John Henry Patterson may refer to:
- John Henry Patterson (author) (1867–1947), Anglo-Irish soldier who wrote The Man-Eaters of Tsavo which was made into the film The Ghost and the Darkness in 1996
- John Henry Patterson (NCR owner) (1844–1922), founder and first owner of the National Cash Register Company
- John Henry Patterson (Medal of Honor) (1843–1920), Union soldier during the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Famous quotes containing the word john:
““Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. Bribery and corruption are common. Children no longer obey their parents. . . . The end of the world is evidently approaching.” Sound familiar? It is, in fact, the lament of a scribe in one of the earliest inscriptions to be unearthed in Mesopotamia, where Western civilization was born.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)