Thora or Tora is a Scandinavian female name (from the Old Norse Þóra), and might refer to:
Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003), English actress
Thora Birch (born 1982), American actress
Thora Borgarhjort or Thora Town-Hart, the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland (present-day southern Sweden) in Norse mythology
Thora Magnusdottir (born c. 1100), a daughter of Magnus III of Norway
Tora Aasland (born 1942), Norwegian politician and former Minister of Research and Higher Education
Tora Berger (born 1981), Norwegian biathlete and world and Olympic champion
Tora Harris (1978), American high jumper
Tora Mosterstong, 10th century concubine of King Harald Fairhair and mother of Håkon the Good
Tora Sudiro (born 1973), Indonesian actor
Tora Teje (1893–1970), Swedish theatre and silent film actress
Tora Torbergsdatter (1025-?), Norwegian royal consort
