Atherton (surname)

Atherton is a toponymic surname. One origin is the town of Atherton, historically in Lancashire, England.



A

 * Adelbert S. Atherton, former American politician
 * Alfred Atherton, former American Ambassador
 * Alfred Bennison Atherton, Canadian physician
 * Alice Atherton, American 19th century theatrical performer
 * Amber Atherton, British entrepreneur
 * Andrew Atherton, former principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Dundee
 * Andrew Atherton (gymnast), British gymnast
 * Archie Atherton, American parachutist
 * Arlon S. Atherton, American Civil War veteran and politician
 * Artie Atherton, American showman

B

 * Billy Atherton, English footballer
 * Brenda Atherton, England international lawn and indoor bowler

C

 * Candy Atherton, British journalist and politician
 * Cassandra Atherton, Australian prose-poet, critic, and scholar
 * Charles Atherton, British inventor and Civil Engineer
 * Charles G. Atherton, U.S. Representative and Senator from New Hampshire
 * Charles Henry Atherton, American architect and secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
 * Charles Humphrey Atherton, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
 * Charlie Atherton, American baseball player
 * Claire Atherton, Franco-American film editor
 * Cornelius Atherton, American steelmaker

D

 * Dan Atherton, British racing cyclist
 * David Atherton, British conductor and co-founder of the London Sinfonietta
 * David Atherton (baker), English baker and health advisor
 * David Atherton, British guitarist and mentor of The Wild Flowers
 * Donny Atherton, American BMX racer

E

 * Edwin Atherton, American law enforcement agent and private investigator
 * Effie Atherton, Scottish actress
 * Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist
 * Ella Atherton, Scottish actress
 * Ella Blaylock Atherton, British-born American physician
 * Lizzie Aiken née Atherton, American Civil War nurse
 * Elizabeth Atherton, British lyric soprano
 * Elizabeth Potts née Atherton, American; the only woman to be legally executed in the U.S. state of Nevada
 * Ernest Atherton, Australian state level politician

F

 * Faxon Atherton, American businessman
 * Frank Atherton, British physician and Chief Medical Officer for Wales
 * Frank Peabody Atherton, American composer and music instructor
 * Frederick Atherton, American politician and writer

G

 * G. F. A. Atherton, American politician
 * Gee Atherton and Rachel Atherton, British mountain bike racers
 * George W. Atherton, American educator, and former president of the Pennsylvania State University
 * Gertrude Atherton, American writer
 * Gibson Atherton, American politician; former Representative from Ohio
 * Gordon Atherton, English footballer

H

 * Henry B. Atherton, US Civil War veteran, and lawyer
 * Henry L. Atherton, American businessman and diplomat
 * Henry F. Atherton, American businessman
 * Henry Valpey Atherton, American lawyer, part of the Nuremberg Trials
 * Henry Vernon Atherton, American professor and pioneer in the dairy industry
 * Hope Atherton, colonial clergyman of the 17th century
 * Horace H. Atherton, Massachusetts politician
 * Howard Atherton, British cinematographer
 * Major General Humphrey Atherton, early settler of Massachusetts Bay Colony

J

 * Jack Atherton, English footballer
 * James Atherton (early settler to Massachusetts), early settler in New England
 * James Atherton (photographer), American news photographer
 * James Atherton, English actor
 * James Atherton (footballer, born 1872), English footballer
 * James Atherton (footballer, born 1875) who played for Preston North End
 * James Atherton (tenor) (1943–1987), American tenor
 * Jason Atherton, English chef
 * Jeptha Atherton, former American politician and Revolutionary War soldier
 * Jim Atherton, Welsh footballer
 * John Atherton (died 1573), English politician
 * John Atherton, Anglican Bishop of Waterford and Lismore in the Church of Ireland
 * John Atherton (died 1617), English politician
 * John Atherton (pioneer), British-born Australian pioneer
 * John Carlton Atherton, American 20th century artist
 * John McDougal Atherton, American distiller and politician
 * John W. Atherton, American writer and academic
 * Joseph Ballard Atherton, American businessman and philanthropist in the 19th century
 * Joshua Atherton, former American anti-slavery campaigner
 * Julie Atherton, British actress

