Richard Johnson (1573 - 1659?), English romance writer, was baptized in London on May 4, 1573. His most famous romance is The Famous Historie of the Seaven Champions of Christendom (1596?). The success of this book was so great that the author added a second and a third part in 1608 and 1616. His other stories include: Nine Worthies of London (1592); The Pleasant Walks of Moorefields (1607); The Pleasant Conceites of Old Hobson (1607), the hero being a well-known haberdasher in the Poultry; The Most Pleasant History of Tom a Lincolne (1607); A Remembrance of Robert Earle of Salisbury (1612); Looke on Me, London (1613); The History of Tom Thumbe (1621). The Crown Garland of Golden Roses set forth in Many Pleasant new Songs and Sonnets (1612) was reprinted for the Percy Society (1842 and 1845).

Richard Leonard Johnson (born December 29 1974 in Chertsey, Surrey) was an English cricketer, who played county cricket first for Middlesex County Cricket Club (1994-2000) and 2007 and then for Somerset County Cricket Club (2001-2006). He was a lower order batsman and bowled right-arm medium pace.

The Reverend Richard Johnson (b. circa 1753 - 13 March 1827 in England) was the first Christian clergyman in Australia.

Johnson was the son of John Johnson and was born in Norfolk and educated at the grammar school of Kingston-upon-Hull, where he won a sizarship which took him to Cambridge in 1781. After graduating from Cambridge University (1784), where he had been a sizar, Johnson was appointed chaplain of the prison colony at New South Wales in 1786. This appointment was due, in large part, to the influence of The Eclectic Society, and two notable men: John Newton and William Wilberforce who were keen for a committed evangelical Christian to take the role of chaplain. Under these auspices, Johnson sailed with the First Fleet and arrived in Australia in 1788.

Governor Phillip had first of all to find means of feeding and housing the soldiers and convicts, and labour could not be spared for the building of a church. Services were held in the open air and even four years later, when Johnson appealed to Phillip for churches at both Sydney and Parramatta, he had no success. Under lieutenant-governors Grose and Paterson Johnson was in even worse case. Grose made vague charges against him, but brought no evidence to substantiate them, and Johnson made many complaints about the treatment he received. He was given a grant of land and worked it so successfully with the help of some convict labour, that in November 1790 Captain Tench called him the best farmer in the country. He planted seeds of oranges and lemons he had obtained at Rio de Janeiro, which later on produced good crops of fruit, and occasional references are found to his having made a fortune by his farming; in all probability an overstatement of the case, though he sold his land and stock to good advantage when he left the colony. In June 1793, tired of waiting on the authorities, he began to build a church himself, and by September completed a building capable of holding 500 people at a cost of about £67. Even allowing for the difference in the purchasing power of money and the comparative flimsiness of the structure, this was a remarkable achievement. This church was burnt down in 1798. Johnson, with his wife Mary, taught between 150 and 200 school children in Sydney's first church until it was burned down.

An assistant chaplain, the Rev. Samuel Marsden, was appointed in the same year, and arrived early in 1794; and henceforth Johnson had the support of a stronger personality than his own. In 1794 he published An Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies established in New South Wales and Norfolk Island, and in 1800 obtained leave of absence to visit England. He sailed on the Buffalo in October and did not return to Australia. In June 1802 King in a dispatch said: "I understand that Rev'd Mr Johnson does not mean to return." Practically he retired in 1802, but so late as July 1805 he appears on a list of officers as "On leave in England, no successor or second clergyman appointed". In 1810 he was presented by the king to the united parishes of St Antholin and St John Baptist, in London, and at the time of his death he was also incumbent of Ingham in Norfolk.

Richard Johnson (born April 27, 1974 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for A-League club Wellington Phoenix FC.

Richard Johnson (born July 30 1927) is an English actor, writer and producer, who starred in several British films of the 1960s and has also had a distinguished stage career.

Richard Johnson, born in Wales, is a Rugby League player and formerly a Rugby Union player with Neath RFC in the Welsh Premiership.

He plays for the new Welsh Rugby League team Celtic Crusaders.

Plays Winger or Full Back

He has four international caps for the Wales national rugby league team.

Richard LaVon Johnson (born October 19, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League for three seasons for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. Previously, he played with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League. He played college football at the University of Colorado.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Richard Johnson started his first company in 1988. As one of the first Silicon Alley pioneers, he started Hotjobs.com in 1996. In 1999, Johnson took a huge risk by mortgaging his house and all of his assets to run a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl. The gamble paid off, as HotJobs became the sixth-most recognized Internet brand in the world, went public and raised over $165 million before the year was over.

HotJob's revenue growth was equally astounding. By 1998, the company produced $4 million; in 1999, $20 million; and by 2000, more than $100 million. By 2001, the company was one of the few profitable dot-com businesses; and by years end, it was acquired by Yahoo! for nearly a half billion dollars. ($468 million)

During his tenure as CEO of HotJobs, Johnson made dozens of television appearances and was frequently quoted in print media. He has appeared onthe major network morning and evening news programs and is a featured keynote speaker at several business conferences.

After stepping down as CEO in 2001, Johnson has been active on several non-profit boards focusing on those with community and conservation missions. He and his family currently reside in Wilmington, NC.

Richard Johnson (born September 16, 1963 in Harvey, Illinois) is a former American football cornerback who played eight seasons in the NFL.

Richard Johnson is currently President of the High Court of Ireland. He is also under the terms of the Constitution of Ireland by virtue of that office an ex-officio member of the Supreme Court. He also, in the absence of the Chief Justice, acts as a member of the Presidential Commission.

Richard Johnson (born 2 February 1972) is a Welsh professional golfer.

Johnson will be a member of the PGA Tour in 2008. He led the money list on the Nationwide Tour in 2007 to earn his card. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 1999 to 2004 and in 2006.

His father Peter Johnson is the pro at Vale of Glamorgan in Cardiff, Wales and is chairman of the PGA in Wales.

Richard Johnson (born July 21, 1977 in Hereford is an English National Hunt jockey. He comes from a racing family with his father being an amateur jockey and his mother, Sue Johnson, a successful trainer.

Richard became Champion Conditional Jockey in 1995, at the age of 18.

Richard has been most successful at the Cheltenham Festival. His first win at Cheltenham was on Anzum in the 1999 Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle. He won the 2000 Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup with Looks Like Trouble and the 2002 Queen Mother Champion Chase with Flagship Uberalles.

Richard was also victorious in the 2003 Smurfit Kappa Group Champion Hurdle with the Philip Hobbs-trained Rooster Booster on which he also came 2nd in 2004

A major influence on Richard’s racing career was “The Duke” – David Nicholson who supported him in his bid to become a professional jockey.

In 2003, Richard became the eighth National Hunt jockey to ride 1,000 winners in Britain on Quedex at Stratford.

Richard Johnson is Rugby League Player for Bradford Bulls

Born in Upminster, Essex, England in 1927, Richard Johnson attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and then performed in John Gielgud's repertory company until joining the navy during World War II. After the war, he appeared successfully in the West End and made his film debut in the early 1950s. The debonair and handsome Johnson was a natural to portray playboy type characters, perhaps the most memorable being Bulldog Drummond in Deadlier than the Male (1966) and Some Girls Do (1969). Later in his career, he turned to more serious roles, such as Marc Antony in Antony and Cleopatra (1974) (TV), and also tried his hand at producing in the late 1980s.