William Thornton (disambiguation)

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. 1920s–1940s), English rugby league footballer
• Willie Thornton (1920–1991), Scottish footballer
• Bill Thornton (American football) (1939–2008), American football fullback
• Willie Thornton (Canadian football) (born 1986), Canadian football wide receiver

Others

• William Thornton (academic) (died 1707), English academic
• William Thornton (British Army officer) (1779–1840), British general
• William Thomas Thornton (1813–1880), English economist
• Sydney Jim (William Thornton, 1816–1858), English-born convict in Australia
• William Patton Thornton (1817–1883), American physician
• William Thornton (firefighter) (1826–1848), Canadian firefighter
• William E. Thornton (1929–2021), American astronaut
• Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955), American actor