Thomas Holt

Thomas Holt may refer to:

  • Thomas Holt (MP) for Canterbury
  • Tom Holt (born 1961), author of humorous fantasies and historical fiction
  • Thomas Holt (architect) (1578?–1624), English architect
  • Thomas C. Holt, American writer and historian
  • Thomas Holt (Australian politician) (1811–1888), wool merchant, financier and politician
  • Thomas Michael Holt (1831–1896), Governor of North Carolina, 1891–1893
  • Thomas Holt (Serjeant-at-Law) (1616–1686), English lawyer and politician

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