John H. Johnson

John H. Johnson
Born	John Harold Johnson (1918-01-19)January 19, 1918[1][2] Arkansas City, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	August 8, 2005(2005-08-08) (aged 87)[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Woods Cemetery (Chicago, Illinois)
Education	DuSable High School[3][2] University of Chicago Northwestern University
Occupations	Businessman publisher
Years active	1942–2003
Organization	Johnson Publishing Company (founder)
Notable credits	Negro Digest Ebony JET
Spouse	Eunice Walker ​ (m. 1941)​
Children	2

John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005^[2]) was an American businessman and publisher. Johnson was the founder in 1942 of the Johnson Publishing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson's company, with its Ebony (1945) and Jet (1951) magazines, was among the most influential African-American business in media in the second half of the twentieth century.^[4] In 1982, Johnson became the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400. In 1987, Johnson was named Black Enterprise Entrepreneur of the year.^[1][5] in 1996, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.