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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001189007-03-000004.txt : 20030611
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20030611130044
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001189007-03-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030610
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030611

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHNSON & JOHNSON
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000200406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				221024240
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLZ
		CITY:			NEW BRUNSWICK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08933
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7325242454

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FOLKMAN M JUDAH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001189007

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03215
		FILM NUMBER:		03740176

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		732 524 2455

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHNSON & JOHNSON
		STREET 2:		ONE JOHNSON PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW BRUNSWICK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08933
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    <schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-06-10</periodOfReport>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000200406</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>JOHNSON &amp; JOHNSON</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>JNJ</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001189007</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FOLKMAN M JUDAH</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
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<TEXT>

	POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Roger S. Fine, John A. Papa and Michael H.
Ullmann, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Johnson & Johnson (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the "Exchange Act") and Forms 144 in
accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 (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 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, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file reports pursuant to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act 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/ M. J. Folkman
                                                   Name: M. J. Folkman
						   Date: October 17, 2002




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