| Jack Atkins | |
| Fullname: | Ernest John Atkins |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Toorak, Victoria |
| Death Place: | , Sunda Strait, off Java |
| Originalteam: | Old Melburnians |
| Height: | 184 cm |
| Weight: | 89 kg |
| Position: | Full back |
| Statsend: | 1940 |
| Years1: | 1940 |
| Games Goals1: | 4 (1) |
Ernest John Atkins (19 December 1916 – 1 March 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was an able seaman on HMAS Perth; and he died during World War II when HMAS Perth was hit by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Sunda Strait. His service number was PM2929.
The son of former University footballer, Ernest Faram "Ernie" Atkins (1890–1972), and Vera Ethel Atkins, née Clendinnen, Ernest John Atkins was born on 19 December 1916.