Miscellaneous

• Thornton Wilder (born 1897, died 1975)

  American novelist and playwright.

  • 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Thornton A. Wilson (born 1921)

  American aircraft industry executive; president of the Boeing Corporation.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)

The Literary World

• Thornton Wilder (born 1897, died 1975)

  American novelist and playwright.

  • 1928 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for The Bridge of San Luis Rey (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
  • Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, in 1938 for Our Town and in 1943 for The Skin of Our Teeth (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
  • 1968 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for The Eighth Day (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)