# William Johnson

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**William Johnson** may refer to:

## Entertainment

- [Bunk Johnson](/source/Bunk_Johnson) (William Gary Johnson, 1879–1949), American jazz musician
- [Holly Johnson](/source/Holly_Johnson) (William Johnson, born 1960), English artist, musician and writer
- [William H. Johnson (artist)](/source/William_H._Johnson_(artist)) (1901–1970), African-American painter of the Harlem Renaissance
- [Bill Johnson (musical theatre actor)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(musical_theatre_actor)) (William Thomas Johnson, 1916–1957), American actor
- [Bill Johnson (New Zealand actor)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(New_Zealand_actor)) (William Johnson, 1924–2016)
- [William Johnson (organist)](/source/William_Johnson_(organist)), English-born organist, composer and organ builder in Sydney, Australia
- [William Manuel Johnson](/source/William_Manuel_Johnson) (1872–1972), American jazz musician
- [William L. Johnson](/source/William_L._Johnson), American actor and musician
- [William Allen Johnson](/source/William_Allen_Johnson) (1816–1901), American organ builder, founder of Johnson Organs
- [Zip the Pinhead](/source/Zip_the_Pinhead) (William Henry Johnson, 1842–1926), American circus entertainer
- [Bill Johnson (author)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(author)) (William Anthony Johnson, 1956–2022), American science fiction writer
- [Bill Johnson (banjoist)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(banjoist)) (William K. Johnson, died 1955), American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and vocalist
- [Bill Johnson (reed player)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(reed_player)) (William Luther Johnson, 1912–1960), American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger
- [Will Johnson (composer)](/source/Will_Johnson_(composer)) (William T. Johnson), American composer and improviser

## Law

- [William Johnson (judge)](/source/William_Johnson_(judge)) (1771–1834), justice of the United States Supreme Court - [SS William Johnson](/source/SS_William_Johnson), a Liberty ship
- [William Johnson (New Hampshire judge)](/source/William_Johnson_(New_Hampshire_judge)) (1930–2009), American state supreme court judge
- [William Tell Johnson](/source/William_Tell_Johnson) (1848–1930), American lawyer and judge from Missouri
- [William Moore Johnson](/source/William_Moore_Johnson) (1828–1918), Irish barrister and judge
- [William P. Johnson](/source/William_P._Johnson) (born 1959), U.S. federal judge

## Military

- [Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet](/source/Sir_William_Johnson,_1st_Baronet) (1715–1774), Anglo–Irish major general and British Indian agent
- [Sir William Johnson, 4th Baronet](/source/Sir_William_Johnson,_4th_Baronet) (1830–1908), English soldier and aristocrat
- [William Henry Johnson (VC)](/source/William_Henry_Johnson_(VC)) (1890–1945), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- [Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)](/source/Henry_Johnson_(World_War_I_soldier)) (William Henry Johnson, 1892–1929), American recipient of the Medal of Honor
- [William Johnson (Medal of Honor)](/source/William_Johnson_(Medal_of_Honor)) (1855–1903), American recipient of the Medal of Honor
- [William Johnson (Royal Navy officer)](/source/William_Johnson_(Royal_Navy_officer)) (1784–1851), Scottish naval captain

