Michael Johnson
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Musicians
- Michael Johnson (singer)Michael Johnson (singer)Michael Johnson , is an American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". To date, he has charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and nine more on the Hot Country Songs charts, including two Number One country hits...
(born 1944), American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist - Mike Johnson (guitarist)Mike Johnson (guitarist)Mike Johnson is a United States experimental rock guitarist and composer, best known as the cofounder and member of the Denver-based avant-rock group Thinking Plague...
(born 1952), American experimental rock guitarist and composer - Mike Johnson (bassist)Mike Johnson (bassist)Mike Johnson is an American songwriter and bass guitarist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and played in Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984-1989. He replaced Lou Barlow in Dinosaur Jr in 1991 and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998. Concurrently he...
(born 1965), American songwriter and bass guitarist - Michael Johnson (drummer)Michael Johnson (drummer)Michael Wayne Johnson is an American pop singer and drummer, formerly of the boyband "Natural". He performed with various projects until joining Marc Terenzi in a new band Terenzi in 2008.-Early life:...
(born 1982), American pop singer and drummer
American football
- Mike Johnson (linebacker)Mike Johnson (linebacker)Michael Johnson is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Cleveland Browns...
(born 1962), American football player, 1984–1995, mostly for the Cleveland Browns - Mike Johnson (American football coach)Mike Johnson (American football coach)Mike Johnson is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins' football team after two years with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League...
(born 1967), current offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins - Michael Johnson (safety) (born 1984), American football player for the Detroit Lions. 2011–, New York Giants, 2007–2010
- Michael Johnson (defensive end)Michael Johnson (defensive end)Michael D. Johnson is a professional American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Bengals. He played college football at Georgia Tech.- Early years :Johnson played at Dallas County High...
(born 1987), American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals, 2009– - Mike Johnson (offensive lineman)Mike Johnson (offensive lineman)Michael P. Johnson is an American football offensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons. Johnson was one of three Crimson Tide offensive linemen to earn 2008 All-American honors, alongside Andre Smith and Antoine Caldwell...
(born 1987), American football player for the Atlanta Falcons, 2010–
Association football
- Mike Johnson (footballer born 1933)Mike Johnson (footballer born 1933)Mike Johnson was an English association football player and manager.Over the course of his playing career, Johnson turned out for Newcastle United, Blyth Spartans, Brighton and Hove Albion, Gloucester City, Fulham FC, Doncaster Rovers and Barrow all in England before moving to Australia and...
(1933–2004), English football player, 1951–1969), manager, 1969–1993 - Michael Johnson (footballer born 1941)Michael Johnson (footballer born 1941)Mike Johnson is a Welsh international central defender who skippered Swansea to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1963-64. Locally born, he turned professional at the Vetch Field in October 1958 and made his League debut in Swansea's 3-1 victory at home to Scunthorpe in March 1960. He gained his solitary...
(1941–1991), Swansea City and Wales international footballer - Michael Johnson (footballer born 1973), English football player, 1991–2009, Jamaican national team, 1999–2006, manager, 2009–
- Michael Johnson (footballer born 1988), English football player, 2006–
Other sports
- Michael Johnson (canoer)Michael Johnson (canoer)Michael Johnson is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event.-References:*...
(born 1941), American Olympic canoer - Mickey JohnsonMickey JohnsonWallace Edgar "Mickey" Johnson is a retired American NBA basketball player. A 6' 10" forward/center from tiny Aurora College, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the fourth round of the 1974 NBA Draft. The Blazers immediately traded Johnson to the Chicago Bulls, with whom he...
(born 1952), American basketball player - Michael Johnson (track and field) (born 1967), American World and Olympic Champion sprinter
- Michael Johnson (paralympian) (born 1973), New Zealand World and Paralympic Champion shooter
- Mike Johnson (ice hockey) (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player, 1997–2008
- Mike Johnson (1990s pitcher) (born 1975), Canadian Olympic and Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Johnson (1970s pitcher)Mike Johnson (1970s pitcher)Michael Norton Johnson is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Johnson played for the San Diego Padres in . He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:*...
(born 1951), American Major League Baseball player - Michael Johnson (Australian rules footballer)Michael Johnson (Australian rules footballer)Michael Johnson is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Dockers. Recruited from Perth Football Club in the WAFL with selection 8 in the 2004 Preseason Draft, he is a graduate of the Clontarf Football Academy...
(born 1984), Australian rules player for the Fremantle Dockers, 2005– - Michael Johnson (fighter)Michael Johnson (fighter)Michael Johnson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Johnson mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing onto the Ultimate Fighting Championship circuit to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs...
