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Thaddeus Thaddeus (, , from ) is a masculine given name. As of the 1990 United States census, 1990 Census, ''Thaddeus'' was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while ''Thad'', its diminutive version, was the 846th. Alternate forms * ...

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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 performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina a ...

(born 1949), United States Coast Guard admiral * Thad Altman (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 Long ...

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

Thad Bingel Thaddeus M. Bingel (born 1960) 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 Plattsbur ...

, American educator and political consultant * Thaddis

Thad Bosley Thaddis Bosley Jr. (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach. Playing career Bosley was called up to the Angels after hitting .326 in 69 games for the Salt Lake City Gulls of the Pacific Coast ...

(born 1956), American baseball player * Thaddeus Thad F. Brown (1902–1970), American police chief *

Thad Busby Thad Busby (born November 25, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and played professionally in the Regional Football League (RFL) and Arena F ...

(born 1974), American football player * Thaddeus

Thad Carhart Thaddeus Edward Carhart (born February 16, 1950) is an American writer. He is the author of bestseller ''The Piano Shop on the Left Bank'', a memoir of his experiences with pianos and his time spent in a Parisian piano atelier. His book ''Across t ...

(born 1950), American writer * Thad Castle, character in the TV series ''

Blue Mountain State ''Blue Mountain State'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on Spike (now Paramount Network) on January 11, 2010. The series was created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series is about a ...

'' * William

Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran ( ; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representative ...

(1937–2019), United States Senator from Mississippi *

Thad Cockrell Thad Aaron Cockrell is an American singer-songwriter. He has released five solo albums, along with a collaborative album with Caitlin Cary and two albums with Leagues. Cockrell often writes emotional songs with the intent of inclusion. Early li ...

, 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 li ...

(1899–1993), American politician *

Thad McIntosh Guyer Thad McIntosh Guyer (born January 29, 1950) is an American civil rights and whistleblower lawyer, lecturer and advisor with an international law practice based in Oregon. He is known for defending whistleblowers in retaliation cases at large in ...

(born 1950), American lawyer * Thad Heartfield (1940–2022), 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". Early life, family and education Thad Jones was born i ...

(1923–1986), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader *

Thad Krasnesky Thad Krasnesky is an American author, poet, and playwright. He is most well-known for his award-winning children’s books. He is a former intelligence officer and Arabic speaker with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He received his ...

(fl. 2000s–2020s), American children's author *

Thad Levine Thad Levine (born November 12, 1971) is an American professional baseball executive. He formerly served as the senior VP and general manager for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2017 to 2024. Early life and education ...

(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 the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue De ...

(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. from De ...

(born 1975), American actor and film producer *

Thad Matta Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently in his second stint as head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, having been head coach of the Bulldogs for the 2000–01 season. Fro ...

(born 1967), American men's basketball coach *

Thad McArthur Thad McArthur (born November 23, 1928) is an American modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, wer ...

(born 1928), American Olympic modern pentathlete *

Thad McClammy Thad McClammy (October 22, 1942 – August 21, 2021) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for the 76th district from 1994 to 2021. Early life and education Born in Beatrice, Alabama, McClam ...

(1942–2021), American politician * Thaddus

Thad McFadden (American football) Thaddus Dewayn McFadden Sr. (born August 14, 1962) played for the Buffalo Bills during the 1987 NFL season. Previously, he had been a member of the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League. He was a wide receiver. Personal He i ...

(born 1962), American football player * Thaddus

Thad McFadden (basketball) Thaddus Dewayn McFadden Jr. (born May 29, 1987) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for Halcones de Xalapa of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Standing at , he plays at both guard positions. He played two yea ...

(born 1987), American basketball player * Thaddeus

Thad Moffitt Thaddeus Drake Moffitt (born September 12, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 46 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports. He previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsma ...

(born 2000), American racing driver * Thaddeus

Thad Mumford Thaddeus Quentin Mumford Jr. (February 8, 1951 – September 6, 2018) was an American television producer and writer. He wrote and produced for a number of television series spanning different genres, including ''The Cosby Show'', ''A Different Wo ...

(1951–2018), American television writer and producer * Thaddeus

Thad Spencer Thaddeus Spencer Jr. (March 28, 1943 – December 13, 2013) was an American heavyweight boxer. A native of Portland, Oregon, Spencer made his professional boxing debut in May 1960. After building up a 31–5 record, Spencer was considered one of ...

(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 enviro ...

(fl. 1980s–2010s), 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 an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Histo ...

(1792–1868), United States Representative from Pennsylvania * Robert Thaddeus R. Thad Taylor (1925–2006), American theatre director * Thaddeus Thad Tillotson (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. (1924–2010), American materials scientist * Thad Weber (born 1984), American baseball pitcher * Thad, one of the side characters from the webseries '' Murder Drones'' (2021-2024) {{given name Masculine given names Hypocorisms