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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
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A. O. L. Atkin Arthur Oliver Lonsdale Atkin (31 July 1925 – 28 December 2008), who published under the name A. O. L. Atkin, was a British mathematician. As an undergraduate during World War II, Atkin worked at Bletchley Park cracking German codes. He receiv ...
(1925–2008), British mathematician *
Harvey Atkin Elliot Harvey Atkin (18 December 1942 – 18 July 2017) was a Canadian actor best known for his roles as Morty Melnick in '' Meatballs'', Sergeant Ronald Coleman in ''Cagney & Lacey'', and for voicing King Koopa in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super S ...
(1942–2017), Canadian actor *
Isabel Atkin Isabel Atkin (born 21 June 1998) is a British-American freestyle skier who competes internationally for Great Britain. She won bronze in women's slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the first British Olympic medal in skiing. ...
(born 1998), British-American skier * James Atkin (1867–1944), British judge *
Jerry Atkin Jerry C. Atkin (born February 27, 1949) is the chairman of SkyWest, Inc., which operates SkyWest Airlines and (until January 2019) ExpressJet Airlines. He helped consolidate the merger between ASA and SkyWest. Atkin joined the company in July 1974 ...
(born 1949), American businessman *
John Atkin John Atkin is a former two term Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate from Norwalk, Connecticut's 25th Senate district and a former three term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut's 140th House di ...
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1980s), American politician * Leon Atkin (1902–1976), British minister, human rights activist, and politician * Paul Atkin (born 1969), English footballer *
Pete Atkin Pete Atkin (born 22 August 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer, notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series, '' This Sceptred Isle''. Early life Born in Cambridge, ...
(born 1945), British singer-songwriter * Polly Atkin, English poet and non-ficton writer *
Ralph Atkin Ralph Atkin (born Jeffery Ralph Atkin in 1943) is the founder of SkyWest Airlines in the United States. He founded SkyWest Airlines in 1972 and served first as CEO, then as Chairman of the Board for 20 years A lifelong resident of St. George, Uta ...
(born 1943), American businessman *
Robert Travers Atkin Robert Travers Atkin (29 November 1841 – 25 May 1872) was an Irish-born newspaper editor and politician in colonial Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensla ...
(1841–1872), Irish-Australian politician *
Tim Atkin Tim Atkin is a British Master of Wine, and a wine journalist, broadcaster and commentator. He is also a judge of several international wine competitions and a photographer. Career Atkin writes for a number of publications, including: a monthly co ...
, British journalist, broadcaster, and commentator * Tommy Atkin (1906–1986), English footballer *
Victoria Atkin Victoria Atkin is an English actress, best known for roles in ''Extinct'', ''Hollyoaks'', and '' Assassin's Creed: Syndicate''. Early years and education Atkin attended Fernhill School and Language College, studied Dance and Theatre Performance a ...
(born 1986), English actress *
Wendy Atkin Wendy Sheila Atkin (née Green; 5 April 1947 – 2 October 2018) was Professor of Gastrointestinal Epidemiology at Imperial College London. Early life and education Aitken was born in London on 5 April 1947 to Gella (née Binder) and David Gre ...
(1947–2018), British professor


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Atkin & Low family tree Atkin is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. O. L. Atkin (1925–2008), British mathematician * Harvey Atkin (1942–2017), Canadian actor * Isabel Atkin (born 1998), British-American skier * James Atkin (1867–1944) ...
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Sieve of Atkin In mathematics, the sieve of Atkin is a modern algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to a specified integer. Compared with the ancient sieve of Eratosthenes, which marks off multiples of primes, the sieve of Atkin does some preliminary work a ...
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Atkins (disambiguation) Atkins may refer to: Places in the United States * Atkins, Arkansas, a city * Atkins, Iowa, a city * Atkins, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Atkins, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Atkins, Virginia, a census-designated place * Atki ...
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Atkins (surname) Atkins is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, Retrieved 25 January 2014 its frequency was highest in Buckinghamshire (6.0 times the British average), followed by Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Rutl ...
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Atkinson (disambiguation) Atkinson may refer to: Places *Atkinson, Nova Scotia, Canada * Atkinson, Dominica, a village in Dominica *Atkinson, Illinois, U.S. *Atkinson, Indiana, U.S. *Atkinson, Maine, U.S. *Atkinson Lake, a lake in Minnesota, U.S. *Atkinson, Nebraska, U.S ...
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Atkinson (surname) Atkinson is an English-language surname. The name is derived from a patronymic form of the Middle English ''Atkin''. The personal name ''Atkin'' is one of many pet forms of the name ''Adam''. The name corresponds to the Scottish name Aitchison. ...
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Aitken (disambiguation) Aitken may refer to: * Aitken (crater), a crater on the Moon, named after Robert Grant Aitken (1864–1951), an American astronomer * South Pole–Aitken basin, an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly in diameter and dee ...
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Adkins Adkins is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Adele Adkins (born 1988), British singer * Amanda Adkins (born 1974/1975), American politician and businesswoman * Amanda Adkins (born 1976), American swimmer * Bennie ...
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Adkinson Adkinson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Joseph B. Adkinson (1892–1965), American Medal of Honor recipient * Mary Osburn Adkinson Mary Osburn Adkinson (July 28, 1843 – 1918) was an American social reformer active in ...
* Watkin {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkin English-language surnames