# David Johnson

David, Dave or Davey Johnson may refer to:

## Academics

* David Alan Johnson (born 1952), American philosopher
* David E. Johnson (born 1946), American linguist
* David H. Johnson (1912–1996) American zoologist
* David K. Johnson (born 1962), American historian
* David Kyle Johnson (born 1977), professor of philosophy
* David Orme-Johnson (born 1941), professor of psychology at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa
* David S. Johnson (1945–2016), American computer scientist
* David W. Johnson (scholar) (born 1940), American professor of educational psychology
* David Bancroft Johnson (1856–1928), founder and president of Winthrop University
** SS David B. Johnson, a Liberty ship
* David Johnson (nephrologist) (born 1964), Australian kidney specialist

## Arts and music

* C. David Johnson (born 1955), Canadian actor
* Dave Johnson (comics), American comic book artist
* Dave Johnson (record producer), American music producer sometimes known as "Stiff" Johnson
* David C. Johnson (1940–2021), American composer, flutist, and performer of live-electronic music
* David Earle Johnson (1938–1998), American jazz percussionist, composer, and producer
* David Johnson, real name of World Famous Bushman, American street performer in San Francisco, California
* David Johnson (American artist) (1827–1908), American painter
* David Johnson (photographer) (1926–2024), American photographer
* David Johnson (Scottish composer) (1942–2009), Scottish composer
* David Leslie Johnson, American screenwriter of cinema and television
* David N. Johnson (1922–1987), American composer, organist, and professor
* David Johnson (dancer) (1961–2016)

## Broadcasters

* Dave Johnson (announcer), American sportscaster known for his horse racing announcing
* Dave Johnson (sportscaster), radio sportscaster and play-by-play voice of D.C. United (MLS) and Washington Wizards (NBA)

## Business and law

* David Johnson (company director) (1932–2016), Australian-born CEO of Campbell Soup
* David Johnson (Michigan jurist) (1809–1886), American jurist and legislator
* David G. Johnson (born 1956), lawyer and producer
* David R. Johnson, lawyer specializing in computer communications

## Diplomacy and politics

* David Johnson (Canadian politician) (born 1945), Canadian politician
* David Johnson (governor) (1782–1855), American politician, governor of South Carolina, 1846–1848
* David Johnson (Iowa politician) (born 1950), American politician, Iowa State Senator
* David Johnson (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1976 and 1979 to 1994
* David Johnson (South Dakota politician), member of the South Dakota Senate 2021-present, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021
* David Moffat Johnson, Canadian ambassador to Ireland in 1949
* David T. Johnson, American diplomat
* David W. Johnson (politician), member of the 111th Ohio General Assembly in 1975
* David Johnson (Arkansas politician), American politician in Arkansas

## Sports
### American football

* David Johnson (quarterback) (born 1986), American college football quarterback
* David Johnson (tight end) (born 1987), American football tight end
* David Johnson (running back) (born 1991), American football player

### Association football

* David Johnson (footballer, born 1951) (1951–2022), English international footballer (Ipswich/Liverpool)
* David Johnson (footballer, born 1970), English footballer
* David Johnson (footballer, born 1976), Jamaican footballer
* David Johnson (soccer, born 1984), American soccer player

### Baseball

* Davey Johnson (born 1943), Major League Baseball player, 1965–1978, and manager
* Dave Johnson (1970s pitcher) (born 1948), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1974–1978
* Dave Johnson (1980s–1990s pitcher) (born 1959), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1987–1993
* Dave "Slim" Johnson, American Negro league baseball player of the 1910s

### Track and field

* David Johnson (Canadian runner) (1902–1973), Canadian athlete (distance runner) in the 1924 Olympics
* David Johnson (triple jumper) (born 1953), English triple jumper
* David Johnson (sprinter) (born 1931), Australian sprinter
* Dave Johnson (decathlete) (born 1963), American decathlete and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist

### Water sports

* David Johnson (swimmer) (born 1947), American freestyle swimmer at the 1968 Summer Olympics
* Dave Johnson (swim coach) (born 1951), head coach of Swimming Canada from 1993 to 2004
* David Johnson (rower) (born 1960), Canadian who competed in rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

### Other sports

* David Johnson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1981), Australian-rules footballer
* David Johnson (cricketer, born 1944), English cricketer
* David Johnson (cricketer, born 1971), Indian cricketer for India and Karnataka state
* David Johnson (basketball) (born 2001), American basketball player
* Dave Johnson (basketball) (born 1970), American former basketball player
* David Johnson (racehorse owner) (1940s–2013), owner of 2008 Grand National winner Comply or Die
* David Johnson (sport shooter) (born 1964), American Olympic shooter
* David Johnson (tennis) (born 1969), Australian Paralympian in wheelchair tennis

## Other fields

* Dave Johnson, contestant on Survivor: The Amazon (2003)
* David Dewayne Johnson (1963–2000), American criminal, executed for murder in Arkansas
* David Elliot Johnson (1933–1995), Episcopal bishop in the US, Bishop of Massachusetts
* David Johnson (born c. 1947), American convict, one of the San Quentin Six
* David Johnson, editor of Johnson's Russia List, an email newsletter containing Russia-related news and analysis