Namesakes
American Presidents:
2 presidents
Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 
Woodrow Wilson (a.k.a. Thomas) 1913-1921
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 president
(president) Thomas Klestil 1992-2004
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
Danish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal 1926-1929
Emmy Award Winners:
3 actors
(actor) Thomas Mitchell 1953
(actor) Tom Selleck 1984 Magnum, P.I.
(actor) Tom Skerritt 1993 Picket Fences
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Conchita Wurst (a.k.a. Thomas) 2014 Austria
Fictional Characters from Books:
6 characters, 3 heroes
Tom Bertram 1814 Mansfield Park
Thomas Gradgrind 1854 Hard Times
Tom Sawyer 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tommy Beresford 1922 The Secret Adversary
Tom Buchanan 1925 The Great Gatsby
Thomas the Tank Engine 1946 Thomas the Tank Engine
Tom Barnaby 1987 The Killings at Badger's Drift
Thomas Lynley 1988 A Great Deliverance
Bill Compton (a.k.a. Thomas) 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television:
24 characters, 2 heroes
Jarrod Barkley (a.k.a. Thomas) 1965 The Big Valley
JJ Deveraux (a.k.a. Thomas) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Tom Horton 1965 Days of Our Lives
Tommy Horton 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mike Brady (a.k.a. Thomas) 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Thomas Magnum 1980 Magnum, P.I.
Thomas the Tank Engine 1984 Thomas & Friends
Lou Carpenter (a.k.a. Thomas) 1985 Neighbours
Thomas Forrester 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Will Riker (a.k.a. Thomas) 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
J. T. Lambert (a.k.a. Thomas) 1991 Step by Step
Thomas Bale 1993 NYPD Blue
Thomas E. Dewey 1994 Due South
Tom Summers 1994 Heartbreak High
Tom Paris 1995 Star Trek: Voyager
Thomas Chamberlain 1996 Silent Witness
Tommy Solomon 1996 3rd Rock from the Sun
Tom Barnaby 1997 Midsomer Murders
Thomas Lynley 2001 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Thomas Grace 2001 Alias
Tom Lennox 2001 24
Tom Scavo 2004 Desperate Housewives
Clark Edison (a.k.a. Thomas) 2005 Bones
Bill Compton (a.k.a. Thomas) 2008 True Blood
Derek Reese (a.k.a. Thomas) 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Russell "Rusty" Beck (a.k.a. Thomas) 2012 Major Crimes
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Charles Floquet (a.k.a. Thomas) 1888-1889
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist
(best new artist) Tom Jones (a.k.a. Thomas) 1966
Hall-of-Famers:
6 basketball, 6 ice hockey, 5 baseball, 5 football
(ice hockey) Tommy Phillips 1945
(baseball) Tommy McCarthy 1946
(ice hockey) Ernie "Moose" Johnson (a.k.a. Thomas) 1952
(ice hockey) Tom Hooper 1962
(football) Tom Fears 1970
(ice hockey) Tom Johnson 1970
(ice hockey) Tommy Smith 1973
(ice hockey) Tommy Dunderdale 1974
(baseball) James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell 1974
(basketball) Tom Gola 1975
(basketball) Thomas Barlow 1980
(basketball) Tom Heinsohn 1986; 2015
(football) Tom Landry 1990
(baseball) Tom Seaver 1992
(baseball) Tommy Lasorda 1997
(football) Tommy McDonald 1998
(football) Tom Mack 1999
(basketball) Tom "Satch" Sanders 2011
(baseball) Tom Glavine 2014
(basketball) Tom Izzo 2016
(basketball) Charlie Scott (a.k.a. Thomas) 2018
