- an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection, becoming the apostle to whom the expression “doubting Thomas” refers. John 20:24–29.
- U.S. playwright, journalist, and actor.
- French composer.
- U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991.
- Welsh poet and short-story writer.
- Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- U.S. printer, journalist and publisher of Revolutionary literature.
- U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.
- American physician and general in the American Revolution.
- U.S. newscaster, world traveler, and writer.
- U.S. educator and women's-rights advocate.
- U.S. socialist leader and political writer.
- U.S. clock designer and manufacturer.
- U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.
- U.S. sociologist.
- a male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “twin.”
- Saint. Also called: doubting Thomas. one of the twelve apostles, who refused to believe in Christ's resurrection until he had seen his wounds (John 20:24–29). Feast day: July 3 or Dec 2l or Oct 6
- Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1811–96, French composer of light operas, including Mignon (1866)
- Dylan (Marlais) (ˈdɪlən). 1914–53, Welsh poet and essayist. His works include the prose Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog (1940), the verse collection Deaths and Entrances (1946), and his play for voices Under Milk Wood (1954)
- (Philip) Edward, pen name Edward Eastaway. 1878–1917, British poet and critic: killed in World War I
- R (onald) S (tuart). 1913–2000, Welsh poet and clergyman. His collections include Song at the Year's Turning (1955), Not that He Brought Flowers (1968), and Laboratories of the Spirit (1975)
