Thomas
Meaning: Its source is an Aramaic expression meaning "Twin."
Languages: This boy's name is used in Hebrew, German, English, French, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.
Popularity: The name Thomas ranked 34th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 10th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 32nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.
This name is highly rated both on the 1990 U.S. Census list and in state data recording the most popular baby names.
Narrative: Thomas was the name of one of Jesus' disciples. Some accounts say his full name was Judas Thomas (Judas the Twin), and a nickname was needed to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot.
Many Christians might be shocked to learn that some sects have taught that Thomas was the twin of Jesus himself.
The Biblical Thomas presents an unusual mixture of pessimism and zealous faith. He is called ''doubting Thomas'' because of an incident in the Acts. After the resurrection, he refuses to believe until he sees Jesus for himself. At their meeting, Thomas declares his faith. Jesus gently rejoins that it is better to believe without seeing.
Arts and Music
- Thomas Beecham (born 1879, died 1961)
English conductor.
- Founded the London Philharmonic, the British National Opera Company, and the Royal Philharmonic (see list of Conductors)
- Thomas Eakins (born 1844, died 1916)
American painter.
- Painted Max Schmitt in a Single Scull (see list of Artists of the Realism Period)
- Thomas Erdelyi
American musician.
- Stage name: Tommy Ramone (see list of Real Names of the Ramones)
- Thomas Gregory Jackson
- Tommy James (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
- Thomas Nast (born 1840, died 1902)
American cartoonist.
- Political cartoonist who created the Democratic donkey and Republican elephant (see list of Cartoonists)
- Thomas Tallis (born 1515, died 1585)
English organist and composer.
- One of the first to write sacred music in English (see list of Renaissance Composers)
- Thomas ''Fats'' Waller (born 1904, died 1943)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist, singer and composer; wrote ''''Ain''t Misbehavin'' '''' (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
Leadership
- Thomas Barnardo (born 1845, died 1905)
British doctor and philanthropist.
- Established homes for orphans and poor children (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
- St. Thomas à Becket (born 1118, died 1170)
Norman noble who served as chancellor of England and archbishop of Canterbury.
- A staunch defender of the Church''s independence of lay authority, he was murdered by agents of Henry II (see list of Religious Leaders)
- Thomas E. Capps
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Dominion Resources (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas Cranmer (born 1489, died 1556)
English Protestant reformer. Condemned for heresy by the Catholic Queen Mary I and burned at the stake.
- Archbishop of Canterbury, 1533-56 (see list of Religious Leaders)
- Thomas H. Cruikshank
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Halliburton (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas C. Devin
Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- General in the Army of the Potomac (see list of Some Union Generals of the Army of the Potomac)
- Thomas E. Dewey (born 1902, died 1971)
American lawyer and politician. As a prosecutor and district attorney, fought organized crime. Narrowly defeated by Truman in the 1948 presidential election.
- Governor of New York, 1942-54 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
- Thomas Stearns ''T.S.'' Eliot (born 1888, died 1965)
American poet and critic.
- He gave poetry a new power in the 20th century (see list of Twenty pioneers of human expression who enlightened and enlivened the people of the 20th century)
- Thomas E. Fairchild
American judge.
- Senior Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Thomas Foley
U.S. Representative from Washington.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1989-95 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- Thomas C. Hays
- CEO of Fortune 500 company American Brands (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas ''Stonewall'' Jackson (born 1824, died 1863)
American Confederate general.
- Accidentally shot by his own troops at Chancellorsville (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- Thomas Jefferson (born 1743, died 1826)
Architect, philosopher, scholar, author of The Declaration of Independence, and third President of the U.S.
- U.S. President, 1801-09 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Virginia (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Thomas Johnson
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1791-93 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
- Thomas Nelson, Jr.
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Virginia (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Thomas P. ''Tip'' O'Neill, Jr.
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1977-87 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- Thomas Heyward, Jr.
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, South Carolina (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Thomas Lynch, Jr.
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, South Carolina (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Thomas J. Watson, Jr. (born 1914, died 1993)
American industrialist.
- Introduced IBM''s Revolutionary System/360 (see list of Twenty innovators who changed the 20th century)
- Thomas à Kempis (born 1380, died 1471)
German clergyman and writer.
- Believed to be the author of The Imitation of Christ, the most widely read Christian devotional handbook in history (see list of Religious Leaders)
- Thomas G. Labrecque
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Chase Manhattan Corp. (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas Edward Lawrence (born 1888, died 1935)
British archaeologist and soldier better known as ''Lawrence of Arabia.''
- Organized an Arab revolt against the Turks, 1917-18 (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- Thomas Lipton (born 1850, died 1931)
Scottish merchant.
- Founded the tea company that bears his name (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
- Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (born 1748, died 1843)
British general.
- Commanded a division on the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic wars (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
- Thomas Joseph Mboya (born 1930, died 1969)
Kenyan patriot.
- Leader of the Kenya Independence Movement; assassinated (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
- Thomas McKean
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Delaware (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Thomas J. Meskill
American judge.
- Senior Circuit Judge, Second Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Thomas G. Nelson
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Thomas H. O'Brien
- CEO of Fortune 500 company PNC Bank Corp. (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas D. O'Malley
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Tosco (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas R. Pickering (born 1931)
American diplomat.
- U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1989-92 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
- Sir Thomas Picton (born 1758, died 1815)
British general.
- Fell at the battle of Waterloo (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
- Thomas L. Reece
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Dover (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas B. Reed
U.S. Representative from Maine.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889-91, 1895-99 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- Thomas L. Rosser
Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- General in the Army of Northern Virginia (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
- Thomas Fortune Ryan (born 1851, died 1928)
American financier.
- A founder of the American Tobacco Company (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
- Thomas G. Stemberg
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Staples (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- W. Thomas Stephens
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Manville (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas Stone
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Maryland (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Thomas C. Sutton
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Pacific Mutual Life Insurance (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas Todd
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1807-26 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
- Thomas J. Usher
- CEO of Fortune 500 company USX (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company USX (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Thomas B. Wheeler
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Massachusetts Mutual Life (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Thomas Bradley (born 1917)
American politician. The first African-American mayor of Los Angeles.
- 1984 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
- Thomas L. Burnett
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Thomas ''Tommy'' Chong
Canadian actor and comedian. Half of the Cheech and Chong counter-culture comedy team.
- Born in Edmonton, Alberta (see list of Famous Canadians)
- Thomas Stearns ''T.S.'' Eliot (born 1888, died 1965)
American poet and critic.
- 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Thomas Gilcrease
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Thomas P. ''Tip'' O'Neill, Jr.
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
- 1991 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Thomas J. Watson, Jr. (born 1914, died 1993)
American industrialist.
- 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Thomas Keller
Chef at The French Laundry in Yountville, California.
- Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for best chef in California (see list of Chefs)
- Thomas Edward Lawrence (born 1888, died 1935)
British archaeologist and soldier better known as ''Lawrence of Arabia.''
- On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
- Sir Thomas Lipton
- Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
- Thomas E. Mitchell (born 1892, died 1962)
American actor.
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Thomas
Disciple who doubted the resurrection until he saw the risen Jesus and touched his wounds.
- Appears in the Gospels (see list of Biblical Names from the New Testament)
- Thomas ''Tennessee'' Williams (born 1911, died 1983)
American playwright.
- 1980 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Thomas D. Akers (born 1951)
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Discovery (1990), Endeavour (1992, 1993), Atlantis (1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (born 1225, died 1274)
Italian scholastic philosopher, writer and poet.
- Systematized Catholic theology in his Summa theologiae and Summa contra gentiles (see list of Philosophers)
- Thomas S. Baldwin
Early dirigible designer and pilot.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Thomas Carlyle (born 1795, died 1881)
Scottish essayist, historian, philosopher and educator.
- Wrote Oliver Cromwell, Life of Schiller and History of Frederic the Great (see list of Historians)
- Thomas R. Cech
American scientist known for his studies of RNA.
- 1989 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Sidney Altman (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- 1995 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Thomas A. Dooley (born 1927, died 1961)
American physician.
- Famed for his medical work in Asia, and as founder of Medico, an international medical-aid mission (see list of Medical Practitioners)
- Thomas Alva Edison (born 1847, died 1931)
American inventor.
- Held more than 1,000 patents, for devices ranging from the microphone to the lightbulb (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
- Thomas Eisner
- 1994 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Thomas J. Hennen
NASA astronaut.
- Astronaut on Atlantis (1991) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Thomas Hobbes (born 1588, died 1679)
English philosopher.
- Developed the theory of the social contract (see list of Philosophers)
- Thomas Huxley (born 1825, died 1895)
English biologist, philosopher and educator.
- Prominent supporter of Darwin''s theory of evolution (see list of Biological Scientists)
- Thomas K. Mattingly II
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Apollo 16 (1972), Columbia (1982), Discovery (1985) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Thomas D. Jones (born 1955)
American astronaut and planetary scientist.
- Astronaut on Endeavour (1994), Columbia (1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Thomas V. Jones (born 1920)
American aircraft industry executive; president of Northrop Aircraft, Inc.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Thomas S. Kuhn (born 1922, died 1996)
American historian of science.
- Wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (see list of Historians)
- Thomas B. Macaulay (born 1800, died 1859)
English writer and statesman.
- Wrote a five-volume History of England (see list of Historians)
- Thomas H. Moorer (born 1912)
U.S. Navy admiral.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Thomas H. Morgan (born 1866, died 1945)
American zoologist and geneticist who used experiments with fruit flies to prove theories of heredity.
- 1933 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Thomas Reiter
- Cosmonaut on Soyuz TM-22 (1995-96) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Thomas E. Selfridge (born 1882, died 1908)
Early American aviator.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith (born 1989, died 1888)
British aviator and aeronautical engineer.
- Designed the famous Sopwith Camel, which British dogfighters used to great effect during WWI (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
- Thomas P. Stafford
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Gemini 6A (1965) and 9A (1966), Apollo 10 (1969), Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Thomas Huckle Weller (born 1915)
American biologist who developed a technique for cultivating poliomyelitis virus in the laboratory.
- 1954 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with John Enders and Frederick Robbins (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
Sports
- Thomas Alsgaard (born 1972)
Norwegian athlete.
- 1994 Olympic Nordic skiing gold medalist for 30km Classical; 1998 gold medal winner for 15km Pursuit (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Cross-country Skiing)
- Thomas S. Andrews
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- Thomas Barlow
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Thomas Burke
American athlete.
- 1896 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 100m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 100 Meter Sprint)
- 1896 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Thomas H. Connolly
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Thomas Courtney
American athlete.
- 1956 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 800m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 800m Run)
- Thomas Curtis
American bowler.
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Thomas Curtis
American athlete.
- 1896 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- Thomas Green
British athlete.
- 1932 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 50km Walk (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Thomas Hampson
British athlete.
- 1932 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 800m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 800m Run)
- Thomas Hicks
American athlete.
- 1904 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Marathon (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Thomas Kiley
Jockey.
- 1889 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- Thomas Longboat
Canadian runner.
- 1907 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
- Thomas P. Morrissey
American runner.
- 1908 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
- Thomas Munkelt
German athlete.
- 1980 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- Thomas Muster (born 1967)
Austrian tennis player.
- 1995 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
- Thomas Stangassinger
Austrian athlete.
- 1994 Olympic alpine skiing gold medal winner for Slalom (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Downhill Skiing)
- Thomas Wassberg
Swedish athlete.
- 1980 Olympic Nordic skiing gold medalist for 15km Pursuit and 50km Cross-country (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Cross-country Skiing)
Stage and Screen
- Thomas Calabro
American actor.
- Portrayed Dr. Michael Mancini (see list of Actors on ''Melrose Place'')
- Capt. Thomas Davies
- Portrayed by Edward Asner (see list of Characters on ''Roots'')
- Thomas Alva Edison (born 1847, died 1931)
American inventor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Thomas Ince
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Thomas E. Mitchell (born 1892, died 1962)
American actor.
- 1953 Tony Award winner for his performance in Hazel Flagg (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
- 1939 Academy Award winner for his performance in Stage Coach (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Thomas Eugene Paris
Fictional character. Helmsman of the starship Voyager.
- Portrayed by Robert Duncan McNeill (see list of Characters on ''Star Trek: Voyager'')
- Thomas L. Tully (born 1902, died 1982)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Thomas ''Tennessee'' Williams (born 1911, died 1983)
American playwright.
- 1979 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
The Literary World
- Thomas Lovell Beddoes (born 1803, died 1849)
English poet.
- Wrote ''''The Phantom Wooer'''' (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
- Thomas Berger (born 1924)
American novelist.
- Wrote Little Big Man (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Thomas Campion (born 1567, died 1620)
English poet and musician.
- Wrote ''''Never Love Unless You Can'''' (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
- Thomas Carlyle (born 1795, died 1881)
Scottish essayist, historian, philosopher and educator.
- Wrote Sartor Resartus (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
- Thomas F. Darcy
- 1970 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
- Thomas Wyatt the Elder (born 1503, died 1542)
English poet known for his sonnets.
- Wrote ''''They Flee from Me'''' (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
- Thomas Stearns ''T.S.'' Eliot (born 1888, died 1965)
American poet and critic.
- 1948 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
- Wrote The Waste Land (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
- Sir Thomas Erpingham (born 1357, died 1428)
English nobleman and soldier.
- A faithful old adherent to the king in Henry V (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- Thomas Fitzpatrick
- 1970 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)
- Thomas French
- 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing)
- Thomas L. Friedman
American journalist.
- 1983 and 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
- 1989 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for From Beirut to Jerusalem (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
- Thomas Gray (born 1716, died 1771)
English poet.
