J. J. Johnston
J.J. Johnston( born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933, Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatre and film actor and boxing historian and writer.
William Johnston (athlete)
William Johnston is a paralympic athlete from Ireland competing mainly in category C1 events.
William has competed in three consecutive Paralympic Games.
In 1984, he won a gold and silver medal.
In 1988, he failed to win a medal.
In 1992, he won a bronze medal as part of Ireland's mixed boccia team.
William Johnston Dawson
William Johnston Dawson (1765 – January 16, 1796) was a U.S. Congressman from the state of North Carolina from 1793 to 1795 and a member of the North Carolina House of Commons.
Brian Johnston (field hockey)
Brian William Johnston( 13 June 1933 – 2 June 1998) was a New Zealand field hockey player.
He represented New Zealand in field hockey at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
Phil Hogg
Phil Hogg is a male wheelchair athlete from the United Kingdom.
William Johnston (cricketer)
William Johnston( 24 August 1867 – 14 September 1947) was a New Zealand cricketer.
He played twenty first- class matches for Otago between 1889 and 1903.
William Johnston Armfield
William Johnston" Billy" Armfield IV( November 3, 1934 – July 11, 2016) was an American textile business executive and philanthropist.
Frederick William Johnston
Sir Frederick William Johnston( 1872–1947) was a colonial administrator in British India.
William Johnston Jr.
William Johnston Jr. (19 October 1861 - 19 February 1933) was an American military officer who served with distinction in the Philippine-American War and the First World War.
Julie Halpern
Julie Halpern is an American author of popular young adult novels.
She is married to the children ’s book author and illustrator Matthew Cordell, with whom she created the picture book Toby and the Snowflakes.
Halpern's teen novels focus on the challenges facing teens who are outsiders.
Her debut novel" Get Well Soon" tells the story of a teenage girl in a mental institution, where she goes after suffering from depression.
Her second novel," Into the Wild Nerd Yonder", is about a girl who struggles with high school social labels when she meets a new group of friends who play Dungeons& Dragons.
Kirkus reviews named" Get Well Soon" a Best Young Adult Book of 2007.

Question: Were Julie Halpern and William Johnston (Athlete) from the same country?
Answer: no