Samuel Johnson (disambiguation)

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) is an English literary figure and compiler of A Dictionary of the English Language.

Samuel Johnson or Sam Johnson is also the name of:

Arts and letters

• Samuel Johnson (dramatist) (1691–1773), author of Hurlothrumbo
• Samuel Johnson (American educator) (1696–1772), American colonial intellectual and educator; first president of King's College (now Columbia University)
• Samuel Johnson (pamphleteer) (1649–1703), English political writer
• Samuel Johnson (Nigerian historian) (1846–1901), Anglican priest and historian of the Yoruba
• Samuel Johnson Jr. (1757–1836), American schoolteacher and lexicographer

Business

• Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. (1833–1919), American businessman
• Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. (1928–2004), American businessman

Politics

• Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. (1838–1915), American businessman, rancher and presidential grandfather
• Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. (1877–1937), Texas politician and presidential father
• Sam Johnson (Oregon politician) (1911–1984), Oregon businessman, legislator, and philanthropist
• Sam Houston Johnson (1914–1978), younger brother of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson
• Sam Johnson (born 1930), Texas congressman

Sports

• Samuel Johnson (footballer born 1973), Ghanaian football player
• Samuel Johnson (footballer born 1984), Guinean football player
• Sam Johnson (footballer born 1901) (1901–1975), English footballer
• Sam Johnson (footballer born 1992), English football goalkeeper
• Samuel Johnson (English footballer) (1881–?), English footballer

Other

• Samuel D. Johnson, Jr. (1920–2002), United States federal judge
• Samuel W. Johnson (1831–1912), English locomotive engineer
• Samuel William Johnson (1830–1909), United States agricultural chemist
• Samuel Johnson (clergyman) (1822–1882), United States clergyman and author
• Samuel Johnson (actor) (born 1978), Australian actor and radio presenter
• Sam Johnson, American television producer and writer, see Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil
• Sam Johnson (New Zealand) (born 1989), organiser of the Student Volunteer Army following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010 and 2011
• Samuel Johnson (New Zealand editor) (1827–1905), New Zealand printer, newspaper proprietor and editor
• Samuel Johnson (music producer), Australian music producer and engineer

See also

• S. Curtis Johnson (Samuel Curtis Johnson), member of the S. C. Johnson & Son business family
• Samuel Johnson Prize
• Samuel Johnston (disambiguation)