Atkin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A. O. L. Atkin, British-American computational number theorist
Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor
James Atkin, Baron Atkin, British judge
Jerry Atkin, CEO of Skywest
Pete Atkin, British singer-songwriter
Ralph Atkin, SkyWest founder
Robert Travers Atkin, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Tim Atkin, British wine writer
Samuel Atkin, South Yorkshire First Division Cricketer