# List of people with given name Thomas

This article lists notable people with the given name Thomas.
* Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. ca. 647–648), Christian bishop of Dunwich
* Sir Thomas à Beckett (judge) (1836–1919), Australian solicitor and judge
* Thomas Boylston Adams (1772–1832), Massachusetts legislator and judge and brother of John Quincy Adams
* Thomas Boylston Adams (1910–1997), Massachusetts executive, writer, and political candidate
* Thomas Amarasuriya (1907–1979), Sri Lankan planter and politician
* Thomas Anders (born 1963) German singer, songwriter and record producer
* Thomas Andrew (photographer) (1855–1939), New Zealand photographer who lived in Samoa from 1891
* Thomas Andrews (1873–1912), British businessman and shipbuilder
* Thomas of Ashborne, English controversialist
* Thomas Austin (pastoralist) (1815–1871), English settler in Australia who introduced rabbits into Australia in 1859
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), Italian philosopher and theologian
* Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden (c.1488 – 1544), English barrister and judge, Lord Chancellor
* Thomas Baker (artist) (1809–1864), English landscape painter and watercolourist
* Thomas Bangalter (born 1975), French DJ and member of Daft Punk
* Thomas Bardwell (1704–1767), English portrait and figure painter, art copyist, and writer
* Saint Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170
* Thomas Bertrand-Hudon (born 1996), Canadian football player
* Thomas Binger, American lawyer
* Thomas Boylston (1644–1695), early-American doctor and patriarch of the influential Boylston family of Massachusetts
* Thomas Blake Glover, Scottish merchant in Japan in the Bakumatsu and Meiji eras
* Thomas Bourchier (cardinal) (c.1411 – 1486), English cardinal and Lord Chancellor
* Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 1990), English actor
* Thomas Brugis, English surgeon
* Thomas Bunday (1948–1983), American serial killer
* Tom Calma (born 1953), Australian First Nations human rights and social justice campaigner
* Thomas de Cantilupe (c. 1218–1282), Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford
* Thomas Cardozo (1838–1881), American educator, politician, and journalist
* Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher
* Thomas Child (1841–1898), English photographer and engineer
* Thomas Haden Church (born 1960), American actor
* Thomas J. Clayton (1826–1900), American lawyer and judge
* Thomas Sean Connery (1930–2020), Scottish actor
* Thomas Cook (1808–1892), English businessman
* Thomas Joshua Cooper (born 1946), American photographer
* Thomas Cooray (1901–1988), first Sri Lankan cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, 1947–1976
* Thomas Cornell (artist) (1937–2012), American artist
* Thomas Cromwell (1485–1540), English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII
* Thomas Mewburn Crook (1869-1949), English sculptor
* Thomas Crooks (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Crotty (1912–1942), American Coast Guardsman held as POW during World War II
* Thomas "Tom" Cruise (born 1962), American actor and producer
* Thomas Dafydd, Welsh elegist and hymn writer
* Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (1903–1987), American politician
* Thomas D'Alesandro III (1929–2019), American attorney and politician
* Thomas Dang (born 1995), Canadian politician
* Thomas Delaney (born 1991), Danish professional footballer
* Chris Thomas Devlin, American screenwriter
* Thomas Robbins (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Roderick Dew (1802–1846), American professor and president of The College of William & Mary, influential pro-slavery advocate
* Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971), American lawyer and politician
* Thomas Dolby (born 1958), English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher
* Thomas Dörflein (1963–2008), German zookeeper
* Thomas Doughty (artist) (1793–1856), American artist associated with the Hudson River School
* Thomas Dutronc (born 1973) French singer and jazz manouche guitarist
* Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet (1842–1919), British politician
* Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman
* Thomas Edwards (artist) (1795–1869), American artist in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in portraits
* Thomas Enqvist (born 1974), Swedish professional tennis player
* Thomas Andrew Felton (born 1987), British actor known for his role in the Harry Potter films as Draco Malfoy
* Thomas Fidone (born 2002), American football player
* Thomas Leigh Gatch (1891–1954), American naval officer and attorney
* Thomas Milton Gatch (1833–1913), American educator and politician
* Thomas S. Gathright (1829–1880), American educator and masonic leader
* Thomas Gibson (artist) (c.1680–1751), English portrait painter and copyist
* Thomas Gilman (disambiguation)
* Thomas Godfrey (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Gooch (artist) (1750–1802), English artist who specialised in painting animals
* Thomas Gottschalk (born 1950), German TV host and actor
* Thomas Gottstein (born 1964), Swiss banker, CEO of Credit Suisse
* Thomas Graves (Royal Navy officer) (c.1747 – 1814), British naval officer
* Thomas Green (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Ian Griffith (born 1962), American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and martial artist
