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:
“Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:4.
“The Law of Triviality ... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.”
—C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993)