Namesakes
American First Ladies:
3 first ladies
Louisa Adams (a.k.a. Johnson) 1825-1829 
Eliza Johnson 1865-1869
Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson 1963-1969
American Presidents:
2 presidents
Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Boris Johnson 2019-2022
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
Janie Johnson 1990 The Face on the Milk Carton
Johnny Johnson 1936 Johnny Johnson
Fictional Characters from Television:
20 characters
Jack Deveraux (a.k.a. Johnson) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis 1965 Days of Our Lives
Joey Johnson 1965 Days of Our Lives
Stephanie Johnson 1965 Days of Our Lives
Steve "Patch" Johnson 1965 Days of Our Lives
Marvin Johnson 1987 Tour of Duty
Maxine Johnson 1989 Family Matters
Timothy Johnson 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Penny Halliwell (a.k.a. Johnson) 1998 Charmed
Viv Johnson 2002 Without a Trace
Brenda Leigh Johnson 2005 The Closer
Devante Johnson 2014 Black-ish
Ruby Johnson 2014 Black-ish
Earl "Pops" Johnson 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr. 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Dre Johnson 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Rainbow "Bow" Johnson 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Zoey Johnson 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Diane Johnson 2014; 2019 Black-ish; Mixed-ish
Jack Johnson 2014; 2019 Black-ish; Mixed-ish
Grammy Award Winners:
1 record of the year
(record of the year) Kimbra (a.k.a. Johnson) 2013 Somebody That I Used to Know
Hall-of-Famers:
4 basketball, 4 football, 3 baseball, 3 ice hockey
(baseball) Walter Johnson 1936
(ice hockey) Ernie "Moose" Johnson 1952
(ice hockey) Ivan "Ching" Johnson 1958
(ice hockey) Tom Johnson 1970
(baseball) Judy Johnson 1975
(basketball) William "Skinny" Johnson 1976
(football) John Henry Johnson 1987
(football) Jimmy Johnson 1994
(basketball) Earvin "Magic" Johnson 2002
(basketball) Gus Johnson 2010
(basketball) Dennis Johnson 2010
(baseball) Randy Johnson 2015
(football) Jimmy Johnson 2020
(football) Calvin Johnson 2021
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Angelina Johnson
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Walter Johnson 1924 baseball
Earvin "Magic" Johnson 1987; 1989; 1990 basketball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Eyvind Johnson 1974
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 social activist
(social activist) James Weldon Johnson 1871-1938
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
23 actors, 1 model/actor
James Young Deer (a.k.a. Johnson) 1876-1946
Celia Johnson 1908-1982
Van Johnson 1916-2008
Frankie Darro (a.k.a. Johnson) 1917-1976
Ben Johnson 1918-1996
Laraine Day (a.k.a. Johnson) 1920-2007
Russell Johnson 1924-2014
Arte Johnson 1929-2019
Diahann Carroll (a.k.a. Johnson) 1935-2019
Raynor Scheine (a.k.a. Johnson) 1942-
Don Johnson 1949-
Reginald VelJohnson (a.k.a. Johnson) 1952-
Vernee Watson-Johnson 1954-
Clark Johnson 1954-
Whoopi Goldberg (a.k.a. Johnson) 1955-
Joanna Johnson 1961-
Amy Jo Johnson 1970-
Dwayne Johnson 1972-
Jake Johnson 1978-
Eric Johnson 1979-
Yaya DaCosta (a.k.a. Johnson) 1982-
Alexz Johnson 1986-
Dakota Johnson 1989-
Aaron Taylor-Johnson 1990-
Notable Athletes:
3 basketball, 2 baseball, 2 football, 2 soccer, 1 boxing, 1 gymnastics, 1 ice hockey, 1 tennis, 1 track, 1 wrestling
(boxing) Jack Johnson 1878-1946
(baseball) Walter Johnson 1887-1946
(ice hockey) Tom Johnson 1928-2007
(basketball) Gus Johnson 1938-1987
(basketball) Dennis Johnson 1954-2007
(basketball) Earvin "Magic" Johnson 1959-
(baseball) Randy Johnson 1963-
(track) Michael Johnson 1967-
(wrestling) Dwayne Johnson 1972-
(soccer) Glen Johnson 1984-
(football) Chris Johnson 1985-
(soccer) Fabian Johnson 1987-
(tennis) Steve Johnson 1989-
(football) Lane Johnson 1990-
(gymnastics) Shawn Johnson East 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
John H. Johnson 1918-2005
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
James Young Deer (a.k.a. Johnson) 1876-1946
Sam Taylor-Johnson 1967-
Rian Johnson 1973-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers, 1 composer/musician, 1 musician
James P. Johnson 1894-1955
Robert Johnson 1911-1938
Brian Johnson 1947-
Alexz Johnson 1986-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician
Katherine Johnson 1918-2020
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Richard Mentor Johnson 1780-1850
Notable Writers:
2 authors, 2 playwright/poets, 1 author/poet, 1 poet, 1 poet/author
Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
E. Pauline Johnson 1861-1913
James Weldon Johnson 1871-1938
Georgia Douglas Johnson 1880-1966
Eyvind Johnson 1900-1976
Helene Johnson 1906-1995
Denis Johnson 1949-2017
Olympic Medalists:
8 bronze, 7 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze/silver, 2 silver/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(silver/bronze) Phyllis Johnson 1908; 1920 figure skating
(silver) Carl Johnson 1920 long jump
(bronze/silver) Earl Johnson 1924 cross country individual; cross country team
(gold) Francis Johnson 1936 basketball
(gold) Cornelius Johnson 1936 high jump
(bronze) Tebbs Lloyd Johnson 1948 50 km walk
(bronze/silver) Derek Johnson 1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(silver/gold) Rafer Johnson 1956; 1960 decathlon
(bronze) Franklin Standard (a.k.a. Johnson) 1972 basketball
(bronze) Jan Johnson 1972 pole vault
(bronze) Sheryl Johnson 1984 field hockey
(bronze/silver) Kathy Johnson 1984 gymnastics
(bronze) Ben Johnson 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver/gold) Jenna Johnson 1984 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Earvin "Magic" Johnson 1992 basketball
(bronze) Dave Johnson 1992 decathlon
(gold/bronze) Butch Johnson 1996; 2000 archery - team
(gold) Allen Johnson 1996 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Emma Johnson 1996 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Michael Johnson 1992; 1996; 2000 4x400 m relay; 200 m; 400 m
(silver) Courtney Johnson 2000 water polo
(silver) Lawrence Johnson 2000 pole vault
(gold) Shannon Johnson 2004 basketball
(silver) Sheena Tosta (a.k.a. Johnson) 2008 400 m hurdles
(gold/silver) Shawn Johnson East 2008 gymnastics
(bronze) Steve Johnson 2016 tennis
(gold) Keldon Johnson 2020 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 actress
(actor) Ben Johnson 1972 The Last Picture Show
(actress) Whoopi Goldberg (a.k.a. Johnson) 1991 Ghost
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Josephine Johnson 1935 Now in November
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
5 musicians
Jai Johanny Johanson (a.k.a. Johnson) 1995 The Allman Brothers Band
Billy Johnson 2000 The Moonglows
Ralph Johnson 2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
Terry "Buzzy" Johnson 2001 The Flamingos
Brian Johnson 2003 AC/DC
Saints:
2 blessed
Blessed Thomas Johnson ?-1537
Blessed Robert Johnson ?-1582
Tony Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Whoopi Goldberg (a.k.a. Johnson) 2002 Thoroughly Modern Millie