Thomas William Edward Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester MVO DL (16 May 1908 – 3 September 1976) was a British peer.

[1] Major Thomas William Edward Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester of Holkham, was born on 16 May, 1908.

He was the son of Thomas William Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester, and Marion Gertrude Trefusis.

He served as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief, Middle East in World War II, reaching the rank of major, and later becoming an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Norfolk Regiment.

Because he had no sons, on his death he was succeeded in the earldom and other titles by his cousin Anthony Coke, 6th Earl of Leicester.