Richard Thomas or Dick Thomas may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Dick Thomas (singer) (1915–2003), American singing cowboy and actor Richard Thomas (actor) (born 1951), American actor Richard Thomas (author) (born 1967), American author Richard Thomas (dancer) (1925–2013), American dancer Richard Thomas (musician) (born 1964), British musician, writer, and comedy actor Richard Thomas, drummer on The Jesus and Mary Chain album Automatic Richard K. Thomas (born 1953), live theatre sound and composition advocate Government and politics Richard Thomas (solicitor) (born 1949), British lawyer and former Information Commissioner Richard Thomas (Pennsylvania politician) (1744–1832), US Congressman from Pennsylvania Richard Thomas (Royal Navy officer) (1932–1998), Admiral and Black Rod in the House of Lords Richard Thomas, mayor of Mount Vernon, NY (2016–2019) Richard C. Thomas (1937–1991), politician and government official in Vermont Richard V. Thomas (1932–2010), justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court Religion Richard Thomas (bishop) (1881–1958), Anglican bishop and Archdeacon in Australia Richard Thomas (priest) (1753–1780), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian Richard Rice Thomas (died 1942), Archdeacon of St Davids Sports Dick Thomas (rugby league), Welsh rugby league footballer Dick Thomas (rugby union) (1883–1916), Welsh rugby union footballer Richard Thomas (cricketer, born 1792) (1792–1881), English cricketer Richard Thomas (cricketer, born 1867) (1867–1918), English cricketer Richard Thomas (shooter) (1941–2016), American shooter, instrumental in establishing International Defensive Pistol Association Richie Thomas (Richard James Thomas, born 1942), Welsh cricketer Ritchie Thomas (Richard John Harold Thomas, 1915–1988), Australian rules footballer Other people Richard Thomas (civil engineer) (1779–1858), English civil engineer Richard Thomas (herpetologist) (born 1938), American herpetologist Richard Thomas (mathematician), professor of mathematics at Imperial College London Richard Thomas (tin plate manufacturer) (1837–1916), British manufacturer and founder of Richard Thomas & Co Ltd. Richard Thomas (Zarvona) (1833–1875), Confederate colonel and privateer known as "the French lady" during the American Civil War Richard Darton Thomas (1777–1857), Royal Navy officer Richard G. Thomas (1930–2006), American pilot Richard Grenfell Thomas (1901–1974), Australian mineralogist Richard F. Thomas (born 1950), professor of classics at Harvard University Richard Walter Thomas (born 1936), professor known for his work on black issues and race relations See also Richard Beaumont-Thomas (1860–1917), managing director of Richard Thomas & Co Ltd. Ricky Thomas (born 1965), American football player