician) (1893–1966), Gambian entrepreneur and politician
- Harold Johnson (boxer) (1928-2015), American boxer
- Harold Keith Johnson (1912-1983), American general
- Harold Lester Johnson (1921–1980), American astronomer
- Harold T. Johnson (1907–1988), American politician
- Harry Johnson (bartender) (1845–1933), German-American bartender
- Harry Johnson (soccer player, 1876) (1876-1940), English soccer player
- Harry Johnson (boxer) (1887-1947), British boxer
- Harry Johnson (tennis player) , American tennis player
- Harry Johnson (gardener) (1894-1987), American gardener
- Harry Johnson (soccer player, 1897) (1897– ??), English soccer player
- Harry Johnson (soccer player, 1899) (1899–1981), English soccer player
- Harry Johnson (wrestler) , British wrestler
- Harry Johnson (soccer player, 1910) (1910-1981), English soccer player
- Harry Johnson (soccer player, 1913) (1913-1976), English soccer player
- Harry Johnson (music producer) (1945-2013), Jamaican music producer
- Harry Gordon Johnson (1923–1977), Canadian economist
- Harvey H. Johnson (1808-1896), American politician
- Haynes Johnson (1931–2013), American journalist
- Helene Johnson (also Helen Johnson , 1907-1995), American poet
- Henry Johnson (1783–1864), American politician
- Henry Johnson (soccer player) (1897–1962), English soccer player
- Henry Johnson (blues musician) (1908–1974), American blues musician
- Henry Johnson (jazz musician) (* 1954), American jazz guitarist
- Henry U. Johnson (1850–1939), American politician
- Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812–1880), American politician
- Hewlett Johnson (1874–1966), British clergyman, Dean of Canterbury
- Hilary RW Johnson (1837-1901), Liberian politician, president 1884-1892
- Hilde Frafjord Johnson (* 1963), Norwegian politician
- Hiram Johnson (1866–1945), American politician
- Holly Johnson (born 1960), British singer
- Howard Johnson (songwriter) (1887-1941), American songwriter
- Howard Johnson (alto saxophonist) (1905-1991), American jazz musician (alto saxophone, clarinet)
- Howard Johnson (politician) (1910-2000), British politician
- Howard Johnson , known as Stretch Johnson (1915-2000), American tap dancer and political activist
- Howard Johnson (soccer player) (born 1925), British soccer player
- Howard Johnson (* 1941), American jazz musician (tuba, baritone saxophone)
- Howard Johnson (singer) (born 1956), American singer
- Howard Johnson (baseball player) (born 1960), American baseball player
- Howard David Johnson (born 1954), American painter and illustrator
- Howard Deering Johnson (1897–1972), American entrepreneur
- Howard Hille Johnson (1846–1913), American teacher and author for the blind
- Howard Wesley Johnson (1922–2009), American economist and science manager
- Hoyt Johnson (1935–1989), American musician
- Hugh Johnson (* 1939), English wine critic
- Hugh Johnson (cinematographer) (1946-2015), Irish cinematographer and film director
- Hugh S. Johnson (1882–1942), American general
- Hugo Johnson (1908–1983), Swedish sailor
I.
- Ian Johnson (badminton) (born around 1955), Canadian badminton player
- Ian Johnson (soccer player, 1960) (born 1960), English soccer player
- Ian Johnson (soccer player, 1969) (born 1969), English soccer player
- Ian Johnson (soccer player, 1975) (born 1975), English soccer player
- Irving McClure Johnson (1905–1991), American author and sailor
- Isaac Johnson (politician) (1803-1853), American politician (Democratic Party) (Louisiana)
- Isaac Johnson (chemist) (1811-1911) English chemist
- Isaac Wallace-Johnson (1894–1965), Sierra Leonean human rights activist, politician and trade unionist
J
- JJ Johnson (1924-2001), American jazz trombonist
- J. Leroy Johnson (1888–1961), American politician
- J. McMillan Johnson (1912–1990), American production designer, art director and film technician
- Jack Johnson (boxer) (1878-1946), American boxer
- Jack Johnson (musician) (* 1975), American surfer and pop musician
- Jack Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1987), American ice hockey player
- Jack Johnson (actor) (born 1987), American actor
- Jack D. Johnson (1929-2008), American music manager
- Jacob Johnson (1847-1925), American politician
- Jade Johnson (born 1980), British athlete
- Jake Johnson (* 1978), American actor
- Jakob Johnson (* 1994), German American football player
- James Johnson (Bishop) († 1774), Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester
- James Johnson (politician, before 1788) (before 1788-1825), American politician (Virginia)
- James Johnson (Politician, 1774) (1774–1826), American politician (Kentucky)
- James Johnson (Politician, 1811) (1811-1891) American (Georgia) politician
- James Johnson (athlete) (fl. 1963; † before 2009), American sprinter
- James Johnson (wrestler) (born 1958), American wrestler
