The surname Thom is of

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Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area incl ...

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Angus Angus may refer to: Media * ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film * ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record'' Places Australia * Angus, New South Wales Canada * Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario * East Angus, Quebec Scotland * Angu ...

, and is a sept of the

Clan MacThomas Clan MacThomas is a Highland Scottish clan and is a member of the Clan Chattan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scot ...

. Thom is also a first name variant of the abbreviation " Tom" of "

Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the ...

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People with the surname

* Alexander Thom (disambiguation), multiple people *

Andreas Thom Andreas Thom (born 7 September 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward for BFC Dynamo, Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic and Hertha BSC. He played 51 times for East Germany throughout the 1980s and played ten times fo ...

(b. 1965), former German football player *

Bing Thom Bing Wing Thom, ( Chinese: 譚秉榮; 8 December 1940 – 4 October 2016) was a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his family in 1950.Cameron E. Thom Cameron Erskine Thom (June 20, 1825 – February 2, 1915) was a lawyer, a legislator, a Confederate officer in the Civil War and the 16th mayor of Los Angeles, California, from 1882 to 1884. Personal Thom was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, ...

(1825–1915), early settler in California, Confederate officer and lawyer *

Charles Thom Charles Thom (November 11, 1872 – May 24, 1956) was an American microbiologist and mycologist. Born and raised in Illinois, he received his PhD from the University of Missouri, the first such degree awarded by that institution. He was best ...

(1872–1956), US microbiologist and mycologist with the standard author abbreviation "Thom" * Cristy Thom (b. 1971), American model, actress and artist * Graeme Thom (born 1967), Zimbabwean cricketer *

H. B. Thom Hendrik Bernardus Thom (13 December 1905 – 4 November 1983) was a British professor and former Rector of the Stellenbosch University. Life and career Thom was born in Jamestown, Cape Colony, and grew up in Burgersdorp, South Africa. Be ...

(c. 1905–1983), South African rector and Chancellor of the Stellenbosch University *

James Thom (disambiguation) James Thom may refer to: *James Thom (sculptor) (1802–1850), Scottish sculptor *James Alexander Thom (born 1933), American writer * J. C. Thom (1835–1898), American painter, son of sculptor James Thom *Norman Thom James Norman Thom (8 Octobe ...

, multiple people * Jess Thom (b. 1980), English comedian *

John Thom (soldier) Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Gibb Thom DSO MC (1 August 1891 – 19 February 1941) was a British soldier, judge and politician from Linlithgow. Thom served with the Gordon Highlanders, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917, and later that ...

(1891–1941), British lieutenant-colonel, judge and politician *

John Hamilton Thom John Hamilton Thom (10 January 1808 – 2 September 1894) was an Irish Unitarian minister. Life He was a younger son of John Thom (died 1808), born on 10 January 1808 at Newry, County Down, where his father, a native of Lanarkshire, was Presbyteri ...

(1808–1894), Irish Unitarian minister *

John Nichols Thom John Nichols Tom (sometimes spelt Thom; 1799 – 31 May 1838) was a Cornish wine-merchant and maltster who re-invented himself as Sir William Courtenay, stood for parliament in Canterbury, was convicted of perjury in a smuggling case, spent thr ...

(1799–1838), Cornish wine-merchant and maltster * John Watson Triplett Thom (1769–1855), American planter and politician *

Joseph Pembroke Thom Joseph Pembroke Thom (March 13, 1828 – August 21, 1899) was an American military officer and politician. He served in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and served in the American Civil War with the Confederate States Arm ...

(1828–1899), American politician and physician *

Karl Thom Leutnant Karl Thom (19 May 1893 – 3 March 1945), was a German World War I flying ace credited with 27 victories. He was decorated with both his nation's highest decorations for valor, the Military Merit Cross as an enlisted soldier, and the Pou ...

(1893-1945), German

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

Linda Thom Linda Mary Alice Thom, , née Malcolm, (born December 30, 1943) is a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 from Carleton University. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, ...

(b. 1943), Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter *

Margaret Thom Margaret M. Thom DStJ (born 1951) is the commissioner of the Northwest Territories. She previously served as the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from June 2, 2005, until October 2011. In June 2022 she was appointed to ...

, Deputy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada *

Randy Thom David Randall Thom (born August 21, 1951) is an American sound designer and the current director of sound design at Skywalker Sound. Career Randy Thom began working at FM radio station WYSO at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio as a voluntee ...

, American sound design *

René Thom René Frédéric Thom (; 2 September 1923 – 25 October 2002) was a French mathematician, who received the Fields Medal in 1958. He made his reputation as a topologist, moving on to aspects of what would be called singularity theory; he became ...

