Charles Johnson
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Charles, Charlie or Charley Johnson may refer to:
Academics
Charles Johnson (historian) (1870-1961), English historian and archivist
Charles Willison Johnson (1863–1932), American naturalist
Charles S. Johnson (1893–1956), African-American sociologist president of Fisk University
Charles R. Johnson (born 1948), African-American scholar and author
Charles Royal Johnson (born 1948), professor of mathematics
Charles Willis Johnson, dean of the University of Washington Pharmacy Department
Arts and entertainment
Charles Johnson (writer) (1679–1748), English playwright and poet
Captain Charles Johnson, pseudonym of unknown English author of 1724 book, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates
Charles Ellis Johnson (1857–1926), American photographer
Charles Howard Johnson (1868–1896), American illustrator and newspaper artist
Charles L. Johnson (1876–1950), composer of ragtime tunes
Charlie Johnson (bandleader) (1891–1959), jazz musician and pianist
Charles Johnson (1903–1974), American actor who used stage name Chubby Johnson
Little Jody Rainwater (born Charles Edward Johnson, 1920–2011), bluegrass musician and radio personality
Charles K. Johnson (1924–2001), American promoter and president of Flat Earth Society, 1972–2001
Charlie Johnson, stage name of rock singer Charles Westover (1934–1990), a.k.a. Del Shannon
Charles Foster Johnson (born 1953), jazz guitarist, blogger at Little Green Footballs
Politics
Charles Johnson (North Carolina politician) (died 1802), Democratic-Republican politician who represented 8th congressional district
Charles Johnson (Pennsylvania politician) (1855–1937), American politician from Pennsylvania
Charles C. Johnson (born 1988), white supremacist activist and website operator
Charles E. Johnson (government official) (born 1936), acting U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from January 2004 to April 2004
Charles Elliott Johnson, Democratic Party politician from North Carolina; member of the General Assembly from 2003 to 2005
Charles F. Johnson (1859–1930), Democratic Party politician from Maine, U.S. Senator, and judge
Charles G. Johnson (1880–1957), Californian state treasurer from 1923 to 1956
Charles George Johnson (1886–1950), chemist, businessman, and political figure in Adelaide, South Australia
Charles H. Johnson, member of the Californian state assembly from 1861 to 1862
Charles Phillip Johnson (1836–1920), lieutenant governor of Missouri from 1873 to 1875
Charles R. Johnson (California merchant) (1830–1904), American merchant and Los Angeles City Council member
Charles W. Johnson (jurist) (born 1951), Associate Chief Justice of Washington State Supreme Court
Charles William Johnson, Canadian politician
Charles C. Johnson (politician) (born 1864), Michigan state representative
Charles R. Johnson Jr. (born 1894), Florida state representative
Sports
American football
Charley Johnson (1938–2024), quarterback
Charles Johnson (arena football) (born 1983)
Charles Johnson (defensive back) (born 1956), San Francisco 49ers and St.
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