John Wilkinson (1588–1650) was an English churchman and academic; principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxford, but expelled in 1643; one of the parliamentary visitors of Oxford; and president of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1648 to 1650.
He was born in Yorkshire, and matriculated at Merton College in October 1588.
He was praelector in Hebrew from 1596 to 1620, and tutor to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.
He was formally principal of Magdalen Hall from 1605.
[2] He was appointed a visitor by Parliament in May 1647, and took part in the expulsion of fellows of Magdalen who would not submit.