John Johnson

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John Johnson may refer to:

Artists and entertainers

• John Johnson (composer) (c. 1550-1594), English lutenist & composer
• John Johnson (reporter), American television reporter and anchor
• J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), composer & opera singer
• John Johnson (trombonist), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red

Literary figures

• John de Monins Johnson (1882-1956), scholar and printer
• John H. Johnson (1918-2005), African American publisher

Military figures

• John Johnson (Seigneur of Sark) (died 1723)
• John Johnson (Loyalist) (1742-1830)
• Liver-Eating Johnson (c. 1824-1900), American frontier figure
• John Johnson (Medal of Honor recipient) (born 1839), United States Navy sailor

Political figures

• John Johnson (Ohio) (1805-1867), American politician
• John Albert Johnson (1861-1909), Minnesota politician
• J. Neeley Johnson (1825-1872), California politician
• John William Fordham Johnson (1886-1938), Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

Sports figures

• John Johnson (basketball), (born 1947), U.S. basketball player
• John Henry Johnson (born 1929), American football player

Scientists and engineers

• John B. Johnson, scientist/engineer after whom Johnson noise is named

Others

• John Johnson, alias of Guy Fawkes
• The title character My Name is Jan Jansen, a children's song.

[edit] See also

• Johnnie Johnson
• Johnny Johnson