POWER OF ATTORNEY
Director
	Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
  appoints each of Thomas J. Spellman III, Renee A. Brutus, Michelle R. Ryan,
Linda E. King and Maria A. Frucci, signing singly, as the undersigned's true and
  lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)	complete and execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as a director of Johnson & Johnson (the "Company"), Forms
  3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a)
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act") and Form 144 in
accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Securities Act");

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5 and
144 (including any amendments thereto) and timely file such form with the United
  States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
  undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
  contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
  attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
  could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
  hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, (i) any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 of the Securities Act or
(ii) any liability of the undersigned for failure to comply with such
requirements. The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact may rely
entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by or at the direction of
  the undersigned to the attorney-in-fact.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
  to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of the date set forth below.

	       /s/  William D. Perez
	Name:  William D. Perez
	Date:  October 18, 2018