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Brian Johnson (disambiguation)

Wikimedia disambiguation page

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ405828 ↗
Source-derived summary

Brian Johnson or Bryan Johnson most often refers to:

Brian Johnson (born 1947), the lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.

Bryan Johnson (born 1977), American entrepreneur, founder of Braintree, known for his anti-ageing practices

Brian Johnson or Bryan Johnson is also the name of:

Entertainment

Brian Johnson (special effects artist) (1939–2026), British film and television special effects director

Brian D. Johnson, Canadian film critic and filmmaker

Brian Johnson, character in the television series My Parents Are Aliens

Brian Johnson, character in the film The Breakfast Club

Bryan Johnson (singer) (1926–1995), who placed second in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest

B. S. Johnson (Bryan Stanley Johnson, 1933–1973), English poet, novelist and film-maker

Bryan Johnson (comic book writer) (born 1967), co-stars on Comic Book Men

Brian Johnson (Bethel Music singer) (born 1978), lead singer in Bethel Music and member of the duo Brian & Jenn Johnson

Brian Johnson (TV personality) (born 1987), better known as Chad Johnson, reality TV personality

Liver King (born 1978), Internet personage of Brian Michael Johnson, social media personality.

Sports

American football

Bryan Johnson (fullback) (born 1978), American NFL football player for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears

Brian Johnson (fullback) (born 1979), American NFL football player for the San Francisco 49ers

Brian Johnson (American football coach) (born 1987), American NFL football coach

Bryan Johnson (defensive end) (born 1988), American NFL football player for the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets

Brian Johnson (kicker) (born 1999), American NFL football placekicker

Association football (soccer)

Brian Johnson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2013), English footballer

Brian Johnson (footballer, born 1948), English footballer for Tranmere Rovers

Brian Johnson (footballer, born 1955), English footballer

Brian Johnson (soccer) (born 1974), American soccer midfielder

Other sports

Brian Johnson (Australian footballer) (1932–2015), Australian rules footballer

Brian Johnson (rugby league) (1956–2016), Australian rugby league footballer and coach

Brian Johnson (rugby union) (1930–1966), Australian rugby union player

Brian Johnson (ice hockey) (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey winger

Brian Johnson (catcher) (born 1968), American baseball player

Brian Johnson Jr. (born 1979), American stock car racing driver

Brian Johnson (long jumper) (born 1980), American long jumper

Bryan Johnson (motorcyclist) (born 1986), American supercross and motocross rider

Brian Johnson (curler) (fl.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Brian Johnson (disambiguation)” is wikimedia disambiguation page. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Brian, Johnson and disambiguation, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1947, 1977, 1939, 2026—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Brian, Johnson and disambiguation is the immediate research focus.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q405828. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1947, 1977, 1939 and 2026.

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This entry incorporates text from “Brian Johnson (disambiguation)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.