Thurber can refer to: People: James Thurber (1894–1961), American humorist and cartoonist Alexandre Thurber (1871–1958), Quebec industrialist and politician Charles Thurber, black man lynched in 1882 Charles Thurber (1803–1886), American inventor who contributed to the early typewriter George Thurber (1821-1890), American naturalist and writer James A. Thurber (born 1943), political science professor Jeannette Thurber (1850–1946), patron of classical music in the United States Marion Bartlett Thurber ((1885 - 1973), American political spouse Rawson Marshall Thurber (born 1975), American filmmaker Tom Thurber (1934–2010), Canadian politician Frances Thurber Seal (ca. 1860 – 1930s), Christian Science teacher from the U.S. Other uses: Thurber, Texas, a ghost town Thurber House, a literary center named after James Thurber See also Torbjörn, for an etymology of the name Thorburn Thoburn Thulborn Turbin