- James Johnson (basketball player) (born 1987), American basketball player
- James A. Johnson (* 1943), American entrepreneur
- James Augustus Johnson (1829-1896), American politician
- James Edgar Johnson (1915-2001), English fighter pilot
- James H. Johnson (1874–1921), British figure skater
- James Hutchins Johnson (1802-1887), American politician
- James Leeper Johnson (1818–1877), American politician
- James P. Johnson (1894–1955), American pianist and composer
- James Paul Johnson (born 1930), American politician
- James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), American writer
- James Yate Johnson (1820-1900), British naturalist
- Jamie Johnson (Judoka) (* 1972), British judoka
- Jamie Johnson (director) (born 1979), American director
- Jamie Johnson , maiden name of Jamie Haskell (* 1980), American curler
- Jamie Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jamie Johnson (singer) , British pop singer
- Jan Johnson (born 1950), American athlete
- Jane Johnson (* 1960), British author
- Jared Emerson-Johnson (* 1981), American video game composer
- Jason Johnson (basketball player) (* 1977), American-Austrian basketball player
- Jason Johnson ( American football player , 1965) (born 1965), American football player
- Jason Johnson ( born 1974), American football player
- Jason Johnson ( American football player , 1979) (born 1979) American football player
- Jason Johnson (soccer player) (born 1990), Jamaican soccer player
- Jay Johnson (1928–1954), American singer
- Jay L. Johnson (born 1946), American naval officer
- Jay W. Johnson (1943–2009), American politician
- Jaymar Johnson (* 1984), American football player
- Jed Johnson Sr. (1888–1963), American politician
- Jed Johnson junior (1939–1993), American politician
- Jed Johnson (film editor) (1948–1996), American film editor, cameraman, and producer
- Jef Lee Johnson (1958-2013), American musician and singer
- Jeff Johnson (Country Musician) ( Jeff David Johnson ; 1942-2010), American country musician
- Jeff Johnson (bassist) (* 1954), American jazz bassist
- Jeff Johnson (Politician, 1958) ( Jeffrey D. Johnson ; * 1958), American politician (Ohio)
- Jeff Johnson (politician, 1966) (born 1966), American politician (Minnesota)
- Jeh Johnson (born 1957), American politician
- Jemal Johnson (born 1985), American football player
- Jermaina Johnson (born 1980), Jamaican soccer player
- Jerome L. Johnson (born 1935), American admiral in the US Navy
- Jeromus Johnson (1775–1846), American politician
- Jerry Jamar Johnson (* 1982), Kazakh-American basketball player
- Jesse Johnson (musician) (born 1960), American guitarist
- Jesse Johnson (actor) (born 1982), American actor
- Jesse V. Johnson (* 1971), British stuntman, film director and screenwriter
- Jessica Johnson (born 1981), British actress
- Jill Johnson (born 1973), Swedish singer
- Jim Johnson (ice hockey player, 1942) (born 1942), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jim Johnson (ice hockey player, 1962) (born 1962), American ice hockey player
- Jimmie Johnson (* 1975), American racing driver
- Jimmy Johnson (drummer) , American drummer
- Jimmy Johnson (rockabilly musician) , American musician and singer
- Jimmy Johnson (blues musician) (actually Jimmy Thompson ; * 1928), American blues musician and singer
- Jimmy Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1938), American football player
- Jimmy Johnson (football coach ) (born 1943), American football coach
- Jimmy Johnson (guitarist) (1943–2019), American studio musician
- Jimmy Johnson (bassist) (born 1956), American musician
- Jinson Johnson (* 1991), Indian athlete
- Jo Johnson (* 1971), British journalist and politician (Conservative Party), member of the House of Commons
- Joanna Johnson (born 1961), American actress and screenwriter
- Joe Johnson (soccer player, 1882) (1882– ??), English soccer player
- Joe Johnson (soccer player, 1900) (1900-1976), English soccer player
- Joe Johnson (soccer player, 1911) (1911-1983), English soccer player
- Joe Johnson (soccer player, 1916) (1916-2011), English soccer player
- Joe Johnson (soccer player, 1920) (1920– ??), Scottish soccer player
- Joe Johnson (snooker player) (born 1952), English snooker player
- Joe Johnson (basketball player) (born 1981), American basketball player
- Joe L. Johnson , American politician, Mayor of Bountiful, Utah
- Joe Lee Johnson (1929–2005), American racing driver
- John Johnson (composer) (1540–1594), English lutenist and composer
- John Johnson (judge) , American judge
- John Johnson (politician) (1805-1867), Irish-American politician (Ohio)
- John Johnson (cyclist) , American cyclist
- John Johnson (jazz musician) (also Plas Johnson ; * 1931), American jazz saxophonist and flutist
