John Drinkwater is the name of:
- John Drinkwater Bethune (1762–1844), English officer and military historian
- John Drinkwater (playwright) (1882–1937), English poet and dramatist
- John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune (1801–1851), pioneer in women's education in India
- John Drinkwater (musician, technologist) (born 1957), English composer and technologist
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or drinkwater:
“thinking of
leaning on the john door in the 5 SPOT
while she whispered a song along the keyboard
to Mal Waldron and everyone and I stopped breathing”
—Frank O’Hara (1926–1966)
“At the top of the house the apples are laid in rows,”
—John Drinkwater (1882–1937)