Van R. Johnson (born 1968) is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Savannah, Georgia since 2020.

Johnson was born and raised in Brownsville and Crown Heights, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

He is the oldest child of the late Van R. Johnson, an Army veteran, law enforcement officer and general construction contractor and Cynthia E. Johnson, a licensed certified social worker and licensed practical nurse.

Johnson attended New York City Public Schools and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School at age 16 and enrolled in Savannah State University, the oldest public historically Black college and university in the state of Georgia.

[1] As a political newcomer, Johnson defeated Alderman David Jones, a 12-year incumbent for the 1st District seat in Savannah, Georgia.