Howard Johnson
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- Howard Johnson'sHoward Johnson'sHoward Johnson's is a chain of hotels and restaurants, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with over 1,000 restaurants...
, a chain of hotels and restaurants - Howard Deering JohnsonHoward Deering JohnsonHoward Deering Johnson was an entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder of an American chain of restaurants and motels under one company of the same name, Howard Johnson's.-Early life:...
(1897–1972), founder of Howard Johnson's restaurants - Howard David JohnsonHoward David JohnsonHoward David Johnson is an American photorealist Illustrator and Painter. Though he paints in a realistic vein, contemporary artist Howard David Johnson creates a world of folklore and mythical characters...
, (born 1950s), American painter - Howard Johnson (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player
- Howard Johnson (cricketer)Howard Johnson (cricketer)Howard Ray Johnson is a Jamaican born American former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he played for the United States national cricket team from 2002 until 2005 and played two One Day Internationals during the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.-Biography:Born in...
(born 1964), American cricketer - Howard Johnson (electrical engineer)Howard Johnson (electrical engineer)Dr. Howard Johnson is an electrical engineer, known for his consulting work and commonly referenced books on the topic of signal integrity, especially for high speed electronic circuit design.- Area of contribution :...
, in signal integrity and high speed electronic circuit design - Howard Johnson (lyricist)Howard Johnson (lyricist)Howard Johnson was a song lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.Songwriter , author and lyricist, Johnson was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and died in New York, New York. He was educated in high school and in private music study...
(1887–1941), American song-writer - Howard Johnson (politician)Howard Johnson (politician)Howard Sydney Johnson was a British solicitor and building society director who became an unorthodox Conservative Party Member of Parliament. Johnson, who considered himself a radical, espoused many positions which put him outside the mainstream including opposition to fox hunting and support for...
, British Conservative politician in the 1950s, MP for Brighton Kemptown - Howard R. JohnsonHoward R. JohnsonHoward R. Johnson was the commander of the U.S. Army's 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment during the Second World War.- Early career :...
, commander of the U.S. Army 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II - Howard Earl JohnstonHoward Earl JohnstonHoward Earl Johnston was a member of the Canadian House of Commons.Johnston was born in Enderby, British Columbia and grew up on a farm in the Okanagan Valley...
, Canadian politician - Howard Wesley JohnsonHoward Wesley JohnsonHoward Wesley Johnson was a U.S. educator. He served as dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management between 1959 and 1966, president of MIT between 1966 and 1971, and chairman of the MIT Corporation from 1971 to 1983.-Education and early career:Johnson graduated in 1943 with a bachelor's degree...
(1922-2009), former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Howie JohnsonHowie JohnsonHoward Johnson is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Johnson was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He played college golf at the University of Minnesota where he was captain of the golf team. He did not turn professional until age 30 and then only on a...
, PGA Tour professional golfer
Musicians
- Howard Johnson (jazz musician)Howard Johnson (jazz musician)Howard Lewis Johnson in Montgomery, Alabama, is an American jazz musician known mainly for his work on tuba and baritone saxophone, although he also plays the bass clarinet, trumpet and other reed instruments....
(born 1941), post-bop on tuba and baritone saxophone - Howard Johnson (soul singer)Howard Johnson (soul singer)Howard Johnson, is a former American soul/disco singer, and founder of the group Niteflyte.-Studio albums:*1982: Keepin' Love New*1983: Doin' It My Way *1985: The Vision *1989: Johnson & Branson with Regis Branson...
, Miami-born R&B vocalist who had several hits during the early 1980s - Howard E. JohnsonHoward E. JohnsonHoward E. Johnson was an American swing alto saxophonist. Although never a prominent figure in jazz, during a career which lasted from the 1930s to the 1980s he worked and recorded with many of the most famous jazz musicians of his time, including Benny Carter, Don Redman, Dizzy Gillespie, Bessie...
(1908–1991), American swing saxophonist - Howie Johnson (drummer), former drummer for The Ventures