William Thomas

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William Thomas or Bill Thomas may refer to:

In politics:

• William Thomas (scholar), (d.1554), Member of Edward VI's privy council, executed for treason after Edward's death
• Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet (1641-1706), British Member of Parliament for Seaford and Sussex
• William Thomas (politician) (1785–1863), Newfoundland politician
• William C. E. Thomas (1818-1876), first mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
• William D. Thomas (1880-1936), U.S. Representative from New York
• W. Aubrey Thomas (1866–1951), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• William W. Thomas, Jr (1839–1927), a United States politician from Maine
• Bill Thomas (born 1941), U.S. Representative from California
• William Thomas (Australian settler) (1793-1867), Assistant Protector of Aborigines, Port Phillip District

In the arts:

• William Thomas (Islwyn), Welsh 19th century poet
• William Thomas (Gwilym Marles), Welsh 19th century poet
• Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (1931–1980), child actor
• Bill Thomas (author) (born 1934), author, photojournalist from Kentucky
• William C. Thomas (1903-1984), American movie producer
• William Thomas (actor), Welsh actor

In science:

• Dr. William H. Thomas (physician), an authority on geriatric medicine and eldercare and a professor of aging studies
• William I. Thomas (1863–1947), American sociologist

In sports:

• William Thomas (linebacker), a National Football League player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders
• William Thomas (offensive tackle) (b. 1974), also known as "Tra Thomas", an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
• William Thomas (footballer), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and Richmond
• William 'Digger' Thomas, Australian rules footballer from the WAFL
• Bill Thomas (hockey player), a National Hockey League player for the Phoenix Coyotes
• Bill Thomas (baseball) (1877-1950), Major League outfielder

Soldiers:

• William Holland Thomas, American Civil War officer and Cherokee chief
• William H. Thomas (Medal of Honor recipient) (1923-1945), American World War II soldier

In business:

• William James Thomas (1867-1945), Welsh industrialist and philanthropist
• William Bevil Thomas (1757-?), a prominent merchant, land developer and sea captain in St. John's, Newfoundland

Other:

• William Thomas (bishop) (1613–1689), Bishop of Worcester
• William Thomas (architect) (1799–1860)
• William ap Thomas (unknown-1445), a member of a minor Welsh gentry family, responsible for beginning the construction of Raglan Castle
• William Henry Griffith Thomas (1861-1924), an Anglican clergyman and scholar from the English-Welsh border country.
• William Luson Thomas (1830-1900), engraver and founder of The Graphic newspaper
• "William Thomas", the alias of Wilhelm Thomas, who gained notoriety in the Adolph Beck case