William Atkinson may refer to:
Politicians William Atkinson (British Columbia politician) (1868–1939), politician in British Columbia, Canada William Yates Atkinson (1854–1899), governor of Georgia, US William P. Atkinson (1901–1980), Wisconsin state assemblyman William Albert Atkinson (1876–1948), provincial politician from Alberta Gordon Atkinson (Australian politician) (William Gordon Atkinson, 1941–1984), Australian farmer and politician William D. Atkinson (1861–1945), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Sportsmen Bill Atkinson (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball player Bill Atkinson (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2013), English footballer Bill Atkinson (Australian footballer) (1876–1966), Australian footballer Will Atkinson (born 1988), English footballer
Writers William Atkinson (translator) (died 1509), English translator William Atkinson (poet) (1757–1846), English poet
Others William Atkinson (architect) (1774/5–1839), English architect William Atkinson (1811–1886), English architect, son of Peter Atkinson William Stephen Atkinson (1820–1876), Indian lepidopterist William Edwin Atkinson (1862–1926), Canadian Impressionist painter William Walker Atkinson (1862–1932), occultist, American pioneer of the New Thought Bill Atkinson (designer) (1916–1995), American architect, fashion designer and photographer William Atkinson (teacher) (born 1950), head teacher at Phoenix High School, London Bill Atkinson (1951–2025), American computer engineer, computer programmer and photographer Will Atkinson (musician) (1908–2003), traditional musician from northern Northumberland William Henry Atkinson (1923–2015), Canadian naval fighter ace William Atkinson (translator) (died 1509), canon of Windsor William J. Atkinson (born c. 1950), American scientist William King Atkinson (1765–1820), American lawyer and judge William Edward Atkinson (1946–2006), American Augustinian priest and educator