Robert Thomas Explained

Robert, Rob, Bob, or Bobby Thomas may refer to:

Arts

• Robert Thomas (director) (1927–1989), French writer, actor and director
• Robert Thomas (sculptor) (1926–1999), Welsh sculptor
• Robert Thomas Jr., American jazz percussionist and hand drummer
• Robert Thomas, former bassist for the rock band Black Veil Brides
• Robert Thomas, known as Rob49, American rapper
• Rob Thomas (musician) (born 1972), lead singer of Matchbox Twenty
• Rob Thomas (writer) (born 1965), producer and screenwriter, creator of Veronica Mars
• Bobby Thomas (musician) (1932–2013), American jazz drummer
• Bob Thomas (actor) (born 1965), radio personality, actor, and writer
• Bob Thomas, founder member of Silly Wizard

Journalism

• Robert Thomas (newspaper proprietor) (1781–1860), founder of the South Australian Register
• Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (1939–2000), American journalist
• Robert Kyffin Thomas (1851–1910), South Australian newspaper proprietor
• Robert Bailey Thomas, American publisher of the Old Farmers Almanac
• Bob Thomas (reporter) (1922–2014), American reporter for the AP covering Hollywood
• Rob Thomas, American newspaper editor The Capital Times

Politics

• Sir Robert Thomas, 1st Baronet (1873–1951), Liberal Member of Parliament in Wales
• Sir Robert Thomas, 2nd Baronet (1622–?), MP for Cardiff, 1661–1681
• Robert J. Thomas (1945–2014), president and CEO of Nissan in the U.S. and Clinton Administration appointee
• Lindsay Thomas (politician) (Robert Lindsay Thomas, born 1943), US Representative from Georgia
• Robert R. Thomas (born 1952), Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, former NFL kicker
• Robert Y. Thomas Jr. (1859–1925), US Representative from Kentucky
• Bob Thomas (Nevada politician) (1926–2013), American businessman, newspaper columnist, and politician
• Bob Thomas (Australian politician) (1954–2016), Western Australian politician
• Bob Thomas (Virginia politician) (1977-), Member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Sports

American football

• Bob Thomas (running back) (born 1948), American football player
• Robb Thomas (born 1966), American football player
• Robert Thomas (fullback) (born 1974), American football player
• Robert Thomas (linebacker) (born 1980), American football player
• Robert Thomas (defensive lineman) (born 1991), American football player

Association football (soccer)

• Bob Thomas (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1990), English football player
• Bobby Thomas (footballer) (born 2001), English footballer

Other sports

• Bob Thomas (rugby union) (1871–1910), Wales international rugby player
• Bobby Thomas (cyclist) (1912–2008), American Olympic cyclist
• Bob Thomas (long jumper) (1939–2016), New Zealand long jumper
• Rob Thomas (rugby league) (born 1990), English rugby league footballer
• Robert Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player

Other

• Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan) (1809–1880), known by the bardic name "Ap Vychan", a Welsh Independent minister and poet
• Robert K. Thomas (literary scholar) (1918–1998), English professor and academic vice president at BYU
• Robert K. Thomas (chemist) (born 1941), physical chemist
• Robert M. Thomas (1908–1984), American rubber scientist
• Robert George Thomas (1820–1883), draftsman and architect in the British colony of South Australia
• Robert Jermain Thomas (1839–1866), Christian missionary in Korea
• Rob Thomas (scientist), South Australian environmental scientist and public servant
• Robert Thomas, 18th-century British counterfeiter, see Cragg Coiners
• Bob Thomas (programmer), creator of the computer worm Creeper

See also

• Rod Thomas (disambiguation)
• Roy Thomas (disambiguation)