William Johnston
Appearance
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) (1829–1894), one of the Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1874–1877
- William Johnston (senator), President pro tempore of the California State Senate
- William Johnston (judge) (1804–1891), judge, legislator and bureaucrat from Ohio
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), Paralympic athlete from Ireland
- William Johnston (cricketer) (1867–1947), New Zealand cricketer
- 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
Others
- William Johnston (editor) from Edward Quillinan
- William Johnston (mariner) from Johnston Passage
- William Johnston (painter) (1732–1772), colonial American painter
- William Joseph Johnston (novelist) (1924–2010), American novelist
- William Johnston of Liverpool (1841–1917), early benefactor of the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England
- Will Johnston (William Michael Johnston, born 1936), 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