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Thomas Schelling Thomas Crombie Schelling (born 14 April 1921) is an American economist and professor of foreign affairs, national security, nuclear strategy, and arms control at the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland College Park. He was awarded the 2005 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (shared with Robert Aumann) for "having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis.
Thomas Schirrmacher Thomas Schirrmacher is a Christian moral philosopher and a specialist in the sociology of religion. His is director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom of the World Evangelical Alliance and member of its Religious Liberty Commission.
Thomas Schroll Thomas Schroll (born 26 November 1965) is a Austrian bobsledder who competed in the bobsleigh events at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Schroll won a gold medal in the four-person bobsleigh event with teammates Ingo Appelt, Harald Winkler and Gerhard Haidacher.
Thomas Sidey Sir Thomas Kay Sidey (27 May 1863 - 20 May 1933) was a New Zealand politician. He was Member of the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1928, Member of the Legislative Council from 1928 until 1933, and Attorney-General from 1928 until 1931.
Thomas Silverstein Thomas Silverstein (1952-) is a convicted American murderer. Originally jailed for armed robbery, he has been in solitary confinement since 1983, when he killed prison guard Merle Clutts at the Marion "supermax" penitentiary.
Thomas Sims Thomas Sims (born about 1834) was an enslaved African American who escaped from slavery in Georgia at age 17 and lived for a time in Boston, Massachusetts. He was arrested there under the federal Fugitive Slave Law on April 4,1851.
Thomas Slingsby Duncombe Thomas Slingsby Duncombe (1796 - November 13th 1861, Lancing) was a Radical politician, who was member of parliament for Hertford from 1826 to 1832 and for Finsbury from 1834 until his death. Duncombe was a tireless champion of radical causes in the twenty-seven years he served the North East London borough of Finsbury.
Thomas Smith (bishop) Thomas Smith (1615–1702) was an English clergyman, who served as Dean of Carlisle, 1672–1684, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1684–1702. He graduated MA from The Queen's College, Oxford in 1639 and served as chaplain to King Charles II.
Thomas Smith (painter) Captain Thomas Smith was an artist and mariner who lived somewhere between 1600 and 1700 and completed a self-portrait circa 1680. He lived in Boston and was a Puritan as evidenced by his dress and symbolism in the portrait.
Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell (born 30 June, 1930), is an American economist, political writer, and commentator, generally from a socially conservative and economically laissez faire perspective. He is currently a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Thomas Speakman Barnett Thomas Speakman (Tom) Barnett (1909-09-03 - 2003-06-05) was a politician born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He attended schools in Alberta and British Columbia (BC), and earned a degree at the University of British Columbia.
Thomas Spencer Baynes Thomas Spencer Baynes (24 March 1823 in Wellington - 31 May 1887 in London) was a philosopher, son of a Baptist minister, born at Wellington, Somerset, intended to study for Baptist ministry, and was at a theological seminary at Bath with that view, but being strongly attracted to philosophical studies, left it and went to Edinburgh, when he became the favourite pupil of Sir William Hamilton, of whose philosophical system he continued an adherent.
Thomas Spencer Wells Sir Thomas Spencer Wells, 1st Baronet (3 February 1818 – 31 January 1897) was born at St Albans, Hertfordshire and received his early education at St Albans School (then located in the Lady Chapel of the Abbey). After a short time as a pupil of a surgeon in Barnsley (Yorkshire), he studied medicine at Leeds, Trinity College Dublin, St Thomas' Hospital (becoming a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) in 1841 and a Fellow (FRCS) in 1844), and later in Paris, France.
Thomas Sprigg Thomas Sprigg (1747–December 13, 1809) was an American political leader from Washington County, Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates (1780-1783) and represented the fourth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797.
Thomas Steele Thomas Steele (6 February, 1891-11 July 1978) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Stephens Konkkni Kendr Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) is a Jesuit-run research-institute working on issues related to the Konknni language, literature, culture and education. It is based in Alto Porvorim, on the outskirts of the state capital of Goa, India.
