| Sex or gender | male  |
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| Country of citizenship | Lardǝwa Amerika yǝ  |
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| Su suro tǝlam usulu yǝ | Thomas Edison  |
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| Birth name | Thomas Alva Edison  |
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| Given name | Thomas,Alva  |
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| Family name | Edison  |
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| Date of birth | 11 Sawan 1847  |
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| Place of birth | Milan  |
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| Date of death | 18 Lailahar 1931  |
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| Place of death | West Orange  |
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| Manner of death | natural causes  |
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| Cause of death | type 2 diabetes  |
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| Place of burial | Thomas Edison National Historical Park  |
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| Father | Samuel Ogden Edison  |
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| Mother | Nancy Elliott  |
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| Sibling | Carlisle Snow Edison  |
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| Spouse | Mary Stilwell Edison,Mina Miller  |
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| Relative | Lewis Miller  |
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| Native language | English  |
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| Languages spoken, written or signed | English  |
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| Writing language | English  |
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| Employer | General Electric,Continental Edison  |
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| Educated at | Cooper Union  |
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| Residence | Thomas Edison Winter Estate  |
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| Start of work period | 1877  |
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| Ethnic group | Americans  |
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| Religion or worldview | deism  |
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| Magnum opus | incandescent light bulb,phonograph  |
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| Archives at | Rutgers University,ETH Zurich University Archives  |
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| Owner of | Edison Studios,Edison Records  |
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| Nominated for | Nobel Prize in Physics  |
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