John Thornton may refer to:

Sports

* John Thornton (Australian cricketer) (1835–1919), Australian cricketer * John Thornton (Leicestershire cricketer) (1902–1993), English cricketer *

John Thornton (baseball) John James Thornton (May 22, 1869 – April 26, 1935) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals (1889) and Philadelphia Phillies (1891–1892). He also played outfield for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were ...

, American baseball pitcher *

John Thornton (American football) John Jason Thornton (born October 2, 1976) is a former American football defensive tackle of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virgi ...

(born 1976), American football player *

John Thornton (athlete) John St. Ledger Thornton (6 June 1911 – 18 August 1944) was a British hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II. Personal life Thornton served as a majo ...

(1911–1944), British Olympic hurdler

Government and politics

* John Thornton (MP), English MP for

Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency) Kingston upon Hull, often simply referred to as Hull, was a parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire, electing two members of parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1305 until 1885. Its MPs included the ...

* John Thornton (Canadian politician) (1823–1888), Canadian merchant and politician in Quebec *

John Thornton (American politician) John Randolph Thornton (August 25, 1846December 28, 1917) was a United States senator from Louisiana. Biography Born on Notoway plantation (near White Castle, Iberville Parish), he moved with his parents to Rapides Parish in 1853. He attended ...

(1846–1917), American Louisiana politician and senator

Fictional characters

* John Thornton, a leading character in Jack London's novel '' The Call of the Wild'' * John Thornton (North and South), a leading character in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel ''North and South''

Other

John Thornton (bishop) John Thornden (or Thornton) was an English 16th-century Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and became a suffragan bishop. Thornden was a Doctor of Divinity. Thornden was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University several times from ...

, English 16th-century bishop and university administrator * John Thornton (glass painter), English York Minster stained glass designer between 1405 and 1408 *

John Thornton (cartographer) The Thames school of chartmakers was a small group of English nautical chartmakers who plied their trade in streets and alleys leading down to the waterfront on the north Bank of the Thames, east of the Tower of London. Active between 1590 and 1 ...

(1641–1708), English cartographer and hydrographer; see

Turtle Gut Inlet Turtle Gut Inlet was an inlet located in what is now Wildwood Crest, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Geography Turtle Gut Inlet separated Five Mile Beach from Two Mile Beach, both of which are now connected. The inlet was app ...

John Thornton (philanthropist) John Thornton (1720–1790) was a British merchant and Christian philanthropist who became immensely wealthy through investment in the North Sea Russia trade, and as a result of his Christian faith, gave much of his money away to a huge numbe ...

(1720–1790), merchant and Christian philanthropist * John Thornton (philosopher), British author, computer scientist and phenomenologist * John Thornton (historian) (born 1949), American historian *

John L. Thornton John Lawson Thornton (born January 2, 1954) is an American businessman and professor and director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is also executive chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation and non-executive chai ...

, former president and co-COO of Goldman Sachs * John S. Thornton, bishop *

John P. Thornton John Patrick Thornton (born June 15, 1984) is an American business executive. He is CEO of Astrobotic Technology Inc. which develops technology for lunar and planetary exploration. Career Following graduation from Carnegie Mellon University, Jo ...

, CEO of Astrobotic Technology Inc. *

John Wingate Thornton John Wingate Thornton (August 12, 1818–June 6, 1878) was a United States lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author. Biography Early life He was born August 12, 1818, at the home of his grandfather, Thomas Gilbert Thornton ...

, American lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author

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