Rathbone is a surname which may refer to:

People

Monroe Jackson Rathbone II Monroe Jackson Rathbone II (March 1, 1900 – August 2, 1976) was an American businessman who was the chairman, president, and CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now the Exxon Corporation). Early life and education Rathbone was born in Parke ...

(1900-1976), American businessman *

Augusta Rathbone Augusta Payne Briggs Rathbone (November 30, 1897 – March 19, 1990) was an American painter, etcher and printmaker. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley and in Paris. She depicted people and locations from San Francisco, the Sie ...

(1897–1990), American artist *

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...

(1892–1967), British actor *

Clyde Rathbone Clyde Rathbone (born 23 July 1981 in Durban, South Africa), nicknamed "Rattlebones", is an Australian rugby union player. He plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. He also played internationally for Australia. He began his Australia career as a ...

(born 1981), Australian rugby union player * Eleanor Florence Rathbone (1872–1946), British M.P. and campaigner for women's rights * Elfrida Rathbone (1871–1940), English educationist and philanthropist, cousin of Eleanor Rathbone *

Hannah Mary Rathbone Hannah Mary Rathbone (5 July 1798, in Shropshire – 26 March 1878, in Liverpool) was an English writer and the author of ''The Diary of Lady Willoughby''. Life Reynolds was born in 1798. Her parents were Joseph Reynolds and Deborah (born Dearman ...

(1798–1878), English writer *

Harold Steward Rathbone Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts ...

, co-founder of Della Robbia Pottery * Henry Rathbone (1837–1911), US Army major and diplomat present at Abraham Lincoln's assassination *

Henry Riggs Rathbone Henry Riggs Rathbone (February 12, 1870 – July 15, 1928) was a congressman from Illinois. Rathbone was born in Washington, D.C., to Brevet Colonel Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara Rathbone née Harris; while engaged, the couple had been g ...

(1870–1928), US Congressman and son of Henry Rathbone *

Hugh Reynolds Rathbone Hugh Reynolds Rathbone (4 April 1862 – 19 January 1940) was a British merchant and politician, who sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) and was a member of the noted Rathbone family. He was the eldest son of Richard Reynolds Rathbone and Frances ...

(1862–1940), Liverpool merchant * Jackson Rathbone (born 1984), American actor *

John Rathbone John Rankin Rathbone (5 February 1910 – 10 December 1940) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life He was born in 1910 to William Rathbone, a marine architect, and Agnes Dorothea Rankin. Education For his education, Rath ...

(1910–40), English politician * John Rathbone (1750–1807), English painter * Julian Rathbone (1935–2008), English novelist * Justus H. Rathbone (1839–1889), founder of the Knights of Pythias * Richard Rathbone (1788–1860), Liverpool merchant * Tim Rathbone (1933–2002), English politician * William Rathbone II (1696–1746), founder of Rathbone Brothers, initially a Liverpool-based timber trading business *

William Rathbone III William Rathbone III (1726–1789) was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool. The eldest son of William Rathbone II, he was a merchant and ship-owner within Liverpool. A devout Quaker, and committed opponent of the slave trade, he ma ...

(1726–89), Liverpool merchant *

William Rathbone IV William Rathbone IV (10 June 1757 – 11 February 1809) was an English ship-owner and merchant involved in the organisation of American trade with Liverpool, England. He was a political radical, supporting the abolition of the slave trade and unive ...

(1757–1809), Liverpool merchant * William Rathbone V (1787–1868), Liverpool merchant * William Rathbone VI (1819–1902), English politician

Fictional characters

* Oliver Rathbone, a lawyer in Anne Perry mystery novels about

William Monk Inspector William Monk is a fictional character created by the writer Anne Perry and hero of a series of books. Monk was born in Northumberland shortly before the Victorian era, accession of Queen Victoria, the son of a fisherman. Before he jo ...

* Henry Rathbone, father of Oliver Rathbone in Anne Perry mystery novels

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