Howard Thomas CBE (5 March 1909 – 6 November 1986) was a Welsh-born British radio producer and television executive.

Thomas or Tom Howard may refer to:

• Thomas Howard (American football) (1983–2013), American football linebacker
• Thomas Howard (baseball) (born 1964), former outfielder in Major League Baseball
• Thomas Howard (British Army officer) (1684–1753), commander of the Buffs
• Thomas Howard (cricketer) (1781–1864), English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket
• Thomas Howard (pirate) (fl. 1698–1703), pirate primarily active in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea during the Golden Age of Piracy
• Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443–1524), English soldier and statesman
• Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473–1554), prominent Tudor politician
• Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1536–1572), English nobleman
• Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (1627–1677), English nobleman
• Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk (1683–1732), son of Lord Thomas Howard and Mary Elizabeth Savile
• Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel (1585–1646), prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I
• Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire (1587–1669), second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet
• Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire (1619–1706), English peer
• Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham (1714–1763), British nobleman and Army officer
• Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561–1626), son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret Audley
• Thomas Howard (died 1682), MP for Haverfordwest
• Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham (1746–1791), British nobleman and Army officer
• Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk (1721–1783), British peer and politician
• Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk (1776–1851), British peer and politician
• Thomas Howard (1651–1701), Teller of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament
• Thomas Howard, Sr. (born 1954), former American football linebacker who played nine seasons
• Thomas Howard (Manitoba politician) (1845–1903), political figure in Manitoba
• Thomas B. Howard (1854–1920), U.S. Navy admiral
• Thomas Albert Howard, professor of history
• Thomas Howard, pseudonym used by the outlaw Jesse James
• Lord Thomas Howard (1511–1537), son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk by his second marriage to Agnes Tilney
• Tom Howard (wrestler) (born 1969), American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and actor
• Tom Howard (attorney) (1917–1965), American attorney, represented Jack Ruby, the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald
• Tom Howard (ice hockey) (1871–1945), Canadian ice hockey player
• Tom Howard (musician) (1950–2010), American pianist, musical arranger and orchestral conductor
• Tom Howard (photographer) (1894–1961), photographer who worked at the Washington bureau of P&A Photographs during the 1920s
• Tom Howard (politician) (1880–1949), Australian politician
• Tom Howard (hurler) (born 1962), Irish hurler
• Tom Forrest Howard (1888–1953), British Member of Parliament for Islington South
• Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon (died 1611), English peer and politician
• Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon (c. 1520–1582), English peer and politician
• T. Henry Howard (1849–1923), second Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army
• Tom Howard (special effects) (1910–1985), British special effects artist
• Tommy Howard, Irish referee, see 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
• Tom Howard (comedian) (1885–1955), Irish comedian, creator and host of It Pays to Be Ignorant