title: George Atkinson
text: # George Atkinson
  
  George Atkinson may refer to:
  
  ## Government and politics
  
  * George Atkinson (Surveyor General), Surveyor General of Ceylon appointed in 1805
  * George Maitland Atkinson (1860–1940), Canadian politician
  * George W. Atkinson (1845–1925), American politician, Governor of West Virginia
  
  ## Sports
  
  * George Atkinson (1900s footballer) (fl. 1904/5), English professional footballer
  * George Atkinson (climber) (born 1994), British mountain climber
  * George Atkinson (cricketer) (1830–1906), English cricketer
  * George Atkinson (Olympic footballer), represented Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics
  * George Atkinson (safety) (born 1947), American football safety and kick returner
  * George Atkinson III (1992–2019), American football running back and kick returner
  
  ## Other
  
  * George Atkinson (convict) (1764–1834), English convict and member of the First Fleet to Australia
  * George Atkinson (businessman) (1935–2005), American businessman and video rental pioneer
  * George Francis Atkinson (1854–1918), American botanist and mycologist
  * George H. Atkinson (1819–1889), missionary and educator in Oregon, United States
  * George Atkinson-Willes (1847–1921), British Admiral, known as George Atkinson prior to 1901
  