Thorne (surname)
Thorne is a surname of English origin, originally referring to a thorn bush. Thorne is the 1,721st most common surname name in the United States.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
People
- Adande Thorne, Trinidadian-American YouTube celebrity
- Alfred A. Thorne (born 1871), British Guyanese statesman, author and activist
- Angela Thorne (born 1939), English actor
- Bella Thorne (born 1997), American actress, singer, and model
- Callie Thorne (born 1969), American actress
- Carlos Thorne (born 1924), Peruvian novelist, writer and lawyer
- Chris Thorne (actor) in Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film)
- Chris Thorn in Minnesota Vikings draft history
- Christopher Thorne (disambiguation)
- Christopher Thorn (musician) in Blind Melon
- Christopher Thorne, historian
- Christopher Thorne, Creative Commons board member
- Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1967), American actress
- David Thorne (disambiguation), several people
- David Thorne (British Army officer) (1933–2000)
- David Thorne (diplomat) (born 1944), American businessman and diplomat
- David Thorne (cricketer) (born 1964), English cricketer
- David Thorne (rugby league) (born 1965), Australian rugby league footballer
- David Thorne (writer) (born 1972), Australian humourist, satirist and author
- Dyanne Thorne (born 1943), American actress, model, and showgirl
- Eric Thorne (1862–1922), English singer and actor
- Edward Thorne (disambiguation), several people:
- Edward Thorne (politician) (1746–1820), political figure in Nova Scotia
- Edward Thorne (naval officer) (1923–2013), Royal New Zealand Navy officer
- Edward Thorne (musician) (1834–1916), English classical organist
- Edwin F. Thorne (1845–1897), American stage actor
- Frank Thorne (born 1930), American comic book artist-writer
- Gary Thorne (born 1948), American sportscaster
- Geoffrey Thorne (born 1970), American screenwriter, novelist and actor
- George Thorne (disambiguation), several people
- George Thorne (fl. 1636–1662), mayor of Reading
- George Thorne (actor) (1856–1922), English singer and actor
- George Thorne (golfer), British golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics
- George Thorne (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer for Derby County F.C.
- George Thorne (politician) (1853–1934), British solicitor and politician
- Gordon Thorne (1897–1942), English cricketer and British Army officer
- Graeme Thorne (1951–1960), kidnap and murder victim
- Grahame Thorne (born 1946), New Zealand rugby player and MP
- Isabel Thorne (1834–1910), British campaigner for medical education for women
- Jack Thorne (disambiguation), several people
- Jack Thorne, British writer and playwright
- Jack "Doc" Thorne, character in the novel Jurassic Park
- Jack Thorne (mathematician), British mathematician
- Jaime Thorne León (born 1943), Peruvian lawyer and former Minister of Defence of Peru
- James Thorne (disambiguation)
- James Thorne (footballer) (1996–), English professional footballer
- James Thorne (preacher) (1795–1872), English Methodist preacher and editor
- Jeff Thorne, American football coach player
- John Thorne (disambiguation), several people
- John Thorne (American football) (born 1957), American football coach
- John Thorne (colonial administrator) (1888–1964), civil servant in the Indian Civil Service
- John Thorne (MP) in 1388, MP for Guildford
- John Thorne (writer), American culinary writer
- John Thorne (racing driver) (born 1969), British auto racing driver
- Jon Thorne, English double bassist and composer
- Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (born 1943), Roman Catholic Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lima
- Julia Thorne (1944–2006), American writer and first wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
- Junaid Thorne, radical Muslim preacher from Australia
- Kip Thorne (born 1940), American theoretical physicist
- Leslie Thorne (1916–1993), British racing driver
- Lizette Thorne (1882–1970), English-born silent film actress
- Mary Evans Thorne (c. 1740–after 1813), American Methodist leader
- Matt Thorne (born 1974 ), English novelist
- Michael G. Thorne (born 1940), American politician
- Michelle Thorne (born 1975), British actress, director, and model
- Neil Thorne (born 1932), British Conservative Party politician
- Nola Thorne, Panamanian track and field athlete
- Norman Thorne (1902-1925), convicted of the 'Chicken run murder'
- Payton Thorne (born 2001), American football player
- Peter Thorne (disambiguation)
- Peter Thorne (Australian footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer and coach
- Peter Thorne (climatologist), climatologist and professor of physical geography
- Peter Thorne (English footballer) (born 1973), English football player
- Peter Thorne (reporter), reporter and anchorman for WPIX-TV
- Peter Thorne (RAF officer) (1923–2014), fighter pilot and test pilot
- Reuben Thorne (born 1975), New Zealand rugby union player
- Robert Folger Thorne (born 1920), American botanist
- Rhonda Thorne (born 1958), Australian squash player
- Ryan Thorne (born 1971), Canadian women's basketball coach
- Sarah Thorne (1836 - 1899), British actress
- Stan Thorne (1918–2007), British Labour Party politician
- Shane Thorne, ring name of Australian wrestler Shane Veryzer (born 1985)
- Stephen Thorne (1935–2019), British actor
- Thomas Thorne (1841–1918)]], English actor and theatre manager
- Thomas Woolsey Thorne (1823–1885), American police officer
- Will Thorne (1857–1946), British trade unionist and Labour Party Member of Parliament
- William Thorne (disambiguation)
- William Thorne (chronicler) (fl. 1397), English Benedictine monk
- William Thorne (orientalist) (c 1568–1630), English Hebraist
- William Thorne Sr. (c. 1616–c.1664), American Quaker, signer of the Flushing Remonstrance
- William Thorne (mayor of Brisbane), mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1898
- William Thorne (mayor of Cape Town) (1839–1917), mayor of Cape Town (1901–1904)
- William Henry Thorne (1844–1923), Canadian Senator for New Brunswick (1913–1923)
- William P. Thorne (1845–1928), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1903–1907)
- William Thorne (philatelist) (1845–1907), American businessman and philatelist
- William V.S. Thorne (1865–1920), American tennis player
- William L. Thorne (1878–1948), American film actor
- William A. Thorne Jr., judge of the Utah Court of Appeals (2000–present)
- Willie Thorne (1954–2020), English snooker player and sports commentator
- Worley Thorne, American screenwriter, television writer, and college instructor
Fictional characters
- Ser Alliser Thorne, character in the book series A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation
- Chris Thorne, character in Nothing but Trouble (1991 film)
- Emily Thorne, character in the television series Revenge
- Freddie Thorne, character in the television series Peaky Blinders
- Rupert Thorne, crime boss and enemy of Batman in DC Comics publications
- Thomas Thorne, the title character of Anthony Trollope's book Doctor Thorne and its TV adaptation.
- Carswell Thorne, character in the book series The Lunar Chronicles
- Thomas Thorne, character in the television series Ghosts (2019 TV series)
References
- Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the surname Thorne". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- "A Brief History Of The Thorne Name", A Brief History Of The Thorne Name, Accessed May 23, 2007.
- "Statistics for THORNE", Behind the Name, Accessed May 23, 2007.
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