Atkinson (family name)
Atkinson was originally a patronymic educated English name derived from Atkin , a pet name to Adam . Aitchison can be found as a minor form in Scotland .
Name bearer
A.
- Al Atkinson (born 1943), American football player
- Alia Atkinson (* 1988), Jamaican swimmer
- Amy Atkinson (* 1989), Guamese soccer player and track and field athlete
- Anthony Atkinson (1944-2017), British economist
- Archibald Atkinson (1792–1872), American politician
- Arthur Atkinson (rugby player) (1906– ??) English rugby player
- Arthur Atkinson (soccer player) (1909–1983), English soccer player
- Arthur Atkinson (motor sportsman) (1911– ??), British speedway driver
- Ashlie Atkinson (born 1977), American actress
B.
- Beverly Hope Atkinson (1935–2001), American actress
- Bill Atkinson (football player) ( William Atkinson ; 1944-2013), English football player
- Bill Atkinson (programmer) (* 1951), American programmer and photographer
- Brooks Atkinson (1894–1984), theater critic for the New York Times
C.
- Cam Atkinson (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Carlyle Atkinson (1892–1968), British swimmer
- Caroline Atkinson (* 1952), American economist
- Charles Atkinson (1877-1933), English football player
- Christopher Atkinson (* 1979), Australian rally driver
- Courtney Atkinson (* 1979), Australian duathlete and triathlete
D.
- Diane Atkinson (born 20th century), British historian of women's history
- Dalian Atkinson (1968-2016), English football player
- David Atkinson (singer) ( David Anthony Stuart Atkinson ; 1921–2012), Canadian singer (baritone) and actor
- David Atkinson (Politician) ( David Anthony Atkinson ; 1940–2012), British politician
- David Atkinson (Bishop) ( David John Atkinson ; born 1943), British clergyman, Bishop of Thetford
- David Atkinson (actor) , American actor
- David Atkinson (soccer player) (born 1993), English soccer player
- David W. Atkinson ( David William Atkinson ; * 1948), Canadian cultural scientist, historian and university professor
E.
- Edmund Atkinson (1831–1901), English physicist and university professor
- Edward Atkinson (1881–1929), British Antarctic explorer and naval doctor
- Eugene Atkinson (1927-2016), American politician
F.
- Francis George Atkinson (1874–1902), British administrator
- Frank Atkinson (actor) (1893–1963), British actor
- Frank Atkinson (soccer player) (1903-1977), English soccer player
- Frank Atikinson (Museum Director) (1924-2014), British Museum Director
- Frank Atkinson ( American football player ) (born 1943), American football player
- Frederick Valentine Atkinson (1916–2002), British mathematician
G
- Gemma Atkinson (* 1984), British actress and model
- Geoffroy Atkinson (1892–1960), American Romanist
- George Atkinson (soccer player) , English soccer player
- George Atkinson (Stuntman) (1935–2005), American stuntman, actor and businessman
- George Francis Atkinson (1854–1918), American botanist and mushroom expert
- George H. Atkinson , British motorboat enthusiast
- George W. Atkinson (1845–1925), American politician
H
- Harry Atkinson (1831-1892), New Zealand's tenth Prime Minister
J
- James Atkinson (inventor) (1846-1914), British inventor
- James Atkinson (theologian) (1914-2011), British theologian
- James Atkinson (bobsleigh driver) (1929-2010), American bobsleigh athlete
- James B. Atkinson (* 1951), American physician
- Janelle Atkinson (* 1982), Jamaican swimmer
- Janette Atkinson , British psychologist
- Janice Atkinson (* 1962), British politician (UK Independence Party), MEP
- Jayne Atkinson (born 1959), American actress
- Jeff Atkinson (born 1963), American athlete
- Jevon Atkinson (* 1984), Jamaican swimmer
- Joanne Atkinson (born 1959), British swimmer
- John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson (1844–1932), British-Irish lawyer and politician
- John Atkinson (athlete) (born 1963), Australian high jumper
- John H. Atkinson (* 1942), British civil engineer
- John William Atkinson (1923–2003), American psychologist
- Joseph E. Atkinson (1865–1948), Canadian journalist, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Star
- Juliette Atkinson (1873-1944), American tennis player
K
- Kate Atkinson (born 1951), British writer
- Kathleen Atkinson (1875–1957), American tennis player
- Kelvin Atkinson (* 1969), American politician
- Ken Atkinson (born 1947), Canadian politician
- Kenny Atkinson (* 1967), American basketball coach and player
- Kevaughn Atkinson (born 1995), Jamaican soccer player
L.
- Leigh Atkinson (born 1958), British swimmer
- Lisle Atkinson (1940–2019), American jazz musician
- Lorne Atkinson (1921-2010), Canadian cyclist
- Louis E. Atkinson (1841–1910), American politician
- Louise A. Atkinson , maiden name of Louise Emmons (actress) (1872–1935), American actress
M.
- Martin Atkinson (* 1971), English football referee
- Matthew Atkinson (born 1987), American actor
N
- Norman Atkinson (born 1923), British politician
P
- Peter Atkinson (soccer player, 1924) (1924–1972), English soccer player
- Peter Atkinson (soccer player, 1929) (1929-2000), English soccer player
- Peter Atkinson (politician) (born 1943), British politician
- Peter Atkinson (soccer player, 1949) (born 1949), English soccer player
- Peter Atkinson (cricketer) (born 1949), British cricketer
- Peter Atkinson (architect) (1780–1843), British architect
- Peter Atkinson (Hurler) Irish hurler
- Peter Atkinson (carpenter) (1725–1805), British architect and carpenter
R.
- Ralph B. Atkinson (1907–1975), American film technician and film producer
- Richard C. Atkinson (* 1929), American psychologist and university professor
- Richard JC Atkinson (1920–1994), British archaeologist
- Richard Merrill Atkinson (1894–1947), American politician
- Rick Atkinson (* 1952), American journalist and military historian
- Robert d'Escourt Atkinson (1898–1982), British astronomer, physicist and inventor
- Rodney Atkinson (* 1948), British economist, publicist and politician
- Ron Atkinson (born 1939), English football player and coach
- Rosalind Atkinson (1900–1977), New Zealand actress
- Rowan Atkinson (born 1955), British comedian and actor ( Mr. Bean )
- Ruth Atkinson (1918–1997), Canadian comic author and cartoonist
S.
- Sidney Atkinson (1901–1977), South African hurdler
- Steve Atkinson (1948–2003), Canadian ice hockey player
T
- Terry Atkinson (* 1939), British conceptual artist
- Thomas Witlam Atkinson (1799–1861), British travel writer
- Trevor Atkinson (soccer player, 1928) (1928-2011), English soccer player
- Trevor Atkinson (soccer player, 1942) (1942-1992), English soccer player
V
- Vanessa Atkinson (* 1976), Dutch squash player
W.
- Will Atkinson (musician) (1908-2003), British folk musician
- Will Atkinson (soccer player) (born 1988), English soccer player
- Will Atkinson (DJ) (* 1990), Scottish DJ and music producer
- William Atkinson (architect) (1774 / 1775–1839) British architect
- William Christopher Atkinson (1902–1992), British Romanist, historian, Hispanist and Lusitanist
- William Henry Atkinson (1923-2015), Canadian naval aviator
- William Stephen Atkinson (1820–1876), American lepidopterist
- William Walker Atkinson (1862-1932), American occultist
- William Yates Atkinson (1854–1899), American politician