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

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