James B. Johnson (born 1944), author of science fiction novelsJames Johnson (artist) (1803–1834), English artistJames Johnson (musicologist), late 18th-century Scottish musicologistJames P. Johnson (1894–1955), New Jersey jazz musician, known for his "stride" piano playingSuper Chikan (James Johnson, born 1951), American blues musicianJames Weldon Johnson (1871–1938), African-American figure in the Harlem RenaissanceJamey Johnson (born 1975), American Country music artistJames "Stump" Johnson (1902–1969), St. Louis blues musicianJ. C. Johnson (1896–1981), songwriter and jazz pianist sometimes erroneously known as James C. Johnson, best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller
Military figures
James Bulmer Johnson (1889–1943), recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War IJames E. Johnson (1926–1950), Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor recipientJohnnie Johnson (RAF officer) (1915–2001), James E. "Johnnie" Johnson, WWII RAF fighter ace
Political figures
James Johnson (Virginia congressman) (died 1825), U.S. Congressman from VirginiaJames Johnson (Kentucky) (1774–1826), U.S. Congressman from KentuckyJames Johnson (Georgia) (1811–1891), U.S. Congressman and governor of GeorgiaJames Johnson (UK politician) (1908–1995), British Labour MP for Rugby, 1950–1959, and Hull West, 1964–1983James A. Johnson (politician) (1829–1896), U.S. Congressman and lieutenant governor from CaliforniaJames A. Johnson (businessman) (born 1943), businessman, Democratic lobbyist, and chairman of Fannie Mae, the Kennedy Center and the Brookings InstitutionJames A.C. Johnson (1867–1937), mayor of Englewood, New JerseyJames Coody Johnson (1864–1927), African-Creek entrepreneur, interpreter, lawyer and politicianJames D. Johnson (1924–2010), Arkansas politicianJames E. Johnson (U.S. Navy), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the NavyJames G. Johnson (1855–1936), mayor of Springfield and justice on the Ohio Supreme CourtJames Hutchins Johnson (1802–1887), U.S. Congressman from New HampshireJames Leeper Johnson (1818–1877), U.S. Congressman from KentuckyJames M. Johnson, justice of the Washington Supreme CourtJames M. Johnson (Arkansas), lieutenant governor of ArkansasJ. Neely Johnson (1825–1872), governor of CaliforniaJames Paul Johnson (born 1930), U.S. Congressman from ColoradoJames Johnson (Manitoba politician) (1855–1929), politician in Manitoba, Canada
Sportspeople
Jim Johnson (right-handed pitcher) (born 1983), pitcher for the Baltimore OriolesJames H. Johnson (1874–1921), British silver medalist in pairs figure skating at the 1908 Summer OlympicsJim Johnson (jockey), Australian jockeyJames Johnson (Canadian football) (born 1980), professional American football and Canadian football cornerbackJim Johnson (American football) (1941–2009), American football coachJim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1942), former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey AssociationJim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1962), former ice hockey player in the National Hockey LeagueJames Johnson (basketball coach), head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball teamJames Johnson (basketball player) (born 1987), former Wake Forest basketball player now with the NBA's Toronto RaptorsJames Johnson (running back) (born 1984), former running back for the Minnesota VikingsJ. J. Johnson (running back) (born 1974), former running back for the Miami Dolphins, 1998 winner of the Conerly TrophyJim Johnson (coach) (died 2004), American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administratorJim Johnson (boxer) (1887–1918), American boxerJames Johnson (baseball owner) (died 1967), co-owner of the Washington Senators of the American LeagueJim Johnson (left-handed pitcher) (1945–1987), American baseball pitcher (1967–1970) and briefly a member of 1970 San Francisco Giants
Others
James Johnson (surgeon and writer) (1777–1845), British surgeon, writer and editorJames Wood Johnson, co-founder of the company Johnson and JohnsonJames Johnson (minister) (1836–1917), Sierra Leone Creole reverendJames Johnson (bishop) (1705–1774), English prelate, Bishop of Gloucester (1752-59) and Worcester (1759-74)Jim Johnson (radio) (born 1945), radio personality in Chicago, IllinoisJames Yate Johnson, English naturalistJames Hervey Johnson, American atheistPresident James Johnson (Metal Gear), the fictional 44th President of the United States in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
