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name ( Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god"., . ''Tim'' (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.

In academia

Tim Berners-Lee Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955), also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is a Professorial Fellow of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and a profe ...

, English founder of the World-Wide Web *

Tim Harford Timothy Douglas Harford (born 27 September 1973) is an English economic journalist who lives in Oxford. Harford is the author of four economics books and writes his long-running ''Financial Times'' column, " The Undercover Economist", syndi ...

, English economist author and popularizer of economics * Tim de Zeeuw (born 1956), Dutch astronomer

In arts and entertainment

Tim Armstrong Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. ...

(born 1965), punk rock musician *

Tim Bergling Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...

(Avicii) Swedish DJ *

Tim Allen Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom '' Home Improvement'' (1991–1999) and Mike Baxter on the ABC ...

, American actor *

, American musician *Tim Braun, percussionist for American red dirt metal ensemble

Texas Hippie Coalition Texas Hippie Coalition (sometimes stylized THC) is an American heavy metal band from Denison, Texas. History The band was formed in Denison, Texas by Big Dad Ritch, along with his friend John Exall and other friends. Several lineup changes ...

Tim Brooke-Taylor Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 194012 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of The Goodies. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president o ...

, English actor *

Tim Buckley Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years. Buckley began his career based in folk music, but his subsequent albums experimented with ja ...

, American singer and musician *

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...

, American director * Tim Christensen, Danish musician *

Tim Conway Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. From 1966 to 2012 he appeared in more than 100 TV shows, TV series and films. Among his more notable roles, he portrayed the ...

, American actor * Tim Dever, American actor *

Tim Daly James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom ''Wings'' and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', as well as his recurring role a ...

, American actor *

Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 Londo ...

, English actor *

Tim Commerford Tim Commerford (born February 26, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for rock band Rage Against the Machine, and supergroups Audioslave and Prophets of Rage. Since 2013 and 2015, he has also been the ...

, bassist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave *

Tim Hardin James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk and blues musician and composer. As well as releasing his own material, several of his songs, including " If I Were a Carpenter" and " Reason to Believe", be ...

, an American folk and blues musician and composer. *

Tim Harding (musician) Timothy John Harding (born 1 February 1978) is an Australian musician, singer, guitarist, entertainer and former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5. He left Hi-5 on November 14 2007, after nine years with the group due to s ...

, original member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5 *

Tim Heidecker Timothy Richard Heidecker (; born February 3, 1976) is an American comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician. Along with Eric Wareheim, he is a member of the comedy duo Tim & Eric. He has also appeared in films, including '' Bridesmai ...

, American actor *

Tim Hildebrandt Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, known as the Brothers Hildebrandt (born January 23, 1939), are American twin brothers who worked collaboratively as fantasy and science fiction artists for many years. They produced illustrations for comic books, movie p ...

, American illustrator *

Tim Holt Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in forty-six B westerns released by RKO Pictures. In a career spanning more ...

, American actor * Tim Kash, British television presenter *

Tim Key Timothy David Key (born September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor, screenwriter and radio personality. He is best known for playing Alan Partridge's sidekick Simon in '' Mid Morning Matters'', ''Alpha Papa'', and '' This Time'', as w ...

, English actor, writer and performance poet * Tim Lagasse, American muppeteer * Tim Maddren, Australian television personality and modern member of Hi-5 *

Tim Maia Tim Maia (, born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia; September 28, 1942 – March 15, 1998) was a Brazilian musician, songwriter, and businessman known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and humorous musical style. Maia contributed to Brazilian mus ...

, stage name of Sebastião Rodrigues Maia, Brazilian singer-songwriter and businessman * Tim Mälzer, German television chef *

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albu ...

, American country singer *

Tim McIlrath Timothy James McIlrath (born November 3, 1978) is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the punk rock band Rise Against. He is vegan and straight edge. Early and personal life McIlrat ...

, Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American punk rock band Rise Against *

Tim Meadows Timothy Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the longest-running cast members on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he appeared for ten seasons and for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emm ...

, American actor and comedian * Tim Minchin, Australian comedian–musician * Tim Moore, American actor and comedian *

Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ...

, British lyricist *

Tim Robbins Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film '' The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and has won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for his role ...

