Pam is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; 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 Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of Pamela.

People

Pam Arciero Pamela Arciero (born May 8, 1954) is an American puppeteer and voice-over artist. She has performed for '' Between the Lions'' and ''Sesame Street'', playing Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend Grundgetta in the latter. In addition to performance work ...

(born 1954), American puppeteer *

Pam Ayres Pamela Ayres MBE (born 14 March 1947) is a British poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes. Her 1975 appearance on the television talent show '' Opportunity Knocks'' led to appearances on other TV and radio ...

(born 1947), British poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter * Pam Barnes (television producer), Australian television producer * Pamela "Pam" Bondi (born 1965), American attorney and politician, Attorney General of Florida * Pamela "Pam" Bowers (born 1949), American college basketball head coach *

Pam Brady Pam Brady is an American writer and producer. She is best known for her collaborations with Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Career Brady first met Parker, Stone, and Jason McHugh while working under Brian Graden at the Fox Broadcasting Company. B ...

(born 1969), American writer and television producer *

Pam Buckway Pam Buckway (born June 15, 1949) is a former Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party from 1999 to 2002. Early life and career Buckway ...

(born 1949), Canadian politician *

Pam Burridge Pam Burridge (born 26 July 1965) is an Australian surfer and one of the pioneers of women’s surfing in Australia. Born in Sydney, she entered her first surfing competition in 1977, proceeding to win various regional and national titles in th ...

(born 1965), Australian surfer * Pamela "Pam" Cameron (born 1971), politician in Northern Ireland * Pamela "Pam" Casale (born 1963), American tennis player * Pamela "Pam" Dawber (born 1951), American actress * Pamela "Pam" Dreyer (born 1981), American ice hockey player * Pamela "Pam" Ferris (born 1948), British actress * Pamela "Pam" Grier (born 1949), American actress * Pam Hallandal (1929–2018), Australian artist * Pam Lins, American artist *

Pam Long Pamela K. Long is an American writer and executive producer. Long won several Emmys for her work on CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'' from 1983 to 1990. She was also writer and executive producer on the NBC film ''Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Color ...

, American writer and executive producer *

Pam Marshall Pam Marshall (born August 16, 1960) is a retired American sprinter. She won a gold medal in the sprint relay and finished fourth in the 200 m final at the 1987 World Championships. She won the 200 m at the 1986 Goodwill Games and was a three- ...

(born 1960), American sprinter * Pamela "Pam" Peters (born 1942), Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia *

Pam Muñoz Ryan Pam Muñoz Ryan (born December 25, 1951) is an American writer for children and young adults, particularly in the multicultural genre. Biography Muñoz Ryan was born in Bakersfield, California. She is half Mexican with Basque, Italian, and Okla ...

(born 1951), American writer for children and young adults * Pamela "Pam" Oliver (born 1962), American sportscaster * Pamela "Pam" Patenaude (born 1961), American government official *

Pam Reynolds Pam Reynolds Lowery (May 31, 1956 – May 22, 2010), from Atlanta, Georgia, was an American singer-songwriter. In 1991, at the age of 35, she stated that she had a near-death experience (NDE) during a brain operation performed by Robert F. Spetzler ...

(1956–2010), American singer-songwriter who claimed to have had a near-death experience during surgery * Pamela "Pam" Shriver (born 1961), American tennis player * Pam Taylor (1929–2014), British sculptor *

Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne Tillis (born July 24, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the eldest child of country singer Mel Tillis. After recording unsuccessful pop material for Elektra Records, Elektra ...

(born 1957), American country music singer-songwriter and actress *

Pam Tshwete Pamela Tshwete (born 3 October 1951) is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. She is currently serving as Deputy Minister of Human Settlements since August 2021. She has been a member of the National Assembly since 2002 and a deputy ...

(born 1951), South African politician * Pam Warren (speaker) (born 1967), British author, activist and founder of the Paddington Survivor's Group * Pamela "Pam" Warren (civil servant), American civil servant and former Oklahoma Secretary of Administration * Pam the Funkstress (1966–2017), American DJ

Fictional characters

* Pam, a vampire from ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse Series'' by Charlaine Harris, and the American television drama series ''True Blood'' * Pamela

Pam Beesly Pamela Morgan Beesly Halpert ( born Beesly) is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom ''The Office'', played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of ''The Office'' is Dawn Tinsley. Pam begins the series as th ...

, on the American TV series ''The Office'' *

Pam Coker ''EastEnders'' is a BBC soap opera that first aired on 19 February 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2019, in order of first appearance. All new characters in 2014 were introduced by executive producer Dominic ...

, on the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Pamela

Pam Ewing Pamela Jean "Pam" Barnes Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas''. Pamela is portrayed by actress Victoria Principal, first appearing on the show in the Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 1), ...

, on the American soap opera ''Dallas'' * Pam, a character in the mobile video game, ''

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by Finnish video game company Supercell (company), Supercell. The game was released worldwide on 12 December 2018, on iOS an ...

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Squad Busters ''Squad Busters'' is a player versus player online mobile action game developed and published by the video game company Supercell. The game was released on 29 May 2024 for Android, iOS and HarmonyOS. The game is a crossover of other video game ...

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Hello Kitty Island Adventure ''Hello Kitty Island Adventure'' is a 2023 life simulation video game. Based on the Hello Kitty brand, it was released for Apple Arcade on July 28, 2023. A port for Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows also released on January 30, 2025, and a po ...

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