Robert, Rob, Bob, or Bobby Thomas may refer to:
Arts
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Robert Thomas (director)
Robert Thomas (28 September 1927 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes – 3 January 1989) was a French writer, actor and film director.
As a writer, almost from the beginning, he was fascinated by a curious genre that he helped invent: the comédie policièr ...
(1927–1989), French writer, actor and director
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Robert Thomas (sculptor)
Robert Thomas (1 August 1926 – 11 May 1999) was a Welsh sculptor born in Cwmparc in the Rhondda Valley. He is best known for his work in bronze sculptures, many of which are on public display. He was one of the members of the ' Rhondda Gro ...
(1926–1999), Welsh sculptor
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Robert Thomas Jr.
Robert Thomas Jr. is an American jazz percussionist and hand drummer. He is known as an innovator in Be-bop and hand drumming, and has been nominated for two Grammy awards. He is also a visual artist, working as a painter.
Life and career
Rober ...
, American jazz percussionist and hand drummer
* Robert Thomas, former bassist for the rock band
Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based in Hollywood, California. The group formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio and is currently composed of lead vocalist Andy Biersack, rhythm guitarist and violinist Jinxx, lead guitarist Jake Pitts, ...
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Rob Thomas (musician) (born 1972), lead singer of Matchbox Twenty
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Rob Thomas (writer) (born 1965), producer and screenwriter, creator of ''Veronica Mars''
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Bobby Thomas (1932–2013), American jazz drummer
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Bob Thomas (actor)
Bob Thomas (born March 1, 1954 in Appalachia, Virginia) is a radio personality, actor, and writer. He was one of the top radio announcers in Knoxville, Tennessee for 25 years. As an actor, he has appeared in many films and hundreds of commerci ...
(born 1965), radio personality, actor, and writer
* Bob Thomas, founder member of
Silly Wizard
Journalism
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Robert Thomas (newspaper proprietor) (1781–1860), founder of the ''South Australian Register''
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Robert McG. Thomas Jr.
Robert McGill Thomas Jr. (May 9, 1939 – January 6, 2000) was an American journalist. He worked for many years at ''The New York Times'', and was best known for the obituaries he wrote for that newspaper.
Early life
Thomas was born in Shel ...
(1939–2000), American journalist
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Robert Kyffin Thomas
Sir Robert Kyffin Thomas (19 August 1851 – 13 June 1910)
was a South Australian newspaper proprietor.
Sir Robert was born at Nailsworth, South Australia, the son of William Kyffin Thomas, proprietor of the ''South Australian Register''.
T ...
(1851–1910), South Australian newspaper proprietor
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Robert Bailey Thomas, American publisher of the ''Old Farmers Almanac''
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Bob Thomas (reporter) (1922–2014), American reporter for the AP covering Hollywood
* Rob Thomas, American newspaper editor ''
The Capital Times''
Politics
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Sir Robert Thomas, 1st Baronet (1873–1951), Liberal Member of Parliament in Wales
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Sir Robert Thomas, 2nd Baronet (1622–?), MP for Cardiff, 1661–1681
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Robert J. Thomas
Robert J. "Bob" Thomas (1945-November 23, 2014) was an American executive who was president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Corporation, U.S.A., and Clinton administration-appointee for the One America Initiative. Thomas was president ...
(1945–2014), president and CEO of Nissan in the U.S. and Clinton Administration appointee
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Lindsay Thomas (politician) (Robert Lindsay Thomas, born 1943), US Representative from Georgia
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Robert R. Thomas (born 1952), Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, former NFL kicker
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Robert Y. Thomas Jr.
Robert Young Thomas Jr. (July 13, 1855 – September 3, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Thomas attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, in 1878. ...
(1859–1925), US Representative from Kentucky
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Bob Thomas (Nevada politician) (1926–2013), American businessman, newspaper columnist, and politician
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Bob Thomas (Australian politician) (1954–2016), Western Australian politician
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Bob Thomas (Virginia politician) (1977-), Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Sports
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Bob Thomas (running back) (born 1948), American football player
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Robert Thomas (fullback) (born 1974), Arena Football League player, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys
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Robert Thomas (linebacker)
Robert Wayne Thomas (born July 17, 1980) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the Univ ...
