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
• Thomas Baumert (born 1965), German-French physician-scientist and entrepreneur
• Saint Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170
• Thomas Hugh Pitt Beeching (1900–1971) was an English businessman, soldier and cricketer
• Thomas Bertrand-Hudon (born 1996), Canadian football player
• Thomas Binger, American lawyer
• Thomas G. Blomberg, American criminologist
• 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 Blumenfeld (born 1997), Canadian boxer
• Thomas Bourchier (cardinal) (c.1411 – 1486), English cardinal and Lord Chancellor
• Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 1990), English actor
• Thomas J. Brown, multiple people
• Thomas Brugis, English surgeon
• Thomas Bunday (1948–1983), American serial killer
• Thomas Bussard (born 2002), Swiss ski mountaineer
• 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 Cheeseman (1845–1923), New Zealand botanist
• 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 Butler Cooper, American politician and lawyer
• 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 Cullen Davis, American former oil tycoon
• Thomas Delaney (born 1991), Danish professional footballer
• Chris Thomas Devlin, American screenwriter
• 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 Eastwood (1945-1983), Father of Isabella and Louis. Separated husband of Kamryn. American video game Developer.
• Thomas M. Eastwick (born 1952), American educator and philanthropist
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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 Jackson (1807–1878), American abolitionist
• 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 Kerr (Scottish politician) (born 1996), Scottish politician
• Thomas Kittera (1789–1839), American politician
• Thomas Kretschmann (born 1962), German actor
• Thomas Ladzinski (born 1989), German politician
• Thomas Lahdensuo (born 2005), Finnish footballer
• Thomas Lam (born 1993), Finnish-Dutch footballer
• 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
• Saint 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 Nadalini (born 2002), Italian short track speed skater
• 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 Oates (disambiguation), multiple people
• Thomas Kaan Önol Lang (born 2007), Turkish akpine ski racer
• Thomas Burton O'Connor (1914–1952), American journalist & editor
• Thomas Oppel (born 1953), American politician
• 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 Robbins (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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 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 Setodji (born 1995), French-Togolese tennis player
• 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 Sirk (born 1993), American football player
• 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 Thumm (born 1977), German politician
• 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

See also

• Thomas (name)
• Tomasz
• Tom (given name)
• Tommie
• Tommy (given name)