Parkinson is a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
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People
Abby-Mae Parkinson (born 1997), British cyclist
Alan Parkinson (engineer), Australian nuclear engineer
Alan Parkinson (footballer) (1932–2002), English footballer
Albert Lindsay Parkinson (1870-1936), British politician
Alice May Parkinson (1889–1949), New Zealand murderer
Allen Parkinson (1870–1941), British politician and coal miner
Amber Parkinson (born 1976), Australian fencer
Amy Parkinson (1855–1938), Canadian poet
Andrew Parkinson (basketball) (born 1967), Australian basketball player
Andrew Parkinson (soccer) (born 1959), American soccer player
Andrew Parkinson (artist) (born 1959), British painter
Andy Parkinson (born 1979), English footballer
Anthony Parkinson (1667–1728), English Franciscan friar and historian
Antonio Parkinson, American politician
Art Parkinson (born 2001), Irish actor
Arthur Parkinson (born 1993), British gardener
Austin Parkinson (born 1981), American basketball coach and former player
Ben Parkinson (British Army soldier) (born 1984), Former British paratrooper, MBE
Ben Parkinson (footballer) (born 2005), English footballer
Bob Parkinson (footballer) (born 1873), English footballer
Bob Parkinson (aerospace engineer) (born 1941), British aerospace engineer
Bradford Parkinson (born 1935), American engineer
Brian Parkinson (born 1951), English footballer
C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993), British naval historian
Callum Parkinson (born 1996), English cricketer
Cecil Parkinson (1931–2016), British politician
Chris Parkinson (musician) (born 1950), British folk musician
Chris Parkinson (poet) (born 1981), British writer, poet and prankster
Chris Parkinson (broadcaster) (1941–2016), New Zealand broadcaster
Claire Parkinson (born 1948), American Earth scientist and climatologist
Claire Parkinson (prison officer), British-Australian executive and author
Cliff Parkinson (1907–1993), English speedway rider
Colby Parkinson (born 1999), American football player
Colm Parkinson (born 1978), Irish Gaelic footballer and journalist
Cosmo Parkinson (1884–1967), British civil servant
Craig Parkinson (born 1976), British actor
Dan Parkinson (author) (1935–2001), American novelist
Dan Parkinson (footballer) (born 1992), English footballer
Daniel Morgan Parkinson (1790–1868), American politician
Dave Parkinson (1923–1978), Australia international rugby league footballer
Denis Parkinson (1915–2004), English motorcycle road racer
Desmond Parkinson, Welsh police officer
Dian Parkinson (born 1944), American model
Don Parkinson (politician) (1942–2020), American politician
Don Parkinson, New Zealand international rugby league footballer
Dorothy Parkinson (c. 1855–1925), British amateur chemist
Doug Parkinson (1946–2021), Australian singer
Doug Parkinson (politician) (born 1945), Australian politician
Edward Parkinson (died 1858), British Army general
Elizabeth Parkinson, American stage actress and dancer
Erica Parkinson (born 2008)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, English footballer
Ernest Parkinson, English cricketer
Ernie Parkinson, Northern Irish international lawn bowler
Esmond Parkinson (born 1886), Australian rugby union player
Eugene Condell Leonard Parkinson (1905–1980), Jamaican politician
Eugene D. Parkinson (1850–1936), American politician
Frank Parkinson (1887–1946), British businessman
Frank Parkinson (baseball) (1895–1960), American baseball player
Fred Parkinson (1884–1913), Australian rules footballer
Fred Parkinson (politician) (1929–2023), American politician
Gary Parkinson (born 1968), English footballer
George Parkinson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1959), Australian rules footballer
George Parkinson (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1960), Australian rules footballer
George Henry Radcliffe Parkinson (1923–2015), Philosopher and historian of philosophy
Georgina Parkinson (1938–2009), English ballet dancer and ballet mistress
Gordon Parkinson (born 1935), New Zealand diplomat
Graham Beresford Parkinson (1896–1979), Military leader
H. B. Parkinson (1884–1970), British film director
Hargreaves Parkinson (1896–1950), British newspaper editor
Harry Parkinson (cricketer) (1882–1955), Australian cricketer
Henry Parkinson (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1994), English footballer
Henry Parkinson (footballer, born 1864) (1864–1941), English footballer
Henry Parkinson (railway engineer) (died 1942), Australian railway engineer
Herbert Parkinson (1892–1947), English cricketer
Holly Parkinson (born 1979), American tennis player
Jack Parkinson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1942), English footballer
Jack Parkinson (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1911), English footballer
Jack Parkinson (basketball) (born 1924–1997), American basketball player
James Parkinson (1755–1824), English surgeon
James Parkinson (Irish politician) (1869–1948), Irish politician and racehorse trainer
