Thomas Mitchell
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Thomas or Tom Mitchell may refer to:
Politics
Thomas Alexander Mitchell (1812–1875), British member of parliament for Bridport
Thomas B. Mitchell (died 1876), New York politician
Thomas R. Mitchell (1783–1837), U.S. representative from South Carolina
Thomas Mitchell (Iowa politician) (1816–1894), Iowa politician
Tom Mitchell (Australian politician) (1906–1984), Australian politician, author and skier
Tom Mitchell (Irish politician) (1931–2020), Irish republican
Sports
Thomas Mitchell (football manager) (1843–1921), manager of Blackburn Rovers and Woolwich Arsenal football clubs
Thomas Mitchell (Kent cricketer) (1907–1960), English cricketer
Tom Mitchell (American football) (1944–2017), American football player
Tom Mitchell (Australian footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules football player
Tom Mitchell (English footballer) (1899–1984), English footballer and manager
Tom Mitchell (rugby union, born 1958), Fijian rugby union player
Tom Mitchell (rugby union, born 1989), English rugby union player, captain of England national rugby sevens team
Tommy Mitchell (1902–1996), Derbyshire cricketer
Tommy Mitchell (footballer), (1905–1970), English footballer
Tom Mitchell (hurdler) (born 1922), American hurdler, 1946 NCAA 100 m hurdles runner-up for the Indiana Hoosiers track and field team
Other fields
Thomas Mitchell (actor) (1892–1962), American actor
Thomas Mitchell (explorer) (1792–1855), Scottish explorer of Australia
Thomas Mitchell (Medal of Honor) (1857–1942), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas Mitchell (merchant) (1798–1871), Glasgow merchant and ship owner.
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