Paul Atkinson

• Paul Atkinson (basketball), American basketball player
• Paul Atkinson (confessor), English Roman Catholic priest
• Paul Atkinson (footballer, born 1961), English football player who played for Oldham, Watford and Burnley
• Paul Atkinson (footballer, born 1966), English football player who played for Sunderland and Port Vale
• Paul Atkinson (guitarist), pop guitarist in The Zombies