Atkin
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Atkin is a surname
, and may refer to:
People:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- Sieve of AtkinSieve of AtkinIn mathematics, the sieve of Atkin is a fast, modern algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to a specified integer. It is an optimized version of the ancient sieve of Eratosthenes, but does some preliminary work and then marks off multiples of primes squared, rather than multiples of primes. ...
, a mathematical algorithm
People:
- A. O. L. AtkinA. O. L. AtkinArthur Oliver Lonsdale Atkin , who published under the name A. O. L. Atkin, was a Professor Emeritus of mathematics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As an undergraduate during World War II, he worked at Bletchley Park cracking German codes. He received his Ph.D...
, British-American computational number theorist - Barbara Atkin, fashion expert
- Harvey AtkinHarvey AtkinHarvey Atkin is a Canadian voice actor who has worked in feature films and television. He has also done voice-overs, and has voiced animations.- Early life :...
, Canadian actor - James Atkin, Baron AtkinJames Atkin, Baron AtkinJames Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin was a lawyer and judge of Australian-Welsh origin, who practised in England and Wales...
, British judge - Jerry AtkinJerry AtkinJerry Atkin is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SkyWest, Inc., which operates SkyWest Airlines, Inc and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. He helped consolidate the merger between ASA and Skywest....
, CEO of Skywest - Pete AtkinPete AtkinPete Atkin is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This Sceptred Isle.-Early life:...
, British singer-songwriter - Ralph AtkinRalph AtkinRalph Atkin is the founder of SkyWest Airlines in the United States.Ralph Atkin founded SkyWest Airlines in 1972 and served first as CEO, then as Chairman of the Board for 20 years....
, SkyWest founder - Tim AtkinTim AtkinTim Atkin is a British Master of Wine, and wine correspondent of several publications.-Career:Atkin has published columns in The Observer, Observer Food Monthly, Off Licence News, Woman and Home, The World of Fine Wine, The Economist. Between 2000 and 2003 Atkin was editor of Harpers Wine and...
, British wine writer
See also
- Atkins (disambiguation)
- Atkins (surname)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. The name Atkins may refer to:* Al Atkins, British singer* M...
- Atkinson (disambiguation)
- Atkinson (surname)Atkinson (surname)Atkinson is an English-language surname. The name is derived from a patronymic form of the Middle English Atkin. The personal name Atkin is one of many pet forms of the name Adam....
- Aitken (disambiguation)
- AdkinsAdkinsAdkins is a surname of English origin, and may refer to:* Adele Adkins , British singer* Brad Adkins , American artist* Claudia Adkins, pornographic actress.* Damien Adkins , Australian footballer...
- AdkinsonAdkinsonAdkinson is a surname. People with this surname include:* Henry Adkinson , American baseball player* Joseph B. Adkinson , American World War I soldier...
- WatkinWatkinWatkin is an English surname formed as a diminutive of the name Watt , a popular Middle English given name itself derived as a pet form of the name Walter.First found in a small Welsh village in 1629....