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), English goalkeeper for Gretna 2008 Jim Atkinson (1896–1956), Australian sportsman from Tasmania Jimmy Atkinson (1886 – after 1910), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers and others Other fields James Atkinson (surgeon) (1759–1839), English surgeon and bibliographer James Atkinson (software developer), founder of the phpBB project James Atkinson (inventor) (1846–1914), inventor of the Single-Stroke combustion engine in 1882 James Atkinson (Persian scholar) (1780–1852), published one of the earliest translations of the Shahnameh in English James Atkinson (JP), first mayor of Crewe, England James Atkinson (Australian politician) (c. 1820–1873), New South Wales politician James Atkinson (physicist) (1916–2008), radar pioneer James Henry Atkinson (1849–1942), British ironmonger who invented the mousetrap James Atkinson (theologian) (1914–2011), Church of England priest and academic Fictional James Atkinson (Neighbours), fictional character from the soap opera Neighbours