John Parkinson may refer to:
- John Parkinson (botanist) (1567–1650), English herbalist
- John B. Parkinson (1861–1935), American architect in Los Angeles
- John Parkinson (UK politician) (1870–1941), British Labour Party MP for Wigan, 1918–1941
- John Parkinson (physician) (1885–1976), English cardiologist, a namesake of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- John Edward Parkinson (1955–2004), British academic in UK company law
- John Parkinson (footballer) (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or parkinson:
“There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment—and nothing more corrupting.”
—A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale)
“A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.”
—C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993)