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 Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin

First Name Thomas
Last Name Elgin
Born on July 20, 1766
Died on November 14, 1841 (aged 75)

Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine was a Scottish nobleman, soldier, politician and diplomat, known primarily for the controversial removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens. Elgin's removal of the sculptures and the legality of his actions are the subject of dispute between the international community and the British Museum.

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Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald

First Name Thomas
Last Name Dundonald
Born on November 30, 1690
Died on October 31, 1778 (aged 87)

Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald was a Scottish nobleman, army officer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire, 1722–1727. He served as Commissioner of the Excise for Scotland from 1730 until 1764. He acceded to the title of Earl of Dundonald in 1758 on the death of his cousin, William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald.

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Thomas de Trafford

First Name Thomas
Last Name Trafford
Born on March 22, 1778
Died on November 10, 1852 (aged 74)

Sir Thomas Joseph de Trafford, 1st Baronet, was a member of a prominent family of English Roman Catholics. He served as commander of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry at the time of the Peterloo Massacre. He was born at Croston Hall near Chorley, Lancashire on 22 March 1778, son of John Trafford and Elizabeth Tempest, and was christened Thomas Joseph Trafford.

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Thomas Fowell Buxton

First Name Thomas
Last Name Buxton
Died on January 1, 1908
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Thomas I, Count of Savoy

First Name Thomas
Last Name Savoy
Died on March 1, 1233

Thomas Ι was Count of Savoy from 1189 to 1233. He is sometimes numbered "Thomas I" to distinguish him from his son of the same name, who governed Savoy but was not count.

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Thomas Thomson

First Name Thomas
Last Name Thomson
Born on April 12, 1773
Died on July 2, 1852 (aged 79)

Thomas Thomson was a Scottish chemist and mineralogist whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory. His scientific accomplishments include the invention of the saccharometer and he gave silicon its current name. He served as president of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow.

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Thomas Touré

First Name Thomas
Last Name Touré
Born on December 27, 1993 (age 32)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Thomas Touré is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Angers SCO. He made one international appearance for the Ivory Coast national team in 2016.

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Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman

First Name Thomas
Last Name Denman
Died on September 26, 1854

Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman, was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Lord Chief Justice between 1832 and 1850.

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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk

First Name Thomas
Last Name Norfolk
Born on January 1, 1443
Died on May 21, 1524 (aged 81)

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman, soldier and statesman who served four monarchs. He was the eldest son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, by his first wife, Catharina de Moleyns. The Duke was the grandfather of both Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Catherine Howard and the great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1513 he led the English to victory over the Scots at the decisive Battle of Flodden, for which he was richly rewarded by King Henry VIII, then away in France.

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Thomas Herbert

First Name Thomas
Last Name Herbert
Died on January 1, 1779
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