American football •
Bill Johnson (defensive end) (1916–2002), American football defensive end •
Bill Johnson (center) (1926–2011), American football player (San Francisco 49ers) and coach (Cincinnati Bengals) •
Bill Johnson (guard) (1936–2020), American football player •
Bill Johnson (punter) (born 1944), football player with the New York Giants •
Bill Johnson (American football coach) (born 1955) •
Bill Johnson (running back) (born 1960), American football player •
Bill Johnson (defensive tackle) (born 1968), American football defensive lineman
Baseball •
Bill Johnson (1890s outfielder) (1862–1942), Major League Baseball outfielder •
Bill Johnson (1910s outfielder) (1892–1950), Major League Baseball outfielder •
Bill Johnson (catcher) (1895–1988), American Negro leagues baseball catcher •
Bill Johnson (1940s outfielder), American Negro leagues outfielder •
Bill Johnson (pitcher) (1960–2018), Major League Baseball pitcher
Other sports •
Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1952), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and St Kilda •
Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1964), Australian rules footballer for Essendon and Carlton •
Bill Johnson (footballer, born 1900), English footballer •
Bill Johnson (rugby league) (1916–1997), rugby league footballer of the 1930s, for Wales, and Huddersfield •
Bill Johnson (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer, Durham CCC •
Bill Johnson (skier) (1960–2016), American skier •
Bill "Skinny" Johnson (1911–1980), basketball coach ==Other people==