William Thornton (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
William Thornton (1759–1828) was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect.
William, Willie, Bill, or Billy Thornton may also refer to:
Law and politics
William Thornton (died 1769) (died 1769), English politician
William Thornton (Virginia burgess) (1717–1790), British American colonial jurist
William Thornton (Queensland politician) (1817–1884), Irish politician in Australia
William Taylor Thornton (1843–1916), governor of New Mexico Territory
William L. Thornton (1844–1915), American politician and judge in New York
William Wheeler Thornton (1851–1932), American jurist and author in Indiana
William J. Thornton (1878–1951), American politician in Illinois
Neville Thornton (William Neville John Thornton) (born 1939/1940), Northern Irish politician
Bill Thornton, American politician in Texas
William Thornton (Kansas politician), American politician in Kansas
Sports
Billy Thornton (rugby league) (fl.
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