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