(born 1986), American mixed martial arts fighter - Michael Johnson (cricketer)Michael Johnson (cricketer)Michael Anthony Johnson is an Australian cricketer who is a member of the Western Warriors side. He currently has a rookie contract and joined the squad in the 2009-10 season as a replacement wicketkeeper for Luke Ronchi....
(born 1988), Australian cricketer - Michael Johnson (Gaelic footballer)Michael Johnson (Gaelic footballer)Michael 'Mickey' Johnson is a former Antrim Gaelic footballer.-Playing career:He represented Antrim GAA at all levels and won a Ulster Under-21 Football Championship Medal in 1989. He also represented Antrim at senior level for 13 years. He retired in 2002 to concentrate on Aussie Rules...
, former Antrim Gaelic footballer - Michael Ryan JohnsonMichael ryan johnsonMichael Ryan Johnson is a racing driver born in Dallas, Texas.His racing career began at the age of twelve at North Texas Kartway in Denton. Johnson moved up through the karting ranks to a national level winning five United States karting national championships in the IKF and KART...
(born 1983), American racing driver - Michael Johnson (field hockey)
- Michael Johnson (basketball)
Politicians
- Michael Johnson (politician)Michael Johnson (politician)Michael Andrew Johnson , an Australian federal politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Ryan, Queensland, from 2001 to 2010, representing the Liberal Party from November 2001 to May 2010 and then as an independent from May 2010 until he was defeated at the...
(born 1970), member of the Australian House of Representatives - Mike Johnson (Oklahoma politician)Mike Johnson (Oklahoma politician)Mike Johnson is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma.-Early life and career:Mike Johnson was born in Oklahoma City and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree...
(born 1944), Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate
Others
- Michael Alan Johnson, Disney Channel actor
- Mike Johnson (animator)Mike Johnson (animator)Mike Johnson is a stop motion animator who has worked on films such as James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas, short films such as an animation of The Devil Went Down to Georgia, and TV programmes such as The PJs...
, stop motion animator and recently co-director of Corpse Bride - Mike Johnson (technologist)Mike Johnson (technologist)William Michael "Mike" Johnson is a technologist, and pioneer in superscalar microprocessor design in the United States.Johnson holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering, both from Arizona State University....
, technologist and pioneer in superscalar microprocessor design - Mike Johnson (The Real World), cast member of MTV reality series The Real World: London
- Michael Johnson (ODNI)Michael Johnson (ODNI)Michael Johnson is the former Associate Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Information Sharing inside the Office of the Director of National Intelligence...
, intelligence officer in the United States Office of the Director for National Intelligence - Michael Johnson (actor)
- Michael Johnson (writer); see The Best American Poetry 2009The Best American Poetry 2009The Best American Poetry 2009, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by poet David Wagoner, guest editor, who made the final selections, and David Lehman, the general editor for the series....
- Crispus AttucksCrispus AttucksCrispus Attucks was a dockworker of Wampanoag and African descent. He was the first person shot to death by British redcoats during the Boston Massacre, in Boston, Massachusetts...
(1723–1770), sailor who may have used the alias "Michael Johnson" - Michael D. JohnsonMichael D. JohnsonMichael D. Johnson is the current Dean of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.- Previous Work :Until July 2006, Johnson was the D. Maynard Phelps Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and professor of marketing at the Stephen M...
, Dean of Cornell University School of Hotel Administration - Mick JohnsonMick JohnsonMichael 'Mick' Johnson is a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. He was portrayed by Louis Emerick from 1989 until 2001.-Storylines:Mick first appears as a friend of Terry Sullivan and they go into partnership as taxi drivers...
, fictional character in the soap opera Brookside - Mike Johnson (actor), actor who appeared in 50 films between 1928 and 1949
- Michael Johnson (Criminal)Michael Johnson (Criminal)Michael Dewayne Johnson was executed because of the 1995 murder of Jeff Wetterman.- Murder Case :On the 9th of September 1995 on his 17th birthday, David Noel Vest went to visit 19 year old Michael Johnson at his home in Balch Springs, near Dallas, Texas...
, executed in 2006 for the murder of Jeff Wetterman
See also
- Michael Johnston (disambiguation)Michael Johnston (disambiguation)Michael Johnston may refer to:* Michael Johnston , Colorado State Senator* Michael Johnston , Welsh footballer who used to play for Tranmere Rovers* Mike Johnston baseball player...
- Michael JonzunMichael JonzunMichael Jonzun, a musician and producer of electro, and especially electro funk, was born in Florida, and formed the Jonzun Crew in Boston with Steve Thorpe and Gordy Worthy. In the early 1980s, the group recorded electro dance tracks including "Pack Jam " and "Space Cowboy"...
, musician and producer in the band Jonzun crew