William Johnston

William Johnston may refer to:

Politicians

• William Johnston (congressman) (1819–1866), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• William Johnston (Irish politician) (1829–1902), Irish politician and Orangeman
• William Ernest George Johnston (1884–1951), Lord Mayor of Belfast
• William F. Johnston (1808–1872), governor of Pennsylvania, 1848–1852
• William Johnston (Canadian politician) (1876–1925), Labour MLA for Medicine Hat, 1921–1926
• William Erskine Johnston (1905–1993), Canadian politician
• William Johnston (Australian politician), one of the Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1874–1877
• William Johnston (senator), President pro tempore of the California State Senate

Military

• William Henry Johnston (1879–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William J. Johnston (1918–1990), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Willie Johnston (Medal of Honor) (1850–?)
• William Preston Johnston (1831–1899), lawyer, scholar, poet, and Confederate soldier
• William Johnston (British Army officer), succeeded John Keane, 1st Baron Keane

Sports

• William Johnston (footballer) from List of Northern Ireland international footballers
• Willie Johnston (born 1946), Scottish former footballer
• Delirious (wrestler) (William Hunter Johnston, born 1981), professional wrestler
• Massa Johnston (William Johnston, 1881–1951), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league representative
• William Johnston (English rugby union), played in 1910 Five Nations Championship
• William Johnston (athlete) from Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
• William Johnston (boccia), represented Spain at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
• William Johnston (ice hockey) in Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Religion

• William Johnston (minister), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
• William Johnston (priest) of Royal Army Chaplains' Department
• William Johnston (bishop) (1914–1986), of Dunwich

Film

• William Johnston (producer) from Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture
• William Johnston (screenwriter) of The Truth About Love (film)

Others

• William Johnston (editor) from Edward Quillinan
• William Johnston (judge) (1804-1891), judge from Ohio
• William Johnston (mariner) from Johnston Passage
• William Johnston (painter), colonial American painter
• William Johnston (novelist)
• William Johnston of Liverpool, early benefactor of the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England
• Will Johnston, William Michael Johnston, (born 1940), American historian
• William N. Johnston, 16th president of Wesley College (Delaware)
• William L. Johnston (1811–1849), carpenter-architect in Philadelphia
• William Preston Johnston (1831–1899), lawyer, scholar, poet, and Confederate soldier

See also

• Bill Johnston (disambiguation)
• William Johnson (disambiguation)
• William Johnstone (disambiguation)