Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (d. 2008)
Tomáš Jan Baťa, (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ jan ˈbaca]; anglicised to Thomas J. Bata; September 17, 1914 – September 1, 2008), also known as Thomas Bata Jr. and Tomáš Baťa ml., was a Czech-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He ran the Bata Shoe Company from the 1940s until the 1980s.