K

 * Keith Atherton, American baseball player
 * Kevin Atherton, British Irish Manx artist

L

 * Lewis Eldon Atherton, American academic and author

M

 * Margaret Atherton, American philosopher and feminist historian
 * Mary Chandler Atherton, American educator and textbook author
 * Maurice Atherton, British Army officer and ceremonial officer in the County of Kent, England
 * Mike Atherton, English cricketer, former member and captain of the England team
 * Michael Atherton (musician), Australian musician and composer
 * Minna Atherton, Australian competitive swimmer

N

 * Nancy Atherton, American author
 * Nicholas Atherton, 14th-century English knight, MP for Lancashire
 * Nigel Atherton, British magazine editor
 * Noel Atherton, British cartographer

P

 * Paul Atherton, British entrepreneur
 * Paul Atherton, British television producer
 * Paula Atherton, American saxophonist
 * Percy Lee Atherton, American composer
 * Peter Atherton, a Massachusetts colonial leader
 * Peter Atherton (footballer), English footballer
 * Peter Atherton (manufacturer), British designer of instruments, inventor, and manufacturer of textile machinery
 * Peter Lee Atherton, American businessman, property developer, investor, and politician
 * Phil Atherton, English curler

R

 * Rachel Atherton, British racing cyclist; sister of Dan Atherton and Gee Atherton
 * Ray Atherton, U.S. Diplomat who served as the first United States Ambassador to Canada (1943–48)
 * Ralph Atherton
 * Richard Atherton, Member of Parliament for Liverpool
 * Ro Atherton, Royal Air Force officer
 * Robert Atherton, English poet from Lancashire
 * Robert C. Atherton, magazine editor
 * Robert "Bobby" Atherton, Welsh footballer who died in the First World War
 * Robert Atherton Edwin, New Zealand meteorologist and weather forecaster

S

 * Samuel Atherton, U.S. politician from Massachusetts
 * Sarah Atherton, British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Wrexham
 * Simon Atherton, former American 19th-century Shaker
 * Sonia Wieder-Atherton, Franco-American classical cellist
 * Steve Atherton, former South African rugby union player

T

 * Tammy Ealom (Tamaira Jane Atherton), guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter for the indie rock band Dressy Bessy
 * Ted Atherton, Canadian actor
 * Terence Atherton, British intelligence officer
 * Thomas H. Atherton, American architect
 * Tommy Atherton, English footballer
 * Tim Atherton, Australian baseball player
 * Tony Atherton, American saxophonist and member of Bazooka (band)

V

 * Viopapa Annandale-Atherton, Samoan doctor

W

 * Walter Atherton (architect), American architect
 * Walter Atherton (footballer), English footballer
 * Warren Atherton, former American attorney and national commander of The American Legion
 * William Atherton (minister), English Wesleyan minister
 * Sir William Atherton (politician), British barrister and Liberal Party politician
 * William Atherton, American actor
 * William Atherton (mayor of Preston), British politician
 * William Atherton (plantation owner), British slaveowner
 * William H. Atherton, Canadian writer and educator
 * William Atherton (soldier)

People with "Atherton" as a middle name

 * Aline Atherton-Smith
 * Bruce Atherton Smith
 * Caroline Atherton Mason
 * Charles Atherton Brown
 * Ebenezer Atherton Hunt
 * Florence Atherton Spalding
 * George Atherton Aitken
 * Henry Atherton Frost
 * Horace Atherton Jackson
 * James Atherton Tilden
 * Jeremy Atherton Lin
 * Jesse Atherton Bynum
 * Joseph Atherton Gilman
 * Pauline Atherton Cochrane
 * Paul A. Kennon
 * Robert Atherton Edwin
 * Robert Atherton Rawstorne
 * Robert Vernon Atherton Gwillym
 * Thomas Atherton Powys
 * Uriah Atherton Boyden
 * Walter Hussey

Fictional characters

 * Bill Atherton in 1978 film Damien: Omen II
 * Geoffrey Atherton in American TV series Mad Men, Season 4, Episode 12 "Blowing Smoke"
 * Dr James Atherton in 1990 film Arachnophobia
 * Lucia Atherton in 1974 film The Night Porter