- John Johnson (basketball player, 1947) (1947-2016), American basketball player
- John Johnson (basketball player, 1959) (born 1959), English-American basketball player
- John Johnson ( American football player , 1941) (born 1941), American football player
- John Johnson ( American football player , 1968) (born 1968), American football player
- John Johnson ( 1995), American football player
- John Johnson (soccer player) (born 1988), English soccer player
- John Johnson (ice hockey player) , Canadian ice hockey player
- John Albert Johnson (1861-1909), American politician
- John Asher Johnson , American astronomer and astrophysicist
- John Bertrand Johnson (1887–1970), American physicist
- John Coleman DeGraft-Johnson (1919–1977), Ghanaian writer, historian, economist, philosopher
- John G. Johnson (1840–1917), American lawyer and art collector
- John H. Johnson (1918-2005), American publicist
- John Henry Johnson (1929-2011) American football player
- John J. Johnson (1912-2004), American historian
- John Jeremiah Johnson (1824–1900), American trapper, explorer, and adventurer
- John Mercer Johnson (1818–1868), English-Canadian politician
- John Michael Johnson (born 1968), American boxer
- John Neely Johnson (1825–1872), American politician
- John Telemachus Johnson (1788-1856), American politician
- John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938), Canadian manager
- Johnnie Johnson (1924–2005), American rock and roll pianist and composer
- Jon Johnson (* 1954), American sound engineer
- Jonathan Johnson (* 1976), Dutch politician
- Jon'Vea Johnson (born 1995), American football player
- Jordan Johnson (* 1986), English soccer player
- Joseph Johnson (publisher) (1738–1809), English publisher
- Joseph Johnson (Governor) (1785–1877), American politician
- Joseph B. Johnson (1893–1986), American politician
- Joseph Edmund Johnson (* 1971), British politician
- Joseph T. Johnson (1858-1919), American politician
- Joseph WS deGraft-Johnson (1933–1999), Ghanaian politician, Vice President of Ghana (1979–1981)
- Josh Johnson (* 1981), soccer player for Trinidad & Tobago
- Joshua J. Johnson (* 1976), American track and field athlete
- Jotham Johnson (1905–1967), American classical archaeologist
- Joyce Johnson (* 1935), American writer
K
- Kaj Johnson (* 1984), Canadian natural track luge
- Kannard Johnson (born 1965), American basketball player
- Karl Johnson , known as Karl Gerhard (1891–1964), Swedish singer, actor and director
- Karl Johnson (born 1948), British actor
- Katarina Johnson-Thompson (* 1993), British athlete
- Kate Lang Johnson (* 1984), American actress and model
- Katherine Johnson (1918-2020), American mathematician
- Katherine Johnson (rower) (* 1978), American rower
- Katie Johnson (1878–1957), British actress
- Kay Johnson (1904–1975), American actress
- Keg Johnson (1908–1967), American jazz trombonist
- Keith Johnson (diplomat) (1921-2009), Jamaican diplomat
- Keith Johnson , American musician
- Keldon Johnson (* 1999), American basketball player
- Kelly Johnson (1910–1990), American aircraft designer, see Clarence Johnson
- Kelly Johnson (guitarist) (1958-2007), English guitarist and singer
- Kelly Johnson (figure skater) (born 1961), Canadian figure skater
- Keen Johnson (1896–1970), American politician
- Keean Johnson (born 1996), American actor
- Ken Johnson (musician) (1910–1941), British dancer and band leader
- Ken Johnson (basketball player) (born 1978), American basketball player
- Kendall Johnson (* 1991), American soccer player
- Kenneth Johnson (track and field athlete) (1928-2015), British long-distance, cross-country and obstacle runner
- Kenneth Johnson (director) (born 1942), American actor, director and producer
- Kenneth Johnson (born 1963), American actor, see Kenny Johnson
- Kenneth Johnson (marksman) (* 1968), American marksman
- Kenneth A. Johnson (1931-1999), American physicist
- Kenneth L. Johnson (1925-2015), British engineer
- Kenny Johnson (born 1963), American actor
- Kerry Johnson (born 1963), Australian sprinter
- Kervin Johnson (* 1990), Honduran soccer player
- Kevin Johnson (singer) (born 1942), Australian singer-songwriter
- Kevin Johnson (Manager) (* 1960), American manager
- Kevin Johnson (Boxer) (* 1979), American boxer
- Kevin Johnson (basketball player) (born 1966), American basketball player and politician
- Kevin Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1992), American football player
- Kibwe Johnson (* 1981), American track and field athlete
- Kij Johnson (* 1961), American science fiction writer
- Kirk Johnson (born 1972), Canadian boxer
- Kirsten Johnson (* 1965), American camerawoman, film producer and director
- Kris Johnson (basketball player) (* 1975), American basketball player
- Kris Johnson (baseball player) (born 1984), American baseball player
L.
