List of Famous people named Thomas

Name Thomas is among the most common names in USA, Germany, England, France, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Australia. Shortened forms: Tom, Tommy. Similar names: Tom, Tommy, Tomas, Tomasz, Tommaso, Toomas, Thomaz, Tomass, Tomaso, Tomaz, Tomasi. Here are some famous Thomases:

Thomas Rutherfoord

First Name Thomas

Last Name Rutherfoord

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Thomas Posey

First Name Thomas

Last Name Posey

Born on July 9, 1750

Died on March 19, 1818 (aged 67)

Born in United States of America, Virginia

Thomas Posey was an officer in the American Revolution, a general during peacetime, the third Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and a Louisiana Senator.

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Thomas Maitland

First Name Thomas

Last Name Maitland

Born on June 8, 1854

Died on February 2, 1906 (aged 51)

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Thomas Burke

First Name Thomas

Last Name Burke

Born on November 30, 1746

Died on December 2, 1783 (aged 37)

Born in Ireland, Connacht, County Galway

Thomas Burke was an Irish physician, lawyer, and statesman who lived in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was the third Governor of the state.

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Thomas Bothwell Jeter

First Name Thomas

Last Name Jeter

Born on October 13, 1827

Died on May 20, 1893 (aged 65)

Born in United States of America, South Carolina

Thomas Bothwell Jeter was the 79th Governor of South Carolina from September 1, 1880 to November 30, 1880. His home in Union, South Carolina is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Thomas O'Conor

First Name Thomas

Last Name O'Conor

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Thomas G. Turner

First Name Thomas

Last Name Turner

Born on October 24, 1810

Died on January 3, 1875 (aged 64)

Born in United States of America, Rhode Island

Thomas Goodwin Turner was an American politician and businessman who was the 26th Governor of Rhode Island from 1859 to 1860.

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Thomas C. Jerdon

First Name Thomas

Last Name Jerdon

Born on October 12, 1811

Died on June 12, 1872 (aged 60)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Thomas Caverhill Jerdon was a British physician, zoologist and botanist. He was a pioneering ornithologist who described numerous species of birds in India. Several species of plants and birds including Jerdon's baza, Jerdon's leafbird, Jerdon's bushlark, Jerdon's nightjar, Jerdon's courser, Jerdon's babbler and Jerdon's bush chat are named after him.

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