Thomason is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thomas" or a misspelling of the French surname ''Thomasson'', ''Thomesson'' "little Thomas". Thomason is an American surname. There are varied spellings. Notable people with the surname include: *

Art Thomason Arthur Wilson Thomason (February 12, 1889 – May 2, 1944) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for one season. He played in 20 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1910 season. He was later the player/manager of the Rock Island I ...

(1889–1944), American baseball player *

Bob Thomason Robert Lesley "Bob" Thomason, Jr. (born March 26, 1949) is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached the University of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team for 25 seasons from 1988 to 2013. In 25 years at Pacific, Thomason has ...

, basketball coach at the University of the Pacific. *

Bobby Thomason Robert Lee "Bobby" Thomason (March 26, 1928 – November 5, 2013) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected to three Pro Bo ...

(1928–2013), American football player *Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason (1914–1942), United States Marine and Medal of Honor awardee *

Dustin Thomason Dustin Thomason (born 1976) is an American writer and producer who co-authored the ''New York Times'' bestselling historical fiction novel ''The Rule of Four'' with Ian Caldwell. Novels Thomason began his career as a novelist. He is a co-author o ...

, American writer * George Thomason (died 1666), English book collector *

Harry Thomason Harry Zell Thomason (born November 30, 1940) is an American film and television producer and director, best known for the television series ''Designing Women''. Thomason and his wife, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, are close friends of President Bill ...

(born 1940), American film and television producer *

James Thomason James Thomason (3 May 1804 – 17 September 1853) was a British administrator of the East India Company and Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces between 1843 and 1853. Early life The son of Thomas Truebody Thomason, a British cleri ...

(1804–1853), British Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces in India *Jasin Thomason (born 1976), guitarist for American rock band

The Ataris The Ataris are an American punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they released five studio albums between 1997 and 2007. Their best-selling album is ''So Long, Astoria'' (2003), which was certified gold. Their high-charting si ...

Jeff Thomason Jeffrey David Thomason (born December 30, 1969) is a former American football tight end. First NFL stint After playing college football at Oregon, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992. He played for the B ...

(born 1969), American football tight end *

Jim Thomason James Neal Thomason (March 28, 1920 – August 4, 2007) was an American football player and coach. A native of Brownwood, Texas, was Thomason played college football at Texas A&M University and was a member of the 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football t ...

(1920–2007), American football halfback * John Thomason (1893–1944), United States Marine and author *

Mackenzie Thomason Mackenzie Thomason (born July 29, 1997) is a Canadian politician and former leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. Early life and family Thomason grew up in Tracy, New Brunswick until the age of 11 when his family moved to Alberta. ...

, Canadian politician *

Marsha Thomason Marsha Lisa Thomason Sykes (born 19 January 1976) is a British television and film actress who is best known for playing Sara Evers in Disney's ''The Haunted Mansion'', Nessa Holt in the first two seasons of the NBC series ''Las Vegas'', Naomi D ...

(born 1976), English actress *

R. Ewing Thomason Robert Ewing Thomason known as R. Ewing Thomason (May 30, 1879 – November 8, 1973) was a Texas politician, a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a Democratic member of the United States House of Repr ...

(1879–1973), American politician and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives *

Robert Wayne Thomason Robert Wayne Thomason (5 November 1952 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. – 5 November 1995, Paris, France) was an American mathematician who worked on algebraic K-theory. His results include a proof that all infinite loop space machines are in some sense e ...

(1952–1995), American mathematician *

Roy Thomason Kenneth Roy Thomason (born 14 December 1944) is a former British Conservative Party politician. He was a local government leader and served one term as a member of parliament. Local government experience Thomason was educated at Cheney School ...

(born 1944), British Conservative Party politician *

Sarah Thomason Sarah Grey Thomason (known as "Sally") is an American scholar of linguistics. She is a prolific contributor to academic journals and publications specializing in the field of linguistics, as well as a guest lecturer at different universities arou ...

, American linguist * Trent Thomason (born 1972), Christian keyboardist and songwriter *

Theresa Thomason Theresa Thomason is an American Gospel music singer. Musical career Thomason reached the airwaves with ''Fresh Enuff'', a popular club single and a winning performance at the Apollo Theater in New York City. She toured Europe for over 10 year ...

, American gospel singer *

Yeoville Thomason Henry Richard Yeoville Yardley Thomason (17 July 1826 – 19 July 1901) was a British architect active in Birmingham. He was born in Edinburgh to a Birmingham family, and set up his own practice in Birmingham 1853–54. Life Yeoville ...

(1826–1901), Birmingham architect *

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Linda Joyce Bloodworth-Thomason (born April 15, 1947) is an American writer, director, and television producer. She is best known for creating, writing, and producing several television series, most successfully with the series ''Designing Women'' ...

(born 1947), American writer and television producer * Lorene Thomason Coates, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly *Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador

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