Kerry Wendell Thornley (April 17, 1938 – November 28, 1998) is known as the co-founder (along with childhood friend
Greg Hill) of
Discordianism, in which context he is usually known as
Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst or simply
Lord Omar. He and Hill authored the religion's text
Principia Discordia, Or, How I Found Goddess, And What I Did To Her When I Found Her. Thornley was also known for his 1962 manuscript,
The Idle Warriors, which was based on the activities of his acquaintance,
Lee Harvey Oswald, prior to the 1963
assassination of John F. Kennedy.