(football) Tom Flores 2021
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Seán T. O'Kelly (a.k.a. Thomas) 1945-1959
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Tom Brady 2007; 2010; 2017 football
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Thomas Mackenzie 1912
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 economics, 3 medicine, 2 chemistry, 2 literature, 1 peace, 1 physics
(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
(physics) Ernest Walton (a.k.a. Thomas) 1951
(medicine) Thomas Huckle Weller 1954
(chemistry) Thomas Cech 1989
(economics) Thomas Schelling 2005
(chemistry) Thomas A. Steitz 2009
(economics) Dale T. Mortensen (a.k.a. Thomas) 2010
(economics) Thomas J. Sargent 2011
(medicine) Thomas C. Südhof 2013
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
2 revolutionaries, 1 activist
(revolutionary) Thomas Müntzer c. 1489-1525
(activist) Thomas Cranmer 1489-1556
(revolutionary) Thomas Paine 1737-1809
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
56 actors, 3 actor/comedians, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 presenter, 1 presenter/comedian
Rupert Julian (a.k.a. Thomas) 1879-1943
Thomas Mitchell 1892-1962
Don Bexley (a.k.a. Thomas) 1910-1997
Tom Bosley 1927-2010
Sean Connery (a.k.a. Thomas) 1930-2020
Tom Skerritt 1933-
Chuck McCann (a.k.a. Thomas) 1934-2018
Nicol Williamson (a.k.a. Thomas) 1936-2011
Ned Beatty (a.k.a. Thomas) 1937-2021
Richard Pryor (a.k.a. Thomas) 1940-2005
J. T. Walsh (a.k.a. Thomas) 1943-1998
John McCook (a.k.a. Thomas) 1944-
Tom Selleck 1945-
Tom Savini 1946-
Richard Griffiths (a.k.a. Thomas) 1947-2013
Joe Morton (a.k.a. Thomas) 1947-
Tom Wilkinson 1948-2023
Tom Jackson 1948-
Tom Berenger 1949-
Tom Waits 1949-
William Sadler (a.k.a. Thomas) 1950-
Thomas Gottschalk 1950-
Mark Harmon (a.k.a. Thomas) 1951-
Tom Wopat 1951-
Tom Hulce 1953-
Dana Carvey (a.k.a. Thomas) 1955-
Griffin Dunne (a.k.a. Thomas) 1955-
Tommy Wiseau 195x-
Tom Hanks 1956-
Thom Hoffman (a.k.a. Thomas) 1957-
Tom Arnold 1959-
Thomas Haden Church 1960-
Tom Sizemore 1961-2023
Thomas Gibson 1962-
Tom Cruise 1962-
Thomas Kretschmann 1962-
Andrew McCarthy (a.k.a. Thomas) 1962-
Tom Cavanagh 1963-
Mark Valley (a.k.a. Thomas) 1964-
C. Thomas Howell 1966-
Tom Hollander 1967-
Jeffrey Donovan (a.k.a. Thomas) 1968-
Thomas Jane 1969-
Jack Black (a.k.a. Thomas) 1969-
Tom Everett Scott 1970-
Kirk Cameron (a.k.a. Thomas) 1970-
Jimmy Fallon (a.k.a. Thomas) 1974-
T. J. Thyne (a.k.a. Thomas) 1975-
Luke Mably (a.k.a. Thomas) 1976-
Tom Welling 1977-
Tom Hardy 1977-
Tom Ellis 1978-
Thomas Ian Nicholas 1980-
Tom Hiddleston 1981-
Ben Barnes (a.k.a. Thomas) 1981-
Gaspard Ulliel (a.k.a. Thomas) 1984-2022
Tom Cullen 1985-
Robert Pattinson (a.k.a. Thomas) 1986-
Thomas Howes 1986-
Tom Felton 1987-
Thomas Dekker 1987-
Thomas Brodie-Sangster 1990-
Tom Holland 1996-
Notable Artists:
4 painters, 1 fashion designer
Thomas Gainsborough 1727-1788
Thomas Lawrence 1769-1830
Thomas Cole 1801-1848
Tom Thomson 1877-1917
Tommy Hilfiger 1951-
Notable Athletes:
11 soccer, 7 rugby, 4 basketball, 2 baseball, 2 tennis, 1 cycling, 1 diving, 1 driving, 1 football, 1 golf, 1 ice hockey, 1 skating, 1 track, 1 wrestling
(track) Thomas Burke 1875-1929
(ice hockey) Tom Johnson 1928-2007
(basketball) Tom Gola 1933-2014
(basketball) Tom Heinsohn 1934-2020
(cycling) Tom Simpson 1937-1967
(basketball) Tom "Satch" Sanders 1938-
(baseball) Tom Seaver 1944-2020
(basketball) Charlie Scott (a.k.a. Thomas) 1948-
(driving) Tom Pryce 1949-1977
(golf) Tom Watson 1949-
(soccer) Thomas N'Kono 1956-
(baseball) Tom Glavine 1966-
(wrestling) Glenn Thomas "Kane" Jacobs 1967-
(tennis) Thomas Enqvist 1974-
(tennis) Thomas Johansson 1975-
(football) Tom Brady 1977-
(soccer) Thomas Hitzlsperger 1982-
(rugby) Stephen Moore (a.k.a. Thomas) 1983-
(rugby) Tommy Bowe 1984-
(soccer) Thomas Vermaelen 1985-
(soccer) Tom Heaton 1986-
(rugby) Tom Wood 1986-
(soccer) Matthew Špiranović (a.k.a. Thomas) 1988-
(rugby) Tommy Seymour 1988-
(soccer) Hal Robson-Kanu (a.k.a. Thomas) 1989-
(soccer) Thomas Müller 1989-
(soccer) Mitchell Duke (a.k.a. Thomas) 1991-
(soccer) Thomas Meunier 1991-
(soccer) Tommy Oar 1991-
(rugby) Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata Perenara 1992-
(skating) Thomas Krol 1992-
(rugby) George Ford (a.k.a. Thomas) 1993-
(rugby) Jack Nowell (a.k.a. Thomas) 1993-
(soccer) Ben Davies (a.k.a. Thomas) 1993-
(diving) Tom Daley 1994-
Notable Businesspeople:
5 businesspersons
Thomas Cook 1808-1892
Thomas Ismay 1837-1899
Thomas Watson Jr. 1914-1993
T. Boone Pickens (a.k.a. Thomas) 1928-2019
Tom Monaghan 1937-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Thomas Mitchell 1792-1855
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
Rupert Julian (a.k.a. Thomas) 1879-1943
Paul Thomas Anderson 1970-
Tom Hooper 1972-
Notable Journalists:
1 journalist
(journalist) W. T. Stead (a.k.a. Thomas) 1849-1912
Notable Military Figures:
1 general, 1 officer
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson 1824-1863
T. E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Thomas) 1888-1935
Notable Musicians:
13 musicians, 11 singers, 2 composers
Thomas Arne 1710-1778
Thomas "Fats" Waller 1904-1943
Tom Lehrer 1928-
Tom Jones (a.k.a. Thomas) 1940-
Lowell George (a.k.a. Thomas) 1945-1979
Thomas Mapfumo 1945-
Tom Evans 1947-1983
Tom Jackson 1948-
Tom Waits 1949-
Tom Petty 1950-2017
Tom Wopat 1951-
Tom Hamilton 1951-
Thomas Newman 1955-
Thomas Anders 1963-
Layne Staley (a.k.a. Thomas) 1967-2002
Thom Yorke 1968-
Jason Orange (a.k.a. Thomas) 1970-
Keith Duffy (a.k.a. Thomas) 1974-
Brian Littrell (a.k.a. Thomas) 1975-
CeeLo Green (a.k.a. Thomas) 1975-
Tom DeLonge 1975-
Thomas "Diplo" Pentz 1978-
Tom Chaplin 1979-
Laura Jane Grace (a.k.a. Thomas) 1980-
Joel "Deadmau5" Zimmerman (a.k.a. Thomas) 1981-
Conchita Wurst (a.k.a. Thomas) 1988-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers, 1 economist, 1 historian, 1 theologian
Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
Thomas More 1478-1535
Thomas Hobbes 1588-1679
Thomas Robert Malthus 1766-1834
Thomas Kuhn 1922-1996
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
4 politicians, 2 statespersons
Thomas Cromwell c. 1485-1540
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey ?-1530
Elbridge Gerry (a.k.a. Thomas) 1744-1814
Thomas A. Hendricks 1819-1885
Thomas R. Marshall 1854-1925
Thom de Graaf 1957-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 biologists, 2 inventors, 2 physicists, 1 physician
Thomas Newcomen 1664-1729
Thomas Young 1773-1829
Thomas Addison 1795-1860
Thomas Henry Huxley 1825-1895
Thomas Edison 1847-1931
Thomas Hunt Morgan 1866-1945
Ernest Walton (a.k.a. Thomas) 1903-1995
Notable Writers:
8 authors, 2 poets, 1 playwright
Thomas Hardy 1840-1928
Thomas Mann 1875-1955
T. S. Eliot (a.k.a. Thomas) 1888-1965
Tennessee Williams (a.k.a. Thomas) 1911-1983
Thomas Berger 1924-2014
Thomas Kinsella 1928-2021
Thomas Bernhard 1931-1989
Thomas Keneally 1935-
Thomas Pynchon 1937-
Tom Clancy 1947-2013
Thomas Ligotti 1953-
Olympic Medalists:
18 bronze, 17 gold, 10 silver, 5 silver/bronze, 4 silver/gold, 3 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(gold) Thomas Curtis 1896 110 m hurdles
(silver) Grantley Goulding (a.k.a. Thomas) 1896 110 m hurdles
(gold) Thomas Burke 1896 100 m; 400 m
(bronze) Bill Burgess (a.k.a. Thomas) 1900 water polo
(gold) Thomas Coe 1900 water polo
(gold) Tom Kiely 1904 decathlon
(gold) Thomas Hicks 1904 marathon
(silver/bronze) Truxtun Hare (a.k.a. Thomas) 1900; 1904 hammer throw; decathlon
(gold) Thomas Thould 1908 water polo
(silver/bronze) Sydney Battersby (a.k.a. Thomas) 1908; 1912 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Tom Lieb 1924 discus throw
(gold) Tommy Green 1932 50 km walk
(silver/gold) Tommy Hampson 1932 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(silver) Tom Evenson 1932 3000 m steeplechase
(silver) Tom Richards 1948 marathon
(gold) Joe Verdeur (a.k.a. Thomas) 1948 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold) Tom Courtney 1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(silver/bronze) George Breen (a.k.a. Thomas) 1956; 1960 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(bronze) Tom Gompf 1964 diving - platform
(gold) Mike Barrett (a.k.a. Thomas) 1968 basketball
(bronze) Tom Farrell 1968 800 m
(gold) Tommie Smith 1968 200 m
(gold) Charlie Scott (a.k.a. Thomas) 1968 basketball
(bronze) Thomas Hill 1972 110 m hurdles
(silver) Tom Henderson 1972 basketball
(silver) Tommy Burleson 1972 basketball
(silver/gold) Tom Bruce 1972 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Tom McMillen 1972 basketball
(bronze) Tom McBreen 1972 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(gold) Tom LaGarde 1976 basketball
(gold) Thomas Munkelt 1980 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Thomas Loebb 1984 water polo
(bronze) Thomas Lejdström 1984 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Thomas Jefferson 1984 200 m
(bronze) Thomas Huber 1984 water polo
(silver/gold) George DiCarlo (a.k.a. Thomas) 1984 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle
(silver/bronze) Thomas Fahrner 1984; 1988 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Thomas Flemming 1988 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold/bronze) Tom Jager 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
(silver/bronze) Tom Ponting 1984; 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Jonathan Cleveland (a.k.a. Thomas) 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 1992 badminton singles
(bronze) Lance Bade (a.k.a. Thomas) 1996 shooting
(bronze) Tom Wilkens 2000 swimming - 200 m medley
(silver/gold) Tom Malchow 1996; 2000 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(gold) Tommy Hannan 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Thomas Bimis 2004 diving - synchronized springboard
(bronze/silver) Thomas Rupprath 2000; 2004 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Gabe Woodward (a.k.a. Thomas) 2004 swimming
