Namesakes
Angelina Johnson
(f) 
Harry Potter Characters
Thomas Johnson
(m) ?-1537
Saints
Robert Johnson
(m) ?-1582
Saints
Samuel Johnson
(m) 1709-1784
Notable Writers
Louisa Adams
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f) 1775-1852
American First Ladies 1825-1829
Richard Mentor Johnson
(m) 1780-1850
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Andrew Johnson
(m) 1808-1875
American Presidents 1865-1869
Eliza Johnson
(f) 1810-1876
American First Ladies 1865-1869
E. Pauline Johnson
(f) 1861-1913
Notable Writers
James Weldon Johnson
(m) 1871-1938
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Writers
James Young Deer
(a.k.a. Johnson) (m) 1876-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Jack Johnson
(m) 1878-1946
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Georgia Douglas Johnson
(f) 1880-1966
Notable Writers
Ernie "Moose" Johnson
(m) 1886-1963
Hall-of-Famers 1952 (ice hockey)
Phyllis Johnson
(f) 1886-1967
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1920 figure skating (silver/bronze)
Walter Johnson
(m) 1887-1946
Hall-of-Famers 1936 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1924 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Earl Johnson
(m) 1891-1965
Olympic Medalists 1924 cross country individual; cross country team (bronze/silver)
James P. Johnson
(m) 1894-1955
Notable Musicians
Ivan "Ching" Johnson
(m) 1897-1979
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Carl Johnson
(m) 1898-1932
Olympic Medalists 1920 long jump (silver)
Judy Johnson
(m) 1899-1989
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (baseball)
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
(m) 1900-1984
Olympic Medalists 1948 50 km walk (bronze)
Eyvind Johnson
(m) 1900-1976
Nobel Prize Winners 1974 (literature)
Notable Writers
Helene Johnson
(f) 1906-1995
Notable Writers
Lyndon B. Johnson
(m) 1908-1973
American Presidents 1963-1969
Celia Johnson
(f) 1908-1982
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Josephine Johnson
(f) 1910-1990
Pulitzer Award Winners 1935 Now in November
Francis Johnson
(m) 1910-1997
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Robert Johnson
(m) 1911-1938
Notable Musicians
William "Skinny" Johnson
(m) 1911-1980
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (basketball)
Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson
(f) 1912-2007
American First Ladies 1963-1969
Cornelius Johnson
(m) 1913-1946
Olympic Medalists 1936 high jump (gold)
Van Johnson
(m) 1916-2008
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Frankie Darro
(a.k.a. Johnson) (m) 1917-1976
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John H. Johnson
(m) 1918-2005
Notable Businesspeople
Ben Johnson
(m) 1918-1996
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1972 The Last Picture Show (actor)
Katherine Johnson
(f) 1918-2020
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Laraine Day
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f) 1920-2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Johnson
(m) 1924-1987
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2000 The Moonglows
Russell Johnson
(m) 1924-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Johnson
(m) 1928-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1970 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Arte Johnson
(m) 1929-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Henry Johnson
(m) 1929-2011
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (football)
Derek Johnson
(m) 1933-2004
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m (bronze/silver)
Diahann Carroll
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f) 1935-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rafer Johnson
(m) 1935-2020
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 decathlon (silver/gold)
Johnny Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1936 Johnny Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 1994 (football)
Terry "Buzzy" Johnson
(m) 1938-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001 The Flamingos
Gus Johnson
(m) 1938-1987
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Raynor Scheine
(a.k.a. Johnson) (m) 1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jimmy Johnson
(m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (football)
Jai Johanny Johanson
(a.k.a. Johnson) (m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 The Allman Brothers Band
Brian Johnson
(m) 1947-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 AC/DC
Franklin Standard
(a.k.a. Johnson) (m) 1949-2021
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (bronze)
Denis Johnson
(m) 1949-2017
Notable Writers
Don Johnson
(m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jan Johnson
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 pole vault (bronze)
Ralph Johnson
(m) 1951-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
Reginald VelJohnson
(a.k.a. Johnson) (m) 1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Vernee Watson-Johnson
(f) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Clark Johnson
(m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dennis Johnson
(m) 1954-2007
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Butch Johnson
(m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 archery - team (gold/bronze)
Whoopi Goldberg
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1991 Ghost (actress)
Tony Award Winners 2002 Thoroughly Modern Millie (actress)
Sheryl Johnson
(f) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1984 field hockey (bronze)
Kathy Johnson
(f) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1984 gymnastics (bronze/silver)
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
(m) 1959-
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (basketball)
Most Valuable Players 1987; 1989; 1990 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1992 basketball (gold)
Ben Johnson
(m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Joanna Johnson
(f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dave Johnson
(m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1992 decathlon (bronze)
Randy Johnson
(m) 1963-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Boris Johnson
(m) 1964-
British Prime Ministers 2019-2022
Jack Deveraux
(a.k.a. Johnson) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Joey Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Stephanie Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Steve "Patch" Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sam Taylor-Johnson
(f) 1967-
Notable Filmmakers
Jenna Johnson
(f) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/gold)
Michael Johnson
(m) 1967-
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996; 2000 4x400 m relay; 200 m; 400 m (gold)
Amy Jo Johnson
(f) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Allen Johnson
(m) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 1996 110 m hurdles (gold)
Dwayne Johnson
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Athletes (wrestling)
Rian Johnson
(m) 1973-
Notable Filmmakers
Courtney Johnson
(f) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2000 water polo (silver)
Lawrence Johnson
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2000 pole vault (silver)
Shannon Johnson
(f) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2004 basketball (gold)
Jake Johnson
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eric Johnson
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Emma Johnson
(f) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 1996 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Sheena Tosta
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2008 400 m hurdles (silver)
Yaya DaCosta
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model/actor)
Glen Johnson
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Chris Johnson
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (football)
Calvin Johnson
(m) 1985-
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (football)
Alexz Johnson
(f) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Marvin Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Tour of Duty
Fabian Johnson
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Maxine Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Family Matters
Dakota Johnson
(f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Steve Johnson
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 2016 tennis (bronze)
Janie Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1990 The Face on the Milk Carton
Kimbra
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f) 1990-
Grammy Award Winners 2013 Somebody That I Used to Know (record of the year)
Lane Johnson
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (football)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shawn Johnson East
(f) 1992-
Notable Athletes (gymnastics)
Olympic Medalists 2008 gymnastics (gold/silver)
Timothy Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Penny Halliwell
(a.k.a. Johnson) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Charmed
Keldon Johnson
(m) 1999-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (gold)
Viv Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Without a Trace
Brenda Leigh Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Closer
Devante Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014 Black-ish
Ruby Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014 Black-ish
Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Dre Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Earl "Pops" Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Rainbow "Bow" Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Zoey Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Diane Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2019 Black-ish; Mixed-ish
Jack Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2019 Black-ish; Mixed-ish