People
- Thomas the Apostle, a Jewish-Christian apostle and saint of the 1st century
- Thomas of Maurienne or Thomas of Farfa Abbey (died 720)
- Thomas of Antioch (died 782)
- Thomas Becket (died 1170), also called Saint Thomas of Canterbury and Saint Thomas the Martyr
- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), the most important Catholic medieval philosopher and theologian
- Thomas Cantilupe, or Thomas of Hereford (died 1282)
- Thomas of Dover or Thomas Hales (died 1294)
- Thomas à Kempis (circa 1380-1471), late Medieval Catholic monk
- Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555)
- Thomas More (1478-1535)
- Thomas Danki (died 1597), see Saints Paul Miki and Companions
- Thomas Kozaki (died 1597), see Saints Paul Miki and Companions
- Thomas Garnet (died 1608)
- Thomas De Van Nguyen (died 1839), of the Vietnamese Martyrs
- Thomas Du Viet Dinh (died 1839), of the Vietnamese Martyrs
- Thomas Thien Tran (died 1838), of the Vietnamese Martyrs
- Thomas Toan, of the Vietnamese Martyrs
- Thomas Khuong, of the Vietnamese Martyrs
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