# William Thomas

William, Willie, Bill, or Billy Thomas may refer to:

## Academics

* William Isaac Thomas (1863–1947), American sociologist
* William Jenkyn Thomas (1870–1959), Welsh headmaster and author
* William Davies Thomas (1889–1954), Welsh literary scholar
* William G. Thomas III (born 1964), American historian
* C. William Thomas, American accounting academic

## Arts and entertainment
### Literature

* William Moy Thomas (1828–1910), English journalist, literary editor and novelist
* William Thomas (Islwyn) (1832–1878), Welsh poet
* William Thomas (Gwilym Marles) (1834–1879), Welsh poet
* William Hannibal Thomas (1843–1935), American teacher, journalist, judge, writer and legislator
* William Beach Thomas (1868–1957), British author and journalist
* William F. Thomas (1924–2014), American newspaper editor

### Performing arts

* William C. Thomas (1903–1984), American film producer
* Willie B. Thomas (1912–1977), American blues musician
* Bill Thomas (costume designer) (1921–2000), American costume designer
* William Thomas Jr. (child actor) (a.k.a. Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, 1931–1980), American actor
* Willie Thomas (trumpeter) (1931–2019), American jazz trumpeter and educator
* William Thomas Jr. (1947–2020), American actor
* Bill Thomas (actor) (born 1952), English actor
* Billy Thomas (drummer) (born 1953), American drummer with McBride & the Ride
* William Thomas (actor) (fl. since 1974), Welsh actor

### Visual arts

* William Thomas (architect) (1799–1860), Anglo-Canadian architect
* William Tutin Thomas (1829–1892), Anglo-Canadian architect
* Bill Thomas (author) (1934–2009), American photojournalist

## Business and industry

* William Bevil Thomas (1757–1825), Newfoundland merchant and land developer
* William Kyffin Thomas (1821–1878), Australian newspaper proprietor
* William Luson Thomas (1830–1900), British wood-engraver and newspaper proprietor
* William Thomas (miller) (1838–1891), Australian flour mill industrialist
* William Winstead Thomas (1848–1904), American insurance company president and architect
* Sir William James Thomas, 1st Baronet (1867–1945), Welsh industrialist and philanthropist
* Bill Thomas (businessman) (born 1959), British business executive

## Law and politics
### Australia

* William Thomas (Australian settler) (1793–1867), Australian colonist
* William Thomas (Victorian politician) (1869–1924), Victorian politician
* William Lemen Thomas (1872–1921), Western Australian politician
* Bill Thomas (Australian politician) (born 1950), Western Australian politician

### U.K.

* William Thomas (MP for Old Sarum and Downton) (died 1554), Welsh MP for Old Sarum and Downton
* William Thomas (MP for Caernarvonshire) (died 1586), English politician
* William Thomas (MP for Carnarvon) (died 1653), Welsh politician
* William Thomas (MP for Ludgershall) (1630–1686), English lawyer and politician
* Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet (1641–1706), English politician
* Sir William Thomas, 2nd Baronet (died 1777), a Thomas baronet of Yapton
* Sir William Thomas, 4th Baronet (1777–1850), a Thomas baronet of Yapton
* Sir William Thomas, 5th Baronet (1807–1867), a Thomas baronet of Yapton
* William Stanley Russell Thomas (1896–1957), British politician

### U.S.

* William C. E. Thomas (1818–1876), American civic leader
* William H. Thomas (Wisconsin politician) (1821–1898), American politician
* William W. Thomas Jr. (1839–1927), American diplomat and politician from Maine
* William Hannibal Thomas (1843–1935), American teacher, journalist, judge, writer and legislator
* William Reuben Thomas (1866–1943), American civic leader
* W. Aubrey Thomas (1866–1951), US Representative from Ohio
* William M. Thomas (fl. 1868–1876), African-American politician in South Carolina
* William D. Thomas (1880–1936), American politician
* William Kernahan Thomas (1911–2001), American judge
* William Henry Thomas (1920–2009), American politician from Maryland
* Bill Thomas (Montana politician) (born 1935), American politician in Montana House of Representatives
* Bill Thomas (born 1941), US Representative from California
* Bill Thomas (writer) (born 1943), American legal and political author
* Bill Thomas (Alaska politician) (born 1947), American politician in Alaska House of Representatives
* William L. Thomas (born 1967), American jurist

