John Atkinson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment John Atkinson (actor), Australian actor John Augustus Atkinson (c. 1775–1830), English artist engraver and watercolourist John Christopher Atkinson (1814–1900), English author, antiquary, and priest John Atkinson, editor at Stereophile
Sports John Atkinson (athlete) (born 1963), Australian high jumper John Atkinson (Australian footballer) (1948–2022), Australian rules footballer John Atkinson (cricketer) (1878–1951), English cricketer John Atkinson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1914), Scottish footballer John Atkinson (rugby league) (1946–2017), English rugby league footballer
Other John Atkinson (Australian politician) (1850–1943), Australian politician John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson (1844–1932), Irish lawyer and politician John Atkinson (clergyman) (1835–1897), American Methodist clergyman and historian John Atkinson (professor) (1938–2022), British classicist Torchy Atkinson (John Dunstan Atkinson, 1909–1990), New Zealand horticultural scientist John Maxwell Atkinson (1944–2024), British author and academic John William Atkinson (1923–2003), American psychologist John M. P. Atkinson (1817–1883), president of Hampden–Sydney College
See also John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893), British painter usually known as Atkinson Grimshaw