James Johnson

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Contents 1 Artists, authors, and musicians 2 Military figures 3 Political figures 4 Athletes 5 Others 6 See also

James Johnson may refer to:

[edit] Artists, authors, and musicians

• James B. Johnson, author of Science Fiction novels
• James Johnson (musician), minimalist electronic musician
• James Johnson (musicologist), late 18th-century Scottish musicologist
• James Johnson (singer), bassbaritone opera singer
• James Johnson (guitarist), guitarist in experimental rock group Let Airplanes Circle Overhead
• James P. Johnson (1891–1955), New Jersey jazz musician
• James Thomas Johnson, Author and historian
• James "Super Chikan" Johnson (b. 1951), American blues musician
• James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938), African-American figure in the Harlem Renaissance

[edit] Military figures

• James Johnson (World War I), recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War I
• James Edmund Johnson, Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
• Johnnie Johnson (pilot) (1915–2001), James E. "Johnnie" Johnson, WWII RAF fighter ace

[edit] Political figures

• James Johnson (Virginia congressman)(died 1825), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
• James Johnson (Kentucky) (1774–1826), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
• James Johnson (Georgia) (1811–1891), U.S. Congressman and governor of Georgia
• James Johnson (UK politician), British Labour MP in the 1950–1959, 1964–1983
• James A. Johnson (politician) (1829–1896), U.S. Congressman and lieutenant governor from California
• James A. Johnson (businessman), businessman, Democratic lobbyist, and chairman of Fannie Mae, the Kennedy Center and the Brookings Institution
• James D. Johnson, Arkansas politician
• James Hutchins Johnson (1802–1887), U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire
• James Leeper Johnson (1818–1877), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
• James M. Johnson, justice of the Washington Supreme Court
• J. Neely Johnson (1825–1872), governor of California
• James Paul Johnson (1930- ), U.S. Congressman from Colorado

[edit] Athletes

• James Johnson (baseball player), starting pitcher on the Baltimore Orioles' 40-man roster (as of 2006)
• James Johnson, American football running back, winner of the Conerly Trophy
• James H. Johnson, British silver medalist in pairs figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Jim Johnson (jockey), the great Australian jockey
• Jim Johnson (football coach), American football coach
• James Johnson (football wide receiver), a player on the 2006 2007 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
• Jim Johnson (b.1942), a former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association
• Jim Johnson (b.1962), a former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
• James Johnson (football player), American football and Canadian football (defensive back)
• James Johnson (Kansas State football player), running back

[edit] Others

• James Johnson (business), chairman emeritus / former CEO, GTE
• James Johnson (slave), historical slave figure
• James Johnson (surgeon and writer), a 19th century British surgeon and writer and editor of Medico-Chirurgical Journal
• James Wood Johnson, co-founder of the company Johnson and Johnson
• Jim Johnson (BMA chairman), former chairman of the British Medical Association
• President James Johnson, the fictional 44th President of the United States in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
• James Eaves-Johnson, pro-Israel advocate.

[edit] See also

• Jimmy Johnson (disambiguation)
• James Johnston (disambiguation)