Namesakes for THOMAS:
American Presidents:
2 presidents
Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 
Woodrow Wilson (a.k.a. Thomas) 1913-1921
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Thomas (m) Matt. 10:3/John 11:16
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Thomas Pelham-Holles 1754-1756; 1757-1762
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Thomas Mitchell 1953
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero
Sir Thomas Bertram 1814 Mansfield Park
Tom Bertram (a.k.a. Thomas) 1814 Mansfield Park
Tommy Beresford (a.k.a. Thomas) 1922 The Secret Adversary
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 1 baseball
(baseball) James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell 1974
(basketball) Thomas B. Barlow 1980
(basketball) Thomas W. Heinsohn 1986
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 literature, 2 medicine, 1 chemistry, 1 peace
(peace) Woodrow Wilson (a.k.a. Thomas) 1919
(literature) Thomas Mann 1929
(medicine) Thomas Hunt Morgan 1933
(literature) T. S. Eliot (a.k.a. Thomas) 1948
(medicine) Thomas Huckle Weller 1954
(chemistry) Thomas R. Cech 1989
Notable Actors and Actresses:
8 actors
Thomas Mitchell 1892-1962
Thomas Haden Church 1960-
Thomas Gibson 1962-
Thomas Kretschmann 1962-
C. Thomas Howell 1966-
Thomas Jane 1969-
Thomas Ian Nicholas 1980-
Thomas Dekker 1987-
Notable Businesspeople:
3 businesspersons
Thomas Ismay 1837-1899
Thomas Watson Jr. 1914-1993
T. Boone Pickens (a.k.a. Thomas) 1928-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Thomas Mitchell 1792-1855
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Paul Thomas Anderson 1970-
Notable Musicians:
2 composers, 1 singer
Thomas Augustine Arne 1710-1778
Thomas Newman 1955-
Thomas Berge 1990-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers, 1 theologian
Thomas Aquinas 1221-1274
Sir Thomas More 1478-1535
Thomas Hobbes 1588-1679
Notable Professional Athletes:
2 basketball, 1 baseball, 1 soccer
(basketball) Thomas B. Barlow
(basketball) Thomas W. Heinsohn
(baseball) James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell 1903-1991
(soccer) Thomas N'Kono 1956-?
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor
Thomas Alva Edison 1847-1931
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet
Thomas Hardy 1840-1928
T. S. Eliot (a.k.a. Thomas) 1888-1965
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Thomas Mitchell 1939 Stagecoach
Other Leaders:
1 president
President Seán T. O'Kelly (a.k.a. Thomas) Ireland
Pulitzer Award Winners:
2 winners
Thomas Sigismund Stribling 1933 The Store
Thomas Berger 1984 The Feud
Saints:
53 blessed, 18 saints
Saint Thomas the Apostle ?-74
Blessed Thomas de Maurienne ?-715
Saint Thomas of Maurienne ?-720
Saint Thomas of Antioch ?-782
Saint Thomas Becket 1118-1170
Blessed Thomas of Biville 1187-1257
Saint Thomas of Hereford 1218-1282
Saint Thomas Aquinas 1221-1274
Blessed Tommaso of Tolentino (a.k.a. Thomas) 1260-1321
Saint Thomas of Dover ?-1295
Blessed Tommaso Corsini (a.k.a. Thomas) ?-1345
Saint Thomas of Foligno ?-1369
Blessed Thomas à Kempis 1380-1471
Blessed Tommaso of Florence (a.k.a. Thomas) ?-1447
Saint Thomas More 1478-1535
Saint Tomás of Villanova (a.k.a. Thomas) 1488-1555
Blessed Thomas Percy 1528-1572
Blessed Thomas Green ?-1537
Blessed Thomas Johnson ?-1537
Blessed Thomas Abel ?-1540
Blessed Thomas Atkinson 1546-1616
Blessed Thomas Cottam 1549-1582
Blessed Thomas Sherwood 1551-1578
Blessed Thomas Pormort 1559-1592
Blessed Thomas Felton 1567-1588
Blessed Thomas Plumtree ?-1570
Blessed Thomas Tsuji 1571-1627
Blessed Thomas Woodhouse ?-1573
Saint Thomas Garnet 1575-1608
Blessed Thomas Ford ?-1582
Blessed Thomas Hemerford ?-1584
Blessed Thomas Alfield ?-1585
Blessed Thomas Holford ?-1588
Blessed Thomas Belson ?-1589
Blessed Thomas Maxfield 1590-1616
Blessed Thomas Bosgrave ?-1594
Saint Thomas Danki ?-1597
Blessed Thomas Fulthrop ?-1597
Saint Thomas Kozaki ?-1597
Blessed Thomas Warcop ?-1597
Blessed Thomas Hunt ?-1600
Blessed Thomas Palasor ?-1600
Blessed Thomas Sprott ?-1600
Blessed Thomas Holland 1600-1642
Blessed Thomas Bullaker 1603-1642
Blessed Thomas Welbourne ?-1605
Blessed Thomas Somers ?-1610
Blessed Thomas Tunstal ?-1616
Blessed Thomas Kotenda ?-1619
Blessed Thomas Guengoro ?-1620
Blessed Thomas Pickering 1621-1679
Blessed Thomas of the Holy Rosary ?-1622
Blessed Thomas Akafuji ?-1622
Blessed Thomas Koyanangi ?-1622
Blessed Thomas Sherwood ?-1622
Blessed Tomás Zumárraga of the Holy Spirit (a.k.a. Thomas) ?-1622
Blessed Thomas Vinyemon ?-1627
Blessed Thomas of Saint Hyacinth ?-1628
Blessed Thomas Tomaki ?-1628
Blessed Thomas Kufioji ?-1630
Blessed Thomas Thwing 1635-1680
Blessed Thomas Reynolds ?-1642
Saint Tommaso of Cori (a.k.a. Thomas) 1655-1729
Blessed Thomas Whitbread ?-1679
Blessed Tommaso Reggio (a.k.a. Thomas) 1818-1901
Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco (a.k.a. Thomas) 1831-1891
Saint Thomas De ?-1838
Saint Thomas Dien ?-1838
Saint Thomas Du ?-1839
Saint Thomas Toan ?-1840
Blessed Tomás Sitjar Fortiá (a.k.a. Thomas) ?-1936
Shakespearian Characters:
17 characters
Duke Thomas Henry IV (2)
Friar Thomas Measure for Measure
Lord Thomas Clifford Henry VI (2)
Thomas Cranmer Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell Henry VIII
Sir Thomas Erpingham Henry V
Sir Thomas Gargrave Henry VI (1)
Sir Thomas Grey Henry V
Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset Richard III
Thomas Horner Henry VI (2)
Sir Thomas Lovell Henry VIII
Lord Thomas Mowbray Henry IV (2); Richard II
Thomas Percy Henry IV (1)
Lord Thomas Scales Henry VI (2)
Sir Thomas Vaughan Richard III
Thomas Wart Henry IV (2)
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Henry VIII
