David Thorne (artist)
David Thorne may refer to: * 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) David R. Thorne (born 23 February 1972) is an Australian humourist, satirist, and Internet personality. His work has been featured on the BBC, the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', and ''Late Night with Conan O'B ...

David Thorne (British Army Officer)
Major-General Sir David Calthrop Thorne KBE CVO (13 December 1933 – 23 April 2000) was a British Army officer who commanded 1st Armoured Division. Early life Educated at St Edward's School, Oxford, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Thorne was commissioned into the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1952.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He was a keen cricketer and played two first-class matches for the Combined Services cricket team in 1964. He also played minor counties matches for Norfolk from 1954 to 1962, as did his twin brother, Michael (1955–1958), and uncle, Gordon Thorne (1914–1925). Military career Thorne was given command of the 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment in 1972. He was appointed Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner in 1977, in which capacity in 1979 he was the first officer to brief Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the Warrenpoint ambush. He was appointed to the post of the British Army's Vice Quartermaster- ...
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David Thorne (diplomat)
David Hoadley Thorne (born September 16, 1944) is an American businessman and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Italy and Ambassador to San Marino from 2009 to 2013. He was nominated by President Barack Obama and sworn in on August 17, 2009. David Thorne's parents were Alice Smith (Barry) and Landon Ketchum Thorne Jr. David lived in Italy for a decade while his father helped administer the Marshall Plan. David's twin sister Julia was the first wife of John Kerry. Thorne graduated from Yale University in 1966 with a B.A. in American History, where he roomed with Kerry and both were members of Skull and Bones, and then from Columbia University in 1971 with a master's degree in journalism. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, and worked in political consulting, real estate development, and publishing. He is married and has two grown children. Honours and decorations * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The ...
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David Thorne (cricketer)
David Anthony Thorne (born 12 December 1964) is an English former cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er active from 1983 to 1989 who played for Warwickshire, Oxford University and the combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team. He was born in Coventry. He appeared in 69 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled left arm medium pace. He scored 2,523 runs with a highest score of 124 and held 54 catches. He took 41 wickets with a best performance of five for 39. After retiring from professional cricket, Thorne worked in advertising and marketing. Notes External links * 1964 births Living people English cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Oxford University cricketers Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers Alum ...
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David Thorne (rugby League)
David Thorne is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of the inaugural Newcastle Knights squad from 1988 to 1989 and then returned to play in 1991. Australian rugby league players Newcastle Knights players Living people Rugby league props 1965 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub ...
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