What is "thornley"

Thornley may refer to:

Thornley was a Canadian post-grunge/ hard rock band formed by Ian Thornley in 2002. The band was started when Thornley returned to Toronto after the break-up of his earlier band, Big Wreck. With the help of Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, Thornley signed to Kroeger's 604 Records. The last line-up of the band as Thornley had Paulo Neta (guitar), Dave McMillan (bass guitar), Christopher Henry (drums) and the former member of Big Wreck Brian Doherty (guitar). As of 2010, this line-up plays under the name Big Wreck.

Thornley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ben Thornley (born 1975), English footballer
• David Thornley (1935–1978), Irish politician
• Douglas Thornley (born 1959), American architect
• Irvine Thornley (1883–1955), English footballer
• Kerry Wendell Thornley (1938–1998), American Discordian, anarchist, objectivist, Zen Buddhist
• Georges William Thornley (1857–1935), French painter and printmaker
• Ian Thornley, leader of Thornley, a Canadian rock band
• Peter Thornley (born 1946), English professional wrestler who fought under the name Kendo Nagasaki
• Victoria Thornley (born 1987), Welsh rower