# William E. Thornton

> William Edgar Thornton was an American NASA astronaut. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from University of North Carolina and a doctorate in medicine, also from UNC. He flew on Challenger twice, the STS-8 and STS-51-B missions.

*American astronaut (1929–2021)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-e-thornton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1929-04-14
- **Died:** 2021-01-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 18.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [William E. Thornton](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._Thornton)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719926)

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