John Patten is the name of:
- John Patten (representative) (1746-1800), American soldier and politician from Delaware
- John Patten (British politician) (born 1945), British Conservative politician
- John Thomas Patten or Jack Patten (1905-1957), Australian Aboriginal activist and journalist
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or patten:
“The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the spectre of Communism.”
—A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale)
“Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.”
—Chris Patten (b. 1944)