Joe Johnson is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of North Carolina. Johnson unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the position of North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction in the North Carolina Council of State election, 2004.

Joe Johnson (born 29 June, 1952) is an English former professional snooker player. He is most well known as the surprise winner of the 1986 World Championship.

He reached the final of the World Amateur Snooker Championship in 1978, losing to Cliff Wilson. After becoming a professional in 1979, his most notable early achievement was to reach the final of the untelevised 1983 Professional Players Tournament, which he lost 9-8 to Tony Knowles.

In 1986, Johnson arrived at the World Championship having never won a match at the Crucible Theatre and as a 150-1 outsider. He beat Terry Griffiths 13-12 in the quarter-finals after trailing 12-9, and then Knowles in the semi-finals. In the final he met world number 1 Steve Davis - then at the peak of his ability - and defied all odds to win 18-12, although Davis scored more points in total blank">http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board/showthread.php?t=6763. A passionate fan of _Bradford City football club, he wore a t-shirt with the slogan "Bradford's Bouncing Back" (a reference to the Bradford fire a year earlier) whenever he was not playing during the tournament.

Johnson's best showing during his season as world champion was a solitary semi-final, but he defied expectations at the 1987 World Championship and reached his second final, again meeting Davis but this time losing 18-14. He reached number 5 in the world rankings in the 1987-88 season, largely as a result of his success at the Crucible.

Johnson won the Langs Scottish Masters in 1987, beating Terry Griffiths 9-7 in the final and taking his only other major snooker title. He rarely came close to repeating his successes, and rapidly descended the rankings, dropping out of the top 16 by 1991 and the top 32 by the mid-1990s. His last appearance at the World Championship came in 1991. He suffered heart and eye problems during the 1990s, and retired from professional snooker at the end of the 2003/2004 season.

Johnson remains the player who came closest to beating the "Crucible Curse", in which no first-time world champion has ever successfully defended the title. Johnson's defence saw him both reach the final and come within 4 frames of victory. Ken Doherty also reached the final in 1998,a year after his first win at the crucible, but lost by a greater margin to John Higgins. No other first-time champion has reached the final.

Johnson also won the Seniors Pot Black Trophy in 1997, beating Terry Griffiths in the final. He was also an early influence and friend of the snooker player Paul Hunter. He is now a commentator for Eurosport.

Joe Marcus Johnson (born June 29 1981 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a National Basketball Association player, currently a member of the Atlanta Hawks and the United States men's national basketball team.

Joseph T. Johnson (born July 11, 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American football defensive end in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers. He was elected to the Pro Bowl during the 1998-1999, and 2000-2001 NFL seasons and named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2000.

Joe Johnson (born January 19, 1883) was an Australian rules footballer notable as he is recognised as being the first ever Indigenous Australian to play in the VFL/AFL.

Johnson was recruited from Brunswick, Victoria and played for Fitzroy Football Club from 1904 to 1906, playing in back to back premiership teams in 1904 and 1905.

Joseph Pernell Howard (born December 21, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.

Joseph Richard "Joe" Johnson (born October 30, 1961 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1987.

After attending the University of Maine, Johnson was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 1982 amateur draft. He made his debut with the Braves in 1985, compiling a record of 4-4 with a 4.10 ERA. He had a solid 1986 season, going 13-9 with both the Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays, to whom he was traded on July 6 for fellow pitcher Jim Acker. Johnson had a subpar 1987 in Toronto, however, and played the final game of his career on June 21 of that year.