Amy Johnson was born on 1 July 1903 in Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Jim Mollison. She died on 5 January 1941 in Thames Estuary, London, England, UK.
In music, Johnson inspired a number of works, including the song "Flying Sorcery" from Scottish singer-songwriter Al Stewart's album, Year of the Cat (1976).