David Thomas
David, Dave, or Dai Thomas may refer to:
Academics and education
- David Thomas (educationalist), Welsh educationalist and politician
- David A. Thomas (academic), American psychologist, president of Morehouse College, Atlanta
- David A. Thomas (educator), American educator, the dean of the Johnson School at Cornell
- David Oswald Thomas, Welsh philosopher at Aberystwyth University
- David Winton Thomas, British scholar of Hebrew
- J. David Thomas, British papyrologist and classical scholar
Arts
Literature
- David Thomas, pen name of Dave Thompson (author), English writer about music
- David Thomas (Dewi Hefin), Welsh poet and schoolteacher
- David N. Thomas, Welsh writer
- David St John Thomas, English publisher and writer
- Diana Thomas, English writer, also known under her pen name Tom Cain
Music
- Dave Thomas, stage name of American broadcaster and weatherman Dave Roberts when he was at WKBW-TV Buffalo
- David Thomas, musician with Take 6
- David Thomas (bass), British early-music and baroque-music singer
- David Thomas (composer), Welsh composer
- David Thomas (musician), American musician, member of group Pere Ubu
- David Vaughan Thomas, composer, organist, pianist and music administrator
Performing arts
- Dave Thomas (actor), Canadian actor and comedian
- David A. Thomas (voice actor), American voice actor and painter
Visual arts
- David Thomas, former director of Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, Australia
Business
- David and Tonya Thomas, Baltimore chefs, restaurateurs, and food historians
- David Thomas (British businessman), British businessman, CEO of Barratt Developments
- David Thomas (industrialist), Welsh industrialist
- D. A. Thomas, Welsh industrialist and politician
- David A. Thomas (software developer), Canadian software technology figure
- Dave Thomas (businessman), founder, former chairman & spokesperson of the North American Wendy's fast-food chain
- David Chandler Thomas, American economist and technology executive
Politics
- David Thomas (British politician), Welsh Labour politician
- David Thomas (educationalist), Welsh educationalist and politician
- David Thomas (MEP), British Labour politician
- David Thomas (New York politician), American politician, Congressman from New York
- David Thomas (Ohio politician), American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- David Thomas (Texas politician), American politician, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence
- David L. Thomas, American politician, South Carolina state senator
- Dave Thomas (politician), American politician from Alabama
- David Thomas (Trinidad and Tobago politician), member of parliament
Religion
- David Thomas (archdeacon of Cardigan), Welsh priest
- David Thomas (archdeacon of Gower), Welsh Anglican priest
- David Thomas (archdeacon of Montgomery), Welsh priest and historian
- David Thomas (bishop), Welsh bishop
- David Thomas (missionary priest), Welsh priest
- David Thomas (Protestant minister, born 1813), Welsh preacher and publisher
Science
- David Thomas (Canadian scientist), Canadian biochemist
- David Thomas (geographer), British geographer
- Dave Thomas (programmer), British-American computer programmer and writer
- Dave Thomas (skeptic), American physicist and mathematician known for his scientific skepticism
- David A. Thomas (academic), American psychologist and academic
- David Gilbert Thomas, British-American chemist and physicist
- David Hurst Thomas, American archaeologist
Sports
Association football
- Dai Thomas (footballer, born 1926), Swansea City A.F.C. and Welsh international footballer
- Dai Thomas (footballer, born 1975), Welsh footballer
- Dave Thomas (footballer, born 1917), English footballer
- Dave Thomas (footballer, born 1950), English footballer
- Lyn Thomas (footballer), Welsh footballer
Rugby
- Dai Thomas (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Other Nationalities, and Oldham
- Dai Thomas (rugby union), Welsh international rugby player
- Dave Thomas (rugby union, born 1941), Welsh rugby player
- Dave Thomas (rugby union, born 1988), New Zealand rugby player
- David Thomas (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales, Halifax, and Mid-Rhondda
- David John Thomas, Welsh international rugby player
- David Thomas (rugby union), Welsh international rugby union player.
Cricket
- David Thomas (cricketer, born 1911), Welsh cricketer
- David Thomas (cricketer, born 1959), English cricketer
- David Thomas (cricketer, born 1963), former English cricketer
Gridiron football
- David Thomas (American football), American football Linebacker
- David Thomas (American football), American football tight end
- David Thomas (Canadian football), American football cornerback
- Dave Thomas (cornerback), American football cornerback
Other sports
- Dave Thomas (baseball), Negro league baseball player
- Dave Thomas (basketball), Canadian basketball player
- David Thomas (beach volleyball), Trinidad and Tobago beach volleyball player
- David Thomas (boxer), British Olympic boxer
- David Thomas (field hockey), British Olympic hockey player
- Dave Thomas (golfer), Welsh golfer
Other
- David Cuthbert Thomas, Welsh soldier of the First World War
- David Courtney Thomas, American murder victim
- David Thomas (murderer), executed Vincentian criminal
- David M. Thomas Jr., officer in the United States Navy
- David Thomas (jeweller), Crown Jeweller for the British monarchy
- David Thomas (judge), Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
- Dai Thomas, fictional character in Marvel Comics