• William Thomas, American, Jazz bassist
• Charles Thomas (1790-1848), American politician, Governor of Delaware, 1823-24
• Cyrus Thomas (1825-1910), American anthropologist and entomologist
• Danny Thomas (1914-1991), American nightclub comedian and television and film actor (born Muzyad Yahkoob)
• Dave Thomas (1932-2002), the founder of Wendy’s International restaurant chain
• Margaret "Marlo" Thomas (b. 1938), American actress best known for her role as Ann Marie on the television show "That Girl."
• Edward Donnall Thomas (b. 1920), American physician, researcher, co-winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine
• Michael Tilson Thomas (b. 1944), American conductor, pianist and composer
• George Henry Thomas (1816-1870), American soldier
• Martha Crey Thomas (1857-1935), American feminist
• Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), American socialist leader
• Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
• Private First Class William H Thomas, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
• George Thomas (1909-1997), Viscount Tonypandy, Welsh Labor politician, Welsh secretary 1968-1970 speaker of British House of Commons 1976-1983
• Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), famous Welsh surrealist poet, best-known works include "Under Milk Wood" and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father, "Do not go gentle into that good night"
• Daniel Lleufer Thomas (1863-1940), Welsh lawyer
• Hugh Owen Thomas (1833-1891), Welsh orthopaedic surgeon
• Margaret Haig Thomas (1883-1958), Welsh feminist
• Ronald Stuart Thomas (b. 1913), Welsh poet and priest
• Peter John Mitchell Thomas PC , QC (1920-2008), Baron Thomas of Gwydir, Welsh Conservative politician
• Sir Frederick William Thomas, Australian, member of the Royal Australian Air Force, and Lord Mayor of the city of Melbourne from 1957-1959
• Dr. Earle S. Thomas Ph.D. (b. 1916), noted Canadian historian and author, honorary vice-president of the United Empire Loyalists of Canada
• Edward Thomas (1878-1917), English poet
• James Henry Thomas (1874-1949), British statesman and labor leader
• Albert Thomas (1878-1932), French politician
• Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896), French composer
• Philip Edward Thomas (1878-1917), English poet
• Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850-1885), English metallurgist

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WALES: A BRIEF HISTORY

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WELSH SURNAMES

Most Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap and ab were commonly found in Welsh surnames. Welsh names used to include strings of Patronymics going back through the generations, until the 16th century when people began to use fixed hereditary surnames. Evidence of these prefixes can still be found in many Welsh surnames, such as Prince, Probert, Bowen, and Beddoes.

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THE BLACK KNIGHT

The Black Prince, or Edward, Prince of Wales, (1330-76), is thought to have gained his nickname due to the colour of his armour -- jet black. However, this claim cannot be verified. Contrary to popular conceptions, period illustrations typically depict him in silver or gilt armour, not black. He may have gained this monicker because he wore a black surcoat with a silver plume. Yet a more fantastic notion also circulates. Many hold the opinion that he was labelled black because of his skill as a knight or because he was often merciless towards the vanquished. His sacking of the town of Limoges in 1370 gives some credence to the latter notion. After taking the town, all its inhabitants were slaughtered, with no consideration to age or gender.

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THE KING ARTHUR LEGEND

Writers and historians have long been divided on the truth of the many different tellings of the stories of Arthur, the great Welsh king of Britain. Although many now think that there is some truth underlying the widely varying accounts, the hard facts surrounding Arthur's reign are almost completely obscured in a mist of myths and legends. Like all legends, these tales evolved over many centuries. Their telling and retelling over those years, while it may have left them somewhat lacking in truth, has emphasized and expanded their most compelling parts, making the Arthurian saga as glorious and prolific a body of stories as any, in fact or fiction.

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WALES: A BACKGROUND

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