- Wrote ''''Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'''' (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
- Sir Thomas Grey
- Traitor in Henry V (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- Thomas Hardy (born 1840, died 1928)
English novelist and poet.
- Wrote Jude the Obscure (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Thomas Hobbes (born 1588, died 1679)
English philosopher.
- Wrote The Leviathan (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
- Thomas J. Hylton
- 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Thomas J. Kelly III
- 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography)
- Thomas J. Knudson
- 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
- Sir Thomas Malory
Fifteenth-century English writer and translator.
- Wrote Le Morte D''Arthur (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)
- Thomas Mann (born 1875, died 1955)
German novelist.
- 1929 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
- Wrote Death in Venice (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Thomas K. McCraw (born 1940)
American historian.
- 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Prophets of Regulation (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- Thomas G. Mearton
Fictional character.
- A police officer in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
- Thomas Moore (born 1779, died 1852)
Irish poet and songwriter.
- Wrote the collection Irish Melodies (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
- Sir Thomas More (born 1478, died 1535)
English writer, diplomat, and statesman. Chancellor under Henry VIII; beheaded for refusing to deny the pope's authority over the English church. Canonized by the Roman Catholic church in 1935.
- Wrote Utopia (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
- Thomas Nashe (born 1567, died 1601)
English novelist, poet, and playwright.
- Wrote The Unfortunate Traveler (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
- Thomas Paine (born 1737, died 1809)
American political philosopher.
- Wrote Common Sense (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
- Thomas Love Peacock (born 1785, died 1866)
English novelist and poet.
- Wrote Nightmare Abbey (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
- Thomas J. Peters
- Co-author of the 1983 nonfiction best-seller In Search of Excellence (see list of Bestselling Nonfiction Authors in the U.S.)
- Thomas Powers
- 1971 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
- Thomas Pynchon (born 1937)
American novelist.
- 1974 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for Gravity''s Rainbow (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Wrote V (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Thomas K. Quillan
Fictional character.
- A resident of Chamberlain in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
- Thomas De Quincey (born 1785, died 1859)
English essayist.
- Wrote Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
- Thomas Rockwell
- Author of How to Eat Fried Worms (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
- Thomas Everett Ross
Fictional character.
- Sue''s boyfriend in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
- Thomas Shadwell (born 1642, died 1692)
English poet.
- Poet Laureate of England, 1688-92 (see list of English Poets Laureate)
- Thomas L. Stokes
- 1939 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
- Thomas M. Storke
- 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Thomas Sigismund ''T.S.'' Stribling (born 1881, died 1965)
American novelist.
- 1933 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for The Store (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- Bigger Thomas
Fictional character
- A man trapped by social injustice in Richard Wright''s novel, Native Son (see list of Characters from the Classics)
- Thomas
Fictional character.
- Roland''s younger son in Stephen King''s novel The Eyes of the Dragon (see list of Characters in The Eyes of the Dragon)
- Thomas
- Characters with this name appear in Henry IV, Henry VI, Richard II, Richard III and Measure for Measure. (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- Thomas Turcol
- 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)
- Thomas Warton (born 1728, died 1790)
English poet.
- Poet Laureate of England, 1785-90 (see list of English Poets Laureate)
- Thomas ''Tennessee'' Williams (born 1911, died 1983)
American playwright.
- Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, in 1948 for A Streetcar Named Desire and in 1955 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
- Wrote The Glass Menagerie (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Thomas Williams
- 1975 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for The Hair of Harold Roux (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Thomas Wolfe (born 1900, died 1938)
American novelist.
- Wrote Look Homeward, Angel (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Tommy Toes
- Tom Tom
- T
- Tominator
- Tom-ass
- Thomas the Tank Engine
- Tom Terrific
- Tom Boy
- Tommy Tomato
- Big T
- Tom Bone
- Tomoose
- Uncle Tom
Associations:
In African-American slang, ''Bigger Thomas'' refers to a person who is prone to violence and fear. It is derived from the character of the same name in the novel Native Son, by Richard Wright.
''Devil and Tom Walker'' is an exclamation expressing annoyance or agitation.
In African-American slang, a ''Dr. Thomas'' is an educated black person who values white culture more than traditional black culture.
In African-American slang, ''Uncle Tom'' is a derogatory term for a black person who submits to racism or acts servile to white people. The term is derived from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
A man's ''John Thomas'' is a slang term for his penis.
Meaning: Its source is an Aramaic expression meaning "Twin."
Popularity: The name Thomas ranked 1796th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it could owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: The original Greek form of this name, Didymos, began as a nickname for one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Christian scriptures. Other names based on the nicknames of disciples include Peter and Thaddeus.
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