(1923–2002), French mathematician *

Robert Thom (engineer) Robert Thom (1774 Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland - 1847) was a Scottish civil engineer who worked upon major hydraulic projects on the Isle of Bute and Inverclyde. On Bute, he created aqueducts to increase the flow of water which powered ...

(1774–1847), Scottish hydraulic engineer *

Robert Thom (disambiguation) Robert Thom may refer to: * Robert Thom (engineer) (1774–1847), Scottish civil engineer * Robert Thom (priest), Scottish clergyman, Dean of Brechin * Robert Thom (illustrator) (1915–1979), American illustrator known for his portrayal of hist ...

, multiple people *

Ronald Thom Ronald James Thom, (May 15, 1923 – October 29, 1986) was a Canadian architect. He is well known for two works: Massey College and Trent University's riverside campus. Early years He was born in Penticton, British Columbia, the son of James ...

(1923–1986), Canadian architect *

Sandi Thom Alexandria "Sandi" Thom () (born 11 August 1981) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Banff, Scotland. She became widely known in 2006 after her debut single, " I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)", ...

(b. 1981), Scottish singer-songwriter *

William Thom (disambiguation) William Thom may refer to: * William Thom, Scottish poet * William Thom (preacher), co-founder of the Methodist 'New Itinerancy' * William R. Thom, U.S. Representative from Ohio * Bill Thom, baseball player See also * William Thoms William J ...

, multiple people

People with the nickname or given name

* Thom Andersen (born 1943), American filmmaker, film critic and teacher * Thom Adcox-Hernandez (born 1960), American actor *

Thom Barry Thom Barry is an American former actor who was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In the 1980s, he was a disc jockey for WUBE-FM in Cincinnati. He appeared in television advertisements for The Home Depot, Sears, and United Parcel Service, and did voi ...

, American actor * Thomas

Thom Bell Thomas Randolph Bell (January 27th, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist, and composer known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. He found success as a produce ...

(born 1943), Jamaican-born American songwriter, arranger and producer, one of the creators of the Philadelphia style of soul music * Thomas

Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American television sportscaster. He is the son of former Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman. Broadcasting career After graduating in 1982 from Cincinnati's Anderson High Sch ...

(born 1963), American sportscaster *

Thom Bresh Thomas Charles Bresh (February 23, 1948 – May 23, 2022), sometimes spelled Tom Bresh, was an American country music guitarist and singer. Active from the 1970s, Bresh charted multiple singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. Bio ...

, (born 1948), American country singer and guitarist *

Thom Browne Thom Browne (born September 27, 1965) is an American fashion designer. He is the founder and head of design for Thom Browne, a luxury fashion brand based in New York City. Browne debuted his womenswear collection in 2014. Early life and education ...

(born 1965), American fashion designer *

Thom Christopher Thom Christopher (born October 5, 1940)Staff"Thom Christopher" ''Soap Opera Digest''. Accessed May 28, 2009. "Native New Yorker Thom Christopher hails from the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights." is an American actor. Christopher attended ...

(born 1940), American actor * Thomas

Thom Darden The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, and is a sept of the Clan MacThomas. Thom is also a first name variant of the abbreviation " Tom" of "Thomas" that holds the "h". People with the surna ...

(born 1950), American retired National Football League player * Thomas Thom Dornbrook (born 1956), American retired National Football League player *

Thom Eberhardt Thomas Everett "Thom" Eberhardt (born March 7, 1947) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Eberhardt has won two awards and two nominations. He is most noted for his work on '' Captain Ron'', '' Honey, I Blew Up the Kid'', an ...

(born 1947), American film director, producer and screenwriter * Thom Evans (born 1985), Scottish former international rugby union player * Thomas Thom Fitzgerald (born 1968), American-Canadian film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright and producer * Thom Flodqvist, Swedish professional ice hockey player * Thomas

Thom Gimbel Thomas Ellis Gimbel (born November 1, 1959) is an American rock musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a member of the rock band Foreigner from 1992 to 1993 and again from 1995 to 2021. Early life Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Gimb ...

, American musician best known as a member of the rock band Foreigner * Thomas

Thom de Graaf Thomas Carolus "Thom" de Graaf (;''Thomas'' in isolation: . born 11 June 1957) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. He is the Vice-President of the Council of State since 1 November 2018. De Graaf attended the C ...

(born 1957), Dutch jurist and politician, former Deputy Prime Minister (2003-2005) * Thomson

Thom Gunn Thomson William "Thom" Gunn (29 August 1929 – 25 April 2004) was an English poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated with The Movement, and his later poetry in America, even after moving towards a looser, ...

(1929–2004), English poet * Thomas

Thom Hartmann Thomas Carl Hartmann (born May 7, 1951) is an