- Lady Bird Johnson (1912-2007), American first lady
- Lamar Johnson (* 1994), Canadian dancer, film and television actor
- Lamont Johnson (Director) ( Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr .; 1922-2010), American actor and film and television director
- LaMont Johnson (musician) (1941–1999), American jazz pianist
- Lane Johnson (born 1990), American football player
- Larry Johnson (born 1969), American basketball player
- Laura Johnson (born 1957), American actress
- Laurie Johnson (* 1927), English composer
- Lawrence Johnson (* 1974), American pole vaulter
- Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson (1925–1997), Australian botanist
- Leavander Johnson (1969-2005), American boxer
- Lee Johnson (* 1930), American lawyer, officer and politician
- Lem Johnson (1909-1989), American jazz musician
- Lennie Johnson (* 1953), German actress
- Lenworth Johnson , Antiguan lawyer and politician
- Leon Johnson (* 1981), Grenadian football player
- Léon Johnson (1876–1943), French marksman
- Leslie Johnson (1912–1959), British racing car driver and racing team owner
- Leslie Wilson Johnson (1916-2000), Australian civil servant and diplomat
- Lester Johnson (1901–1975), American politician
- Liesl Müller-Johnson († 2014), Austrian chanson singer
- Lilian Johnson (1923–2005), Gambian educator, columnist and politician
- Lindsay Johnson (* 1980), English soccer player
- Linton Kwesi Johnson (* 1952), Jamaican-English poet and reggae musician
- Lionel Johnson (1867–1902), English poet, author and critic
- Liza Johnson (* 1970), American film director and screenwriter
- Lois Johnson († 2014), American country singer
- Lonnie Johnson (1899 / 1900-1970), American blues musician
- Louis Johnson (poet) (1924–1988), New Zealand poet
- Louis Johnson (1955-2015), American musician, see The Brothers Johnson
- Louis A. Johnson (1891–1966), American politician
- Louis Henry Johnson (born 1938), American boxer and Olympian
- Louisa Johnson (born 1998), British singer
- Louise Johnson (1940–2012), British biochemist
- Luis Johnson Valor (1887–1929), Chilean painter
- Luke Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1994), American ice hockey player
- Luke Johnson (soccer player) (born 1998), New Zealand soccer player
- Luke Johnson (businessman) (born 1962), American businessman
- Luke Johnson (Mormon) (1807–1861) American Mormon activist
- Luke Johnson (musician) (* 1981), English musician
- Luke Johnson (tennis player) (born 1994), British tennis player
- Luke Timothy Johnson (born 1943), American Catholic New Testament scholar
- Luther Johnson (guitarist, 1934) (1934–1976), American blues singer and guitarist
- Luther Johnson (guitarist, 1939) (* 1939), American blues singer and guitarist
- Luther Alexander Johnson (1875–1965), American politician
- Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), American politician, President 1963–1969
- Lynn Johnson (track and field athlete, I) (born around 1946), American track and field athlete
- Lynn Johnson (photographer) , American photographer
- Lynn Johnson (makeup artist) (also Lynn Johnston ), makeup artist
- Lynn Johnson (athlete, 1994) (* 1994), Swedish athlete
- Lynn-Holly Johnson (* 1958), American figure skater and actress
M.
- Magic Johnson (actually Earvin Johnson; * 1959), American basketball player
- Magnus Johnson (1871-1936), American politician
- Manzie Johnson (1906–1971), American jazz drummer
- Marc Johnson (* 1953), American jazz bassist
- Marc Johnson (boxer) (* 1971), American professional boxer
- Margaret Johnson (1919–1939), American jazz pianist
- Marietta Johnson (1864–1938), American reform pedagogue
- Mark Johnson (film producer) (* 1945), American film producer
- Mark Johnson (philosopher) (* 1949), American philosopher
- Mark Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1957), American ice hockey player
- Mark Johnson (rugby player) (born 1969), South African rugby league player
- Mark Johnson (computational linguist) , Australian computational linguist
- Mark Johnson (biathlete) (born 1987), American biathlete
- Mark Steven Johnson (born 1964), American screenwriter, film producer and film director
- Marlene Johnson (* 1946), American politician
- Marques Johnson (born 1956), American basketball player
- Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992), American drag queen and LGBT activist
- Marshal Johnson (* 1989), Nigerian soccer player
- Martin Johnson (soccer player) (1906–1977), English soccer player
- Martin Johnson (rugby player) (born 1970), English rugby union player and coach
- Martin Johnson (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Martin Johnson (documentary filmmaker) (1884–1937), American adventurer and documentary filmmaker
- Martin N. Johnson (1850–1909), American politician
- Marv Johnson (1938–1993), American rhythm and blues and soul singer
- Marvin Johnson (born 1954), American boxer
- Mary Johnson (actress) (1896–1975), Swedish actress
- Mary Johnson (blues singer) (1900 / 1905–1970), American blues singer
- Mary Jane Johnson (born 1950), American opera singer (soprano)
- Matilda Johnson (* 1958), Gambian librarian and writer
- Matt Johnson (born 1961), British musician, see The The
- Matt Johnson (drummer) (born 1970), American drummer
- Matt Johnson (ice hockey player) (* 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Matt Johnson (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- Matt Johnson (filmmaker) , Canadian director, screenwriter, and actor
- Matt Johnson (effects artist) , effects artist