## Politics

### United States

- [William Johnson (educator)](/source/William_Johnson_(educator)) (1895–1981), educator who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools
- [William A. Johnson Jr.](/source/William_A._Johnson_Jr.) (born 1942), mayor of Rochester, New York
- [William A. Johnson (Wisconsin politician)](/source/William_A._Johnson_(Wisconsin_politician)) (1922–1977), state legislator from Milwaukee
- [William Cost Johnson](/source/William_Cost_Johnson) (1806–1860), Maryland congressman
- [William Daniel Johnson](/source/William_Daniel_Johnson) (born 1954), white nationalist, attorney, and perennial candidate
- [William E. Johnson (Nebraska politician)](/source/William_E._Johnson_(Nebraska_politician)) (1906–1976), lieutenant governor of Nebraska
- [William E. Johnson (prohibitionist)](/source/William_E._Johnson_(prohibitionist)) (1862–1945), temperance movement leader
- [William Elting Johnson](/source/William_Elting_Johnson) (1837–1912), New York politician
- [William F. Johnson](/source/William_F._Johnson) (1819–?), mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
- [William H. Johnson (Wisconsin politician)](/source/William_H._Johnson_(Wisconsin_politician)), Wisconsin state legislator
- [William Johnson (politician, born 1821)](/source/William_Johnson_(politician,_born_1821)) (1821–1875), New York state senator and Civil War colonel
- [William M. Johnson](/source/William_M._Johnson) (1847–1928), New Jersey state senator
- [William Richard Johnson](/source/William_Richard_Johnson) (1875–1938), Illinois congressman
- [William Samuel Johnson](/source/William_Samuel_Johnson) (1727–1819), United States Founding Father
- [William Wallace Johnson](/source/William_Wallace_Johnson) (1813–1900), Wisconsin state assemblyman
- William [Ward Johnson](/source/Ward_Johnson) (1892–1963), U.S. representative from California
- [William Wartenbee Johnson](/source/William_Wartenbee_Johnson) (1826–1887), Ohio politician and judge
- [Bill Johnson (Mississippi politician)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(Mississippi_politician)) (William Alphonse Johnson Jr., born 1954/1955), American politician
- [Bill Johnson (university president)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(university_president)) (William Leslie Johnson, born 1954), American university administrator and U.S. representative from Ohio

### United Kingdom

- [William Johnson (MP for Kingston-upon-Hull)](/source/William_Johnson_(MP_for_Kingston-upon-Hull)) (by 1523 – 1553 or later), MP for Kingston–upon–Hull
- [William Johnson (MP for Aldeburgh)](/source/William_Johnson_(MP_for_Aldeburgh)) (c. 1660–1718), MP for Aldeburgh, and for Orford
- [William Augustus Johnson](/source/William_Augustus_Johnson) (1777–1863), English soldier and MP
- [William Cowlishaw Johnson](/source/William_Cowlishaw_Johnson) (1862–1943), member of London County Council
- [William Johnson (Liberal-Labour politician)](/source/William_Johnson_(Liberal-Labour_politician)) (1849–1919), English coal miner, trade unionist and Liberal–Labour politician
- [William Johnson (trade unionist)](/source/William_Johnson_(trade_unionist)) (1866–?), English trade union leader and socialist activist
- [William Johnson (MP for Bedford)](/source/William_Johnson_(MP_for_Bedford)) (by 1513–1558), MP for [Bedford](/source/Bedford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) and New Woodstock

### Other countries

- [William Dartnell Johnson](/source/William_Dartnell_Johnson) (1870–1948), Labor politician from Western Australia
- [William Johnson (Australian politician)](/source/William_Johnson_(Australian_politician)) (1871–1916), Australian politician
- [Elliot Johnson (politician)](/source/Elliot_Johnson_(politician)) (William Elliot Johnson, 1862–1932), Australian politician
- [William James Johnson (Canadian politician)](/source/William_James_Johnson_(Canadian_politician)) (1881–1949), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- [William Granger Johnson](/source/William_Granger_Johnson), Fijian businessman and politician
- Sir [William Gillilan Johnson](/source/William_Gillilan_Johnson), Irish politician and barrister
- [William Johnson (Irish politician)](/source/William_Johnson_(Irish_politician)) (1760–1845), Irish politician, law officer and judge

## Religion

- [William Johnson (bishop)](/source/William_Johnson_(bishop)) (1889–1960), Anglican Bishop of Ballarat, Australia
- [William Bullein Johnson](/source/William_Bullein_Johnson) (1782–1862), American Baptist minister, first president of the Southern Baptist Convention
- [William Decker Johnson (bishop)](/source/William_Decker_Johnson_(bishop)) (1869–1936) American AME Bishop
- [William Percival Johnson](/source/William_Percival_Johnson) (1854–1928), Anglican missionary, translator of the Bible into Chinyanja
- [William Robert Johnson](/source/William_Robert_Johnson) (1918–1986), American Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange
- [William Johnson (archdeacon)](/source/William_Johnson_(archdeacon)) (1642–1698), Anglican priest
- [William R. Johnson (minister)](/source/William_R._Johnson_(minister)) (born 1946), American minister of the United Church of Christ, first openly gay minister to be ordained in a historic Protestant denomination

