Thorn
Thorn is the name of the following geographical objects:
- Thorn , German name of Toruń , city in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- District of Thorn , Prussian district
- Toruń Voivodeship , Polish administrative unit
- Diocese of Thorn , diocese in Poland, see Diocese of Toruń
- Thorn (Limburg) , city in the province of Limburg, Netherlands
- Reichsstift Thorn , women's monastery in Thorn, Netherlands
- Thorn Castle, castle complex in Palzem, Trier-Saarburg district
Thorn is the family name of the following people:
- Arvid Thörn (1911– ??), Swedish football player
- Charles Thorn (* 1946), American physicist
- Christer Thorn (1879–1956), Swedish Romance philologist and linguist
- Ernest Thorn (1853–1928), Austrian magician
- Erwin Thorn (1930–2012), Austrian sculptor
- Frankie Thorn (born 1964), American actress
- Gaston Thorn (1928–2007), Luxembourg politician
- George W. Thorn (1906-2004), American endocrinologist, director of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Ines Thorn (* 1964), German writer
- Jan Thorn Prikker (artist) (1868–1932), Dutch artist
- Jan Thorn-Prikker (art writer) (* 1949), German art writer
- Joseph Thorn (politician) (1883–1953), Luxembourg lawyer and politician
- Joseph Thorn (soccer player) (1895– ??), Luxembourg soccer player
- Jules Thorn (1899–1980), British entrepreneur
- Karsten Thorn (* 1963), German legal scholar
- Matt Thorn (* 1965), American cultural anthropologist and translator
- Nautica Thorn (* 1984), American porn actress
- Olwen Thorn (* 1984), British cross-country skier and biathlete
- Paul Thorn (* 1964), American songwriter and singer
- Penelope Thorn (* 1957), English singer (soprano)
- Rachel Matt Thorn (* 1965), American cultural anthropologist and translator
- Robert Thorn (1925–2012), Luxembourg herpetologist
- Rod Thorn (* 1941), American basketball player and manager
- Staci Thorn (* 1983), American porn actress
- Tracey Thorn (* 1962), British musician
- Verena Thorn-Vogt (* 1941), Swiss-French social worker
- Victor Thorn (1844–1930), Luxembourg politician
- Viktor Thorn (Nordic combined) (1874–1950), Norwegian Nordic combined
- Viktor Thorn (cross-country skier) (* 1996), Swedish cross-country skier
- Werner Thorn (1922–2012), German biochemist and university professor
Thorn stands for:
- HMS Thorn (N11) , British Royal Navy submarine
- Thorn test , medical test
- Thorn Electrical Industries , UK company
- Thorn Lighting Group , lighting company
- Thorn Commission , European Commission
- Þ , the letter thorn in the Old English and Icelandic alphabet
See also:
