John Thomas

John Thomas may refer to:

Politics

• John Thomas (by 1490–1540/42), British Member of Parliament for Truro
• John Thomas (c. 1531–1581/90), British Member of Parliament for Mitchell
• John Chew Thomas (1764–1836), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
• John Thomas (New York) (1792–1866), New York politician
• John Warwick Thomas (1800–1871), North Carolina state legislator and founder of Thomasville, North Carolina
• John Addison Thomas (1811–1858), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
• John J. Thomas (1813–1895), Confederate politician
• John E. Thomas (Wisconsin legislator), (1829-?) Wisconsin State Assemblyman and Senator
• John Lewis Thomas Jr. (1835–1893), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
• John O. Thomas (1867–1961), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• John R. Thomas (1846–1914), U.S. Congressman from Illinois
• John W. Thomas (Wisconsin) (1846–1925), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• John Aeron Thomas (1850–1935), British Member of Parliament for Gower, 1900–1906
• John W. Thomas (1874–1945), U.S. Senator from Idaho
• John W. Thomas (Sheriff), Sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• John William Elmer Thomas (1876–1965), U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
• J. Parnell Thomas (1895–1970), U.S. Congressman from New Jersey
• John Thomas (UK politician) (1897–1968), British Member of Parliament for Dover
• John Stradling Thomas (1925–1991), Welsh Conservative Party politician
• John M. Thomas, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State in the 1970s
• John Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd (born 1947), British judge
• John Charles Thomas (judge) (born 1950), State supreme court justice

Military history

• John Thomas (general) (1724–1776), American general in the American Revolutionary War
• John Thomas (VC) (1886–1954), English soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Wallace Thomas (1888–1965), Newfoundland and Canadian merchant mariner who served in First and Second World Wars
• John Wellesley Thomas (1822–1908), British military officer

Religion and theology

• John Thomas (bishop of Winchester) (1696–1781), previously Bishop of Salisbury
• John Thomas (bishop of Rochester) (1712–1793), previously Dean of Westminster
• John Thomas (bishop of Salisbury) (1691–1766), previously Bishop of St Asaph and Bishop of Lincoln
• John Thomas (bishop of Swansea and Brecon) (1908–1995)
• John Thomas (priest) (1736–1769), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian
• John Thomas (Christadelphian) (1805–1871), British Christian theologian, and founder of the Christadelphians
• John Lloyd Thomas (1908–1984), Anglican clergyman
• John Christopher Thomas (born c. 1955), American Pentecostal theologian
• John H. Thomas, (born c. 1950) American clergyman, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, 1999–2009

Sport

• John Thomas (American football) (born 1935), American football player for the San Francisco 49ers
• John Thomas (Australian footballer) (1935–2011), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
• John Thomas (athlete) (1941–2013), American high jumper
• John Thomas (Australian cricketer) (1852–1915), cricketer for Tasmania
• John Thomas (English cricketer) (1879–1949), cricketer for Somerset
• John Thomas (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player
• John Thomas (figure skater) (born 1960), Canadian ice dancer
• John Thomas (Welsh footballer) (died 1920), Welsh footballer for Sheffield United and Gainsborough Trinity in the 1890s
• John Thomas (footballer, born 1958), English footballer for Preston North End and Bolton Wanderers
• John Thomas (lacrosse) (born 1953), American lacrosse player
• John Webster Thomas (1900–1977), American college football player for the Chicago Maroons
• John Thomas (bowls), Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler

Music

• John Charles Thomas (1891–1960), American baritone opera singer
• John Rogers Thomas (1830–1896), American composer
• John Thomas (harpist) (1826–1913), Welsh composer and musician
• John Weston Thomas (1921–1992), Welsh harpmaker
• "Big" John Thomas (1952–2016), British lead guitarist with Budgie

Art

• John Thomas (sculptor) (1813–1862), British sculptor who worked on British palaces
• John Evan Thomas (1810–1873), Welsh sculptor
• John Paul Thomas (1927-2001) American artist, principally in Hawaii

Fiction and poetry

• John Allen Miner Thomas (1900–1932), American novelist
• John Thomas Idlet (1930–2002), American Beat poet

Movies

• John G. Thomas (born 1948), American filmmaker
• John Thomas (cinematographer), winner of the 1995 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
• John Thomas (screenwriter) (fl. late 20th century), co-screenwriter for the movie Predator

Education

• John L. Thomas (c. 1927 – 2005), American historian
• John Martin Thomas (1869–1952), Twelfth president of Rutgers University
• John R. Thomas (professor), American intellectual property professor

Other areas

• John Thomas (author) (died 1982), Scottish railway author
• John Thomas (photographer) (1838–1905), Welsh photographer
• John E. Thomas (born 1926), Canadian philosopher
• John Floyd Thomas, Jr. (born 1936), Californian murderer
• John Meurig Thomas (born 1932), British chemist and materials scientist
• John Rochester Thomas (1848–1901), American architect