There have been several well-known people named Paul Johnson:

• Paul Johnson (artist)
• Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr., murdered hostage
• Paul Johnson (squash player)
• Paul Johnson (business-man and philanthropist)
• Paul Johnson (journalist and author)
• Paul Johnson (politician), former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona
• Paul Johnson (music producer), Chicago
• Paul Johnson, ice hockey player
• Paul Johnson (Canadian politician), former MPP
• Paul Johnson (footballer), an Australian rules football ruckman
• Paul Johnson (Dancer), resident in the Withington area of Manchester, UK
• Paul Johnson (musician, songwriter) Chicago, IL