Thomas Putnam (January 12, 1651/2 - May 24, 1699) was a participant in the Salem witch trials. He was the son of Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615–1686) and Ann Holyoke (1621–1665). He was also a nephew of Elizur Holyoke and great uncle of General Israel Putnam.
Thomas was the husband to Ann Carr, and father of Ann Putnam, Jr.. Thomas' brother, Edward, also participated in the witch trials.
Arthur Miller wrote the play "The Crucible" using composite characters from actual records of the Salem witch hysteria. To these composite characters he assigned real names, including Putnam's. In the 1957 and 1996 film adaptations of the play, he was portrayed by Alfred Adam and Jeffrey Jones, respectively.
was 41 when the witch trails took place