Robert Thornton

Robert Thornton may refer to:

Politics

 * Robert Thornton (MP) (1759–1826), British MP
 * Robert Stirton Thornton (1863–1936), Manitoba politician
 * Robert L. Thornton (1880–1964), American businessman, philanthropist, and mayor of Dallas, Texas
 * Robert Y. Thornton (1910–2003), American attorney and politician

Sports

 * Robert Thornton (sailor) (born 1941), Australian sailor
 * Bob Thornton (born 1962), American basketball player
 * Robert Thornton (darts player) (born 1967), Scottish darts player
 * Robert Thornton (jockey) (born 1978), English National Hunt jockey

Other

 * Robert Thornton (scribe) (died 1460), English scribe and compiler of manuscripts
 * Robert John Thornton (1768–1837), English physician and writer on botany
 * Robert Lyste Thornton (1908–1985), English/American physicist
 * Robert Thornton (explorer)