Thoms is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adah Belle Thoms (1870–1943), African-American nurse
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Albie Thoms
Albie Thoms (28 July 1941 – 28 November 2012) was an Australian film director, writer, and producer. He was born in Sydney, Australia. He was nominated for at the 1979 AFI Awards for Best Original Screenplay for Palm Beach. He is best know ...
(1941–2012), Australian film director
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Alexander Thoms (1837–1925), Scottish mineralogist
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Arne Thoms
Arne Thoms (born 1 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Career
As a junior, Thoms had a good year in 1989, making the semi-finals of the boys' singles at Wimbledon and the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
Thoms mad ...
(born 1971), German tennis player
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Art Thoms
Arthur William Thoms, Jr. (born October 20, 1946) is a former collegiate and professional American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the NFL.
Thoms played high school football at Brick Township High School in Brick Township, ...
(born 1947), American football player
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Bill Thoms (1910–1964), Canadian ice hockey player
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Bob Thoms
Robert Arthur Thoms (19 May 1826 – 10 June 1903) was a cricket umpire who stood in two Test matches, the first two played in England, in 1880 and 1882.
Life and career
Thoms was born in Marylebone, London. His father was part-propriet ...
(1826–1903), English cricket umpire
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Bobby Thoms
Bobby Thoms (15 July 1909 – 6 February 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football
The former ...
(1909–2003), Australian rules footballer
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Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (born 20 November 1974) is a German former speed skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating ...
(born 1974), German speed skater
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Frederic Count de Thoms (1669–1746), German art collector
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George Thoms (1927–2003), Australian cricket player
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Harry Thoms
Henry James Thoms (16 November 1896–1970) was an English association football, footballer who played in the English Football League, Football League for Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace, Derby County F.C., Derby County and Hartlepools Unite ...
(1896–1970), English footballer
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Jerome Thoms
Jerome Thoms (October 7, 1907 – November 1, 1977) was an American film editor.
He edited '' Blondie's Big Moment'' (1947), '' Blondie's Holiday'' (1947), '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' (1943), ''A Close Call for Boston Blackie'' (1946), '' The D ...
(1907–1977), American film editor
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Jim Thoms (1918–2005), Australian rules footballer
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Kevin Thoms
Kevin Thoms (born July 4, 1979) is an American actor, perhaps best known for providing the voice for Lance in Cartoon Network's ''Sym-Bionic Titan''. Prior to this role, he has been cast in many films and television series including ''Riding In Ca ...
(born 1979), American actor
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Laurence Thoms
Laurence Thoms (born March 26, 1980) is a Fijian alpine skier who was born in Suva. He represented Fiji at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and attracted media attention as a competitor from a tropical nation at the Winter Olympics.
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(born 1980), Fijian alpine skier
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Lothar Thoms
Lothar Thoms (18 May 1956 – 5 November 2017) was a track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐ ...
(1956–2017), German cyclist
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Paul Thoms
Paul Slade Thoms (February 19, 1932 – July 4, 2012) was a land surveyor and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista North from 1971 to 1975 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
The son of James Ernest Thoms and Gertrude Helen ...
(1932–2012), Canadian surveyor and politician
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Peter Thoms
Peter Thoms is an English musician and composer best known for playing keyboards and trombone for the synthpop band Landscape.
Biography
Landscape was formed in 1974 with Richard James Burgess (vocals, drums), Christopher Heaton (keyboards), A ...
, English musician
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Peter Perring Thoms (1791–1855), English printer and translator
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Shirley Thoms
Shirley Thoms-Bystrynski (12 January 1925 – 1 July 1999), was an Australian country music singer and pioneer of Australia's country music industry. She was known as ''Australia's Yodelling Sweetheart''.
Biography
Thoms was born in January 192 ...
(1925–1999), Australian country music player
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Tracie Thoms
Tracie Nicole Thoms is an Emmy-nominated American television, film, and stage actress and singer. She is known for her roles in '' Rent'', '' Cold Case'', '' The Devil Wears Prada'', '' Death Proof'', and the short-lived Fox television series ' ...
(born 1975), American actress
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Trev Thoms
Trevor Thoms (30 October 1950 – 8 December 2010), known as Judge Trev Thoms and Judge Trev, was a British guitarist, best known for being a member of Inner City Unit, Atomgods, and The Steve Gibbons Band.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he ...
(1950–2010), British guitarist
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William Thoms
William John Thoms (16 November 1803 – 15 August 1885) was a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore" in 1846. Thoms's investigation of folklore and myth led to a later career of debunking longevity myths, and he was a pione ...
(1803–1885), British writer
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