Edward Thornton

• Edward Thornton, 1st Count of Cacilhas, British privy counsellor
• Sir Edward Thornton, 2nd Count of Cacilhas, British ambassador to Russia and Constantinople
• Eddie Thornton, Jamaican trumpeter
• Edward Parry Thornton, British administrator in India
• Edward Thornton, Canadian politician
• Edward Thornton , English cricketer and military officer