Thomas Williamson Means (November 3, 1803 – June 8, 1890) was a settler of Hanging Rock, Ohio, and a native of South Carolina.
Together with his brother Hugh he became notable in Ashland, Kentucky, after he built the Buena Vista Furnace and became a director of the Kentucky Coal, Iron & Manufacturing Company.
He was also the father of Ashland Mayor John Means.
Means owned furnaces in Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia.