politician Atherton Curtis (1863–1843), American art collector and art historian who lived in France Atherton Martín, Dominican agronomist and environmentalist Atherton Rawstorne (1855–1936), British Bishop of Whalley Atherton Seidell (1878–1961), American chemist and library scientist Atherton Thayer, sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts from 1794 to 1798 Science Atherton–Todd reaction, in organic chemistry Jiles–Atherton model, magnetic hysteresis model Organisms Atherton antechinus (Antechinus godmani), also known as Godman's antechinus, a species of small carnivorous marsupial native to Australia Atherton delma (Delma mitella), a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae endemic to Australia Atherton oak, the common name of the tall Australian tree Athertonia diversifolia Athertonia, the monotypic genus of the Atherton oak, from the family Rubus probus or Atherton raspberry, a wild tropical raspberry species native to Papua New Guinea and parts of Australia Atherton sauropus (Sauropus macranthus), a rainforest tree from Asia, Melanesia and north-east Queensland Atherton scrubwren (Sericornis keri), an Australian bird species Sports Atherton F.C., a former English association football team based in Atherton, Greater Manchester Atherton Laburnum Rovers F.C., an English association football team based in Atherton, Greater Manchester. Atherton Collieries A.F.C., an English association football team based in Atherton, Greater Manchester. Atherton Roosters, a Cairns, Queensland Rugby team Other uses Atherton: The House of Power, a book by Patrick Carman USS Atherton, a 1943 World War II Cannon class destroyer escort