- Matthew S. Johnson (* 1966), American physicist
- Maureen Johnson (* 1973), American youth novelist
- Max Johnson (* 1990), American jazz bassist
- Melodie Johnson (* 1943), American actress and author
- Merline Johnson , American blues singer
- Micah Johnson († 2016), assassin, see assassination attempt on police officers in Dallas on July 7, 2016
- Michael Johnson (artist) (1938–1997), American artist
- Michael Johnson (country singer) (1944-2017), American country musician
- Michael Johnson (athlete) (born 1967), American athlete
- Michael Johnson (politician) (* 1970), Australian politician
- Michael Johnson (marksman) (* 1973), New Zealand marksman
- Michael Johnson (soccer player, 1973) (born 1973), Jamaican soccer player
- Michael Johnson ( born 1984), Australian football player
- Michael Johnson ( born 1987), American football player
- Michael Johnson (soccer player, 1988) (born 1988), English soccer player
- Michael Johnson (soccer player, 1990) (* 1990), soccer player for the Cayman Islands
- Michael Johnson (soccer player, 1994) (* 1994), Maltese soccer player
- Michael Alan Johnson (* 1941), American canoeist and Olympic competitor
- Michelle Johnson (actress) (born 1965), American actress
- Michelle Johnson (athlete) ( Michelle Johnson Skog ; * 1974), American hurdler
- Mike Johnson (soccer player) (1941-1991), Welsh soccer player
- Mike Johnson (Director) , American director, producer and animator
- Mike Johnson (politician) (* 1972), American politician
- Mike Johnson (ice hockey player, May 1974) (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mike Johnson (ice hockey player, October 1974) (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mike Johnson (comic book writer) , American comic book writer
- Mike Johnson (actor) (born 1990), American actor
- Mlungisi Johnson (* 1964), South African politician; President of ANCYL (1994–1996)
- Molly Johnson (born 1959), Canadian singer
- Money Johnson (actually Harold Johnson , 1918–1978), American jazz trumpeter
- Monica Johnson (1946-2010), American screenwriter
N
- Nana Gray-Johnson (* 1951), Gambian writer
- Nancy Johnson (inventor) , American inventor
- Nancy Johnson (politician) (* 1935), American politician
- Nancy Johnson (marksman) (* 1974), American marksman
- Nathan Johnson (Musician) ( Nathan Tyler Johnson ; * 1976), American musician, composer and producer
- Nathan Johnson (canoeist) (also Nate Johnson ; * 1976), American canoeist
- Nathaniel Johnson (1644-1712), English politician; Governor of the Province of Carolina
- Nick Johnson (baseball player) (born 1978), American baseball player
- Nick Johnson (basketball player) (born 1992), American basketball player
- Nick Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nicole Johnson (* 1975), Canadian basketball player
- Noadiah Johnson (1795–1839), American politician
- Noble Johnson ( Noble Mark Johnson ; 1881–1978), American actor, writer, and producer
- Noble J. Johnson (1887–1968), American politician and lawyer
- Norm Johnson (ice hockey player) ( Norman Bruce Johnson ; 1932-2016), Canadian ice hockey player
- Norm Johnson (politician) (born 1938), American politician
- Norm Johnson ( American football player ) ( Norman Douglas Johnson ; born 1960) American football player
- Norma H. Johnson (1932–2011), American judge
- Norman Johnson (mathematician) (1930–2017), American mathematician
- Norman Lloyd Johnson (mathematician, 1917) (1917-2004), British-American statistician
- Norman Lloyd Johnson (mathematician, 1939) ( Norman L. Johnson ; * 1939), American mathematician and university professor
- Nunnally Johnson (1897–1977), American screenwriter and film producer
- Nuwo Johnson (* 1994), Liberian soccer player
O
- Odaine Johnson , British Virgin Islands football player
- Oliver Johnson (1944–2002), American jazz drummer
- Omar Johnson (* 1988), Jamaican athlete
- Osa Johnson (1894–1953), American explorer
- Osie Johnson ( James "Osie" Johnson ; 1923–1966), American jazz drummer
- Owen Johnson (writer) (1878–1952), American writer
- Owen H. Johnson (* 1929), American politician
P
- Patricia Johnson (* 1934), British singer with a mezzo-soprano voice
- Patrick Johnson (athlete) (born 1972), Australian sprinter
- Patrick Johnson (actor) (born 1993), American actor
- Paul Johnson (ski jumper) , American ski jumper
- Paul Johnson (historian) (born 1928), British historian and writer
- Paul Johnson (philanthropist) (born 1929), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
- Paul Johnson (ice hockey player) (1937-2016), American ice hockey player
- Paul Johnson (Badminton) (born around 1955), Canadian badminton player
- Paul Johnson (wheelchair tennis player) (born 1966), Canadian wheelchair tennis player
- Paul Johnson (economist) (* 1967), British economist
- Paul Johnson (producer) (* 1971), American DJ and producer
- Paul Johnson (squash player) (born 1972), English squash player
- Paul Johnson (rugby player) (born 1978), English rugby league player
- Paul Johnson (basketball player) (born 1983), American basketball player
- Paul B. Johnson Sr. (1880–1943), American politician
- Paul B. Johnson Jr. (1916–1985), American politician
- Paul Samuel Leon Johnson (1873–1950), American preacher, founder of the Laity Home Missionary Movement
- Paula Johnson (* 1957), American triathlete
- Perley B. Johnson (1798-1870), American politician
- Pete Johnson (1904–1967), American jazz pianist
- Peter Johnson (soccer player, 1931) (1931–2009), English soccer player
- Peter Johnson (rugby player) (1937-2016), Australian rugby union player
