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'''John Thomas''' is the name of:

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==Politics==

===United Kingdom===
* [[John Thomas (c. 1490–1540/42)]], British Member of Parliament for [[Truro (UK Parliament constituency)|Truro]]
* [[John Thomas (c. 1531–1581/90)]], British Member of Parliament for [[Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)|Mitchell]] 
* [[John Thomas (British politician)]] (1897–1968), British Member of Parliament for Dover
* [[John Thomas (Welsh politician)]] (1852–?), Welsh county councillor and miners' agent
* [[John Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd]] (born 1947), British judge
* [[Sir John Thomas, 1st Baronet]], Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1700
* [[John Aeron Thomas]] (1850–1935), British Member of Parliament for Gower, 1900–1906
* [[John Stradling Thomas]] (1925–1991), Welsh Conservative Party politician

===United States===
* [[Elmer Thomas]] (John William Elmer Thomas, 1876–1965), U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
* [[J. Parnell Thomas]] (1895–1970), U.S. congressman from New Jersey
* [[John Thomas (Idaho politician)]] (1874–1945), U.S. Senator from Idaho
* [[John Thomas (New York politician)]] (1792–1866), New York politician
* [[John Thomas (Ohio politician)]] (1857–1936), Ohio politician
* [[John Addison Thomas]] (1811–1858), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
* [[John B. Thomas (politician)]] (1819–1893), American politician and judge from Maryland
* [[John Charles Thomas (judge)]] (born 1950), Virginia supreme court justice
* [[John Chew Thomas]] (1764–1836), U.S. congressman from Maryland
* [[John E. Thomas (politician)]] (1829–1910), Wisconsin state assemblyman and senator
* [[John J. Thomas]] (1813–1895), Confederate politician
* [[John Lewis Thomas Jr.]] (1835–1893), U.S. congressman from Maryland
* [[John M. Thomas]] (1926–2012), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State in the 1970s
* [[John O. Thomas]] (1867–1961), Wisconsin state assemblyman
* [[John R. Thomas]] (1846–1914), U.S. congressman from Illinois
* [[John W. Thomas (sheriff)]] (1815–1888), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
* [[John W. Thomas (Wisconsin politician)]] (1846–1925), Wisconsin state legislator and railroad commissioner
* [[John W. E. Thomas]] (1847–1899), American businessman, educator, and Illinois politician
* John Warwick Thomas (1800–1871), North Carolina state legislator and founder of [[Thomasville, North Carolina]]

==Military==
* [[John Thomas (American general)]] (1724–1776), American general in the American Revolutionary War
* [[John Thomas (colonel)]] (1720–1811), American colonel 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==
* [[Jack Thomas (bishop)]] (John James Absalom Thomas; 1908–1995), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon
* [[John Thomas (Christadelphian)]] (1805–1871), British Christian theologian, and founder of the Christadelphians
* [[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 (bishop of Winchester)]] (1696–1781), previously Bishop of Salisbury
* [[John Thomas (priest, born 1736)]] (1736–1769), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian
* [[John Thomas (priest, born 1891)]] (1891–1959), Welsh Anglican priest
* [[John Christopher Thomas]] (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
* [[John Lloyd Thomas]] (1908–1984), Anglican clergyman

==Sport==
* [[John Thomas (American football)]] (born 1935), American football player for the San Francisco 49ers
* [[John Thomas (athlete)]] (1941–2013), American high jumper
* [[John Thomas (Australian cricketer)]] (1852–1915), cricketer for Tasmania
* [[John Thomas (Australian footballer)]] (1935–2011), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
* [[John Thomas (baseball)]], American baseball player
* [[John Thomas (basketball)]] (born 1975), American basketball player
* [[John Thomas (English cricketer)]] (1879–1949), cricketer for Somerset
* [[John Thomas (figure skater)]] (born 1960), Canadian ice dancer
* [[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 (Irish footballer)]], Irish international footballer
* [[John Thomas (lacrosse)]] (born 1952), American lacrosse player
* [[John Thomas (Welsh footballer)]] (died 1920), Welsh footballer for Sheffield United and Gainsborough Trinity in the 1890s
* [[John Webster Thomas]] (1900–1977), American college football player for the Chicago Maroons
* [[Ron Thomas (bowls)]] (John Ronald Thomas), Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler

==Music==
* [[John Thomas (harpist)]] (1826–1913), Welsh composer and musician
* "Big" John Thomas (1952–2016), British lead guitarist with [[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]
* [[John Charles Thomas]] (1891–1960), American baritone opera singer
* [[John Rogers Thomas]] (1830–1896), American composer
* [[John Weston Thomas]] (1921–1992), Welsh harpmaker

==Art==
* [[John Thomas (sculptor)]] (1813–1862), British sculptor who worked on British palaces
* [[John Evan Thomas]] (1810–1873), Welsh sculptor
* [[John Paul Thomas]] (1927–2001), American artist, principally in Hawaii

==Film==
* [[John Thomas (cinematographer)]], winner of the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography#1990s|1995 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography]]
* [[John Thomas (screenwriter)]] (fl. late 20th century), co-screenwriter for the movie ''Predator''
* [[John G. Thomas]] (born 1948), American filmmaker

==Education==
* [[John Hunter Thomas]] (1928–1999), American botanist
* [[John L. Thomas]] (c. 1927–2005), American historian
* [[John Martin Thomas]] (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 (fur trader)]] ({{circa|1751}}–1822), Canadian fur trader
* [[John Thomas Idlet]] (1931–2002), American Beat poet
* [[John Thomas (photographer)]] (1838–1905), Welsh photographer
* [[John B. Thomas]] (1925–2018), American electrical engineer, educator and professor
* [[John E. Thomas]] (1926–1996), Canadian philosopher
* [[John Floyd Thomas Jr.]] (born 1936), Californian murderer
* [[John Henry Thomas]] (1854–1928), Australian composer, editor, and conductor
* [[John Henry Thomas (shipping)]] (1869–1931), American shipping business and port director
* [[John Henry Malamah Thomas]], Sierra Leonean entrepreneur and mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
* [[John Hudson Thomas]] (1878–1945), American architect
* [[John Jacob Thomas]] (1841–1889), Trinidadian linguist and writer
* [[John Meurig Thomas]] (1932–2020), British chemist and materials scientist
* [[John Rochester Thomas]] (1848–1901), American architect

==See also==
* {{look from}}
* {{in title}}
* [[Johnny Thomas (disambiguation)]]
* [[John Thomas sign]], a slang or joke term in radiology

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