, American actor *

Tim Roth Timothy Simon Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the " Brit Pack". He made his television debut ...

, English actor *

Tim Russ Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Robert Johnson in '' Crossroads'' (1986), Casey in '' ...

, American actor *

Tim Thomerson Joseph Timothy "Tim" Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jack Deth in the '' Trancers'' film series and for his work in numerous low-budget features and for his comedic television ...

, American actor *

Tim Urban Timothy Joseph Urban (born May 1, 1989) is an American singer who was the seventh place finalist on the ninth season of '' American Idol''. Following his participation in the series, he released two EPs: '' Heart of Me'' in 2010 and ''New York ...

, American musician *

Tim Van Patten Timothy Van Patten (born June 10, 1959) is an American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed episodes of '' Perry Mason'', ''Boardwalk Empire'', '' Black Mirror'', ''Deadwood'', '' Ed'', ''Game of Thrones'', ''The Pacific' ...

(born 1959), American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer *

Tim Vine Timothy Mark Vine (born 4 March 1967) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter best known for his one-liners and his role on the sitcom ''Not Going Out'' (2006–2014). He has released a number of stand-up comedy specials and has wr ...

, British comedian *

Tim Westwood Timothy Westwood (born 3 October 1957) is a British DJ and presenter. He is often referred to by other DJs and artists appearing on his shows simply as Westwood. He was described by ''The Guardian'' in 2022 as "a veteran of the hip-hop scene ...

, British DJ and broadcaster *

Tiny Tim (musician) Herbert Butros KhauryTiny Tim: Tiptoe Through A Lifetime', Lowell Tarling, Generation Books, 2013, p. 29, (April 12, 1932 November 30, 1996), also known as Herbert Buckingham Khaury, and known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American singe ...

(Herbert Buckingham Khaury), American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist *

Tim (singer) Hwang Young-min (; born December 23, 1981), best known as Tim (), is a Korean-American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the Un ...

, popular K-pop solo singer

In politics

Tim Farron Timothy James Farron (born 27 May 1970) is a British politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2015 to 2017. He has also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005, before which he worked in ...

, British politician *

Tim Hutchinson Young Timothy Hutchinson (born August 11, 1949) is an American Republican politician, lobbyist, and former United States senator from the state of Arkansas. Personal life Hutchinson was born in Bentonville in northwestern Arkansas, the son o ...

, former United States Senator from Arkansas * Tim Johnson, former United States Senator from South Dakota *

Tim Kaine Timothy Michael Kaine (; born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virgin ...

, United States Senator from Virginia * Tim Orbos, Filipino businessman, government administrator, and politician *

Tim Pawlenty Timothy James Pawlenty (; born November 27, 1960) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 39th governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Pawlenty served in the Minnesota House o ...

, former Minnesota governor * Tim Ryan, Democratic Congressperson from Ohio *

Tim Scott Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Go ...

, United States Senator from South Carolina * Tim Smith, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Tim Wilson, Australian federal politician

In sports

In American football

Tim Biakabutuka Tshimanga "Tim" Biakabutuka (born January 24, 1974) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1993 to 1995. He next played professional football for the Carolina Panthers of the Na ...

, NFL player *

Tim Bowens Timothy L. Bowens (born February 7, 1973) is an athlete and former American football defensive tackle who played 11 seasons for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Mississi ...

, NFL player * Tim Boyle, American football player *

Tim Couch Timothy Scott Couch (born July 31, 1977) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Kentucky, where he set the Southeaste ...

, NFL player * Tim Cowan, American football player *

Tim Daniel Tim Daniel (born September 14, 1969) is a former American football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round of the 1992 NFL draft. He played co ...

, American football player *

Tim Gilligan Tim Gilligan (born February 17, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver who played two seasons with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Boise State University and attended Elko Hig ...

, American football player *

Tim Gray Timothy Gray (November 11, 1952 – October 8, 2015) was an American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals 21st overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football College ...

, NFL player * Tim Grunhard, NFL player *

Tim Hasselbeck Timothy Thomas Hasselbeck (born April 6, 1979) is an American sports journalist and former American football quarterback who currently works as an analyst for ESPN. He played eight seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, ...

