List of Famous people with last name Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson, also known as LKJ, is a Jamaican dub poet and activist who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1963. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with renowned British reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell.
Jack Johnson
Jack Hody Johnson is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and former professional surfer. Johnson is known primarily for his work in the soft rock and acoustic pop genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. Johnson has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010 and From Here to Now to You in 2013. His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.
Fabian Johnson
Fabian Marco Johnson is an American professional soccer player who plays as a fullback and wide midfielder. He plays internationally for the United States national team, having also represented Germany in youth competitions.
D. J. Johnson
Daniel Stuart Johnson is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played for the Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball and for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Blue Johnson is an American professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title against Vitali Klitschko in 2009. He holds notable wins over former world champions Bruce Seldon and Yoan Pablo Hernández.
Ahmed Johnson
Anthony Norris is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1995 to 1998, under the ring name Ahmed Johnson. In the WWF, he held the WWF Intercontinental Championship, making him the first African American to win a singles championship in the WWF. He also headlined the In Your House 9: International Incident pay-per-view event.
Alexz Johnson
Alexzandra Spencer "Alexz" Johnson is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and philanthropist. Her debut album Voodoo was independently released in 2010, followed by the demo release of The Basement Recordings in 2011, with its sequel, The Basement Recordings II, and EP Skipping Stone in 2012. The Basement Recordings III was released in 2013. A follow-up extended play Heart followed in 2014; with her sophomore effort Let 'Em Eat Cake being released October of that year. Johnson's third studio album A Stranger Time was released in 2017. She announced in late 2019 an upcoming fourth studio album, that is currently in the mastering phase.
Jack Johnson
Jack Laurence Johnson is an American actor, best known for his performance as the character Will Robinson in the 1998 film Lost in Space.
Sheila Johnson
Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first African-American woman to attain a net worth of at least one billion dollars.
Jenna Johnson
Jenna Leigh Johnson is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.