Atchison may refer to:

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In the United States: *

Atchison, California Atchison was a post office in Contra Costa County, California, Contra Costa County, California. It was established in 1903, southeast of the Richmond, California, Richmond post office. Atchison was named after the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Rai ...

, a former settlement *

Atchison, Kansas Atchison is a city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri an ...

, a city *

Atchison County, Kansas Atchison County (county code AT) is a county located in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 16,348. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in ho ...

Atchison County, Missouri Atchison County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,305. Its county seat is Rock Port. It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt Co ...

People with the surname

* Bob Atchison (born 1941), Canadian drag racer * Dave Atchison (born 1979), American drummer and musician *

David Rice Atchison David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general in ...

(1807-1886), US senator from Missouri *

Don Atchison Donald James Atchison (born March 1, 1952) is a Canadian politician who was Mayor of Saskatoon, the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 2003 to 2016. Atchison was elected mayor four times, tied for the most after ...

, Canadian politician *

Doug Atchison Doug Atchison is an American motion picture director and screenwriter. He received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship for the screenplay for '' Akeelah and the Bee'', which Atchison directed as a film in 2006. Aft ...

, American motion picture director and screenwriter * Drew Atchison (born 1985), former American football tight end *

Edward Goodrich Acheson Edward Goodrich Acheson (March 9, 1856 – July 6, 1931) was an American chemist. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, he was the inventor of the Acheson process, which is still used to make Silicon carbide (carborundum) and later a manufacturer of ...

(1856-1931), American chemist *

Jim Atchison Jim Atchison is an American business executive. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, positions he had held since 2009.

, American business executive of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment *

John David Roy Atchison John David Roy Atchison (August 28, 1954 – October 5, 2007) was an American assistant U.S. Attorney in Florida's northern district who was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 5-year-old girl. He was also a volunteer coach for girls' ...

(1954–2007), Assistant US Attorney and children's sports coach, committed suicide in prison after being charged with soliciting sex from a 5-year-old girl *

Michael Atchison Michael Plant Atchison (4 August 1933 – 16 February 2009) was an Australian cartoonist who worked for the South Australian ''Advertiser'' for over 40 years. He was born in Sandringham, Victoria and moved to South Australia with his family ...

(1933-2009), Australian cartoonist *

Ron Atchison Ronald William Atchison (April 21, 1930 – June 23, 2010) was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1 ...

(1930-2010), Canadian football defensive lineman *

Scott Atchison Scott Barham Atchison (born March 29, 1976) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians between 2004 and 2015. He also pla ...

(born 1976), American former professional baseball pitcher *

Scott Atchison (racing driver) Scott Atchison (born July 16, 1962) is a former American racing driver from Bakersfield, California who competed in the CART IndyCar World Series in 1988 and 1989. He made 13 starts his rookie year and finished 20th in series points for Machinists ...

(born 1962), former American racing driver *

Tim Atchison Timothy Drew Atchison (born September 27, 1987) is a former American football safety. He played college football for the Baylor University. He also played briefly in the National Football League for the St. Louis Rams in 2011, but was released ear ...

(born 1987), former American football safety *

William Atchison The 2017 Aztec High School shooting was a school shooting and murder-suicide perpetrated by 21-year-old former student William Atchison at approximately 8:00 a.m. on December 7, 2017, in Aztec, New Mexico, United States. Atchison entered ...

(1996-2017), perpetrator of the 2017 Aztec High School shooting

Railroad

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...

Music

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular song written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1944, spanned the hit chart in mid-1945, and won the 1946 Academy Award for Best Original Song, the fir ...

", an Academy Award-winning song which refers to the railroad

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