John Larkin may refer to:
- John Larkin (Northern Ireland), Attorney General for Northern Ireland
- John Paul Larkin (1942–1999), American jazz musician known as Scatman John
- John Larkin (album), the first album released by John Paul Larkin before he became known as Scatman John
- John Larkin (actor) (1912–1965), American performer
- John Larkin (screenwriter) (1901–1965), American screenwriter
- John Larkin (Deacon of Charlestown) (1735–1807), American Revolutionary War-era ecclesiastical figure
- John Larkin (cricketer) (1726–1782), English cricketer
- John Larkin (author) (born 1963), English born Australian author of more than 20 books for teens, adults and children and screenwriter.
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or larkin:
“The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.”
—Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
“Home is so sad. It stays as it was left,
Shaped to the comfort of the last to go
As if to win them back.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)