John Laing

John Laing may refer to:

  • John Laing (bibliographer) (1809–1880), minister of the Free Church of Scotland
  • Sir John Laing (businessman) (1879–1978), British entrepreneur in the construction industry
  • John Laing plc, British developer and construction company
  • John Laing (footballer) (1884–?), Australian rules footballer
  • John Laing (bishop) (died 1483), bishop of Glasgow
  • John Laing (director), New Zealand film and television director
  • Sir John Maurice Laing (1918–2008), senior executive of John Laing plc

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or laing:

    “How soon I may ride the whole world about;
    And at the third question thou must not shrink,
    But tell me here truly what I do think.””
    —Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 30–32)

    “Women receive
    the insults of men
    with tolerance,
    having been bitten
    in the nipple
    by their toothless gums.”
    —Dilys Laing (1906–1960)