Thomas William Kirkwood, OBE (1884–1971) was a Scottish champion polo player.
Kirkwood was educated at Blairlodge School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he was a member of the 1901 cricket team.
Gifted in languages, Kirkwood was sent to Moscow (from 1905) and St Petersburg to study Russian, and in 1919 he commanded an officers’ training camp at Omsk.
In 1924 he competed for the British Isles against the USA in the Westchester cup matches and he also played for Ireland on several occasions.
However, his greatest contribution to polo was undoubtedly his tireless efforts to keep the game alive in Ireland after the second world war.