Thomas Sternhold Thomas Sternhold (1500 – 1549) was the principal author of the first English metrical version of the Psalms, originally attached to the Prayer-Book as augmented by John Hopkins; continued in general use till Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady's version of 1696 was substituted in 1717; was a Hampshire man, and held the post of groom of the robes to Henry VIII and Edward VI.
Thomas Stevens (trumpeter) Thomas Stevens (born Atascadero, California, July 29 1938) trumpeter, composer, and author, was principal trumpet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra from 1972 to 1999. Stevens has been internationally recognized for his contributions to the development of advanced 20th century (classical) solo trumpet music and contemporary brass instrument performance practices as the result of his many solo and chamber music performances, recordings, published articles, educational music publications, and teaching activities.
Thomas Steward Traill Thomas Steward Traill (29 October 1781 in Kirkwall - 30 July 1862 in Edinburgh) was the chief editor of the eighth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. After practicing medicine for 30 years in Liverpool, Dr.
Thomas Stickney Thomas Stickney (1729-1809) was an American military officer and statesman born in Bedford, Massachusetts on June 15, 1729. He moved to Concord, New Hampshire as a young man with his father Jeremiah and brother William.
Thomas Stockham Thomas Greenway Stockham (December 22, 1933-January 6, 2004) was an American scientist who developed the first practical digital audio recording system, and pioneered techniques for digital audio recording and processing as well.
Thomas Stockton Thomas Stockton (April 1 1781 – March 2 1846) was an American soldier and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig, who served as Governor of Delaware.
Thomas Stone Thomas Stone (1743–October 5, 1787) was an American planter who signed United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777, and became President of Congress in 1784.
Thomas Straw Thomas Straw (1 September 1870 - 8 September 1959) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman born in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, he kept wicket for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in their early years of first-class cricket.
Thomas Struth Thomas Struth (born 1954) is a German photographer whose wide-ranging work covers detailed cityscapes, Asian jungles and family portraits. Along with Andreas Gursky, he is one of Germany's most noted modern-day photographers.
Thomas Stukley Thomas Stukley (or Stucley, Stukely, Stukeley) (c. 1520 – 4 August 1578), was an English adventurer from Devon who served in combat in France, Ireland, and at the Battle of Lepanto, before his death at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir.
Thomas Stuttaford Dr Irving Thomas Stuttaford OBE, (born 4 May 1931) is a British doctor, author, medical columnist of The Times and former Conservative Member of Parliament. He retired in 2002 as Senior Medical Advisor for Barclays Bank.
Thomas Sutherland (banker) Thomas Sutherland (Chinese:蘇石蘭 1834-1922), a Scotsman, was the Hong Kong superintendent for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), when he established The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founder member of HSBC, in Hong Kong in 1865.
Thomas Sutherland Parker Thomas Sutherland Parker (April 3 1829 – October 24 1868) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington Centre in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1868.
Thomas Sutton Thomas Sutton (1532–1611) was a British civil servant and businessman. For much of his life he held the prestigious role of Master of the Ordnance in the North, which meant that he was responsible for military supplies and fortification in the north of England.
Thomas Swann Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 33rd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1866 to 1869. He also served as the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland from 1856-1860, and served the third and fourth districts of Maryland in the House of Representatives.
Thomas Sykora Thomas Sykora (born May 18 1968 in Tulln) is an Austrian alpine skier. He comes from a sporting family: his father Ernst Sykora was a ski instructor, and his aunts Liese Prokop and Maria Sykora were both succesful athletes.
Thomas the Apostle Thomas, also called Judas Thomas Didymus or Jude Thomas Didymus, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels and Acts list this "twin" (Thomas means twin in Aramaic, as does Didymus in Greek) among the apostles (Mt 10:3, Mk 3:18, Lk 6:15).
