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:
“People named John and Mary never divorce. For better or for worse, in madness and in saneness, they seem bound together for eternity by their rudimentary nomenclature. They may loathe and despise one another, quarrel, weep, and commit mayhem, but they are not free to divorce. Tom, Dick, and Harry can go to Reno on a whim, but nothing short of death can separate John and Mary.”
—John Cheever (1912–1982)
“Talking in bed ought to be easiest,
Lying together there goes back so far,
An emblem of two people being honest.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)