James Johnson may refer to:
Artists, actors, authors, and musicians BabyTron (James Edward Johnson IV, born 2000), American rapper James Austin Johnson (born 1989), American comedian & actor, Saturday Night Live cast member James B. Johnson (born 1944), author of science nonfiction novels James P. Johnson (1894–1955), New Jersey jazz musician, known for his "stride" piano playing James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938), African-American figure in the Harlem Renaissance James Johnson (author and priest) (1674–1740), English author and cleric James Johnson (engraver) (1753–1811), Scottish publisher James Johnson (English artist) (1803–1834), English artist James "Stump" Johnson (1902–1969), St. Louis blues musician Jamey Johnson (born 1975), country musician J. C. Johnson (1896–1981), songwriter and jazz pianist sometimes erroneously known as James C. Johnson, best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller James F. Johnson (1926–2000), American blues musician Super Chikan (James Johnson, born 1951), American blues musician Rick James (James Ambrose Johnson Jr., 1948–2004), American singer Raymond St. Jacques (James Arthur Johnson, 1930–1990), actor James Johnson (woodcarver), Tlingit artist from Juneau, Alaska
Military figures James Allen Johnson (1924–2016), major general in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers James Bulmer Johnson (1889–1943), recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War I James E. Johnson (1926–1950), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient James H. Johnson Jr. (born 1937), lieutenant general in the U.S. Army James H. Johnson (major general) (1929–2008), major general in the U.S. Army James K. Johnson (1916–1997), Korean War flying ace James Johnson (South African Navy officer) (1918–1990), chief of the South African Navy Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer, born 1915) (James E. Johnson, 1915–2001), WWII RAF fighter ace
Political figures James Johnson (Virginia congressman) (died 1825), U.S. congressman from Virginia James Johnson (Kentucky politician) (1774–1826), U.S. congressman from Kentucky James Johnson (Georgia politician) (1811–1891), U.S. congressman and governor of Georgia James Johnson (Iowa politician) (born 1939), state representative of Iowa James Johnson (British politician) (1908–1995), British Labour MP for Rugby, 1950–1959, and Hull West, 1964–1983 James A. Johnson (California politician) (1829–1896), U.S. congressman and lieutenant governor from California James A. Johnson (businessman) (1943–2020), businessman, Democratic lobbyist, and chairman of Fannie Mae, the Kennedy Center and the Brookings Institution James A. C. Johnson (1867–1937), mayor of Englewood, New Jersey James Coody Johnson (1864–1927), African-Creek entrepreneur, interpreter, lawyer and politician James D. Johnson (1924–2010), Arkansas politician James E. Johnson (United States Navy) (1926–1950), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy James F. P. Johnson, member of the Florida House of Representatives James G. Johnson (1855–1936), mayor of Springfield and justice on the Ohio Supreme Court James Hutchins Johnson (1802–1887), U.S. congressman from New Hampshire James Leeper Johnson (1818–1877), U.S. congressman from Kentucky James M. Johnson (judge), justice of the Washington Supreme Court James M. Johnson (politician) (1832–1913), lieutenant governor of Arkansas James Paul Johnson (born 1930), U.S. congressman from Colorado James Johnson (Manitoba politician) (1855–1929), politician in Manitoba, Canada James Johnson (Delaware politician) or "J.J." (born 1943), member of the Delaware House of Representatives Mike Johnson (James Michael Johnson, born 1972), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sportspeople American football James Johnson (linebacker) (born 1962), American football player James Johnson (running back) (born 1984), former running back for the Minnesota Vikings James Johnson (Canadian football) (born 1980), professional American football and Canadian football cornerback James-Michael Johnson (born 1989), American football player Jim Johnson (coach) (James Archie Johnson Jr., 1912–2004), American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator J. J. Johnson (American football) (James E. Johnson Jr., born 1974), former running back for the Miami Dolphins, 1998 winner of the Conerly Trophy
Baseball Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1945) (James Brian Johnson, 1945–1987), American baseball pitcher (1967–1970) and briefly a member of 1970 San Francisco Giants Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983) (James Robert Johnson), pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Other sports James Johnson (sprinter), American track and field sprinter of the 1960s James Johnson (sprinter, born 1912), American sprinter, runner-up in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1933 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships James Johnson (wrestler, born 1954), American Greco-Roman Olympic wrestler James Johnson (wrestler, born 1957) (1957–2019), American Greco-Roman wrestler and coach James Johnson (basketball, born 1971), former head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team James Johnson (basketball, born 1987), basketball player for the Indiana Pacers James Johnson (cricketer) (born 1998), English cricketer James Johnson (sports administrator), Australian sports administrator and businessman James H. Johnson (figure skater) (1874–1921), British silver medalist in pairs figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics Jim Johnson (footballer) (James Johnson, 1923–1987), English footballer for Grimsby Town and Carlisle United Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1962) (James Erik Johnson), former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Jim Johnson (rugby league) (James Joseph Johnson, 1881–1956), New Zealand international rugby league player Jim Johnson (athletic director) (James R. Johnson), current athletics director in the NCAA Division II Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1942) (Norman James Johnson, 1942–2021), ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association
Others James Johnson (Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge) (1640–1704), Master of Sidney Sussex 1688–1704 James Johnson (surgeon) (1777–1845), British surgeon, writer and editor James Johnson (assistant bishop of Western Equatorial Africa) (1836–1917), Sierra Leone Creole Anglican bishop James Johnson (bishop of Worcester) (1705–1774), English prelate, Bishop of Gloucester (1752–59) and Worcester (1759–74) James Johnson (bishop of St Helena) (1926-2022), English prelate, Bishop of St Helena (1985–91) James Johnson (railway engineer), locomotive superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway, 1890–1894 James A. Johnson (architect) (1865–1939), American architect James Hervey Johnson (1901–1988), American atheist James Wood Johnson (1856–1932), co-founder of the company Johnson and Johnson James Yate Johnson (1820–1900), English naturalist President James Johnson (Metal Gear), the fictional 44th President of the United States in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty James Johnson, sole survivor of the wreck of the Dunbar
See also Jimmy Johnson (disambiguation) James Johnston (disambiguation) Jamie Johnson (disambiguation) James Johnstone (disambiguation)