Thomas Hunt FRS (18 September 1696 – 31 October 1774) was an English academic, who was Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford from 1738 until his death.
Hunt was born in Horsington, Somerset and, after being educated locally, studied at the University of Oxford as a member of Christ Church, Oxford (matriculating in 1715 and obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1718).
He was a tutor at Hart Hall, Oxford from 1718, and was ordained deacon in 1720 and priest in 1721.
He published extensively on Arabic and Hebrew matters, and was a well-regarded scholar who encouraged others.
He died on 31 October 1774 and was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, where he held a canonry by virtue of the Regius Professorship.