John Johnson may refer to: Academia John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956), scholar and printer John Wesley Johnson (1836–1898), first president of the University of Oregon John P. Johnson (academic administrator), fifth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University John R. Johnson (1900–1983), American chemist John Bertrand Johnson (1887–1970), scientist–engineer after whom Johnson noise is named John Johnson (astronomer), (born 1977), current Harvard professor Artists and entertainers John Johnson (composer) (c. 1545–1594), English lutenist and composer John Johnson (musician) (born 1964), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red John Johnson (reporter) (born 1938), American television reporter and anchor J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composer and opera singer John Seward Johnson II (1930-2020), American artist John Lee Johnson (born 1944), American drummer, better known by his stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe John Seward Johnson III (born 1966), American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur John Lester Johnson (1893-1968), American boxer and actor 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 Sportspeople 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) (born 1941), 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 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 Jack Johnson (second baseman) (John Thomas Johnson, 1883–1940), American baseball player Other sports Jack Johnson (boxer) (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 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 John Lester Johnson, American boxer and actor Lawyers John Alvin Johnson (1915–2005), U.S. lawyer and businessman John Calhoun Johnson (died 1876), practiced law and operated a ranch in California John G. Johnson (1841–1917), U.S. corporate lawyer and art collector John Henry Johnson (patent attorney)