# Robert Thomas

Robert, Rob, Bob, or Bobby Thomas may refer to:

## Arts

* Robert Thomas (director) (1927–1989), French writer, actor and director
* Robert Thomas (sculptor) (1926–1999), Welsh sculptor
* Robert Thomas Jr., American jazz percussionist and hand drummer
* Robert Thomas, former bassist for the rock band Black Veil Brides
* Robert Thomas, known as Rob49, American rapper
* Rob Thomas (musician) (born 1972), lead singer of Matchbox Twenty
* Rob Thomas (writer) (born 1965), producer and screenwriter, creator of Veronica Mars
* Bobby Thomas (musician) (1932–2013), American jazz drummer
* Bob Thomas (actor) (born 1965), radio personality, actor, and writer
* Bob Thomas, founder member of Silly Wizard

## Journalism

* Robert Thomas (newspaper proprietor) (1781–1860), founder of the South Australian Register
* Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (1939–2000), American journalist
* Robert Kyffin Thomas (1851–1910), South Australian newspaper proprietor
* Robert Bailey Thomas, American publisher of the Old Farmers Almanac
* Bob Thomas (reporter) (1922–2014), American reporter for the AP covering Hollywood
* Rob Thomas, American newspaper editor The Capital Times

## Politics

* Sir Robert Thomas, 1st Baronet (1873–1951), Liberal Member of Parliament in Wales
* Sir Robert Thomas, 2nd Baronet (1622–?), MP for Cardiff, 1661–1681
* Robert J. Thomas (1945–2014), president and CEO of Nissan in the U.S. and Clinton Administration appointee
* Lindsay Thomas (politician) (Robert Lindsay Thomas, born 1943), US Representative from Georgia
* Robert R. Thomas (born 1952), Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, former NFL kicker
* Robert Y. Thomas Jr. (1859–1925), US Representative from Kentucky
* Bob Thomas (Nevada politician) (1926–2013), American businessman, newspaper columnist, and politician
* Bob Thomas (Australian politician) (1954–2016), Western Australian politician
* Bob Thomas (Virginia politician) (1977-), Member of the Virginia House of Delegates

## Sports
### American football

* Bob Thomas (running back) (born 1948), American football player
* Robb Thomas (born 1966), American football player
* Robert Thomas (fullback) (born 1974), American football player
* Robert Thomas (linebacker) (born 1980), American football player
* Robert Thomas (defensive lineman) (born 1991), American football player

### Association football (soccer)

* Bob Thomas (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1990), English football player
* Bobby Thomas (footballer) (born 2001), English footballer

### Other sports

* Bob Thomas (rugby union) (1871–1910), Wales international rugby player
* Bobby Thomas (cyclist) (1912–2008), American Olympic cyclist
* Bob Thomas (long jumper) (1939–2016), New Zealand long jumper
* Rob Thomas (rugby league) (born 1990), English rugby league footballer
* Robert Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player

## Other

* Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan) (1809–1880), known by the bardic name "Ap Vychan", a Welsh Independent minister and poet
* Robert K. Thomas (literary scholar) (1918–1998), English professor and academic vice president at BYU
* Robert K. Thomas (chemist) (born 1941), physical chemist
* Robert M. Thomas (1908–1984), American rubber scientist
* Robert George Thomas (1820–1883), draftsman and architect in the British colony of South Australia
* Robert Jermain Thomas (1839–1866), Christian missionary in Korea
* Rob Thomas (scientist), South Australian environmental scientist and public servant
* Robert Thomas, 18th-century British counterfeiter, see Cragg Coiners
* Bob Thomas (programmer), creator of the computer worm Creeper