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
• in Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film)
• Chris Thorn in Minnesota Vikings draft history
• Christopher Thorne (disambiguation)

• 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)

See also[]

• Doctor Thorne, novel
• Graeme Thorne kidnapping
• List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames

References[]

• "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.

Surname list

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