Joseph Thornton may refer to:
Joseph Thornton (bookseller) (1808–1891), founder of Thornton's Bookshop in Oxford, England Joseph William Thornton, founder of the British chocolate brand Thorntons Joseph Thornton (biologist) (born 1965), American evolutionary biologist Joseph Thornton (contractor) (1804–1889), railway contractor in England Joe Thornton (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey centre Joe Thornton (archer), Cherokee archer