Walter Hugh Johns, OC AOE (November 10, 1908 – June 7, 1985) was a Canadian academic and academic administrator.

Born near Exeter, Ontario, Johns received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics from the University of Western Ontario in 1930 and a Ph.D. in Classics and Ancient History from Cornell University in 1934.

[1] In 1938, Johns started teaching at the University of Alberta as a lecturer in Classics.

[2] In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his contribution to education, particularly at the University of Alberta".

[3] He was appointed a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence in 1982.