Atkins (surname)
Atkins is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Buckinghamshire, followed by Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Rutland, Kent, Dorset, Norfolk, and Berkshire.
Art and entertainment
- Al Atkins, British singer
- Anna Atkins, British pioneer of photography
- Chet Atkins, American guitarist and record producer
- Cholly Atkins, American choreographer for Motown artists
- Christopher Atkins, American actor
- Coral Atkins, British actress
- David Atkins, Australian stage director
- Eileen Atkins, English actress
- Emma Atkins, English actress
- Essence Atkins, American actress
- Finn Atkins, English actress
- Ivor Atkins, Welsh choirmaster
- Jeffrey Atkins, American rapper Ja Rule
- Juan Atkins, American techno musician
- Lexi Atkins, American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Lucy Atkins, British author
- Mark Atkins, Australian didgeridoo player
- Martin Atkins, British drummer
- Michael Atkins, Irish actor and theatre manager
- Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter
- Oliver F. Atkins, American photographer
- Rodney Atkins, country singer
- Sharif Atkins, actor
Military
- Barry K. Atkins, American admiral
- Tommy Atkins, World War I nickname for the iconic British soldier
- Travis Atkins, United States Army soldier; recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Vera Atkins, British intelligence officer
Politics
- Charlotte Atkins, United Kingdom Member of Parliament
- Colin Atkins, Canadian politician
- Humphrey Atkins, British politician
- Joe Atkins, Minnesota State Representative
- Norman Atkins, Canadian politician
- Robert Atkins (politician), United Kingdom politician
- Toni Atkins, American politician
- Victoria Atkins, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle since May 2015
Sport
- Brett Atkins, Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
- Chucky Atkins, NBA basketball player
- Doug Atkins, American football player
- Ernie Atkins, Australian Rules footballer
- Garrett Atkins, American baseball player
- Gary Atkins, rugby league footballer
- Geno Atkins, NFL football player
- Ian Atkins, English footballer
- John Atkins (American football), American football player
- Kelley Atkins, Canadian curler Kelley Law
- Larry Atkins, formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs
- Ross Atkins, English footballer
- Ross Atkins (baseball), baseball executive
- William Atkins (architect), Irish architect
- William Atkins (footballer), former professional footballer
- Xavier Atkins, American football player
Other
- B. T. S. Atkins, British lexicographer
- C. Clyde Atkins, American judge
- Craig S. Atkins, judge of the United States Tax Court
- Ella Atkins, American aerospace engineer
- Frances Atkins, British chef
- George Atkins (disambiguation)
- Henry Atkins (disambiguation)
- John F. Atkins, Irish scientist
- Madeleine Atkins CBE, British academic
- Peter Atkins, professor of chemistry and author
- Robert Atkins (nutritionist), physician noted for the Atkins Nutritional Approach
- Ros Atkins, BBC News presenter
- Simon Green Atkins, American educator and founder of Winston-Salem State University
- Stephen E. Atkins, American librarian and author
- Susan Atkins, Manson family member
- Tom Atkins (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
- Alfie Atkins, main character in the Swedish children's books series with the same name
- Maddison Atkins, popular character from the lonelygirl15 alternate reality game
- Marmalade Atkins, fictional character from Thames Television
- State Comptroller Atkins, public official of the unnamed home state of The Simpsons