James or Jim Johnston may refer to:
Politics
James Johnston (secretary of state) (1655–1737), Scottish secretary of state James William Johnston (1792–1873), Canadian politician and judge James Johnston (MP) (1801–1841), MP for Stirling Burghs 1830–32 James Johnston (Upper Canada politician) (died 1849), Bytown businessman and politician James Johnston (Australian politician) (1811–1896), businessman and politician in Victoria, Australia James Johnston (New South Wales politician) (1854–1930), politician in New South Wales, Australia James Johnston (Queensland politician) (c. 1820–1875), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician) (1849–1924), Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland James Johnston (Seanad Éireann member), member of Seanad Éireann 1938–48 James T. Johnston (1839–1904), U.S. representative from Indiana James Wellwood Johnston (1900–1958), British politician James Johnston (socialist politician) (1846–1928), British co-operative and socialist activist James Roger Johnston (1930–2020), politician in Victoria, Australia
Military James Johnston (British Army officer, born 1721) (1721–1795), British Army general in the Royal Horse Guards James Johnston (British Army officer, died 1797) (c. 1721 – 1797), British Army general James Johnston (British Army officer, born 1911) (1911–1988), British Army officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps James D. Johnston, Confederate Navy commander James Johnston (colonel) (1742–1805), American soldier and member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress
Business James Johnston (brewer) (1818–1891), South Australian brewer James Johnston (merchant) (1720s–1800), Canadian merchant James A. Johnston (1874–1954), warden at Alcatraz prison James P. Johnston (1813–1879), California pioneer, built James Johnston House (Half Moon Bay, California) James Robinson Johnston (1876–1915), Canadian lawyer and community leader James Johnston (publisher) (1738–1808), Scottish publisher
Scientists James Finlay Weir Johnston (1796–1855), Scottish chemist James T. Johnston (born 1997), aeronautical engineer Jim Johnston (chemist) (born 1949), New Zealand chemist who won the 1998 Thomson Medal
Religion James S. Johnston (1843–1924), Episcopal bishop in America James Johnston (missionary) (1851–1921), British missionary, photographer and explorer James Vann Johnston Jr. (born 1959), American Roman Catholic bishop James Johnston (priest), Archdeacon of Gibraltar
Arts Jim Johnston (composer) (born 1952), American composer of professional wrestling entrance themes Jim Johnston (director) (1936–2023), American television director James Johnston (tenor) (1903–1991), Northern Irish opera singer James Johnston (English musician) (born 1966), English alternative rock musician James Johnston (Scottish musician) (born 1980), bassist of Biffy Clyro Jamie Johnston (born 1989), Canadian actor Jim Johnston (English musician), member of the Bristol band Monk & Canatella James Johnston (Australian musician), (born 26 November 1990) Australian country artist
Sports James Johnston (baseball owner) (1895–1967), co-owner of the Washington Senators of the American League James Johnston (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1952), Scottish footballer for Abercorn and Scotland James Johnston (1900s footballer) (fl. 1900s), Scottish footballer for Third Lanark James Johnston (rugby union) (born 1986), Samoan rugby union player James J. Johnston (1875–1946), English boxing promoter and manager Jimmy Johnston (American football) (1917–1973), American football player Jim Johnston (pole vaulter), co-winner of the 1958 NCAA DI outdoor pole vault championship
Other James Johnston (murderer) (1856–1891), Australian murderer who killed his wife and four children
See also Don Johnston (Donald James Johnston), former Canadian politician and the Secretary General of the OECD James Johnstone (disambiguation) James Johnson (disambiguation) James Howard-Johnston (born 1942), English historian