Richard Johnson (16th century)

Richard Johnson (1573 – c. 1659) was a British romance writer. All that is known of his biography is from internal evidence in his works: he was a London apprentice in the 1590s, and a freeman after 1600.

Works

Johnson's most famous work is The Famous Historie of the Seaven Champions of Christendom (c. 1596). He added a second and a third part in 1608 and 1616.

His other stories include:

The Crown Garland of Golden Roses set forth in Many Pleasant new Songs and Sonnets (1612) was reprinted for the Percy Society in 1842 and 1845. It includes the earliest surviving printed version of the story of Dick Whittington and His Cat.

Richard Johnson

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Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1979)

Richard Kurt Johnson (born 4 July 1979) is a former English cricketer. Johnson was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Croydon, Surrey.

Johnson represented the Surrey Cricket Board in 3 List A matches, the first of which came against Lincolnshire in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001. His final 2 List A matches came against the Gloucestershire Cricket Board and the Essex Cricket Board in the 1st and 2nd round's of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which were held in 2002. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 24 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 12*. In the field he took a single catch.

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Richard Johnson (defensive back)

Richard James Johnson (born September 16, 1963 in Harvey, Illinois) is a former American football cornerback who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers. He was an All-American and All-Big Ten cornerback in 1984 while at the University of Wisconsin.

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