James Parkinson (museum proprietor) (1730–1813), English proprietor of the Leverian Museum
James Parkinson (footballer) (1862–1927), English footballer
James Parkinson (controversialist) (1653–1722), English writer and schoolmaster
James Parkinson (Wisconsin politician) (1829–1897), American politician
Jarvis Parkinson (born 1998), English swimmer
Jim Parkinson (1941–2025), American type designer
Jimmy Parkinson (singer) (1930–2019), Australian singer
Joe Parkinson (born 1971), English footballer
Joel Parkinson (born 1981), Australian surfer
John Parkinson (botanist) (1567–1650), English herbalist and botanist
John Parkinson (footballer) (1944–2025), Australian rules footballer
John Parkinson (cardiologist), English cardiologist
John Parkinson (lawyer) (1955–2004), British legal academic
John S. Parkinson
Joseph T. Parkinson (1783–1855), British architect
Karl Parkinson, Irish author
Katherine Parkinson, English actor
Keith Parkinson (1958–2005), American artist
Keith Parkinson (rugby league) (1919–2000), Australian rugby league footballer
Keith Parkinson (footballer) (born 1956), English footballer
Ken Parkinson (1911–1987), English footballer
Kenneth Parkinson (1927–2016), American lawyer
Leonard Parkinson (1908–1969), English cricketer
LJ Parkinson, British actor
Louis Parkinson (born 1991), British rock climber
M. B. Parkinson (1847–1926), American photographer
Mark Parkinson (born 1957), American businessman and politician
Mark Parkinson (Missouri politician) (born 1972), American politician
Martin Parkinson (born 1958), Australian public servant
Mary Parkinson (born 1936), British journalist
Matt Parkinson (comedian), Australian comedian
Matt Parkinson (cricketer) (born 1996), English cricketer
Matthew Parkinson, English cricketer
Matua Parkinson (born 1975), New Zealand former rugby union player
Megan Parkinson (born 1996), English actress
Michael Parkinson (1935–2023), English television and radio personality
Michaël Parkinson (born 1991), Dutch volleyball player
Mike Parkinson (1948–2009), New Zealand rugby union player
Mitch Parkinson (born 1997), Australian surfer
Nancy Broadfield Parkinson (1904–1974), British civil servant
Nick Parkinson (1925–2001), Australian public servant
Nigel Parkinson (born 1959), British cartoonist
Noel Parkinson (born 1959), English footballer
Norman Parkinson (1913–1990), English portrait and fashion photographer
Oscar C. Parkinson (1891–1972), American politician
Padraig Parkinson (born 1957), Irish poker player
Pari Pari Parkinson (born 1996), NZ Maori international rugby union player
Paul Parkinson (Scouting), Australian scout
Paul Parkinson (athlete) (born 1969), Sierra Leonean sprinter
Paul Bonifacio Parkinson (born 1991), Italian-Canadian figure skater
Peter Parkinson (1813–1895), American politician
Phil Parkinson (born 1967), English footballer and manager
Raymond Parkinson (1922–2018), Canadian politician
Raynor Parkinson (born 1988), Germany international rugby union player
Reuben Parkinson (born 1973), Japan international rugby union player
Richard Parkinson (priest) (1797–1858), British clergyman and antiquary
Richard Parkinson (explorer) (1844–1909), Danish explorer and anthropologist
Richard Parkinson (agriculturist) (1748–1815), English agriculturist
Richard Parkinson (neurosurgeon), Australian neurosurgeon
Richard B. Parkinson (born 1963), British Egyptologist and academic
Robert Parkinson (1684–1761), Irish politician
Robert Parkinson (historian), American scholar of early American history
Robin Parkinson (1929–2022), English actor
Roy Parkinson (1901–1945), Australian artist
Rupena Parkinson (born 1998), Rugby player
Sacha Parkinson (born 1992), English actress
Sam Parkinson (born 1960), Australian cricketer
Sarah Parkinson (1962–2003), Writer for TV and radio
Scott Parkinson (born 1983), English footballer and manager
Sidney Parkinson (born 1938), English amateur and professional middleweight boxer
Siobhán Parkinson (born 1954), Irish writer
Stephen Parkinson (mathematician) (1823–1889), British mathematician
Stephen Parkinson (lawyer) (born 1957), English lawyer
Stuart Parkinson (1929–1989), British alpine skier and bobsledder
Susan Parkinson (1925–2012), English potter
Susan Parkinson (nutritionist) (1920–2012), New Zealand nutritionist
Sydney Parkinson (1745–1771), Scottish scientific illustrator
Tessa Parkinson (born 1986), Australian sailor
Thelma Parkinson (1898-1983), American politician
Thomas Parkinson (priest) (1744–1830), English clergyman
Thomas Parkinson (1920–1992), American poet
Thomas Parkinson (painter) (1744–1789), British artist
Tim Parkinson (born 1973), British experimental musician
Viv Parkinson (1882–1944), Australian rules footballer
W. J. Parkinson (1844–1902), American politician
William Parkinson (footballer), English footballer
William A. Parkinson, Filipino-born Guamanian politician
William Lynn Parkinson (1902–1959), American judge
Fictional characters
Pansy Parkinson, in the Harry Potter franchise



