Thornton (family name)
Thornton is a family name for the following people:
A.
- Al Thornton (born 1983), American basketball player
- Andre Thornton (born 1949), American baseball player
- Anthony Thornton (1814–1904), American politician
B.
- Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), American blues singer
- Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955), American actor
- Bonnell Thornton (1725–1768), English lyric poet
- Bootsy Thornton (born 1977), American basketball player
- Brian Thornton (born 1985), American volleyball player
- Bruce Thornton (* 1953), American author
C.
- Clifford Thornton (1936–1983), American jazz musician
- Cody Thornton (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
D.
- Dan Thornton (1911–1976), American politician, Governor of Colorado
- David Thornton (actor) (born 1953), American actor
- David Thornton (musician) (born 1978), British musician
- David Thornton ( American football player ) ( David Dontay Thornton ; born 1978) American football player
- DeMario Monte Thornton , American singer, member of B2K (band)
E.
- Eleanor Thornton (1880-1915), British model
- Elizabeth Thornton (actually Mary George ), Canadian writer
F.
- Frank Thornton (1921-2013), British actor
G
- Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton (born 1952), British politician (Labor Party)
H
- Henry Thornton (1760-1815), English abolitionist
- Hugh Thornton (born 1991), American football player
I.
- Ian Thornton (1926–2002), British-Australian biologist
J
- James Thornton (songwriter) (1861–1938), American songwriter and musician
- James Thornton (actor) (born 1975), British actor
- James D. Thornton (* 1953), American composer, musician and music teacher
- James E. Thornton (1925-2005), American computer engineer
- Janet Thornton (* 1949), British bioinformatician
- Jessica Thornton (* 1998), Australian sprinter
- Joe Thornton (* 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Johann Thornton (born John Thornton ; 1771–1847), British-Austrian mechanic and inventor
- John Thornton (track and field athlete) (1911–1944), British hurdler
- John L. Thornton (* 1954), American industrial manager
- John Randolph Thornton (1846–1917), American politician
K
- Kathryn C. Thornton (* 1952), American astronaut and university professor
- Keith Matthew Thornton , real name of Kool Keith (* 1963), American MC and music producer
L.
- Leslie Thornton (* 1951), American filmmaker and artist
M.
- Marcus Thornton (* 1987), American basketball player
- Marianne Thornton (1797-1887), English civil rights activist
- Matthew Thornton (1714–1803), Irish-British-American physician, lawyer and politician
- Melanie Thornton (1967-2001), American singer
- Melody Thornton (* 1984), American singer, songwriter and dancer
- Michael Patrick Thornton , American actor and theater director
N
- Noley Thornton (born 1983), American actress
P
- Peter Thornton (art historian) (1925–2007), British art historian, curator and author
- Peter Thornton (film editor) († 2009), film editor and sound designer
- Peter Thornton (actor) , actor
- Peter Thornton (cameraman) , cameraman
R.
- Ray Thornton (1928–2016), American politician
- Robert Thornton (* 1967), Scottish darts player
- Robert Lee Thornton (1880–1964), American banker and politician
- Robert Y. Thornton (1910–2003), American lawyer, officer and politician
S.
- Scott Thornton (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
- Shawn Thornton (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Steve Thornton (* 1973), Canadian-British ice hockey player and coach
T
- Teri Thornton (1934-2000), American singer
- Thomas Patrick Thornton (1898–1985), American lawyer
- Tiffany Thornton (* 1986), American actress and singer
- Tim Thornton (* 1957), British clergyman, Bishop of Truro
- Tony Thornton (1959-2009), American boxer
W.
- Warwick Thornton (* 1970), Australian artist, film director, cameraman and screenwriter
- William Thornton (architect) (1759–1828), British-American architect and inventor
- William E. Thornton (* 1929), American astronaut
- William Taylor Thornton (1843-1916), American politician