Robert Thomas

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

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