Thad is a masculine given name, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of Thaddeus. It may refer to: *

Thad Allen Thad William Allen (born 16 January 1949) is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his widely praised"Coast Guard's Chief of Staff To Assist FEMA Head B ...

(born 1949), United States Coast Guard admiral *

Thad Altman Thad Altman (born September 8, 1955) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Melbourne, Florida, Melbourne area in central Br ...

(born 1955), American politician *

Thad Balkman Thad H. Balkman (born October 23, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer and judge. Early life and education Balkman grew up as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with his family in Long Beach, California, attending Lon ...

(born 1971), American politician, lawyer, and judge * Thaddeus

Thad Bingel Thaddeus M. Bingel is an American lawyer working as a principal at Command Consulting Group. From 2007 to 2008, Bingel served as chief of staff for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Early life and education A native of Plattsburgh, New York, ...

, American educator and political consultant * Thaddis

Thad Bosley Thaddis Bosley Jr. (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional baseball outfielder for the California Angels (, ), Chicago White Sox (–), Milwaukee Brewers (), Seattle Mariners (), Chicago Cubs (–), Kansas City Royals (–198 ...

(born 1956), American baseball player * Thaddeus Thad F. Brown (1902–1970), American police chief * Thad Busby (born 1974), American football player * Thaddeus Thad Carhart (born 1950), American writer * Thad Castle, character in the TV series '' Blue Mountain State'' * William

Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Repub ...

(1937–2019), United States Senator from Mississippi * Thad Cockrell, American singer-songwriter * Thaddeus

Thad A. Eure Thaddeus Armie Eure (November 15, 1899 – July 21, 1993) was an American politician who holds the record for longest tenure as an elected official in the United States, serving as North Carolina Secretary of State from 1936 to 1989. Early l ...

(1899–1993), American politician * Thad McIntosh Guyer (born 1950), American lawyer * Thad Heartfield (born 1940), American lawyer and federal judge * Thaddeus Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), American attorney and politician *

Thad J. Jakubowski Thad Joseph Jakubowski (April 5, 1924 – July 14, 2013) was an American Catholic titular bishop of Plestia and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern U ...

(1924–2013), American Roman Catholic bishop * Thad Jaracz (born 1946), American basketball player * Thaddeus

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Biography Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, ...

(1923–1986), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader * Thad Krasnesky, American children's author *

Thad Levine Thad Levine (born November 12, 1971) is an American baseball executive. He is the senior VP and general manager for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Early life and education Levine was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He played youth ...

(born 1971), American baseball executive * Thaddeus

Thad Lewis Thaddeus Cowan Lewis (born November 19, 1987) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the assistant wide receivers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the St. L ...

(born 1987), American football player * Thaddeus

Thad Luckinbill Thaddeus Rowe Luckinbill (born April 24, 1975) is an American actor and producer best known for playing J.T. Hellstrom on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', from August 1999 to November 2010. He reprised the role of J.T. in Decem ...

(born 1975), American actor and film producer *

Thad Matta Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team. From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular se ...

(born 1967), American men's basketball coach * Thad McArthur (born 1928), American Olympic modern pentathlete * Thad McClammy (born 1942), American politician * Thaddus Thad McFadden (American football) (born 1962), American football player * Thaddus Thad McFadden (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player * Thaddeus Thad Moffitt (born 2000), American racing driver * Thaddeus Thad Mumford (1951–2018), American television writer and producer * Thaddeus Thad Spencer (1943–2013), American heavyweight boxer *

Thad Starner Thad Eugene Starner is a founder and director of the Contextual Computing Group at Georgia Tech's College of Computing, where he is a full professor. He is a pioneer of wearable computing as well as human-computer interaction, augmented envir ...

, American computer scientist * Thaddeus

Thad Stem Jr. Thaddeus Stem Jr. (1916–1980) of Oxford, North Carolina was an American poet, author and newspaper columnist. His work frequently was published in the Raleigh ''News & Observer'' and ''The Pilot'' (Southern Pines, N.C.). He also wrote or co-wro ...

(1916–1980), American author and poet *

Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792August 11, 1868) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of sla ...

(1792–1868), United States Representative from Pennsylvania * Robert Thaddeus R. Thad Taylor (1925–2006), American theatre director * Thaddeus

Thad Tillotson Thaddeus Asa Tillotson, Jr. (December 20, 1940 – May 16, 2012) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball pitcher. Listed at 6' 2", 195 lb., Tillotson batted and threw right handed. He was born in Merced, California. Tillotson played for the ...

(1940–2012), American baseball pitcher *

Thad Vann Thad "Pie" Vann (September 22, 1907 – September 7, 1982) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi—known as Mississippi Southern College prior to 1962—from 19 ...

(1907–1982), American football player and coach * Thad Viers (born 1978), American politician *

Thad Vreeland Jr. Thad Vreeland Jr. (October 20, 1924 – August 9, 2010) was an American materials scientist. He was Professor of Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology. Career Vreeland's career at Caltech began with his B.S., earned in 1949 ...

(1924–2010), American materials scientist * Thad Weber (born 1984), American baseball pitcher

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