, NFL player *

Tim Hightower Timothy Michael Hightower (born May 23, 1986) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Richmond and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played f ...

, NFL player *

Tim Jennings Timothy DeShawn Jennings (born December 24, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Jennings has also played f ...

, NFL player * Tim Krumrie, NFL player *

Tim Levcik Tim Levcik (born April 27, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Robert Morris University and attended Ford City High S ...

, American football player * Tim Riordan, American football player * Tim Settle, American football player * Tim Simpson, American football player * Tim Tebow, American football player * Tim Williams, American football player

In baseball

Tim Atherton Timothy Ian Atherton (born 7 November 1989) is an Australian professional baseball player for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League. Career Atherton has played four seasons with the Canberra Cavalry, one season for the Sy ...

, Australian baseball player *

Tim Belcher Timothy Wayne Belcher (born October 19, 1961) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 2000 for seven different teams. He was named ''The Sporting News'' Rookie Pitcher of the Year ...

, MLB player *

Tim Foli Timothy John Foli (born December 6, 1950), is an American former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, P ...

, MLB player *

Tim Hudson Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975), nicknamed "Huddy" is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After spending his college years at Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Auburn University, H ...

, American baseball player *

Tim Kennelly Tim Kennelly (6 July 1954 – 6 December 2005) was Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned ten years from 1974 to 1984. Born just outside Listowel, County Kerry, Kennell ...

, Australian professional baseball player *

Tim Lincecum Timothy Leroy Lincecum ( ; born June 15, 1984), nicknamed "The Freak", "The Franchise", "The Freaky Franchise" and "Big Time Timmy Jim", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San ...

, American baseball player *

Tim McCarver James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to , most prominently as a member of the St. Louis Cardin ...

, MLB player & broadcaster *

Tim Murnane Timothy Hayes Murnane (June 4, 1851 – February 7, 1917) was an American sportswriter specializing in baseball, regarded as the leading baseball writer at '' The Boston Globe'' for about 30 years until his death. At the same time, he organ ...

, MLB player & sportswriter *

Tim Raines Timothy Raines Sr. (born September 16, 1959), nicknamed "Rock",Raines received this nickname at an Expo rookie camp when he was seventeen, based on his physique. is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left ...

, MLB player *

Tim Salmon Timothy James Salmon (born August 24, 1968), nicknamed "King Fish", is an American former professional baseball player and current sportcaster. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to with the Anaheim Angels as an o ...

, MLB player *

Tim Wakefield Timothy Stephen Wakefield (born August 2, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Wakefield began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-yea ...

, American baseball player *

Tim Wallach Timothy Charles Wallach (born September 14, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman, most notably for the Montreal Expos from to . A five ...

, MLB player

In basketball

Tim Cone Earl Timothy Cone (born December 14, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with ...

, American basketball coach for the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

Tim Duncan Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Big Fundamental", he is widely regarded as the greatest power forward of all time and one of the greatest players in NBA histor ...

, American basketball coach and player *

Tim Floyd Tim Floyd (born February 25, 1954) is a former American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He was formerly the head coach of several teams in the NCAA and the NBA. Floyd is also k ...

, American basketball coach * Tim Frick, Canadian wheelchair basketball coach *

Tim Hardaway Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr. (born September 1, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. Hardaway played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets a ...

, American basketball player * Tim Hardaway Jr., American basketball player *

Tim Legler Timothy Eugene Legler (born December 26, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio. Col ...

, American basketball player and commentator * Tim Soares (born 1997), American-Brazilian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

* Tim Thomas, American basketball player

In football (soccer)

Tim Borowski Tim Borowski (born 2 May 1980) is a German football assistant manager of Werder Bremen and a former professional midfielder. Borowski spent 11 years of his 12-year professional career with Werder Bremen, amassing Bundesliga totals of 236 games ...

, German footballer *

Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his ...

, Australian footballer *

Tim de Cler Tim de Cler (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord and AEK Larnaca. Early life De Cler is born and raised in Leiden, South Holland. In Leiden, he grew up in a neighbou ...

(born 1978), Dutch footballer * Tim DiBisceglie, American footballer * Tim Hoogland, German footballer * Tim Howard, American footballer * Tim Krul (born 1988), Dutch footballer *

Tim Matavž Tim Matavž (born 13 January 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club Gorica. Club career Matavž began his football career at the age of 6 playing for Bilje. In 2004, he moved to Gorica youth ...

