Thornhill (surname)

Thornhill is a surname of English origin, primarily tracing back to Lancashire and Yorkshire and taking its name from any of the nearby places also called Thornhill.[1][2][3]

## Notable people

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### Real

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* Alan Thornhill (1921–2020), English sculptor
* Arthur Thornhill (1850–1930), English politician
* Batt Thornhill (1911–1970), Irish hurler
* Charles Thornhill (1814–1881), English cricketer
* Claude Thornhill (1909–1965), American musician and bandleader
* Claude E. Thornhill (1893–1956), American college football player and coach
* Dorothy Thornhill (born 1955), English politician
* Frederick Thornhill (1846–1876), English cricketer
* George Thornhill (MP) (1783–1852), English politician
* George Thornhill (cricketer) (1811–1875), English cricketer
* James Thornhill (1675/6–1734), English painter
* Juan Thornhill (born 1996), American football player
* Leeroy Thornhill (born 1969), English musician
* Leonard W. Thornhill (1915–1942), American naval officer and pilot
* Lisa Thornhill (born 1962), American actress
* Matt Thornhill (born 1988), English footballer
* Michael Thornhill (1941–2022), Australian filmmaker
* Nina Thornhill (born 1953), English chemical engineer
* Pauline Thornhill, Canadian host and producer
* Roland Thornhill (born 1935), Canadian politician
* Siri Thornhill, Norwegian opera singer
* Thomas Thornhill (1837–1900), English politician
* William Thornhill (British Army officer) (1768–1851), British Army officer
* William Thornhill (MP for Poole) (c. 1500–1557), English politician
* William Pole Thornhill (1807–1876), English politician and landowner

### Fictional

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* Ernest Thornhill, a fake identity used by an AI the series Person of Interest (2011–2016)
* Roger O. Thornhill, Cary Grant's character in the film North by Northwest (1959)

## References

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1. ^ https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=thornhill
2. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=thornhill
3. ^ https://www.houseofnames.com/thornhill-family-crest#Ireland-Migration

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Thornhill.
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