- Peter Johnson (entrepreneur) (* 1939), British entrepreneur and football official
- Peter Johnson (politician) (* 1943), Australian politician
- Peter Johnson (ice hockey player) ( Jonker ; born 1946), British ice hockey player and coach
- Peter Johnson (writer) (born 1951), American writer
- Peter Johnson (soccer player, 1954) (born 1954), English soccer player
- Peter Johnson (soccer player, 1958) (born 1958), English soccer player
- Peter Bonu Johnson (1963–2019), Gambian football coach
- Peter Brierley Johnson (born 1925), British journalist
- Peter N. Johnson ( Peter Neville Johnson ; * 1946), New Zealand botanist
- Peter Johnson (physicist) (* 1952), British physicist
- Philip Johnson (politician) (1818–1867), American politician
- Philip Johnson (1906–2005), American architect and architecture critic
- Philip Johnson (tennis player) (born 1964), American tennis player
- Philip Johnson-Laird (* 1936), English psychologist
- Philip Anthony Johnson (born 1940), American rower and Olympian
- Philip C. Johnson (1795-1859), American politician
- Phillip Johnson (1940–2019), American legal scholar
- Phyllis Johnson (1886–1967), British figure skater
- Phyllis T. Johnson (* 1926), American parasitologist, virologist and marine biologist
- Pierre Marc Johnson (* 1946), Canadian politician
- Plas Johnson (* 1931), American jazz saxophonist
- Puff Johnson (1972-2013), American singer
Q
- Quacy Johnson (born 1985), Guyanese football player
R.
- Rafer Johnson (born 1935), American decathlete
- Ralph Johnson (* 1955), American computer scientist
- Randy Johnson ( American football player ) (1944–2009) American football player
- Randy Johnson (born 1963), American baseball player
- Ray Johnson (1927–1995), American mail artist
- Ray Johnson (musician) (1930-2013), American R&B musician
- Ray Johnson (Canadian football player) († 2006), Canadian football player
- Ray William Johnson , American comedian
- Rebekah Johnson (* 1976), American actress and singer
- Réda Johnson (* 1988), Beninese football player
- Reggie Johnson (born 1940), American jazz bassist
- Reggie Johnson (boxer) (born 1966), American boxer
- Reverdy Johnson (1796–1876), American lawyer and politician
- Reyn Johnson (born 1990), football player for Guam
- Reynold B. Johnson (1906-1998), American inventor
- Rian Johnson (* 1973), American film director and screenwriter
- Richard Johnson (writer) (1573-1659), English writer
- Richard Johnson (actor) (1927-2015), British theater and film actor
- Richard Johnston (cyclist) (1931-2001), New Zealand cyclist
- Richard Johnson (lawyer) (born 1937), Irish lawyer
- Richard Johnson (* 1955), American archer, see Butch Johnson
- Richard Johnson (soccer player) (born 1974), Australian soccer player
- Richard Mentor Johnson (1780–1850), American politician
- Rita Johnson (1913–1965), American actress
- Rob Johnson (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), English soccer player
- Rob Johnson (soccer player, 1973) (born 1973), American soccer player
- Rob Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1973), American football player
- Rob Johnson (baseball player) (born 1982), American baseball player
- Robert Johnson (church composer ) (around 1485 – around 1560), Scottish priest and composer
- Robert Johnson (martyr) (around 1545–1582), old Germanic, English clergyman and martyr
- Robert Johnson (composer) (around 1580–1633), English lutenist and composer
- Robert Johnson (Governor) (1682–1735), English colonial governor
- Robert Johnson (blues musician) (1911–1938), American blues musician
- Robert Johnson (Spy) (1922–1972), American spy
- Robert Johnson , pseudonym of Roberto Mauri (* 1924), Italian director
- Robert Johnson (1931–1991), American ice hockey coach, see Bob Johnson (ice hockey coach)
- Robert Augustus Johnson (1745–1799), member of the Lunar Society
- Robert C. Johnson, Jr. († 2014), American bishop
- Robert Cleveland Johnson (1920–1993), American voice actor, see Bob Johnson (voice actor)
- Robert Davis Johnson (1883–1961), American politician
- Robert Karl Johnson (1944-2000), zoologist
- Robert L. Johnson (* 1946), American entrepreneur
- Robert Walter Johnson (1899–1971), American tennis official
- Robert Ward Johnson (1814–1879), American lawyer and politician
- Rocky Johnson (1944-2020), Canadian wrestler
- Roger Johnson (athlete) (born 1943), New Zealand hurdler
- Roger Johnson (soccer player) (born 1983), English soccer player
- Roger Arthur Johnson (1890–1954), American mathematician
- Romina Johnson (* 1973), Italian R&B, soul, UK garage and 2-step singer
- Ron Johnson (politician) (* 1955), American entrepreneur and politician
- Ron Johnson (businessman) (born 1959), American businessman
- Ronald Johnson (writer) (1935–1998), American writer and poet
- Ronald Johnson (producer) (1958-2007), American music producer
- Roy W. Johnson (1882–1947), American politician
- Royal C. Johnson (1882–1939), American politician
- Rufus Johnson (* 1976), American rapper, see Bizarre (rapper)
- Russ Johnson (* 1965), American jazz and improvisation musician
- Russell Johnson (1924-2014), American actor
- Russell Johnson (marksman) (1920–1991), marksman from the US Virgin Islands
- Russell A. Johnson (1947–2017), American mathematician
- Ryan Johnson (actor) , Australian actor
- Ryan Johnson (freestyle skier) (* 1974), Canadian freestyle skier
- Ryan Johnson (ice hockey player) (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan Johnson (soccer player) (born 1984), Jamaican soccer player
S.
