He has many notable descendants in Utah.

Places and institutions are named for him, and (like many early colonists) he has several notable descendants.

Perhaps the most notable descendants being the Munro of Auchinbowie family.

He and his wife had nine children and many notable descendants.

After his own children, notable among his descendants are:

Hamilton Fish had multiple notable descendants and relatives.

The following list is some of the more notable descendants of William Thornton.

Meyer's eleven children, their spouses and notable descendants are shown below:

Links to some notable descendants are highlighted.

One of his notable descendants is video game music composer Ryu Umemoto (1974-2011).