## Science

- [William Johnson (surveyor)](/source/William_Johnson_(surveyor)) (died 1883), British surveyor in India and governor of Ladakh
- [William Arthur Johnson (biologist)](/source/William_Arthur_Johnson_(biologist)) (1816–1880), amateur biologist and clergyman in Canada
- [William Arthur Johnson (biochemist)](/source/William_Arthur_Johnson_(biochemist)) (1913–?), British biochemist
- [William Frederick Johnson](/source/William_Frederick_Johnson) (1852–1934), Irish naturalist
- [William B. Johnson (mathematician)](/source/William_B._Johnson_(mathematician)) (born 1944), American mathematician
- [William Brooks Johnson](/source/William_Brooks_Johnson) (1763–1830), English physician and botanist
- [William Summer Johnson](/source/William_Summer_Johnson) (1913–1995), American chemist
- [Mike Johnson (technologist)](/source/Mike_Johnson_(technologist)) (William Michael Johnson), American pioneer in superscalar microprocessor design
- [Bill Johnson (scientist)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(scientist)), FRS (1922 – 2010) British engineer

## Sports

### American football

- [Bill Johnson (defensive end)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(defensive_end)) (William Erick Johnson, 1916–2002), American football defensive end
- [Bill Johnson (center)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(center)) (William Levi Johnson Sr., 1926–2011), American football player (San Francisco 49ers) and coach (Cincinnati Bengals)
- [Bill Johnson (guard)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(guard)) (William Marvin Johnson, 1936–2020), American football player
- [Bill Johnson (punter)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(punter)) (William Henry Johnson III, born 1944), football player with the New York Giants
- [Bill Johnson (running back)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(running_back)) (William Thomas Johnson, born 1960), American football player
- [Bill Johnson (defensive tackle)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(defensive_tackle)) (William Edward Johnson, born 1968), American football defensive lineman
- [Billy "White Shoes" Johnson](/source/Billy_%22White_Shoes%22_Johnson) (William Arthur Johnson, born 1952), American football wide receiver and return specialist
- [Will Johnson (cornerback)](/source/Will_Johnson_(cornerback)) (William Johnson, born 2003), American football cornerback
- [Will Johnson (defensive lineman)](/source/Will_Johnson_(defensive_lineman)) (William Alexander Johnson, born 1964), Canadian football defensive lineman
- [Will Johnson (fullback)](/source/Will_Johnson_(fullback)) (William Christopher Johnson, born 1988), American football coach and fullback

### Baseball

- [William Johnson (baseball)](/source/William_Johnson_(baseball)) (1848–1909), American baseball player
- [Bill Johnson (1910s outfielder)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(1910s_outfielder)) (William Lawrence Johnson, 1892–1950), Major League Baseball outfielder
- [Bill Johnson (catcher)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(catcher)) (William Henry Johnson, 1895–1988), American Negro leagues baseball catcher
- [Bill Johnson (1940s outfielder)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(1940s_outfielder)), American Negro leagues outfielder
- [Bill Johnson (pitcher)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(pitcher)) (William Charles Johnson, 1960–2018), Major League Baseball pitcher
- [Billy Johnson (baseball)](/source/Billy_Johnson_(baseball)) (William Russell Johnson, 1918–2006), American baseball player
- [Judy Johnson](/source/Judy_Johnson) (William Julius Johnson, 1899–1989), American baseball player
- [Lefty Johnson (outfielder)](/source/Lefty_Johnson_(outfielder)) (William F. Johnson, 1862–1942), Major League Baseball outfielder