- Sam Johnson (1930–2020), American politician
- Sam Johnson (soccer player) (born 1993), Liberian soccer player
- Sam Ealy Johnson (1877–1937), American politician, farmer and father of President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Sam Houston Johnson (1914–1978), American businessman
- Sam Taylor-Johnson (* 1967), British director, photographer, artist and musician
- Samantha Johnson (* 1991), American soccer player
- Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), English writer
- Samuel Johnson (philosopher) (1696–1772), Anglican philosopher and university professor
- Samuel Johnson (soccer player, 1973) (* 1973), Ghanaian soccer player
- Samuel Johnson (soccer player, 1984) (* 1984), Ghanaian soccer player
- Samuel Frost Johnson (1835–1879), American genre painter from the Düsseldorf School
- Sargent Johnson (1888–1967), American painter and sculptor
- Savana Maisah Johnson (* 1988), American porn actress, see Ana Foxxx
- Scott Johnson (composer) (born 1952), American composer
- Scott Johnson (Turner) (born 1961), American apparatus gymnast
- Scott Johnson (rugby player) (born 1962), Australian rugby union player and coach
- Scott Johnson (stuntman) , stuntman
- Sean Johnson (born 1989), American football player
- Seba Johnson (* 1973), American ski racer, animal rights activist and actress
- Seth Johnson (* 1979), English football player
- Shannon Johnson (* 1974), American basketball player
- Shaun Johnson (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league player
- Shawn Johnson (* 1992), American gymnast
- Shelly Johnson (* 1958), American cameraman
- Sherwin Johnson (* 1979), Guyanese football referee
- Simon Johnson (* 1963), American economist of British origin
- Smokey Johnson († 2015), American drummer
- Solomon Tilewa Johnson (1954-2014), Gambian basketball player and bishop
- Spencer Johnson (1938-2017), American author
- Stanley Johnson (officer) , officer from Trinidad and Tobago
- Stanley Johnson (politician) (born 1940), British politician and author
- Stanley Johnson (basketball player) (born 1996), American basketball player
- Stanley E. Johnson , film editor
- Staz Johnson (* 1964), British comic artist
- Steele Johnson (* 1996), American water diver
- Stein Johnson (1921–2012), Norwegian discus thrower
- Stephen E. Johnson (* 1968), American composer, music teacher and church musician
- Stephen L. Johnson (born 1951), American government official
- Stephen M. Johnson , American psychologist and university professor
- Stephen R. Johnson (* 1952), American director, animator and writer
- Steve Johnson (artist) (born 1953), English sculptor and draftsman
- Steve Johnson (disabled footballer) , American disabled footballer
- Steve Johnson (basketball player) (born 1957), American basketball player
- Steve Johnson (athlete) (born 1960), British walker
- Steve Johnson ( born 1983), Australian Football League player
- Steve Johnson ( born 1986), American football player
- Steve Johnson (baseball player) (born 1987), American baseball player
- Steve Johnson (tennis player) (born 1989), American tennis player
- Steven Johnson (Author) (born 1968), American author
- Steven Johnson (racing driver) (* 1974), Australian racing driver
- Steven Johnson (basketball player) (born 1966), former American-German basketball player
- Steven Johnson ( American football player ) (b.1988), American football player
- Stevie Johnson (born 1978), American basketball player
- Stone Johnson (1940–1963) American track and field athlete and American football player
- Stump Johnson (1902–1969), American pianist
- Sue Johnson (* 1947), Canadian psychologist
- Sunday Johnson , Nigerian soccer player
- Susan Johnson (* 19xx), Canadian Lutheran bishop
- Sy Johnson (born 1930), American pianist
- Syl Johnson (born 1936), American musician
- Syleena Johnson (* 1976), American songwriter and soul singer
T
- Taylor Johnson (* 2000), American tennis player
- Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900–1984), British walker
- Teddy Johnson (1919-2018), British singer and actor, see Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
- Temeka Johnson (* 1982), American basketball player
- Terry Johnson (born 1935), American rhythm and blues singer
- Tess Johnson (* 2000), American freestyle skier
- Thomas Johnson (philologist) (1675-1750), British classical philologist
- Thomas Johnson (Governor) (1732-1819), American politician
- Thomas Johnson (missionary) (1802-1865), American Methodist missionary
- Thomas Johnson (Politician, 1812) (1812-1906), American politician (Kentucky)
- Thomas Johnson (Politician, 1872) (1872–1963) Irish politician
- Thomas Johnson (cyclist) (1887–1966), British cyclist
- Thomas Johnson (* 1969), American entertainer and founder of clowning, see Tommy the Clown
