John Pinsent (2 November 1922 – 3 February 1995 in Liverpool, England) was an English classical scholar, especially in the area of Greek mythology.
Pinsent was educated at St Edmund's School, Canterbury, followed by Oriel College, Oxford.
His university studies were interrupted during World War II to serve in the Royal Air Force.
He flew Catalina flying boats based at Loch Erne in Northern Ireland.
[citation needed] His surviving son is the cartoonist Ed Pinsent, and is from John's second marriage, as is his daughter.