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

Other fields

 * 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

Fictional

 * James Atkinson (Neighbours), fictional character from the soap opera Neighbours