 Together they had four children; Eric, Joan, John and George E. Johnson Jr.

Johnson received the Horatio Alger Award in 1981. and the Babson Medal in 1983 Johnson received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree from College of the Holy Cross in 1975 and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Babson College in 1976.A short documentary on George E. Johnson Sr. and the Johnson Products Company was produced by "The Czar of Black Hollywood" director Bayer Mack and released by Block Starz Music Television as part of its "Profiles of African-American Success" video series.Johnson is also featured in the 2019 documentary, "", that chronicles the rise and decline of the black-owned ethnic beauty industry.