John Thomas may refer to:

Politics

United Kingdom

* John Thomas (c. 1490–1540/42), British Member of Parliament for

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* John Thomas (c. 1531–1581/90), British Member of Parliament for

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...

* John Aeron Thomas (1850–1935), British Member of Parliament for Gower, 1900–1906 * John Thomas (Welsh politician) (born 1852), Welsh county councillor and miners' agent * John Thomas (British politician) (1897–1968), British Member of Parliament for Dover *

John Stradling Thomas Sir John Stradling Thomas (10 June 1925 – 29 March 1991) was a Welsh Conservative Party politician. He was also a farmer, company director and broadcaster. Biography Thomas was educated at Rugby School and the University of London. He serv ...

(1925–1991), Welsh Conservative Party politician *

John Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd Roger John Laugharne Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd, (born Carmarthen, 22 October 1947) is a British judge. He served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2013 to 2017. Early life and education Thomas was born in 1947 to Roger Ed ...

(born 1947), British judge * Sir John Thomas, 1st Baronet, Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1700

United States

* John Chew Thomas (1764–1836), U.S. congressman from Maryland * John Thomas (New York politician) (1792–1866), New York politician * John Warwick Thomas (1800–1871), North Carolina state legislator and founder of

Thomasville, North Carolina Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 27,183 at the 2020 census. The city was once notable for its furniture industry, as were its neighbors High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad commu ...

* John Addison Thomas (1811–1858), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State * John J. Thomas (1813–1895), Confederate politician * John E. Thomas (politician) (1829–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman and senator *

John Lewis Thomas Jr. John Lewis Thomas Jr. (May 20, 1835 – October 15, 1893) was an American politician. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856, commencing practice soon afterwards in Cumberland, Maryland. He also s ...

(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 politician) (1846–1925), Wisconsin state legislator and railroad commissioner * John W. Thomas (1874–1945), U.S. Senator from Idaho * John W. Thomas (sheriff) (1815–1888), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts *

Elmer Thomas John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...

(John William Elmer Thomas, 1876–1965), U.S. Senator from Oklahoma *

J. Parnell Thomas John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...

(1895–1970), U.S. congressman from New Jersey * John M. Thomas, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State in the 1970s * John Charles Thomas (judge) (born 1950), Virginia supreme court justice *

John W. E. Thomas John William Edinburgh Thomas ( May 1, 1847 – December 18, 1899) was an American businessman, educator, and Illinois politician. Born into slavery in Alabama, he moved to Chicago after the Civil War, where he became a prominent community leade ...

, American businessman, educator, and Illinois politician

Military

* John Thomas (American 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 (priest, born 1736) (1736–1769), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian * John Thomas (priest, born 1891) (1891–1959), Welsh Anglican priest *

John Thomas (Christadelphian) John Thomas (12 April 1805 – 5 March 1871) was an English religious leader, the founder of the Christadelphian movement. He was a Restorationist, with doctrines similar in part to some 16th-century Antitrinitarian Socinians and the 16th-cent ...

(1805–1871), British Christian theologian, and founder of the Christadelphians * John Lloyd Thomas (1908–1984), Anglican clergyman *

John Christopher Thomas John Christopher Thomas (born c. 1955) is a theologian within the Pentecostal movement and the Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. Thomas received the B.A. degree from Lee College in 1976, h ...

(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 *

Jack Thomas (bishop) John James Absalom "Jack" Thomas (17 May 1908 – 27 February 1995) was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1958 until 1976. Thomas was educated at the University of Aberystwyth and Keble College, Oxford, and was ordained in 1932. He held cura ...

(John James Absalom Thomas; 1908–1995), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon

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) John Thomas (born September 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers team that advanced to the 1997 NCAA Semi-Final. Selected by the New York Knicks with the 25th pick in ...

(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 (Irish footballer), Irish international footballer * John Thomas (footballer, born 1958), English footballer for Preston North End and Bolton Wanderers * John Thomas (ice hockey) (1936–1995), Australian ice hockey player *

John Thomas (lacrosse) John "Jack" Thomas was an All-American lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins University from 1972 to 1974. Lacrosse career Thomas was the Baltimore Sun 1970 Athlete of the Year at Towson High School where he played Varsity Lacrosse for his father, ...

(born 1952), American lacrosse player *

John Webster Thomas John Webster Thomas (February 13, 1900 – August 19, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a Fullback (gridiron football), fullback at the University of Chicago from 1921 to 1923 under Amos Alonzo Stagg. T ...

(1900–1977), American college football player for the Chicago Maroons * Ron Thomas (bowls) (John Ronald Thomas), Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler * John Thomas (baseball), American baseball player

Music

John Charles Thomas John Charles Thomas (September 6, 1891December 13, 1960) was an American opera, operetta and concert baritone. Biography John Charles Thomas was born on September 6, 1891 in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. He was the son of a Methodist minister of W ...

(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 John Weston Thomas (25 January 1921 – 1992) revived the tradition of Welsh harp making. Thomas was born in Cardiff. After spells in the merchant navy, and teaching carpentry, he began making harps, originally with the aid of old instrum ...

(1921–1992), Welsh harpmaker * "Big" John Thomas (1952–2016), British lead guitarist with Budgie

Art

John Thomas (sculptor) John Thomas (1813–1862) was a British sculptor and architect, who worked on Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Westminster. Life John Thomas was born in Chalford, Gloucestershire. Apprenticed to a stonemason after being left an orphan, he lat ...

(1813–1862), British sculptor who worked on British palaces *

John Evan Thomas John Evan Thomas, FSA (15 January 1810 – 9 October 1873) was a Welsh sculptor, notable for many sculptures both in Wales and elsewhere in the UK, such as his portrait sculptures in London. He was especially notable for the ''Death of Tewdri ...

(1810–1873), Welsh sculptor * John Paul Thomas (1927–2001), American artist, principally in Hawaii

Film

* 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 John Martin Thomas (December 27, 1869 – February 26, 1952) was the ninth president of Middlebury College, the ninth president of Penn State, and the twelfth president of Rutgers University. Biography Born in Fort Covington, New York, Th ...

(1869–1952), Twelfth president of Rutgers University * John Peyre Thomas Sr. (1833–1912), South Carolina educator, politician and historian * John R. Thomas (professor), American intellectual property professor

Other areas

* John Thomas (photographer) (1838–1905), Welsh photographer * John Jacob Thomas (1841–1889), Trinidadian linguist and writer *

John Rochester Thomas John Rochester Thomas (June 18, 1848 – August 28, 1901) was an American architect credited in his time with being the nation's most prolific designer of public and semi-public buildings. His work was characterized by originality, moderation a ...

(1848–1901), American architect * John Henry Thomas (1854–1928), Australian composer, editor, and conductor * John Henry Thomas (shipping) (1869–1931), American shipping business and port director *

John Hudson Thomas John Hudson Thomas (1878-1945) was an American architect who practiced in the northern California area. Biography John H. Thomas was born in Nevada in 1878. His family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area when he was still young. He attended Y ...

(1878–1945), American architect * John B. Thomas (1925–2018), American electrical engineer, educator and professor * John E. Thomas (1926–1996), Canadian philosopher * John Meurig Thomas (1932–2020), British chemist and materials scientist * John Floyd Thomas Jr. (born 1936), Californian murderer * John Henry Malamah Thomas, Sierra Leonean entrepreneur and mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone * John Thomas Idlet (1931–2002), American Beat poet

Other uses

* UK slang for

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