James Atkinson may refer to:

Sport

James Atkinson (bobsleigh) James Neil Atkinson (January 10, 1929 – July 31, 2010) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Atkinson also won two medals in th ...

(1929–2010), American bobsleigh competitor at the Winter Olympics *

Jamie Atkinson James John Atkinson (born August 1990) is an international cricketer who plays cricket for Hong Kong. He also captained the Hong Kong cricket team before stepping down in May 2015. A wicket-keeper, he has also represented Hong Kong at Under-19s ...

(born 1990), international cricketer for Hong Kong *

James Atkinson (footballer) James Atkinson (born 6 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Workington AFC. Atkinson has previously played for Queen of the South, Annan Athletic and Gretna 2008. Career Born in Carlisle, Cumb ...

(born 1995), English goalkeeper for Gretna 2008 *

Jim Atkinson James Archibald "Snowy" Atkinson (4 April 1896 – 11 June 1956) was an Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. Family The son of Michael James Atkinson, and Margaret Atkinson, née Markland, James Archibald Atkinson was born i ...

(1896–1956), Australian sportsman from Tasmania *

Jimmy Atkinson James Atkinson (1886 – after 1910) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers. Life and career Atkinson was born in 1886 in Manchester, and was playing Man ...

(1886 – after 1910), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers and others

Other fields

James Atkinson (surgeon) James Atkinson (1759–1839) was an English surgeon and bibliographer. Life Atkinson was the son of a medical practitioner and friend of Laurence Sterne in York. He studied under Henry Cline and Thomas Denman. A Roman Catholic, he went into med ...

(1759–1839), English surgeon and bibliographer *

James Atkinson (software developer) phpBB is an Internet forum package written in the PHP scripting language. The name "phpBB" is an abbreviation of ''PHP Bulletin Board''. Available under the GNU General Public License, phpBB is free and open-source. Features of phpBB include ...

, founder of the phpBB project *

James Atkinson (inventor) James Atkinson (1846 – 1914) of Hampstead was a British engineer who invented several engines with greater efficiency than the Otto cycle. The Atkinson cycle engines were named the "Differential 1882", "Cycle 1887" and "Utilite 1892". The ...

(1846–1914), inventor of the ''Single-Stroke'' combustion engine in 1882 *

James Atkinson (Persian scholar) James Atkinson may refer to: Sport * James Atkinson (bobsleigh) (1929–2010), American bobsleigh competitor at the Winter Olympics * Jamie Atkinson (born 1990), international cricketer for Hong Kong * James Atkinson (footballer) (born 1995), Engl ...

(1780–1852), published one of the earliest translations of the Shahnameh in English *

James Atkinson (JP) James Atkinson was the first mayor of Crewe, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to th ...

, first mayor of Crewe, England *

James Atkinson (Australian politician) James Henry Atkinson (c. 1820 – 31 August 1873) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. He ran a wool washing works at Botany Swamps before erecting a dam at Lachlan Swamps around 1849. He later ...

(c. 1820–1873), New South Wales politician *

James Atkinson (physicist) James Robert Atkinson, MA, FInstP, FRSE, FRMetS (17 February 1916 – 9 May 2008) was a British physicist. Career On graduating from St John's College, Cambridge in 1938 he took a research post at the Air Ministry Research Establishment i ...

(1916–2008), radar pioneer *

James Henry Atkinson James Henry Atkinson (1849–1942) was a British ironmonger from Leeds, Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. ...

(1849–1942), British ironmonger who invented the mousetrap *

James Atkinson (theologian) James Atkinson (27 April 1914 – 30 July 2011) was an English Anglican priest, biblical scholar, and theologian specialising in Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. He was Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffie ...

(1914–2011), Church of England priest and academic

Fictional

* James Atkinson (Neighbours), fictional character from the soap opera ''Neighbours'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkinson, James