Thomas Best may refer to: Politicians Thomas Best (MP for Canterbury) (c. 1713–1795), MP for Canterbury Thomas Best (MP for Lewes) (fl. 1446/7), MP for Lewes Thomas Best (MP for Ripon) (1589–c. 1649), MP for Ripon Others Thomas Best (navy captain) (1570?–1638?), English naval captain Thomas Best (basketball), played in 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Thomas Best (writer), author of 1787 English book A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling Tommy Best (1920–2018), Welsh footballer See also Thomas Best Woodward (born 1814), Protestant Chaplain in the County Gaol, Downpatrick and Dean of Down