Douglas Thomas (born 1966) is an American scholar, researcher, and journalist. He is Associate Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California where he studies technology, communication, and culture. He is author or editor of numerous books including Reading Nietzsche Rhetorically (Guilford, 1998), Cybercrime: Security and Surveillance in the Information Age (with Brian Loader, Routledge, 2000), Hacker Culture (University of Minnesota Press, 2002), and Technological Visions: The Hopes and Fears that Shape New Technologies (with Marita Sturken and Sandra Ball-Rokeach). He has published numerous articles in academic journals and is the founding editor of Games & Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media.

Thomas Douglas may refer to:

• Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771 – 1820), founder of the Red River Colony
• Tom Douglas (born 1958), American chef, restaurateur and writer
• Tommy Douglas (1904 – 1986), premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada
• Thomas Douglas (American judge) (1790 – 1855), Florida Supreme Court justice
• Tommy Douglas (clarinetist) (1911 – 1965), American jazz clarinetist
• Tom Douglas (songwriter), American songwriter
• Tom Douglas (footballer) (1910 – 1943), Scottish footballer