Thornton (surname)
Thornton is a surname found in Ireland and Britain.
Bearers of the surname
- Abraham Thornton
- Al Thornton, American basketball player
- Alfred Thornton, English footballer from the 1870s
- Alice Thornton, British autobiographer
- Andre Thornton, American baseball player
- Andrew Thornton, British jockey
- Andrew C. Thornton II, American narcotics officer, lawyer, and drug smuggler
- Anne Jane Thornton, cabin boy and ship's cook
- Anne Thornton, American pastry chef
- Ant Thornton, American politician
- Archibald Thornton, Scottish academic and historian
- A. G. Thornton, British novelist and journalist
- Sadik Hakim American jazz pianist and composer
- Barry Thornton, RAF officer
- Barry Thornton (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Big Mama Thornton, American singer and songwriter
- Billy Bob Thornton, American actor
- Bonnell Thornton, English poet, essayist, and critic
- Bret Thornton, Australian rules footballer
- Bruce Thornton, American classicist
- Bruce Thornton (cornerback)
- Charley Thornton, American college athletics administrator
- Corey Thornton, American football player
- David Thornton (musician), British euphonium player
- David Thornton (actor), American actor and husband to Cyndi Lauper
- David Thornton (American football), linebacker for the Tennessee Titans
- De'mario Monte Thornton, real name of Raz-B, member of boy band B2K
- Dont'e Thornton, American football player
- Duncan Thornton, Canadian author, speaker, and futurist
- Edward Thornton (disambiguation)
- Eleanor Velasco Thornton, British actress and model
- Elizabeth Thornton, British-Canadian writer
- Ella May Thornton, American librarian
- Flora L. Thornton, American actress and philanthropist
- Frank Thornton, English actor
- George Thornton (disambiguation)
- Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton
- Grant Thornton
- Henry Thornton (disambiguation)
- *Henry Thornton (abolitionist), campaigner against the slave trade
- *Henry Thornton (railroader), president of Canadian National Railway
- Hugh Thornton (American football), American football player
- James Thornton (disambiguation)
- *James Thornton (naval officer)
- *James Worth Thornton, businessman and son of Sir Henry Worth Thornton
- *Jim Thornton, American announcer, news anchor, and voice actor
- Jarvis Thornton, English footballer
- Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
- John K. Thornton, American historian of Africa
- John L. Thornton, American businessman
- John R. Thornton, American politician
- John Wingate Thornton, American lawyer, historian, author
- John Thornton, British merchant and Christian philanthropist
- Kalen Thornton, American football player
- Kate Thornton, English television presenter
- Kathryn Thornton, American scientist and astronaut
- Keith Thornton, American hip hop artist Kool Keith
- Kelly Thornton, Irish actress
- Kelly Thornton, Canadian theatre director and dramaturge
- Kevin Thornton (chef), Irish Michelin starred chef
- Kevin Thornton (footballer), Irish footballer
- Khyri Thornton, American football player
- Kirk Thornton, American voice actor, director and script writer
- Kristin Thornton, Australian rules footballer
- Lawrence Thornton, American novelist and critic
- Leslie Thornton, American filmmaker and artist
- Leslie Thornton (sculptor), English sculptor
- Lou Thornton, former major league baseball player
- Malcolm Thornton, British politician
- Marcia Thornton Jones, American children's author
- Marcus Thornton (disambiguation)
- Mark Thornton, American economist
- Matt Thornton (disambiguation)
- Matthew Thornton, first president of New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Melanie Thornton, American musician
- Melody Thornton, American singer and television personality
- Merle Thornton, Australian feminist activist
- Michael Thornton (disambiguation)
- *Michael B. Thornton, American judge
- Omar Thornton, murderer of 8 and suicide, see Hartford Distributors shooting
- Patricia H. Thornton, American organizational theorist
- Paul Thornton, Live Events Producer
- Randy Thornton,
- Richard Thornton, English millionaire
- Robert Thornton (disambiguation)
- Roger Thornton, British politician
- Samantha Thornton, Australian basketball player
- Samuel Thornton (disambiguation)
- Sara Thornton (disambiguation)
- Sarah L. Thornton, cultural sociologist
- Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
- Sean Thornton, Irish professional footballer
- Shawn Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
- Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
- Simon Thornton, Irish professional golfer
- Sidney Thornton, American football player
- Terrence Thornton, birth name of American rapper and record executive Pusha T
- Tiffany Thornton, American actress
- Tim Thornton (bishop), Bishop of Truro, and of Sherborne
- Tim Thornton (double bassist), British jazz double bassist
- Tim Thornton (musician, born 1973), English drummer, guitarist and novelist
- Tim Thornton (philosopher), British philosopher
- Trent Thornton, American baseball player
- Tyquan Thornton, American football player
- Virgil Thornton Sr., American politician
- Walter Thornton, American baseball player
- Walter Thornton (cricketer), English cricketer
- Warwick Thornton, Australian cinematographer and director
- William Thornton (disambiguation)
- Zach Thornton, American soccer player
- Zack Thornton, American baseball player
Fictional characters
- Sean Thornton, a character portrayed by John Wayne in ''The Quiet Man''
First name
- Thornton Wilder, American playwright