Thomas Burgess

Thomas Burgess or Tom Burgess may refer to:

Politicians

 * Thomas Burgess (died 1623) (c. 1540–1623), alderman of and probably MP for Truro
 * Thomas Burgess (died 1626) (c. 1580–1626), his son, Mayor of and MP for Truro
 * Thomas Burges (1830–1893), Australian politician
 * Thomas M. Burgess (1806–1856), second mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
 * Thomas Burgess (settler), founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada, in the mid-1800s
 * Tom Burgess (Newfoundland politician) (1933–2006), member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly and leader of the New Labrador Party

Sportsmen

 * Tom Burgess (cricketer) (1859–1922), English first-class cricketer
 * Bill Burgess (Thomas William Burgess, 1872–1950), Olympic bronze medallist, swam English Channel
 * Tom Burgess (baseball) (1927–2008), Canadian baseball player, coach and manager
 * Tom Burgess (Canadian football) (born 1964), Canadian Football League quarterback
 * Tom Burgess (rugby league) (born 1992), English Rugby League player
 * Thomas Burgess (umpire) (1888–1974), New Zealand Test cricket umpire

Other people

 * Thomas Burgess (pirate) (1689–1719), pirate active in the Caribbean
 * Thomas Burgess (painter floruit 1786), English painter
 * Thomas Burgess (painter died 1807) (c. 1784–1807), English painter
 * Thomas Burgess (bishop, born 1756) (1756–1837), Bishop of St David's and of Salisbury
 * Thomas Burgess (bishop of Clifton) (1791–1854), English Roman Catholic bishop
 * Joseph Tom Burgess (1828–1886), English journalist, writer and artist
 * Tom Burgess (winemaker), founder of Burgess Cellars
 * Thomas Paul Burgess (born 1959), academic, novelist and musician from Northern Ireland