Thurgood is a surname and a given name, and may refer to the following people:
Surname Albert Thurgood (1874–1927), Australian rules footballer Graham Thurgood, linguist Josh Thurgood (1985–), Australian rules footballer Rose Thurgood (b. 1602), English Puritan writer Stuart Thurgood (1981–), an English football (soccer) player
Given names Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993), first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States Thurgood Marshall Jr. (born 1956), White House Cabinet Secretary during the Clinton Administration
See also Thurgood (play), a play by George Stevens Jr about the Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall (disambiguation)