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Gillian "Jill" Atkins (born 30 May 1963) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.
Her father is Denis Atkins, a footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City.
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