Richard Johnson may refer to:
- Richard Johnson (16th century) (1573–c. 1659), romance writer
- Richard Johnson (actor) (born 1927), English actor
- Richard Johnson (architect) (born 1946), Australian architect
- Richard Johnson (aviator), pioneer British aviator
- Richard Johnson (chaplain) (c. 1753–1827), chaplain to first settlement in New South Wales
- Richard Johnson (columnist), writing in the New York Post
- Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1974), English cricketer
- Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1979), former English cricketer
- Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1988), cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club
- Richard Johnson, former director of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
- Richard Johnson (defensive back) (born 1963), former NFL cornerback
- Richard Johnson (director) (born 1974), American film director who founded Joystick Films in 2005
- Richard Johnson (entrepreneur), founder of hotjobs.com
- Richard Johnson (footballer) (born 1974), Australian footballer
- Richard Johnson (golfer) (born 1972), Welsh professional golfer
- Richard Johnson (jockey) (born 1977), British jockey
- Richard Johnson (judge) (born 1937), president of the High Court of Ireland
- Richard Johnson (mayor), American politician and city manager
- Richard Johnson (pilot), test-pilot of the X-4 Bantam
- Richard Johnson (rugby) (born 1985), Welsh rugby footballer
- Richard Johnson (rugby league born 1985), rugby league player for Bradford Bulls
- Richard Johnson (war artist) (born 1966), Canadian journalist and war artist
- Richard Johnson (wide receiver) (born 1961), former NFL wide receiver
- Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of New Orleans
- Richard B. Johnson (born 1943), Abominable Firebug author
- Richard C. Johnson (died 2010), professor of electrical engineering
- Richard Mentor Johnson (1780–1850), United States politician and Vice President
- Richard S. Johnson (born 1976), Swedish professional golfer
- Richard W. Johnson (1827–1897), Civil War brigadier general
- Richard T. Johnson, Johns Hopkins neurologist
- Butch Johnson (Richard Andrew Johnson, born 1955), American Olympic medalist in archery
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or johnson:
“When a man of genius is denied of his great love, he goes mad. His brain, instead of being clear to do his work, is tortured, so he begins to think of torture. Torture for those who have tortured him.”
—David Boehm, and Louis Friedlander. Dr. Richard Vollin (Bela Lugosi)
“If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)