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Johnson is a family name, a place name, and the name of things. For its etymology, translations, alternative spellings, and slang meanings, see Wiktionary.

It is the second most common family name in the United States after Smith. During the 1990 census, approximately 0.81% of people counted had this family name.

Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Things 4 See also

People

People commonly known by their family name Johnson include:

• Johnson (composer), South Indian composer of Malayalam cinema
• Andre Johnson, American football player
• Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States
• Ben Johnson, multiple people
• Bill Johnson, multiple people
• Bob Johnson, multiple people
• Boris Johnson, British journalist
• Brian Johnson, lead singer of the rock band AC/DC
• Bunk Johnson, jazz musician
• Bushrod Johnson, Confederate Army general
• Cameron Johnson, entrepreneur
• Chad Johnson, American football player
• Clarence Johnson, aircraft engineer
• Clark Johnson, actor
• David Johnson, multiple people
• Dink Johnson, jazz musician
• Don Johnson, television and movie actor
• Magic Johnson, basketball star
• Graham Johnson, Zimbabwe born, British based pianist
• Brothers Johnson, musicians George and Louis
• Irving Johnson, author, adventurer, and sail training pioneer
• Jack Johnson, multiple people
• James P. Johnson, jazz musician
• J. J. Johnson, musician
• Joe Johnson, multiple people
• John Johnson (disambiguation)
• J. Neeley Johnson (1825 – 1872), Governor of California
• John de Monins Johnson, (1882 – 1956), papyrologist, printer of the Oxford English Dictionary, and collector
• Joseph Johnson (1785-1877), Governor of Virgina and U.S. Repesentative
• Keyshawn Johnson, American football player.
• Leavander Johnson (1969 – 2005), American boxer
• Liver-Eating Johnson, mountain man
• Louis A. Johnson, the second Secretary of Defense of the United States.
• Luther Johnson, congressman from Texas in the 1920s
• Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States
• Mark Johnson, multiple people
• Martha Johnson, Canadian pop music singer
• Mead Johnson, founder of the nutrition products company
• Melvin Johnson, gun constructor
• Molly Johnson, Canadian rock and roll and jazz singer
• Paul Johnson (disambiguation)
• Philip Johnson, architect
• Randy Johnson, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United States
• Robert Johnson (disambiguation), including:
  • Robert Johnson (1911 – 1938), American blues guitarist.
  • Robert D. Johnson (1883 – 1961), U.S. Congressman from Missouri
  • Robert L. Johnson (born 1946), American media entrepreneur
  • Robert S. Johnson, American World War II flying ace
  • Robert Ward Johnson (1814 – 1879), U.S. Senator from Arkansas
  • Robert Wood Johnson, identically-named father and son who headed the Johnson & Johnson Corporation
• Rudi Johnson, American football player
• Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer
• Taborah Johnson, actor and jazz singer
• Ted Johnson, American football player
• Travis Johnson, American football player
• Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715 – 1774), English pioneer in New York's Mohawk Valley
• William Johnson, multiple people including:
  • William Samuel Johnson (1727 – 1819), a U.S. founding father

Places

Places commonly known as Johnson include:

• in the United States:
  • Fort Johnson, New York
  • Johnson, Arkansas
  • Johnson, Kansas
  • Johnson, Minnesota
  • Johnson, Nebraska
  • Johnson, Oklahoma
  • Johnson, Vermont
  • Johnson Lane, Nevada
  • Johnson Township, Minnesota
• Johnson City, several places
• Johnson County, several places

Things

Things commonly known as Johnson include:

• Stevens Johnson syndrome
• Johnson Act, a 1934 US securities law
• Johnson County War, an 1892 range war in Wyoming
• Penis, a slang term
• Johnson & Johnson Corporation
• Johnson Outboards, a manufacturer of boat motors
• Johnson M1941 Rifle

See also

• Jonson
• Jonsson
• Johansson
• Johnsson
• Johnston
• Johncock

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