(born 1980), American football player
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Robert Thomas (defensive lineman) (born 1991), American football player
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Robert Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
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Rob Thomas (rugby league) (born 1990), English rugby league footballer
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Robb Thomas
Robb Douglas Thomas (born March 29, 1966) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) who played from 1989 to 1998.
High school career
Thomas graduated from Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon in ...
(born 1966), American football player
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Bob Thomas (rugby union)
Robert Thomas (1871 – 7 March 1910) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Morriston and Swansea. Thomas was a Triple Crown winner, after representing Wales for all three matches on the 1900 Home Nations Champ ...
(1871–1910), Wales international rugby player
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Bob Thomas (footballer, born 1919)
Robert Albert Thomas (2 August 1919 – March 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Fulham and Crystal Palace.
Career
Thomas played in the Football League fo ...
(1919–1990), English football player
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Bob Thomas (Irish footballer), Irish football (soccer) player and manager
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Bob Thomas (long jumper) (1939–2016), New Zealand long jumper
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Bobby Thomas (cyclist)
Bobby Thomas (September 7, 1912 – November 12, 2008) was an American cyclist from Kenosha, Wisconsin. He competed in the sprint event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1938 he won the Six Days of Buffalo
The Six Days of Buffalo was a si ...
(1912–2008), American Olympic cyclist
Other
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Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan)
Robert Thomas (1809 - 1880), also known by the bardic name Ap Vychan, was a Welsh Independent minister, poet and man of letters. He won the chair at the national eisteddfod on two occasions.
Biography
Ap Vychan was the third child of a well-ed ...
(1809–1880), known by the bardic name "Ap Vychan", a Welsh Independent minister and poet
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Robert K. Thomas (literary scholar) (1918–1998), English professor and academic vice president at BYU
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Robert K. Thomas (chemist) (born 1941), physical chemist
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Robert M. Thomas
Robert McKee Thomas (1908 – July 23, 1984) was a co-inventor of butyl rubber, along with William J. Sparks. Thomas held 75 patents, and directed the work of several notable polymer scientists including Francis P. Baldwin
Francis Paul Baldwin ...
(1908–1984), American rubber scientist
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Robert George Thomas (1820–1883), draftsman and architect in the British colony of South Australia
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Robert Jermain Thomas
Robert Jermain Thomas (1839 – died c. 31 August 1866) was a Welsh Protestant Christian missionary who served with the London Missionary Society in late Qing Dynasty China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a ...
(1839–1866), Christian missionary in Korea
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Rob Thomas (scientist)
Rob Thomas is a prominent senior South Australian environmental scientist. He is currently on contract as Chief Scientific Advisor for the Resources Infrastructure and Investment Task Force of Department of Energy and Mining. Thomas previously hel ...
, South Australian environmental scientist and public servant
* Robert Thomas, 18th-century British counterfeiter, see
Cragg Coiners
The Cragg Vale Coiners, sometimes the Yorkshire Coiners, were a band of counterfeiting, counterfeiters in England, based in Cragg Vale, near Hebden Bridge, West Riding of Yorkshire. They produced fake gold coins in the late 18th century to sup ...
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Bob Thomas (programmer)
Creeper was the first computer worm, while Reaper was the first antivirus software, designed to eliminate Creeper.
Creeper
Creeper was an experimental computer program written by Bob Thomas at BBN in 1971. Its original iteration was designed t ...
, creator of the computer worm Creeper
See also
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Rod Thomas (disambiguation) Rod Thomas (born 1947) is a Welsh international footballer.
Rod or Rodney Thomas may also refer to:
* Rod Thomas (bishop) (born 1954), English Anglican bishop
* Rod Thomas (English footballer) (born 1970)
* Rod Thomas (born 1982/83), Welsh music ...
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Roy Thomas (disambiguation) Roy Thomas (born 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor.
Roy Thomas may also refer to:
* Roy Thomas (outfielder) (1874–1959), Major League Baseball outfielder
* Roy Thomas (artist)
Roy Thomas (1949–2004) was one of the most inf ...
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