Thomas the Rhymer Thomas the Rhymer (also Thomas Rhymer or Thomas Rymer) is the better-known name of Thomas Learmonth of Erceldoune, a 13th century Scottish soothsayer. Many people have encountered him in fictional form as the protagonist in the ballad Thomas the Rhymer (Child Ballad number 37).
Thomas the Slav Thomas the Slav was originally a Byzantine military commander entrusted with a high command during the reign of Emperor Leo V the Armenian. However, upon the death of Leo and the ascension of the New Emperor Michael who was a rival General of Thomas, he started to stir up rebellion.
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (video game) Released May 1, 1993, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends was a video game based on Shining Time Station and the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends television series. It was developed and published by THQ, distributed by GTI and Electro Source.
Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada) Colonel Thomas Talbot (July 19 1771 – February 5 1853) was born at Malahide Castle in Ireland. He was the fourth son of Richard Talbot and his wife Margaret Talbot, 1st Baroness Talbot of Malahide (see the Baron Talbot of Malahide).
Thomas Tannatt Pryce Thomas Tannatt Pryce (VC, MC & Bar) (17 January 1886-13 April 1918) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Tate Tobin Tom Tobin (1823 – 1904) was an American adventurer, tracker, trapper, mountain man, guide, US Army scout, and occasional bounty hunter. He associated with men such as Kit Carson, "Uncle Dick" Wootton, Ceran St.
Thomas Taylor Thomas Taylor (15 May 1758 - 1 November 1835) was an English translator and Neoplatonist, the first to translate into English the complete works of Aristotle and of Plato, as well as the Orphic fragments. The texts that he used had been edited since the 16th century, but were interrupted by lacunae; Taylor's thorough understanding of the Platonists informed his suggested emendations, which, when better manuscripts have been found, were often proved just.
Thomas Taylor (cricketer) Thomas (Tom) Taylor (born 18 October 1753 at Ropley, Hampshire; died April 1806 at Alresford, Hampshire) was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He is generally regarded as one of the most outstanding players of the 18th century.
Thomas Tew Thomas Tew aka the Rhode Island Pirate was a 17th century privateer turned pirate and a friend to Governor Benjamin Fletcher of New York. He was probably born in Maidford, Northamptonshire, England before emigrating to the colonies as a child with his family.
Thomas Thistlewood Thomas Thistlewood (1721-1786) was a British estate overseer and small landowner in western Jamaica. He wrote a diary, which eventually ran to some 10,000 pages, and this diary became an important historical document on slavery and history of Jamaica.
Thomas Thomson (botanist) Thomas Thomson (1817-1878) was a chemistry professor and surgeon with the British East India Company before becoming a botanist. He was a friend of Joseph Dalton Hooker and helped write the first volume of Flora Indica.
Thomas Thurlow Thomas Thurlow (1813-1899) was a renowned English sculptor who created memorials in various churches in the Saxmundham, Suffolk area, including a bust of the poet George Crabbe in Aldeburgh Church. His father, John Thurlow (b.
Thomas Thurman In the late 1980s and for most of the 1990s, James Thomas Thurman was employed at the FBI forensics laboratory, which specialized in investigating explosives-related crimes. In written reports or giving evidence in court, Thurman would describe himself as an explosives forensic expert although it eventually transpired that he had no formal scientific qualifications.
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth (1734-1796), English politician, was the elder son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (1710—1751), and the great-grandnephew of Thomas Thynne (c. 1640—1714), who was created Baron Thynne and Viscount Weymouth in 1682.
Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth (1640 – 28 July 1714) was descended from Sir John Thynne of Longleat House. He married Lady Francis Finch, daughter of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford in 1673 and lived at Drayton Basset, near Tamworth.
Thomas Tibbles Thomas Henry Tibbles (1838-1928) was a journalist and activist for Native American causes in the United States during the late nineteenth century. As assistant editor of the Omaha Daily Herald, he was instrumental in bringing the case of Standing Bear and the Ponca Indian people before the United States District Court in 1879.
