Clifton Johnson (1865-1940) was an American author. His works include: Old Time Schools and School Books (1904), Hudson Maxim: Reminiscences and Comments (with Hudson Maxim) (1924), Bluebeard, Highways and Byways from the St. Lawrence to Virginia, Highways and Byways of the Mississippi Valley, Highways and Byways of the Pacific Coast, Isle of the Shamrock, New England and Its Neighbors, The New England Country, The Picturesque Hudson, The Country School and What They Say in New England.