What is "rathbone"

Rathbone may refer to:

• Rathbone, New York, a US town
• Rathbone (charity), a UK charitable organization

People with the surname Rathbone:

• Basil Rathbone, British actor
• Clyde Rathbone, Australian rugby union player
• Eleanor Florence Rathbone (1872–1946), British M.P. and campaigner for women's rights
• Elfrida Rathbone, cousin of Eleanor Rathbone, philanthropist
• Harold Steward Rathbone, co-founder of Della Robbia Pottery
• Henry Rathbone, father of Oliver Rathbone, character in Anne Perry mystery novels
• Henry Rathbone, US Army Major present at Abraham Lincoln's assassination
• Henry Riggs Rathbone, US Congressman and son of Henry Rathbone
• Hugh Reynolds Rathbone (1862–1940), Liverpool merchant
• Jackson Rathbone, American actor
• John Rathbone (1910–40), English politician
• John Rathbone (1750–1807), English painter
• Julian Rathbone, English novelist
• Justus H. Rathbone, founder of Knights of Pythias
• Oliver Rathbone, lawyer in Anne Perry mystery novels about William Monk
• Richard Rathbone (1788–1860), Liverpool merchant
• Tim Rathbone (1933–2002), English politician
• William Rathbone II (1696–1746)
• William Rathbone III (1726–89), Liverpool merchant
• William Rathbone IV (1757–1809), Liverpool merchant
• William Rathbone V (1787–1868), Liverpool merchant
• William Rathbone VI (1819–1902), English politician

Rathbone is a charitable organization in the United Kingdom. It educates and trains children, young people and adults in its own training centres and residential projects.

Rathbone was created out of The Rathbone Society, founded by Elfrida Rathbone. In 1995 it joined forces with Community Industry, a similar charity, to become Rathbone C.I.

It describes its work as being with "anyone whose needs have not been met by education, or who needs support to overcome their barriers to learning, training or employment". It provides education and training to more than 10,000 people every year.

As of 2007 the chair is Sir Michael Bichard, and the chief executive Richard Williams.