List of Famous people named Thomas

Thomas Hoßmang is a German former footballer and manager, who last coached 1. FC Magdeburg.

Thomas Abbt was a German mathematician and writer.

Thomas Hellriegel a.k.a. "Hell on Wheels" is a German Ironman triathlete. His biggest achievement is winning the 1997 Ironman World Championship. Hellriegel was also second in the event in 1995 and 1996.

Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, CBE, Hon FRAeS was an English aviation pioneer, business executive and yachtsman.

Thomas Luckmann was an American-Austrian sociologist of German and Slovene origin who taught mainly in Germany. Born in Jesenice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Luckmann studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck. He married Benita Petkevic in 1950. His contributions were central to studies in sociology of communication, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion, and the philosophy of science. His best-known titles are the 1966 book, The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge, The Invisible Religion (1967), and The Structures of the Life-World (1973).

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby. Her second marriage to King Edward IV made her Queen of England, thus elevating Grey's status at court and in the realm as the stepson of the King. Through his mother's assiduous endeavours, he made two materially advantageous marriages to wealthy heiresses, the King's niece Anne Holland and Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington. By the latter he had 14 children.

Thomas Rufenacht is a Swiss-American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with SC Bern of the National League (NL).

Thomas Davenport was a Vermont blacksmith who constructed the first American DC electric motor in 1834.

Thomas Liao was a Taiwanese independence activist and founding leader of the Republic of Taiwan Provisional Government.

Thomas Wolf, also known under the alias of David van Dyk, is a German criminal and was, until capture in May 2009, one of the most wanted fugitives in Germany for nine years.