John Thomas
John Thomas is the name of:
Politics
United Kingdom
- John Thomas (c. 1490–1540/42), British Member of Parliament for Truro
- John Thomas (c. 1531–1581/90), British Member of Parliament for Mitchell
- John Thomas (British politician), British Member of Parliament for Dover
- John Thomas (Welsh politician), Welsh county councillor and miners' agent
- John Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd, British judge
- Sir John Thomas, 1st Baronet, Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1700
- John Aeron Thomas, British Member of Parliament for Gower, 1900–1906
- John Stradling Thomas, Welsh Conservative Party politician
United States
- Elmer Thomas, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
- J. Parnell Thomas, U.S. congressman from New Jersey
- John Thomas (Idaho politician), U.S. Senator from Idaho
- John Thomas (New York politician), New York politician
- John Thomas (Ohio politician), Ohio politician
- John Addison Thomas, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
- John B. Thomas (politician), American politician and judge from Maryland
- John Charles Thomas (judge), Virginia supreme court justice
- John Chew Thomas, U.S. congressman from Maryland
- John E. Thomas (politician), Wisconsin state assemblyman and senator
- John J. Thomas, Confederate politician
- John Lewis Thomas Jr., U.S. congressman from Maryland
- John M. Thomas, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State in the 1970s
- John O. Thomas, Wisconsin state assemblyman
- John R. Thomas, U.S. congressman from Illinois
- John W. Thomas (sheriff), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- John W. Thomas (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin state legislator and railroad commissioner
- John W. E. Thomas, American businessman, educator, and Illinois politician
- John Warwick Thomas, North Carolina state legislator and founder of Thomasville, North Carolina
Military
- John Thomas (American general), American general in the American Revolutionary War
- John Thomas (colonel), American colonel in the American Revolutionary War
- John Thomas (VC), English soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Wallace Thomas, Newfoundland and Canadian merchant mariner who served in First and Second World Wars
- John Wellesley Thomas, British military officer
Religion and theology
- Jack Thomas (bishop), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon
- John Thomas (Christadelphian), British Christian theologian, and founder of the Christadelphians
- John Thomas (bishop of Rochester), previously Dean of Westminster
- John Thomas (bishop of Salisbury), previously Bishop of St Asaph and Bishop of Lincoln
- John Thomas (bishop of Winchester), previously Bishop of Salisbury
- John Thomas (priest, born 1736), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian
- John Thomas (priest, born 1891), Welsh Anglican priest
- John Christopher Thomas, American Pentecostal theologian
- John H. Thomas, American clergyman, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, 1999–2009
- John Lloyd Thomas, Anglican clergyman
Sport
- John Thomas (American football), American football player for the San Francisco 49ers
- John Thomas (athlete), American high jumper
- John Thomas (Australian cricketer), cricketer for Tasmania
- John Thomas (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
- John Thomas (baseball), American baseball player
- John Thomas (basketball), American basketball player
- John Thomas (English cricketer), cricketer for Somerset
- John Thomas (figure skater), Canadian ice dancer
- John Thomas (footballer, born 1958), English footballer for Preston North End and Bolton Wanderers
- John Thomas (ice hockey), Australian ice hockey player
- John Thomas (Irish footballer), Irish international footballer
- John Thomas (lacrosse), American lacrosse player
- John Thomas (Welsh footballer), Welsh footballer for Sheffield United and Gainsborough Trinity in the 1890s
- John Webster Thomas, American college football player for the Chicago Maroons
- Ron Thomas (bowls), Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler
Music
- John Thomas (harpist), Welsh composer and musician
- "Big" John Thomas, British lead guitarist with Budgie
- John Charles Thomas, American baritone opera singer
- John Rogers Thomas, American composer
- John Weston Thomas, Welsh harpmaker
Art
- John Thomas (sculptor), British sculptor who worked on British palaces
- John Evan Thomas, Welsh sculptor
- John Paul Thomas, American artist, principally in Hawaii
Film
- John Thomas (cinematographer), winner of the 1995 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
- John Thomas (screenwriter), co-screenwriter for the movie Predator
- John G. Thomas, American filmmaker
Education
- John Hunter Thomas, American botanist
- John L. Thomas, American historian
- John Martin Thomas, Twelfth president of Rutgers University
- John Peyre Thomas Sr., South Carolina educator, politician and historian
- John R. Thomas (professor), American intellectual property professor
Other areas
- John Thomas (fur trader), Canadian fur trader
- John Thomas Idlet, American Beat poet
- John Thomas (photographer), Welsh photographer
- John B. Thomas, American electrical engineer, educator and professor
- John E. Thomas, Canadian philosopher
- John Floyd Thomas Jr., Californian murderer
- John Henry Thomas, Australian composer, editor, and conductor
- John Henry Thomas (shipping), American shipping business and port director
- John Henry Malamah Thomas, Sierra Leonean entrepreneur and mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
- John Hudson Thomas, American architect
- John Jacob Thomas, Trinidadian linguist and writer
- John Meurig Thomas, British chemist and materials scientist
- John Rochester Thomas, American architect