Thornton (surname)
Thornton
is a surname found in Ireland and Britain.
Bearers of the surname
Abraham Thornton
Al Thornton
(born 1983), American basketball player
Alfred Thornton
(1853–1906), English footballer from the 1870s
Alice Thornton
(1626–1707), British autobiographer
Andre Thornton
(born 1949), American baseball player
Andrew Thornton
(born 1972), British jockey
Andrew C. Thornton II
(1944–1985), American narcotics officer, lawyer, and drug smuggler
Anne Jane Thornton
(1817–1877), cabin boy and ship's cook
Anne Thornton
(born 1981), American pastry chef
Archibald Thornton
(1921–2004), Scottish academic and historian
A. G. Thornton
(1886–1969), British novelist and journalist
Sadik Hakim
(born Argonne Thornton, 1919–1983) American jazz pianist and composer
Barry Thornton
, RAF officer
Barry Thornton (cricketer)
(born 1941), Australian cricketer
Big Mama Thornton
(1926–1984), American singer and songwriter
Billy Bob Thornton
(born 1955), American actor
Bonnell Thornton
(1725 – 1768), English poet, essayist, and critic
Bret Thornton
(born 1983), Australian rules footballer
Bruce Thornton
(born 1953), American classicist
Bruce Thornton (cornerback)
Charley Thornton
(1936–2004), American college athletics administrator
David Thornton (musician)
(born 1978), British euphonium player
David Thornton (actor)
(born 1953), American actor and husband to
Cyndi Lauper
David Thornton (American football)
(born 1978), linebacker for the
Tennessee Titans
De'mario Monte Thornton, real name of
Raz-B
, member of boy band B2K
Duncan Thornton
(born 1962), Canadian author, speaker, and futurist
Edward Thornton (disambiguation)
Eleanor Velasco Thornton
(1880–1915), British actress and model
Elizabeth Thornton
(1940 – 12 July 2010), British-Canadian writer
Flora L. Thornton
(1913–2010), American actress and philanthropist
Frank Thornton
(1921–2013), English actor
George Thornton (disambiguation)
Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton
Grant Thornton
Henry Thornton (disambiguation)
Henry Thornton (abolitionist)
(1760–1815), campaigner against the slave trade
Henry Thornton (railroader)
(1871–1933), president of
Canadian National Railway
Hugh Thornton (American football)
(born 1991), American football player
James Thornton (disambiguation)
James Thornton (naval officer)
(1826–1875)
James Worth Thornton
, businessman and son of Sir
Henry Worth Thornton
Jim Thornton
(born 1965), American announcer, news anchor, and voice actor
Joe Thornton
(born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
John L. Thornton
(born 1954), American business man
John R. Thornton
(1846–1917), American politician
John Wingate Thornton
(1818–1878), American lawyer, historian, author
John Thornton
(1720–1790), British merchant and Christian philanthropist
Kalen Thornton
(born 1982), American football player
Kate Thornton
(born 1973), English television presenter
Kathryn Thornton
(born 1952), American scientist and astronaut
Keith Thornton
(born 1963), American hip hop artist
Kool Keith
Kelly Thornton
(born 1997), Irish actress
Kelly Thornton
(born 1965), Canadian theatre director and dramaturge
Kevin Thornton (chef)
, Irish Michelin starred chef
Kevin Thornton (footballer)
(born 1986), Irish footballer
Khyri Thornton
(born 1989), American football player
Kirk Thornton
, American voice actor, director and script writer
Kristin Thornton
(born 1988), Australian rules footballer
Lawrence Thornton
(born 1937), American novelist and critic
Leslie Thornton
(born 1951), American filmmaker and artist
Leslie Thornton (sculptor)
(1925–2016), English sculptor
Lou Thornton
(born 1963), former major league baseball player
Malcolm Thornton
(born 1939), British politician
Marcia Thornton Jones
(born 1958), American children's author
Marcus Thornton (disambiguation)
Mark Thornton
(born 1960), American economist
Matt Thornton (disambiguation)
Matthew Thornton
(1714–1803), first president of New Hampshire House of Representatives
Melanie Thornton
(1967–2001), American musician
Melody Thornton
(born 1984), American singer and television personality
Merle Thornton
(born 1930), Australian feminist activist
Michael Thornton (disambiguation)
Michael B. Thornton
(born 1954), American judge
Omar Thornton
, murderer of 8 and suicide, see
Hartford Distributors shooting
Patricia H. Thornton
(born 1960s), American organizational theorist
Paul Thornton
, Live Events Producer
Randy Thornton
(born 1964),
Richard Thornton
(1776–1865), English millionaire
Robert Thornton (disambiguation)
Roger Thornton
(died 1430), British politician
Samantha Thornton
(born 1966), Australian basketball player
Samuel Thornton (disambiguation)
Sara Thornton (disambiguation)
Sarah L. Thornton
(born 1965), cultural sociologist
Scott Thornton
(born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
Sean Thornton
(born 1983), Irish professional footballer
Shawn Thornton
(born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
Sigrid Thornton
(born 1959), Australian actress
Simon Thornton
(born 1977), Irish professional golfer
Sidney Thornton
(1954-2023), American football player
Terrence Thornton (born 1977), birth name of American rapper and record executive
Pusha T
Tiffany Thornton
(born 1986), American actress
Tim Thornton (bishop)
(born 1957), Bishop of Truro, and of Sherborne
Tim Thornton (double bassist)
(born 1988), British jazz double bassist
Tim Thornton (musician, born 1973)
, English drummer, guitarist and novelist
Tim Thornton (philosopher)
(born 1966), British philosopher
Trent Thornton
(born 1993), American baseball player
Tyquan Thornton
(born 2000), American football player
Walter Thornton
(1875–1960), American baseball player
Walter Thornton (cricketer)
(1858–1915), English cricketer
Warwick Thornton
, Australian cinematographer and director
William Thornton (disambiguation)
Zach Thornton
(born 1973), American soccer player
Zack Thornton
(born 1988), American baseball player
Fictional characters
Sean Thornton, a character portrayed by
John Wayne
in
The Quiet Man
First name
Thornton Wilder
, American playwright
Surname list
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surname
Thornton
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