(born 1989), Slovenian footballer *

Tim Ream Timothy Michael Ream (born October 5, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back or left-back for club Fulham and the United States national team. Youth and college soccer Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ream wa ...

, American footballer *

Tim Wiese Tim Wiese (; born 17 December 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having progressed through the youth teams at DJK Dürscheid and Bayer Leverkusen, Wiese started his professional career at Fortuna Köln ...

, German footballer * Tim, Brazilian footballer and manager

In rugby

Tim Browne Tim Browne (born 27 December 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He played as a . He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldo ...

, Australian Rugby League player * Tim Grant (rugby league), Australian Rugby League player *

Tim Lafai Timoteo Lafai (born 27 May 1991) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and Samoa at international level.. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and ...

, Samoan Rugby League player * Tim Mannah, Australian Rugby League player * Tim Moltzen, Australian Rugby League player * Tim Simona, New Zealand Rugby League player *

Tim Visser Tim Visser ( born 29 May 1987) is a Dutch rugby union player, who played as a winger for the Scotland national team and for English club Harlequins. Early life Visser was born in De Bilt, Netherlands. He was brought up in Maartensdijk and ...

(born 1987), Dutch rugby union player

In hockey

Tim Brent Tim Brent (born March 10, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played over 200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes. Playing career Junior hockey ...

, NHL player *

Tim Conboy Timothy M. Conboy (born March 22, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was known as an enforcer. Playing career Amateur Following his high sch ...

, NHL player *

Tim Connolly Timothy L. Connolly (born May 7, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Playing career As a yo ...

, NHL player *

Tim Ecclestone Timothy James Ecclestone (born September 24, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1978. Ecclestone played 692 career NHL games, scoring 126 goals an ...

, NHL player *

Tim Gleason Timothy Patrick Gleason (born January 29, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and current assistant coach to the Carolina Hurricanes. Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2001 NHL E ...

, NHL player *

Tim Horton Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton (January 12, 1930 – February 21, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburg ...

, NHL player *

Tim Jackman Timothy M. Jackman (born November 14, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was the first player from Minnesota State University, Mankato to be drafted after becoming the Columbus Blue Jackets' second round selection, 38th ...

, NHL player * Tim Kennedy (ice hockey), NHL player *

Tim Kerr Timothy E. Kerr (born January 5, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers. Known for his goal-s ...

, NHL player * Tim Sestito, NHL player *

Tim Stützle Tim Stützle (surname alternately spelled Stuetzle; born 15 January 2002) is a German professional ice hockey centre for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rated one of the top prospects available for the 2020 NHL Entry Dra ...

, NHL player *

Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974) Timothy Thomas Jr. (born April 15, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who mainly played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably with the Boston Bruins. He was born in Flint, Michigan and is a graduate of Da ...

, NHL player * Tim Wallace, NHL player *

Tim Young (ice hockey) Timothy Michael Young (born February 22, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars, Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers. Playing car ...

, NHL player

In cricket

Tim Bresnan Timothy Thomas Bresnan (born 28 February 1985) is an English former first-class cricketer, who last played for Warwickshire. He was a fast-medium bowler who had ability with the bat. Bresnan won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2002 and 2003. I ...

, English cricketer * Tim May, Australian cricketer * Tim Munton, English cricketer *

Tim Paine Timothy David Paine (born 8 December 1984) is an Australian cricketer and a former captain of the Australia national cricket team in Test cricket. A right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper, he plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian dom ...

, Australian cricketer *

Tim Ravenscroft Timothy John Ravenscroft (born 21 January 1992) is a former Guernsey cricketer. Ravenscroft was spotted by the Guernsey Cricket Association at an early age, after which he began playing age group cricket for Hampshire from the age of eleven a ...

, Guernsey cricketer * Tim Robinson, English cricketer *

Tim Southee Timothy Grant Southee (born 11 December 1988), is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays for New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game, captains in Tests and vice captains in T20Is. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and ...