### Elsewhere

* William Fitz Thomas (fl. 1415–1438), Irish judge
* William Thomas (Newfoundland politician) (1785–1863), Newfoundland politician
* William Howell Arthur Thomas (1895–1979), Canadian MP

## Military

* William ap Thomas (died 1445), Welsh soldier and sheriff
* William Holland Thomas (1805–1893), American Confederate army officer
* William Nathaniel Thomas (1892–1971), US Navy Chief of Chaplains
* William Bain Thomas (1898–1967), British Army officer
* William Garfield Thomas Jr. (1916–1942), American naval officer
* William Waffle Thomas (1919–2014), American air force officer, former Air Force One pilot
* William H. Thomas (Medal of Honor) (1923–1945), American soldier

## Religion

* William Thomas (bishop of Worcester) (1613–1689), Welsh Anglican bishop of Worcester
* William Thomas (antiquary) (1670–1738), English Anglican priest and antiquary
* William Thomas (chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral) (1734–1799), Welsh Anglican priest and scholar
* William Griffith Thomas (1861–1924), English Anglican priest and theologian
* William M. M. Thomas (1878–1951), American Episcopal bishop of the Missionary District of Brazil
* William Nathaniel Thomas (1892–1971), American Methodist minister and US Navy Chief of Chaplains
* William S. Thomas (1901–1986), American Episcopal suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
* William Thomas (archdeacon of Northumberland) (1927–2020), English Anglican priest
* Bill Thomas (priest) (born 1943), British Anglican archdeacon of Llandaff

## Sports
### American football

* William A. Thomas (1948–2019), American football coach
* Bill Thomas (American football) (born 1949), American football player
* Willie Thomas (Canadian football) (born 1955), Canadian football player
* William Thomas (linebacker) (born 1968), American football player
* William Thomas (offensive tackle) (a.k.a. Tra Thomas, born 1974), American football player

### Association football (soccer)

* William Thomas (footballer, born 1885) (1885–?), English soccer player
* Billy Thomas (footballer, born 1903) (1903–1992), Welsh footballer
* Bill Thomas (New Zealand footballer) (fl. 1923), New Zealand footballer

### Australian rules football

* Bill Thomas (Australian footballer) (1886–1974), Australian rules footballer
* William "Digger" Thomas (1890–1953), Australian rules footballer
* Billy Thomas (Australian footballer) (1902–1968), Australian rules footballer
* Bill Thomas (footballer, born 1930), Australian rules footballer

### Rugby

* Willie Thomas (rugby union) (1866–1921), Welsh rugby union footballer
* William Llewellyn Thomas (1872–1943), Welsh rugby union footballer
* Willie Thomas (rugby league) (1881–1963), Welsh rugby league footballer
* Billy Thomas (rugby league) (1907–1972), Welsh rugby league footballer
* William Lewis Thomas (1913–1995), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
* Billy Thomas (rugby union) (1933–2013), Welsh rugby union player

### Other sports

* Bill Thomas (baseball) (1877–1950), American baseball player
* Bill Thomas (sailor) (1918–1982), Canadian sailor
* William Thomas (bowls) (born 1954), Welsh lawn and indoor bowler
* William Thomas (cricketer) (born 1960), English cricketer
* William Thomas (karateka) (born 1965), English karateka
* Billy Thomas (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player
* Bill Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1983), American ice hockey player
* William Thomas (basketball) (born 1986), American basketball player

## Others

* William Thelwall Thomas (1865–1927), Welsh surgeon
* Wilhelm Meyer (Adolph Beck case) (a.k.a. William Thomas, fl. c. 1903), gained notoriety in Adolph Beck case
* William Thomas (activist) (1947–2009), American anti-nuclear activist
* William H. Thomas (physician) (born 1959), American physician