### Other sports

- [William Johnson (cricketer, born 1884)](/source/William_Johnson_(cricketer,_born_1884)) (1884–1941), Australian cricketer
- [William Johnson (cricketer, born 1962)](/source/William_Johnson_(cricketer,_born_1962)), English cricketer
- [Bill Johnson (cricketer)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(cricketer)) (William Johnson, born 1959), English cricketer
- [William Johnson (handballer)](/source/William_Johnson_(handballer)) (born 1953), American Olympic handball player
- [Bill Johnson (rugby league)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(rugby_league)) (William Harold Johnson, 1916–1997), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Wales, and Huddersfield
- [William Johnson (swimmer)](/source/William_Johnson_(swimmer)) (1947–2005), American freestyle swimmer at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- [William Johnson (wrestler)](/source/William_Johnson_(wrestler)) (1901–1928), American wrestler
- [William "Hootie" Johnson](/source/William_%22Hootie%22_Johnson) (1931–2017), American golfer
- [C. William Johnson](/source/C._William_Johnson) (1917–1993), American skeleton racer
- [Skinny Johnson](/source/Skinny_Johnson) (William C. Johnson, 1911–1980), American basketball player
- [Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1886)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(footballer,_born_1886)) (William Stephen Johnson, 1886–1964), Australian rules footballer
- [Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1900)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(footballer,_born_1900)) (William Johnson, 1900–?), English footballer
- [Bill Johnson (skier)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(skier)) (William Dean Johnson, 1960–2016), American alpine ski racer
- [Billy Johnson (footballer)](/source/Billy_Johnson_(footballer)) (William Robert Johnson, born 1999), English footballer
- [Billy Johnson (racing driver)](/source/Billy_Johnson_(racing_driver)) (William Ryan Johnson, born 1986), American racing driver
- [Billy Johnson (rugby league)](/source/Billy_Johnson_(rugby_league)) (William Jasper Johnson, 1911–1974), Australian rugby league player
- [Will Johnson (footballer, born 2005)](/source/Will_Johnson_(footballer,_born_2005)) (William Jack Johnson), English footballer
- [Will Johnson (rugby union, born 1974)](/source/Will_Johnson_(rugby_union,_born_1974)) (William Warwick Johnson), English rugby union player
- [Will Johnson (rugby union, born 1984)](/source/Will_Johnson_(rugby_union,_born_1984)) (William Drew Johnson), American rugby union player
- [Will Johnson (soccer)](/source/Will_Johnson_(soccer)) (William David Johnson, born 1987), Canadian soccer player

## Other professions

- [William Johnson (Canadian author)](/source/William_Johnson_(Canadian_author)) (1931–2020), Canadian journalist and author
- [William Johnson (barber)](/source/William_Johnson_(barber)) (1809–1851), free African American barber and businessman
- [William Johnson (historian)](/source/William_Johnson_(historian)) (1909–1992), American journalist, sometimes credited William W. Johnson
- [William Johnson (police officer)](/source/William_Johnson_(police_officer)), English police officer
- [William Andrew Johnson](/source/William_Andrew_Johnson) (1858–1943), formerly enslaved American pastry chef
- [William D. Johnson (CEO)](/source/William_D._Johnson_(CEO)) (born 1954), American chairman and CEO of Progress Energy
- [William D. Johnson (journalist)](/source/William_D._Johnson_(journalist)), American journalist and labor activist
- [William Decker Johnson (editor)](/source/William_Decker_Johnson_(editor)) (1860–?), English-born American newspaper founder, editor
- [William Ernest Johnson](/source/William_Ernest_Johnson) (1858–1931), British logician
- [William Hallock Johnson](/source/William_Hallock_Johnson) (1865–1963), American educator, president of Lincoln University
- [William Henry Johnson (valet)](/source/William_Henry_Johnson_(valet)) (died 1864), President Abraham Lincoln's barber and valet
- [William Johnson Cory](/source/William_Johnson_Cory) (William Johnson, 1823–1892), English educator and poet
- [William R. Johnson](/source/William_R._Johnson) (born 1949), chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the H. J. Heinz Company
- [William Templeton Johnson](/source/William_Templeton_Johnson) (1877–1957), San Diego architect
- [William Woolsey Johnson](/source/William_Woolsey_Johnson) (1841–1927), American mathematician

## See also

- [Johnson (surname)](/source/Johnson_(surname))
- [William Decker Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/William_Decker_Johnson_(disambiguation))
- [William R. Johnson Coliseum](/source/William_R._Johnson_Coliseum), an arena in Nacogdoches, Texas

### With middle names

- [William B. Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/William_B._Johnson_(disambiguation))
- [William Henry Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/William_Henry_Johnson_(disambiguation))
- [William R. Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/William_R._Johnson_(disambiguation))
- [William S. Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/William_S._Johnson_(disambiguation))

### First name variations

- [Billy Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/Billy_Johnson_(disambiguation))
- [Bill Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/Bill_Johnson_(disambiguation))
- [Will Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/Will_Johnson_(disambiguation))
- [Willie Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/Willie_Johnson_(disambiguation))

### Surname variations

- [William Johnston (disambiguation)](/source/William_Johnston_(disambiguation))
- [William Johnstone (disambiguation)](/source/William_Johnstone_(disambiguation))
- [William Jonsson](/source/William_Jonsson), Canadian politician activist

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