Sir William Thorburn KBE, CB, CMG, FRCS DL was an English surgeon and pioneer in modern spinal surgery. At the time of his death he was Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Victoria University of Manchester.
- Occupation
- military physician, surgeon
- Position held
- Deputy Lieutenant of Lancaster
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- April 7, 1861
- Died
- March 18, 1923
