Arts & LiteratureAmerican1883 – 1958
Johnston McCulley
Creator of Zorro character
Biography
American pulp fiction writer and journalist best known for creating the character Zorro. He wrote numerous stories featuring the masked vigilante from 1919 onward.
Quick Facts
Category
Arts & Literature
Nationality
American
Born
1883
Died
1958
Thinking about the name
Johnston
English origin
“Related to Johnson as a patronymic surname ('son of John'), Johnston features a Scottish spelling variant with the '-on' ending. When used as a given name, it carries Scottish heritage and historical gravitas, suggesting ancestral connection and formal dignity.”