, New Zealand cricketer *

Tim Zoehrer Timothy Joseph Zoehrer (born 25 September 1961) is a former Australian cricket player. He played as a wicket-keeper and is of Austrian descent. He began his career in the 1980–81 season with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield as an und ...

, Australian cricketer

In other sports

* Tim DeBoom, Ironman triathlete *

Tim Don Timothy Philip Don (born 14 January 1978 in Isleworth, London) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom. Career Don is the son of former Premier League referee Philip Don. He competed in the London Youth Games where he represented Hounslow in ...

, Triathlete *

Timo Glock Timo Glock (born 18 March 1982) is a German professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver. He raced in Formula One for the Jordan, Toyota, Virgin Racing and Marussia F1 teams. He finished 10th in the Drivers' Championship in bo ...

, German motor racing driver * Tim Gould, Mountain Bike racer *

Tim Henman Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first British man to reach the singles semifinals of Wimbledon since Roger Taylor in th ...

, English tennis player *

Tim Mayotte Timothy Mayotte (born August 3, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Professional career A tall serve-and-volleyer, Mayotte learned to play the game on the public courts of Forest Park in his hometown of Springfi ...

, American tennis player * Tim Janus, American competitive eater *

Tim Silvia Timothy Deane Sylvia (born March 5, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has competed as a Super Heavyweight and Heavyweight. While he is best kno ...

, Mixed Martial Arts fighter *

Tim Veldt Tim Veldt (born 14 February 1984) is a Dutch former track cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for both the road and track teams of . During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European Track Champio ...

(born 1984), Dutch track cyclist *

Tim Wellens Tim Wellens (born 10 May 1991) is a Belgian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son of former racing cyclist Leo Wellens and the nephew of cyclists Paul and Johan Wellens. Career Born in Sint-Truiden, ...

(born 1991), Belgian racing cyclist *

Tim White (wrestling) Timothy Rhys White (March 25, 1954 – June 19, 2022) was an American professional wrestling referee. He worked with the World Wrestling Entertainment as a producer on the SmackDown! brand. During the 1980s and 1990s, White worked as André th ...

, wrestling referee * Tim Wood, American figure skater

In other fields

, inventor of the World Wide Web *

Tim Cook Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who has been the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. since 2011. Cook previously served as the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. ...

, CEO of Apple Inc * Tim Foecke, metallurgist *

Tim Gunn Timothy MacKenzie Gunn (born July 29, 1953) is an American author, academic, and television personality. He served on the faculty of Parsons School of Design from 1982 to 2007 and was chair of fashion design at the school from August 2000 to Mar ...

, television personality *

Tim Krabbé Tim Krabbé (born 13 April 1943) is a Dutch journalist, novelist and chess player. Krabbé was born in Amsterdam. His writing has appeared in most major periodicals in the Netherlands. Once a competitive cyclist, he is known to Dutch readers for ...

(born 1943), Dutch journalist, novelist and chess writer *

Tim Kretschmer The Winnenden school shooting occurred on the morning of 11 March 2009 at the Albertville-Realschule, a secondary school in Winnenden, southwestern Germany, followed by a shootout at a car dealership in nearby Wendlingen. The shooting spree resu ...

, German mass murderer *

Tim Kurkjian Tim Kurkjian (; born December 10, 1956) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) analyst on ESPN's ''Baseball Tonight'' and ''SportsCenter''. He is also a contributor to ''ESPN The Magazine'' and '' ESPN.com''. On December 7, 2021, Kurkjian was named ...

, Baseball writer and analyst *

Tim LaHaye Timothy Francis LaHaye (April 27, 1926 – July 25, 2016) was an American Baptist evangelical Christian minister who wrote more than 85 books, both fiction and non-fiction, including the ''Left Behind'' series of apocalyptic fiction, which he ...

, American author and evangelical minister *

Tim Mudde Tim Mudde (born 23 February 1965), also known as ''Brigadier M'' or ''Sassem Tim'', was active within the right wing radical movement in the Netherlands between the 1980s and the early 2010s. He was party secretary of the ''Centre Party '86'' (an ...

, Dutch rightist *

Tim Russert Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's '' Meet the Press''. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, ...

