Men named “THOMAS” down through history

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    • Thomas the Apostle: One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. The Nag Hammadi copy of the Gospel of Thomas begins: “These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymus, Judas Thomas, recorded.”
    • Thomas Jefferson: A prominent American Founding Father, Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and served as the third President of the United States. He was also an accomplished architect, educator, and a leading proponent of democracy and natural rights.
    • Thomas Edison: One of history’s most prolific inventors, Edison held over a thousand patents and influenced modern technology with inventions like the early electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the kinetoscope.
    • Thomas Aquinas: An influential Italian philosopher and theologian of the 13th century. He is best known for his work Summa Theologica and made significant contributions to Catholic theology that continue to be studied today.
    • Thomas Paine: A revolutionary philosopher and political activist, Paine was an instrumental figure in the American Revolution. His powerful pamphlet, Common Sense, galvanized support for American independence.
    • Thomas Hobbes: An English philosopher best known for his seminal work, Leviathan, which explored the foundations of government and social contract theory.
    • Sir Thomas More: An English lawyer, social philosopher, and statesman who was Lord Chancellor to King Henry VIII. He famously authored the book Utopia and was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
    • Sir Thomas à Becket: An English cleric and statesman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury and whose conflict with King Henry II over the rights of the Church led to his murder and subsequent canonization as a saint.
    • Thomas à Kempis: A German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the Augustinians and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian devotional books.
    • Thomas Robert Malthus: An English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography whose 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population.
    • Thomas Carlyle: A Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher known as the “sage of Chelsea”, his writings strongly influenced the intellectual and artistic culture of the Victorian era.
    • Thomas Mann: A German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
    • Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (1824–1863): A prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his military tactics and leadership.
    • Thomas Massie: An American politician and engineer and member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky’s 4th congressional district since 2012

     

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