(silver) Tom Brice 2004 baseball
(silver) Thomas Johansson 2008 tennis
(bronze/silver) Thomas Lurz 2008; 2012 swimming
(bronze) Thomas Longosiwa 2012 5000 m
(gold) Tom James 2008; 2012 rowing
(bronze) Tom Ransley 2012 rowing
(bronze) Tom Daley 2012 diving
(silver) Tom Brewster 2014 curling
(gold/silver) Thomas Morgenstern 2006; 2010; 2014 ski jumping
(silver) Thomas Diethart 2014 ski jumping
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actors, 1 director
(actor) Thomas Mitchell 1940 Stagecoach
(actor) Sean Connery (a.k.a. Thomas) 1988 The Untouchables
(actor) Tom Hanks 1994; 1995 Philadelphia; Forrest Gump
(director) Tom Hooper 2011 The King's Speech
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Thomas S. Monson 2008-2018 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pulitzer Award Winners:
2 literatures
(literature) T. S. Stribling (a.k.a. Thomas) 1933 The Store
(literature) Tennessee Williams (a.k.a. Thomas) 1948; 1955 A Streetcar Named Desire; Cat on A Hot Tin Roof
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
11 musicians
Tom Fogerty 1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tom Hamilton 2001 Aerosmith
Tommy Ramone (a.k.a. Thomas) 2002 The Ramones
Tom Petty 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Artimus Pyle (a.k.a. Thomas) 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tom Waits 2011
Tommy Shannon (a.k.a. Thomas) 2015 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Tom Petersson 2016 Cheap Trick
Thom Yorke 2019 Radiohead
Tom Johnston 2020 The Doobie Brothers
Tom Morello 2023 Rage Against the Machine
Saints:
50 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 1225-1274
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 Alfield 1552-1585
Blessed Thomas Pormort 1559-1592
Blessed Thomas Belson c. 1563-1589
Blessed Thomas Felton 1567-1588
Blessed Thomas Plumtree ?-1570
Blessed Thomas Palasor c. 1570-1600
Blessed Thomas Sprott c. 1571-1600
Blessed Thomas Tsuji 1571-1627
Blessed Thomas Woodhouse ?-1573
Saint Thomas Garnet 1575-1608
Blessed Thomas Ford ?-1582
Blessed Thomas Hemerford ?-1584
Blessed Thomas Holford ?-1588
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 Holland 1600-1642
Blessed Thomas Bullaker 1603-1642
Blessed Thomas Welbourne ?-1605
Blessed Thomas Somers ?-1610
Blessed Thomas Tunstal ?-1616
Blessed Thomas Whitbread 1618-1679
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
Saint Thomas De ?-1838
Saint Thomas Dien ?-1838
Saint Thomas Du ?-1839
Saint Thomas Toan ?-1840
Shakespearian Characters:
21 characters
Friar Thomas Measure for Measure
Thomas Horner Henry VI (2)
Thomas Wart Henry IV (2)
Thomas Percy Henry IV (1)
Sir Thomas Erpingham Henry V
Thomas Mowbray Richard II
Sir Thomas Grey Henry V
Lord Thomas Mowbray Henry IV (2)
Thomas, Duke of Clarence Henry IV (2)
Salisbury (a.k.a. Thomas) Henry V
Lord Thomas Scales Henry VI (2)
Lord Thomas Bardolf Henry IV (2)
Sir Thomas Vaughan Richard III
Lord Thomas Clifford Henry VI (2)
Lord Berkeley (a.k.a. Thomas) Richard II
Sir Thomas Gargrave Henry VI (1)
Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset Richard III
Thomas Cromwell Henry VIII
Thomas Cranmer Henry VIII
Sir Thomas Lovell Henry VIII
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Henry VIII
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Thomas Holenstein 1958