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