Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Danny Thomas 1955 Make Room for Daddy 
(actor) Richard Thomas 1973 The Waltons
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Kirsten Bennett (a.k.a. Thomas) 1994 Party of Five
Paul Thomas 1994 Party of Five
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year/record of the year
(song of the year/record of the year) Rob Thomas 2000 Smooth
Hall-of-Famers:
3 football, 1 baseball, 1 basketball
(basketball) Isiah Thomas 2000
(football) Thurman Thomas 2007
(football) Emmitt Thomas 2008
(football) Derrick Thomas 2009
(baseball) Frank Thomas 2014
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Dean Thomas
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Thurman Thomas 1991 football
Frank Thomas 1993; 1994 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) E. Donnall Thomas 1990
Notable Actors and Actresses:
6 actors, 3 actresses
Jameson Thomas 1888-1939
Danny Thomas 1912-1991
Richard Thomas 1951-
Siân Thomas 1953-
Kristin Scott Thomas 1960-
Serena Scott Thomas 1961-
Sean Patrick Thomas 1970-
Henry Thomas 1971-
Jonathan Taylor Thomas 1981-
Notable Artists:
1 artist
Mickalene Thomas 1971-
Notable Athletes:
8 football, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 soccer
(football) Emmitt Thomas 1943-
(basketball) Isiah Thomas 1961-
(football) Thurman Thomas 1966-
(football) Derrick Thomas 1967-2000
(baseball) Frank Thomas 1968-
(football) Cam Thomas 1986-
(football) Demaryius Thomas 1987-
(football) Dallas Thomas 1989-
(football) Shamarko Thomas 1991-
(football) De'Anthony Thomas 1993-
(soccer) Rodolfo Pizarro (a.k.a. Thomas) 1994-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Ray Thomas 1941-2018
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Dylan Thomas 1914-1953
Olympic Medalists:
3 bronze, 2 gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 bronze/silver/gold, 1 silver
(bronze/silver) John Thomas 1960; 1964 high jump
(bronze) Debi Thomas 1988 figure skating
(gold) Joel Thomas 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Iwan Thomas 1996 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver/gold) Petria Thomas 1996; 2000; 2004 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Sarah Thomas 2012 field hockey
(gold) Geraint Thomas 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(bronze) Kristian Thomas 2012 artistic gymnastics