Thad is a masculine given name, often a short 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 ...
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Thaddeus. It may refer to:
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Thad Allen (born 1949), United States Coast Guard admiral
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Thad Altman (born 1955), American politician
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Thad Balkman (born 1971), American politician, lawyer, and judge
* Thaddeus
Thad Bingel, American educator and political consultant
* Thaddis
Thad Bosley (born 1956), American baseball player
* Thaddeus
Thad F. Brown (1902–1970), American police chief
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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 (1937–2019), United States Senator from Mississippi
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Thad Cockrell, American singer-songwriter
* Thaddeus
Thad A. Eure (1899–1993), American politician
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Thad McIntosh Guyer (born 1950), American lawyer
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Thad Heartfield (1940–2022), American lawyer and federal judge
* Thaddeus
Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), American attorney and politician
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Thad J. Jakubowski (1924–2013), American Roman Catholic bishop
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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
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Thad Krasnesky (fl. 2000s–2020s), American children's author
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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
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(born 1971), American baseball executive
* Thaddeus
Thad Lewis (born 1987), American football player
* Thaddeus
Thad Luckinbill (born 1975), American actor and film producer
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Thad Matta (born 1967), American men's basketball coach
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Thad McArthur (born 1928), American Olympic modern pentathlete
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Thad McClammy (1942–2021), 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
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Thad Starner (fl. 1980s–2010s), American computer scientist
* Thaddeus
Thad Stem Jr. (1916–1980), American author and poet
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Thaddeus Stevens (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
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Thad Vann (1907–1982), American football player and coach
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Thad Viers (born 1978), American politician
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Thad Vreeland Jr. (1924–2010), American materials scientist
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Thad Weber (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
* Thad, one of the side characters from the webseries ''
Murder Drones'' (2021-2024)
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