Thomas Tomica Thomas Tomica Road & Rail is a battery-operated system that is made by Tomy and is compatible with other Tomy Tomica Road & Rail sets. The engines run on a special plastic blue "track", and the roadway vehicles run on a special gray "road".
Thomas Tomkins Thomas Tomkins (1572 – June 9, 1656) was a Welsh-born composer of Cornish origins of the late Tudor] and early [[Stuart dynasty|Stuart period. In addition to being one of the prominent members of the English Madrigal School, he was a skilled composer of keyboard and consort music.
Thomas Torrance Thomas Forsyth Torrance (b. 30 August 1913) is a 20th century Protestant Christian theologian who served for 27 years as Professor of Christian Dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh in the University of Edinburgh, during which time he was a leader in Protestant Christian theology.
Thomas Toughill Thomas Toughill is a non-fiction author born in Glasgow, Scotland. His works include Oscar Slater: The Mystery Solved, World To Gain: The Battle For Global Domination And Why America Entered WWII and several papers regarding the Jack the Ripper case.
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (24 February 1732 - 30 June 1800), was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. His most enduring legacy is probably that the city of Sydney in Australia was named in his honour.
Thomas Tredwell Thomas Tredwell (February 6, 1743–December 30, 1831) was an American lawyer and politician from Plattsburg, New York. He served in the New York State Senate and represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1795.
Thomas Troward Thomas Troward (1847-1916) authored many books that are considered classics in the area of New Thought, Mind Sciences, and even mystic Christianity. Influences on his writings include the teachings of Christ, Islam, Hindu Teachings, Buddhism and more.
Thomas Tryon Thomas Tryon (1634 - 1703) was one of the earliest advocates of vegetarianism in England, and the most widely read in the 18th century. Benjamin Franklin notes in his Autobiography that he adopted vegetarianism after reading one of Tryon's pamphlets.
Thomas Tsugi Blessed Thomas Tsugi was born around the year 1571 in Japan, to a wealthy family of Japanese nobility. Educated by the priests of the Society of Jesus at Arima, he joined the order while quite young, around the year 1588.
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet PC (30 August 1644 – 30 July 1729) was an English nobleman and politician, the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Lady Margaret Sackville. Through his maternal grandmother, he was heir to the Barony de Clifford and to vast estates in Cumberland and Westmorland.
Thomas Tusser Thomas Tusser (1524–1580) was an English poet and farmer, best known for his instructional poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, published in 1557, and for the oft-repeated proverb, "A fool and his money are soon parted."
Thomas Ulrich Thomas Ulrich (born July 11, 1975 in Berlin) is a German boxer. Ulrich won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, just like he did a year before at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin.
Thomas V. Morris Thomas V. Morris (or Tom Morris as he is also known) is a philosopher, a former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, founder of the Morris Institute of Human Values, and author of several books.
Thomas Valone Thomas Francis Valone is an engineering physicist with 25 years of experience in emerging energy sciences. His activities include design of Instrumentation (specialized in Bioelectromagnetics) and laboratory testing and measurements.
Thomas Vansittart Bowater Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (29 October 1862–28 March 1938) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1913 to 1914 and as one of the City's Member of Parliament from 1924 to 1938.
Thomas Vasse Thomas Timothée Vasse (born 27 February 1774, presumed dead 8 June 1801) was a French sailor who was lost in the surf on the south west coast of Australia in 1801, and presumed drowned. From Vasse's name is taken the name the Vasse for the land adjacent to where the incident occurred, and also a number of geographical features in the area including Vasse River and Vasse Inlet.
Thomas Venner Thomas Venner (died 19 January 1661) was a cooper who became the last leader of the Fifth Monarchy Men, who tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Oliver Cromwell in 1657, and subsequently led a coup in London against the newly-restored government of Charles II. This event, known as "Venner's Rising", lasted four days (1 January - 4 January 1661) before the Royal authorities captured the rebels.
