John Larkin may refer to:
- John Larkin (Northern Ireland), Attorney General for Northern Ireland
- John Paul Larkin (1942–1999), American jazz musician known as Scatman John
- John Larkin (album), the first album released by John Paul Larkin before he became known as Scatman John
- John Larkin (actor) (1912–1965), American performer
- John Larkin (screenwriter) (1901–1965), American screenwriter
- John Larkin (Deacon of Charlestown) (1735–1807), American Revolutionary War-era ecclesiastical figure
- John Larkin (cricketer) (1726–1782), English cricketer
- John Larkin (author) (born 1963), English born Australian author of more than 20 books for teens, adults and children and screenwriter.
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or larkin:
“After I was married a year I remembered things like radio stations and forgot my husband.”
—P. J. Wolfson, John L. Balderston (18991954)
“... never, walking away
As light fails, to notice the first star
Pulsing alone in a long shell-coloured sky....”
—Philip Larkin (19221986)