Thomas Thorild (April 18, 1759 - October 1, 1808), was a Swedish poet, critic and philosopher.

He was born in Svarteborg , Sweden and died at Greifswald, which was then Swedish Pomerania, and is now Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany. His oringinal name was Thomas Thorén. He studied and Lund University in Sweden and worked or studied at the University of Greifswald in Germany.