John Parkinson is the name of: John Parkinson (botanist) (1567–1650), English herbalist John B. Parkinson (1861–1935), English architect in Los Angeles John Parkinson (politician) (1870–1941), British Labour Party MP for Wigan, 1918–1941 John Parkinson (cardiologist) (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 See also Jack Parkinson (disambiguation)