Parkinson (surname)

Parkinson is a surname, and may refer to:

People

 * Amber Parkinson (born 1976), Australian fencer
 * Amy Parkinson (1855–1938), Canadian poet
 * Art Parkinson (born 2001), Irish actor
 * Bob Parkinson (footballer) (1873–after 1901), English footballer
 * Cecil Parkinson (1931–2016), Baron Parkinson of Carnforth, British politician
 * C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993), historian and author who formulated Parkinson's Law
 * Colby Parkinson (born 1999), American football player
 * Dave Parkinson (1923–1978), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Don Parkinson (politician), Guamanian politician
 * Dian Parkinson (born 1944), cast member of the game show The Price is Right
 * Eugene D. Parkinson (1850–1936), American politician
 * Frank Parkinson (1887–1946), British industrialist
 * Georgina Parkinson (1938–2009), English ballet dancer and ballet mistress
 * Jack Parkinson (footballer born 1869) (1869–1911), English footballer
 * James Parkinson:
 * James Parkinson (1755–1824), physician, provided first complete description of Parkinson's disease
 * James Parkinson (1730–1813), English land agent and museum proprietor
 * James Parkinson (footballer), English footballer
 * John Parkinson:
 * John Parkinson (botanist) (1567–1650), 17th-century English botanist
 * John Parkinson (physician) (1885–1976), English cardiologist remembered for describing Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
 * John S. Parkinson, American biologist
 * Katherine Parkinson (born 1978), English actress
 * Keith Parkinson (1958–2005), American fantasy artist and illustrator
 * Kenneth Parkinson, member of Watergate Seven
 * Lucy Jane Parkinson, English actor
 * Mark Parkinson:
 * Mark Parkinson (Kansas politician) (born 1957), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, Governor of Kansas
 * Mark Parkinson (Missouri politician) (born 1972), Missouri politician, Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
 * Matthew Parkinson (born 1972), English cricketer
 * Sir Michael Parkinson (1935–2023), television presenter, famous for his chat show Parkinson
 * Michaël Parkinson (born 1991), Dutch volleyball player
 * Mike Parkinson (1948–2009), New Zealand All Black
 * Nick Parkinson (1925–2011), Australian public servant and diplomat
 * Norman Parkinson (1913–1990), English portrait and fashion photographer
 * Paul Parkinson (Scouting)
 * Phil Parkinson (born 1967), English football manager
 * Richard Parkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Roy Parkinson (1901–1945), Australian watercolour artist
 * Sacha Parkinson, British actress
 * Stephen Parkinson (1823–1889), British mathematician
 * Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay (born 1983), British politician
 * Susan Parkinson:
 * Susan Parkinson (1925–2012), English potter
 * Susan Parkinson (nutritionist) (1920–2012), New Zealand nutritionist working in the South Pacific
 * Sydney Parkinson (1745–71), Scottish natural history artist

Fictional characters

 * Pansy Parkinson, fictional character in Harry Potter franchise