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:
“A process of genocide is being carried out before the eyes of the world.”
—Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
“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)