James Atkinson

James Atkinson may refer to:

Sport

James Atkinson (bobsleigh) (1929–2010), American bobsleigh competitor at the Winter Olympics
James Atkinson (footballer) (born 1995), English goalkeeper for Gretna 2008
Jamie Atkinson (born 1990), international cricketer for Hong Kong
Jim Atkinson (1896–1956), Australian sportsman from Tasmania
Jimmy Atkinson (1886–after 1910), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers and others

James Atkinson (Australian politician) (c. 1820–1873), New South Wales politician
James Atkinson (inventor) (1846–1914), inventor of the Single-Stroke combustion engine in 1882
James Atkinson (JP), first mayor of Crewe, England
James Atkinson (Persian scholar) (1780–1852), published one of the earliest translations of the Shahnameh in English
James Atkinson (physicist) (1916–2008), radar pioneer
James Atkinson (software developer), founder of the phpBB project
James Atkinson (surgeon) (1759–1839), English surgeon and bibliographic
James Atkinson (theologian) (1914–2011), Church of England priest and academic
James Henry Atkinson (1849–1942), British ironmonger who invented the mousetrap