- Thomas Francis Johnson (1909–1988), American politician
- Thomas Johnson (martyr) († 1537) English martyr of the Carthusians
- Tim Johnson (politician, July 1946) (born 1946), American politician (Illinois)
- Tim Johnson (politician, December 1946) (born 1946), American politician (South Dakota)
- Tim Johnson (artist) (born 1947), Australian painter and installation artist
- Tim Johnson (director) (born 1962), American director of animated films
- Tim Johnson (cyclist) (born 1977), American cyclist
- Toby Johnson (* 1945), American author
- Todd Johnson (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Johnson (boxer, 1750) (1750–1797), English boxer in the bare knuckle era
- Tom Johnson (boxer) (born 1964), American boxer
- Tom Johnson (ice hockey player) (1928–2007), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Johnson (composer) (born 1939), American composer
- Tom Johnson (journalist) (born 1941), American journalist
- Tom Johnson (sound engineer) , American sound engineer and sound engineer
- Tom Johnson (basketball player) (born 1967), Canadian basketball player and coach
- Tom Johnson ( American football player ) (born 1984), American football player
- Tom Johnson (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Tom L. Johnson (1854–1911), American politician
- Tommy Johnson (1896–1956), American blues musician
- Tony Johnson , sound engineer
- Tor Johnson (1903–1971), Swedish-American catcher and actor
- Torrey Maynard Johnson (1909–2002), American evangelical minister
- Tosh Johnson (1901–1973), English football player
- Treat Baldwin Johnson (1875-1947), American chemist
- Trevor Johnson (1982), Italian-Canadian ice hockey player
- Tubman Johnson , Liberian soccer player
- Tureano Johnson (* 1984), Bahamian boxer
- Tyler Johnson (born 1990), American ice hockey player
U
- U. Alexis Johnson (1908-1997), American diplomat
- Uwe Johnson (1934–1984), German writer
V
- Van Johnson (1916-2008), American actor
- Victor Johnson (1883–1951), British cyclist
- Vinnie Johnson (born 1956), American basketball player
- Vinnie Johnson (musician) (1937–2012), American jazz drummer
- Virginia Johnson (1925–2013), American sexologist
W.
- W. Lon Johnson (1882–1967), American politician
- Waldo P. Johnson (1817–1885), American politician
- Walter Johnson (1887–1946), American baseball player
- Walter Walford Johnson (1904–1987), American politician
- Warren Johnson (racing driver) (* 1943), American drag racer
- Warren Johnson (athlete) (born 1973), Jamaican sprinter
- Warren S. Johnson (1847-1911), American inventor
- Wesley Johnson (born 1987), American basketball player
- Wilbur Johnson (* 1974), American-British basketball player
- Wilko Johnson (born 1947), British musician and actor
- Will Johnson (* 1987), Canadian soccer player
- Willard Arnold Johnson (1862–1923), American politician
- Willard Drake Johnson (1860-1917), American topographer
- William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715–1774), British-Irish merchant, politician and general
- William Johnson (Judge) (1771-1834), American lawyer
- William Johnson (handball player) (born 1953), American handball player and Olympic participant
- William Johnson Cory (1823-1892), English poet and educator, born as William Johnson (from 1872 Cory)
- William Anthony Johnson (1832–1909), British clergyman, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Westminster
- William B. Johnson (Manager) ( William Benjamin Johnson ; 1918-2013), American railroad manager
- William B. Johnson (mathematician) ( William Buhmann Johnson ; * 1944), American mathematician
- William Cost Johnson (1806-1860), American politician
- William E. Johnson (1906–1976), American politician (Nebraska)
- William Ernest Johnson (1858–1931), British logician
- William Richard Johnson (1875–1938), American politician
- William Robert Johnson (1918–1986), American bishop
- William Samuel Johnson (1727–1819), British-American politician, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
- William Summer Johnson (1913–1995), American chemist
- William Ward Johnson (1892–1963), American politician
- Willie Johnson (1923–1995), American blues musician
- Woody Johnson (* 1947), American diplomat
- Wycliffe Johnson (1962–2009), Jamaican reggae singer and composer
Y
- Yormie Johnson (* 1959), Liberian politician
- Yudel Johnson (born 1981), Cuban boxer
Z
- Zach Johnson (* 1976), American golfer
- Zam Johnson , American painter, composer, and musician
- Zainab Johnson , American stand-up comedian and actress
stage name
- Johnson (composer) (1953-2011), Indian film music composer
Fictional people
- Angelina Johnson , fictional character , see characters from the Harry Potter novels #Angelina Johnson