* Thomas "Tom" Hanks (born 1956), American actor
* Thomas Hearne (artist) (1744–1817), English landscape painter, engraver and illustrator
* Thomas Hearns (born 1958), American professional boxer
* Thomas "Tom" Hiddleston (born 1981), English actor
* Thomas Lawrence Higgins (1950–1994), American writer and gay rights activist
* Thomas Higham (artist) (1795–1844), English artist specialising in an antiquary and topographical engravings
* Thomas Heffernan Ho (born 1989), Hong Kong equestrian
* Thomas Ho (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), English philosopher
* Thomas Hogan (artist) (1955–2014), Canadian First Nations artist
* Thomas Horton (soldier) (1603–1649), English general and judge
* Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561–1626)
* Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (died 1572)
* Thomas "Tom" Holland (born 1996), English actor
* Thomas Jane (born 1969), American actor
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third President of the United States
* Thomas Jones (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
** Thomas "Tom" Jones (born 1940), Welsh singer
* Thomas V. Julien (1838–1906), justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
* Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471), German-Dutch Catholic canon regular and author
* Thomas Keneally (born 1935), Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor
* Thomas Kittera (1789–1839), American politician
* Thomas Kretschmann (born 1962), German actor
* Thomas Ladzinski (born 1989), German politician
* Thomas Lærke (born 1991), Danish basketballer
* Thomas Lavigne, American politician
* Thomas Law (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Leiper (1745–1825), Scottish-American businessman, banker and politician
* Thomas Lembong (born 1971), Indonesian politician
* Thomas Lennon (born 1970) American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, director, and novelist
* Thomas Limpinsel (born 1965), German actor
* Thomas Lincoln (1778–1851), father of Abraham Lincoln
* Thomas Lincoln Jr., brother of Abraham Lincoln
* Thomas "Tad" Lincoln III (1853–1871), fourth son of Abraham Lincoln, whose nickname is Tad
* Thomas Lodu, South Sudanese politician
* Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859), British historian, poet, and Whig politician
* Thomas R. Marshall (1854–1925), American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921
* Thomas Massie (born 1971), United States Congressman from Kentucky
* Thomas J. Mastin (1839–1861), Confederate captain and lawyer
* Thomas Mathews (1676–1751), British officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of admiral
* Thomas N. McClellan (1853–1906), associate justice and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
* Thomas "Tom" McClintock (born 1956), American politician and U.S. Representative for California's 4th congressional district
* Thomas W. Merrill (born 1949), American legal scholar
* Thomas F. Metz (born 1948), lieutenant general in the United States Army
* Thomas Meunier (born 1991), Belgian professional footballer
* Thomas More (1478–1535), English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and Renaissance humanist
* Thomas Müller (born 1989), German footballer
* Thomas Muster (born 1967), Austrian tennis player
* Thomas Newson (born 1994), Dutch DJ and electronic music producer
* Thomas Nihlén (born 1953), Swedish politician
* Thomas Nordahl (born 1946), Swedish soccer player
* Thomas Noret (born 1946), American politician
* Thomas Burton O'Connor (1914–1952), American journalist & editor
* Thomas O'Regan (1956–2020), Australian academic
* Thomas Orbos, Filipino businessman, government administrator, and politician
* Thomas Owen (Launceston MP) (1840–1898), British politician
* Thomas Paine (1737–1809), American philosopher and political activist
* Thomas Palaiologos (1409–1465), Despot of the Morea and brother of Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor
* Tom Pashby (1915–2005), Canadian ophthalmologist and sport safety advocate
* Thomas Paxton (1820–1887), Canadian industrial businessman and politician
* Thomas Payne (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693–1768), Prime Minister of Great Britain
* Thomas Pestock (born 1984), American professional wrestler known by his ring name Baron Corbin
* Thomas "Tom" Petty (1950–2017), American singer-songwriter and musician
* Thomas Quasthoff (born 1959), German opera singer
* Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859), English essayist
* Thomas Randolph (ambassador) (1523–1590), English diplomat and politician
* Thomas Randolph of Tuckahoe (1683–1729), Virginia politician
* Thomas Randolph (academic) (1701–1783), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
* Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray (died 1332), nephew and companion-in-arms of King Robert the Bruce
* Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray (died 1332), son of the 1st Earl of Moray
* Thomas Beverly Randolph (1793–1867), American military officer
* Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792–1875), grandson of Thomas Jefferson
* Thomas Robert Malthus (1766–1834), English economist, cleric, and scholar
* Thomas Mann Randolph Sr. (1741–1793), father of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.
* Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (1768–1828), son-in law of Thomas Jefferson
* Thomas Rankine (born 1978), American musician
* Thomas Buchanan Read (1822–1872), American poet and painter
* Thomas Reynolds (Australian politician) (1818–1875), fifth Premier of South Australia
* Thomas J. Reynolds (1854-1896), American lawyer and politician
* Thomas Rhett (born 1990), American country singer-songwriter
* Thomas Roma (formerly Thomas Germano; born 1950), American photographer
* Thomas Ruff (born 1958), German photographer
* Thomas Ryan (artist) (1929–2021), Irish artist, designer and medallist
* Thomas Sadoski (born 1976), American actor
* Thomas Saikhom (born 1982), Indian footballer
* Thomas de Sampayo (1855–1927), Sri Lankan judge
* Thomas Savundaranayagam (born 1938), Sri Lankan Tamil Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Jaffna from 1992–2015
* Thomas Scott (entertainer), British educational YouTuber, game show host, and web developer
* Thomas Seymour, (1508–1549), 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
* Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell (born 1990), British YouTuber
* Thomas Sharkey (1871–1953), American boxer
* Thomas Sheraton (1751–1806), English furniture designer
* Harry Thomas Silcock (1882–1969), English Quaker missionary
* Thomas Simons (born 2004), British YouTuber and Twitch streamer known online as TommyInnit
* Thomas "Tom" Sizemore Jr. (1961–2023), American actor
* Thomas Smythe (artist) (1825–1906), English artist who painted landscapes, bucolic scenes and animals
* Thomas Sowell (born 1930), American economist, social philosopher, and political commentator
* Thomas Stavngaard (born 1974), Danish badminton player
* Thomas Steinbeck (1944–2016), American screenwriter, photographer, and journalist
* Thomas Strand (born 1954), Swedish politician
* Thomas Sully (1783-1872), American painter
* Thomas Sutcliffe (artist) (1828–1871), English watercolour painter
* Thomas Sutherland (cricketer) (1880-19??), English first-class cricketer
* Thomas Sutton (1819–1875), English photographer, author, and inventor
* Thomas Tesche (born 1978), German badminton player
* Thomas Trauttmann (born 1991), French basketball player
* Thomas Tuchel (born 1973), German football coach
* Thomas Vermaelen (born 1985), Belgian professional footballer
* Thomas Vicary (c. 1490–1561), English physician, surgeon, and anatomist
* Thomas Wedgwood (1771–1805), English photographer and inventor
* Thomas Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938), American novelist
* Thomas Wolsey (1473–1530), English archbishop, statesman and a cardinal of the Catholic Church
* Thomas Joseph Wynne (1838–1893), American–Irish photographer and shopkeeper
* Thomas Yassmin, Australian-American football player
* Thomas Edward Yorke (born 1968), English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead
* Thomas Young (disambiguation), multiple people