# David Thomas

David, Dave, or Dai Thomas may refer to:

## Academics and education

* David Thomas (educationalist) (1880–1967), Welsh educationalist and politician
* David A. Thomas (academic) (born 1956), American psychologist, president of Morehouse College, Atlanta
* David A. Thomas (educator) (1917–2004), American educator, the dean of the Johnson School at Cornell
* David Oswald Thomas (1924–2005), Welsh philosopher at Aberystwyth University
* David Winton Thomas (1901–1970), British scholar of Hebrew
* J. David Thomas (born 1931), British papyrologist and classical scholar

## Arts
### Literature

* David Thomas, pen name of Dave Thompson (author) (born 1960), English writer about music
* David Thomas (Dewi Hefin) (1828–1909), Welsh poet and schoolteacher
* David N. Thomas (born 1945), Welsh writer
* David St John Thomas (1929–2014), English publisher and writer
* Diana (formerly David) Thomas (born 1959), English writer, also known under her pen name Tom Cain

### Music

* Dave Thomas (born 1936), stage name of American broadcaster and weatherman Dave Roberts (David Boreanaz) when he was at WKBW-TV Buffalo
* David Thomas (born 1966), musician with Take 6
* David Thomas (bass) (born 1943), British early-music and baroque-music singer
* David Thomas (composer) (1881–1928), Welsh composer
* David Thomas (musician) (born 1953), American musician, member of group Pere Ubu
* David Vaughan Thomas (1873–1934), composer, organist, pianist and music administrator

### Performing arts

* Dave Thomas (actor) (born 1948), Canadian actor and comedian
* David A. Thomas (voice actor) (born 1955), American voice actor and painter

### Visual arts

* David Thomas, former director of Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, Australia

## Business

* David and Tonya Thomas, Baltimore chefs, restaurateurs, and food historians
* David Thomas (British businessman) (born 1963), British businessman, CEO of Barratt Developments
* David Thomas (industrialist) (1794–1882), Welsh industrialist
* D. A. Thomas (David Alfred Thomas, 1856–1918), Welsh industrialist and politician
* David A. Thomas (software developer), Canadian software technology figure
* Dave Thomas (businessman) (1932–2002), founder, former chairman & spokesperson of the North American Wendy's fast-food chain
* David Chandler Thomas (1954–2021), American economist and technology executive

## Politics

* David Thomas (British politician) (1892–1954), Welsh Labour politician
* David Thomas (educationalist) (1880–1967), Welsh educationalist and politician
* David Thomas (MEP) (born 1955), British Labour politician
* David Thomas (New York politician) (1762–1831), American politician, Congressman from New York
* David Thomas (Texas politician) (1795–1836), American politician, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence
* David L. Thomas (born 1949), American politician, South Carolina state senator
* Dave Thomas (politician) (born 1965), American politician from Alabama

## Religion

* David Thomas (archdeacon of Cardigan) (died 1951), Welsh priest
* David Thomas (archdeacon of Gower) (1897–1971), Welsh Anglican priest
* David Thomas (archdeacon of Montgomery) (1833–1916), Welsh priest and historian
* David Thomas (bishop) (1942–2017), Welsh bishop
* David Thomas (missionary priest) (1829–1905), Welsh priest
* David Thomas (Protestant minister, born 1813) (1813–1894), Welsh preacher and publisher

## Science

* David Thomas (Canadian scientist), Canadian biochemist
* David Thomas (geographer) (born 1958), British geographer
* Dave Thomas (programmer) (born 1956), British-American computer programmer and writer
* Dave Thomas (skeptic) (born 1953), American physicist and mathematician known for his scientific skepticism
* David A. Thomas (academic) (born 1956), American psychologist and academic
* David Gilbert Thomas (1928–2015), British-American chemist and physicist
* David Hurst Thomas (born 1945), American archaeologist

## Sports
### Association football

* Dai Thomas (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2014), Swansea City A.F.C. and Welsh international footballer
* Dai Thomas (footballer, born 1975), Welsh footballer
* Dave Thomas (footballer, born 1917) (1917–1991), English footballer
* Dave Thomas (footballer, born 1950), English footballer
* Lyn Thomas (footballer) (David Stuart Lynne Thomas, 1920–1993), Welsh footballer

### Rugby

* Dai Thomas (rugby league) (1879–1958), rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Other Nationalities, and Oldham
* Dai Thomas (rugby union) (1909–?), Welsh international rugby player
* Dave Thomas (rugby union, born 1941) (1941–2017), Welsh rugby player
* Dave Thomas (rugby union, born 1988), New Zealand rugby player
* David Thomas (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales, Halifax, and Mid-Rhondda
* David John Thomas (1879–1925), Welsh international rugby player

### Cricket

* David Thomas (cricketer, born 1911) (1911–2001), Welsh cricketer
* David Thomas (cricketer, born 1959) (1959–2012), English cricketer
* David Thomas (cricketer, born 1963), former English cricketer

### Gridiron football

* David Thomas (American football) (born 1976), American football Linebacker
* David Thomas (American football) (born 1983), American football tight end
* David Thomas (Canadian football) (born 1951), American football cornerback
* Dave Thomas (cornerback) (born 1968), American football cornerback

### Other sports

* Dave Thomas (baseball) (1905–1968), Negro league baseball player
* Dave Thomas (basketball) (born 1976), Canadian basketball player
* David Thomas (beach volleyball) (born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago beach volleyball player
* David Thomas (boxer) (1937–1980), British Olympic boxer
* David Thomas (field hockey) (1927–2024), British Olympic hockey player
* Dave Thomas (golfer) (1934–2013), Welsh golfer

## Other

* David Cuthbert Thomas (1896–1916), Welsh soldier of the First World War
* David Courtney Thomas, American murder victim
* David Thomas (murderer) (died 1995), executed Vincentian criminal
* David M. Thomas Jr. (born 1958), officer in the United States Navy
* David Thomas (jeweller) (born 1942), Crown Jeweller for the British monarchy
* David Thomas (judge), Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland