Richard Johnson

Last updated January 26, 2026

Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:

Academics

Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic
Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering
Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of New Orleans
Richard Johnson, former director of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies

Richard Johnson (war artist) (born 1966), Canadian journalist and war artist
Richard S. Johnson (artist) (born 1939), American painter
Richard Johnson (actor) (1927–2015), English actor
Richard Johnson (columnist), American gossip columnist
Richard Johnson (director) (born 1974), American film director who founded Joystick Films in 2005
Dick Johnson (clarinetist) (1925–2010), musician, played in the Artie Shaw band
Richard Johnson (16th-century writer) (1573–c. 1659), romance writer
Richard B. Johnson (born 1943), Abominable Firebug author
Richard Johnson (pianist) (born 1975), American composer, jazz pianist, and music professor
Richard "Dick" Johnson, subject of the 2020 documentary Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson, alias of the bandit Ramirez in Giacomo Puccini's La fanciulla del West

Dick Johnson (test pilot) (1917–2002), founding member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 1955
Dick Johnson (glider pilot) (1923–2008), glider pilot, aeronautical engineer and writer
Richard Johnson, test-pilot of the X-4 Bantam

Richard Mentor Johnson (1780–1850), American politician and 9th vice president of the United States
Richard Johnson (mayor), American politician and city manager
Richard Johnson (judge) (1937–2019), president of the High Court of Ireland
Richard Z. Johnson (1837–1913), 2nd attorney general of the Idaho Territory

Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1829) (1829–1851), English cricketer
Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1974), English cricketer
Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1979), former English cricketer
Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1988), cricketer
Richard Johnson (golfer) (born 1972), Welsh professional golfer
Richard S. Johnson (golfer) (born 1976), Swedish professional golfer
Dick Johnson (footballer) (1895–1933), English footballer
Richard Johnson (soccer) (born 1974), Australian footballer
Richard Johnson (defensive back) (born 1963), former NFL cornerback
Richard Johnson (wide receiver) (born 1961), former NFL wide receiver
Dick Johnson (racing driver) (born 1945), Australian racing driver
Richard Johnson (jockey) (born 1977), British jockey
Richard Fulke Johnson Houghton (born 1940), British racehorse trainer
Butch Johnson (Richard Andrew Johnson, born 1955), American Olympic medalist in archery
Rich Johnson (basketball) (1946–1994), American basketball player
Dick Johnson (rugby league) (1916–1984), Australian rugby league footballer
Dick Johnson (sailor) (1923–2005), sailor from United States Virgin Islands

Richard Johnson (chaplain) (c. 1753–1827), chaplain of the first settlement in New South Wales
Richard W. Johnson (1827–1897), Civil War general
Richard Johnson (engineer) (1827–1924), British engineer, chief engineer to the Great Northern Railway
Richard W. Johnson (oceanographer) (1929–2016), American oceanographer
Richard T. Johnson (died 2015), Johns Hopkins neurologist
Richard Johnson (architect) (born 1946), Australian architect
Dick Johnson (reporter) (1953–2020), American television news anchor and reporter
Richard Johnson (entrepreneur) (born 1961), American businessman, founder of hotjobs.com