, American news anchor *

Tim Ryan (sportscaster) Tim Ryan (born May 16, 1939) is a retired Canadian-born American sportscaster. Ryan was born in Winnipeg and raised in Toronto and attended De La Salle College (Toronto). His father, Joe, was general manager of three Canadian Football League teams ...

, American sportscaster *

Tim Steiner (businessman) Tim Steiner (born December 1969) is the co-founder and chief executive (CEO) of Ocado, the FTSE 100 online grocery and technology business. As of June 2020, Ocado had a market capitalisation of nearly £14 billion. The 2020 ''Sunday Times Ri ...

(born 1969), British businessman, CEO of Ocado

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*Tim, a character from the film ''

Robots "\n\n\n\n\nThe robots exclusion standard, also known as the robots exclusion protocol or simply robots.txt, is a standard used by websites to indicate to visiting web crawlers and other web robots which portions of the site they are allowed to visi ...

'' *TIM, a computer from ''

The Tomorrow People ''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction television series created by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979. The theme music was c ...

'' *Tim the Bear, a character from ''

The Cleveland Show ''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry (voice actor), Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Family Guy'', the series centers on Cle ...

'' *Tim the Beaver, the mascot of the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...

*Tim Bisley, a character in the television series ''

Spaced ''Spaced'' is a British television show, television sitcom created, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes, Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright, about the (comedic and sometimes Farce, farcical and action-packed) mis ...

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Tim Canterbury Timothy Canterbury is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''The Office'', portrayed by Martin Freeman. He is a sales representative at the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg Paper Merchants. He has a self-deprecating and ironic sense of humour. T ...

, a character from ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series of ...

'' *Tim Carpenter, a character in ''

Final Destination 2 ''Final Destination 2'' is a 2003 American supernatural horror film directed by David R. Ellis. The screenplay was written by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress, based on a story by Gruber, Bress, and series creator Jeffrey Reddick. It is the seq ...

'' *Tim Delaney, a character in the Netflix series ''

Grand Army Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and comm ...

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Tim Drake Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick, he first appeared in ''Batman'' #436 (August 1 ...

, the third character to go by the name of "Robin" in DC Comics *Tim Flaherty, a character from ''

Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate wit ...

'' *Tim Okazaki, a character in ''

Angry Boys ''Angry Boys'' is an Television in Australia, Australian television mockumentary miniseries written by and starring Chris Lilley (comedian), Chris Lilley, continuing the mockumentary style of his previous Chris Lilley (comedian)#Career, series. I ...

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Tim Riggins Timothy "Tim" Riggins is a character in sports drama ''Friday Night Lights (TV series), Friday Night Lights'', portrayed by actor Taylor Kitsch. Tim Riggins is the Fullback (American football), fullback/running back of the Dillon Panthers in the t ...

, a fictional character from '' Friday Night Lights'' *Tim Rimmer, a character in the Pixar film ''

Cars A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as t ...

'' * Tim Speedle, a character in '' CSI: Miami'' *Tim Taylor, a character in ''

Home Improvement The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), ...

'' *Tim the Enchanter, a character from the film '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' * "Tiny" Tim Cratchit, a fictional character from Charles Dickens' '' A Christmas Carol'' *Tinny Tim, a character in '' Futurama''

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Tim Harris (disambiguation) Tim or Timothy Harris may refer to: Sport Football * Tim Harris (cornerback) (born 1995), American football player * Tim Harris (linebacker) (born 1964), American football linebacker for Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco ...

, multiple people *

Tim Hunter (disambiguation) Tim Hunter may refer to: * Tim Hunter (astronomer), American radiologist and amateur astronomer * Tim Hunter (director) (born 1947), American television and film director * Tim Hunter (ice hockey) (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player * Tim Hunte ...

, multiple people *

Tim Ryan (disambiguation) Tim, Timmy, or Timothy Ryan may refer to: Political figures * Tim Ryan (Florida politician) (born 1956), American Democratic Party legislator and county commissioner * Tim Ryan (Ohio politician) (born 1973), American Democratic Party legislator and ...

, multiple people *

Tim Ward (disambiguation) Tim Ward may refer to: * Tim Ward (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Tim Ward (cricketer), Australian cricketer *Tim Ward (footballer) (1917–1993), English football manager and player *Tim Ward (musician), American musici ...

, multiple people

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