John Arthur Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. He was the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World (1908-1915). In a documentary about his life, Ken Burns said: “For more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous, and the most notorious African-American on Earth.” Ken Burns, Unforgivable Blackness
Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is a Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker, blank">JackJohnsonMusic.com and surfer who achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, _Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. He has since released four more albums and a number of EPs. His music is best described as acoustic/soft rock.
John McLellan Johnson (born August 20, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1975 to 1990.
Johnson was educated at Ryerson Polytechnical School in Toronto, and worked as a retail merchant. He was a councillor in the Town of Mount Forest from 1968 to 1973, and mayor from 1973 to 1975.
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Ted Sibbald by 712 votes in the constituency of Wellington—Dufferin—Peel. He was re-elected by greater margins in the elections of 1977, 1981 and 1985. In the 1987 provincial election, he defeated Liberal challenger Bill Benson by only 463 votes in the redistributed constituency of Wellington.
Johnson served as a backbench supporter of the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller from 1975 to 1985. He was never appointed to cabinet, and did not seek re-election in 1990.
Johnson was appointed to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Board of Directors in 2003, during the administration of Conservative Premier Ernie Eves.
Jack Johnson (born April 7, 1987) is an American actor, known best for his performance as Will Robinson in the 1998 movie, Lost in Space.
Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California, where he lived, before attending Wesleyan University in Connecticut. His paternal grandparents were screenwriter Nunnally Johnson and actress Dorris Bowdon.
He composes classical music which has been featured on National Public Radio. Johnson's most recent foray into the limelight was in his appearance as an edgy concertgoer in Alka-Seltzer's bombastic new PR push.
Johnson Attended the California Summer School of the Arts program at the California Institute of the Arts from 2003-2005.
Jack Johnson (born John Joseph Louis Johnson III on January 13, 1987 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings.
Jack Johnson (born July 25, 1968 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American politician and a Republican Party (USA) member of the Tennessee Senate for the 23rd district, which is composed of Williamson County and part of Davidson County.
John "Jack" William Johnson (born February 12, 1919) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Grimsby Town & Shrewsbury Town. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.
