Thomas Coates may refer to:
Tommy Coates (1909–1980), stock car driver Thomas Coates (musician) (1803–1895), the "Father of Band Music in America" Thomas J. Coates (born 1945), director of the UCLA Center for World Health Thomas Coates (artist) (1941–2023), British artist
See also Thomas Coats (disambiguation) Thomas Cotes (died 1641), English printer Thomas Glen-Coats (disambiguation)