Thomas Vernon Thomas Vernon (1724-1771) was a landowner and MP in eighteenth century England. He was the only son of Bowater Vernon (1683-1735), who inherited Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire and large estates in Hanbury and elsewhere, from his second cousin Thomas Vernon (1654-1721) who had died childless.
Thomas Vernon Wollaston Thomas Vernon Wollaston (March 9 1822-January 4 1878) was a prominent English entomologist and malacologist, becoming especially known for his studies of Coleoptera inhabiting several North Atlantic archipelagoes. He was well-placed socially.
Thomas Verstraeten Thomas Verstraeten, MD, MSc, is a vaccine researcher for GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. Verstraeten previously worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where his work included a major study looking for any potential links between vaccinations and adverse effects.
Thomas Viaduct The Thomas Viaduct, originally nicknamed Latrobe's Folly, spans the Patapsco River between Relay and Elkridge, Maryland. Constructed between 1833 and 1835, it is the first multi-span masonry railroad bridge in the United States and the first to be built on a curving alignment.
Thomas Vincent Welch Thomas Vincent Welch (October 1 1850 - October 20 1903) was a New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara, holding the post for 18 years. As a member of the New York State Assembly, Welch was a key player in the efforts to acquire the lands adjoining Niagara Falls, and to make them free for all to view.
Thomas Von Essen Thomas Von Essen was appointed the 30th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on April 15, 1996 and served in that position until the end of the Giuliani Administration on December 31, 2001, nearly four months after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Thomas W. Anderson Thomas W. Anderson, a native of Virginia, was educated at the Keystone-Eckman High School, Keystone, West Virginia, the Bluefield Colored Institute, Bluefield, West Virginia, and Walden University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Thomas W. Bennett (territorial governor) Thomas Warren Bennett (born February 16, 1831 in Union County, Indiana – died February 2, 1893 in Richmond, Indiana) was governor of Idaho Territory from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a Congressional delegate from the territory.
Thomas W. Ewing Thomas W. (Tom) Ewing (born September 19, 1935 in Atlanta, Illinois) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and the Illinois State House of Representatives, Ewing was a state representative from 1974 to 1991, and a U.
Thomas W. Harvey Thomas Watson Harvey (November 27, 1893 - June 27, 1978) was President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) from 1956 to 1978. He was born in Douglas, Burke County, Georgia, the oldest of twelve children of Walker and Billie Harvey.
Thomas W. Lamb Thomas White Lamb (1871 - 1942) was one of the foremost American theater and cinema architects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is noted for designing New York's Ziegfeld Theatre, as well as Madison Square Garden.
Thomas W. Lynch Thomas W. Lynch (born on February 25, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television series producer who is the head of his own production company, the Tom Lynch Company, based in Beverly Hills, California.
Thomas W. Miller Thomas Woodnutt Miller (June 26 1886 – May 5 1973) was an American businessman, lawyer and politician, from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.
Thomas W. Swetnam Thomas W. Swetnam is a Professor of Dendrochronology and the Director of the [Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research] at the [University of Arizona], studying disturbances of forest ecosystems across broad temporal and spatial scales.
Thomas W. Thompson Thomas Weston Thompson (March 15, 1766 - October 1, 1821) was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Boston, he attended Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1786.
Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (1297 – May 31, 1349), English baron, belonged to a Lincolnshire family which had lands also in Cumberland, being the son of John Wake (d. 1300), who was summoned to parliament as a baron in 1295, and the grandson of Baldwin Wake (d.
Thomas Walker (explorer) Dr. Thomas Walker (January 15, 1715 – November 9, 1794) was an physician and explorer from Virginia who led an expedition to what is now the region beyond the Alleghany Mountains area of British North America in the mid-18th century.
Thomas Wass Thomas Wass (Thomas George Wass or simply Tom Wass; born December 26, 1873, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died October 27, 1953, Sutton-in-Ashfield) was a Nottinghamshire bowler who is best remembered, along with Hallam, for astonishing triumphs that gave Nottinghamshire a brilliant County Championship win in 1907. Wass also holds the record for the most wickets taken for Nottinghamshire - 1633 for 20.
Thomas Watkins Ligon Thomas Watkins Ligon (May 10, 1810 – January 12, 1881), a Democrat, was the 30th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1854 to 1858. Born in 1810 in Farmville, Virginia, he was also a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Maryland's third Congressional district from 1845 until 1849.
Thomas Wedge of Chester Thomas Wedge (1760-1854) was an agriculturalist. He was the son of Francis Wedge (1714-1784) of Fernhill House, near Forton, Staffordshire, a prosperous farmer, and brother of John Wedge and Charles Wedge of Shudy Camps.
Thomas Weld Thomas Weld, who came to Boston on 5 June 1632 on the "William and Francis", was a Puritan emigrant from England and the first minister of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts from 1632 to 1641.
Thomas Wemyss Reid Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid (1842 - 1905), novelist and biographer, born at Newcastle, and after being connected with various provincial newspapers came to London in 1887 as manager for Cassell and Co. Thereafter he was, 1890-9, editor of The Speaker.
Thomas Wendell McVay Thomas Wendell McVay, also known as "Cotton" McVay, was mayor of Lake Wales, Florida, USA between the years of 1953 and 1954. During this time he was instrumental in bringing the Passion Play to Lake Wales.
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (April 13, 1593 – May 12, 1641) was an English statesman, a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. His relation, another Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland, fought during the Civil War.
Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage (born February 22, 1952 in Hagen) was a German middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcroft.
Thomas West, 1st Baron West Thomas West, 1st Baron West (1365 – 17 August, 1405) was the only son of Sir Thomas West of Hampton Cantilupe (1312–1386), and Alice FitzHerbert, (died 1395) the sister and heiress of Sir Edmund FitzHerbert. His father had fought in the Battle of Crécy and the subsequent siege of Calais under the command of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel.
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr Thomas West, 3rd (or 12th) Baron De La Warr (July 9, 1577 – June 7, 1618), was the Englishman for whom the state, river, and the American Indian tribe now called "Delaware" (in the United States) were named.
Thomas Wharton Jones Thomas Wharton Jones (born St. Andrews, Scotland, January 9, 1808; died Ventnor, England, November 7, 1891)Patron of the Royal Institution: Fullerian Professorships was an eminent ophthalmologist and physiologist of the 19th century.
Thomas Wharton Jr. Thomas Wharton (born in Chester, 1735, died in Lancaster 22 May, 1778) was Pennsylvania’s first governor under the Commonwealth Constitution. He entered his term in July 1776 amidst the booming of cannon and patriotic cheers of those who had just declared their independence.
Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (1495 to 23 August 1568) was born in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Wharton of Wharton Hall and his wife Agnes Warcup. In 1518 he married Eleanor Stapleton, daughter of Sir Bryan Stapleton of Wighill.
Thomas Whately Thomas Whately (died June 1772), an English politician and writer, was a Member of Parliament (1761–1768), who served as Commissioner on the Board of Trade, as Secretary to the Treasury under Lord Grenville, and as Under- secretary of State under Lord North (1771–1772). As an M.
Thomas Whitfield Thomas Anthony Whitfield (April 30, 1954 - June 20, 1992) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, choir director and producer best known for helping to shape the fabric of contemporary gospel music with his elaborate choral arrangements and the merging of musical styles ranging from jazz to classical into traditional gospel foundations. This style earned him the respectable title of "Maestro" by many of his colleagues and supporters.
Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro (7 July 1782-1855), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, was the second son of Thomas Wilde, an attorney. He was born in London and educated at St Paul's School and was admitted an attorney in 1805.
Thomas Wilkinson (Royal Marines) Thomas Wilkinson (1831-22 September 1887) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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