The surname Thom is of Scotland, Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire and Angus, Scotland, Angus, and is a sept of the Clan MacThomas. Thom is also a first-name variant of the abbreviation "Tom (given name), Tom" of "Thomas (given name), Thomas" that holds the "h".

People with the surname

* Alexander Thom (disambiguation), multiple people * Andreas Thom (b. 1965), former German football player * Bing Thom (1940-2016), Canadian architect * Cameron E. Thom (1825–1915), early settler in California, Confederate officer and lawyer * Charles Thom (1872–1956), US microbiologist and mycologist with the standard author abbreviation "Thom" * Cristy Thom (b. 1971), American model, actress and artist * Françoise Thom (b. 1951), French historian and Sovietologist * Graeme Thom (b. 1967), Zimbabwean cricketer * H. B. Thom (c. 1905–1983), South African rector and Chancellor of the Stellenbosch University * James Thom (disambiguation), multiple people * Jess Thom (b. 1980), English comedian * John Thom (soldier) (1891–1941), British lieutenant-colonel, judge and politician * John Hamilton Thom (1808–1894), Irish Unitarian minister * John Nichols Thom (1799–1838), Cornish wine-merchant and maltster * John Watson Triplett Thom (1769–1855), American planter and politician * Joseph Pembroke Thom (1828–1899), American politician and physician * Karl Thom (1893-1945), German flying ace * Linda Thom (b. 1943), Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter * Margaret Thom, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, 2017–2024 * Randy Thom (b. 1951), American sound design * Pembroke Lea Thom (died 1901), American politician from Maryland * René Thom (1923–2002), French mathematician * Robert Thom (engineer) (1774–1847), Scottish hydraulic engineer * Robert Thom (disambiguation), multiple people * Ronald Thom (1923–1986), Canadian architect * Sandi Thom (b. 1981), Scottish singer-songwriter * William Thom (disambiguation), multiple people

People with the nickname or given name

* Thom Andersen (b. 1943), American filmmaker, film critic and teacher * Thom Adcox-Hernandez (b. 1960), American actor * Thom Barry, American actor * Thomas Thom Bell (1943-2022), Jamaican-born American songwriter, arranger and producer, one of the creators of the Philadelphia style of soul music * Thomas Thom Brennaman (b. 1963), American sportscaster * Thom Bresh, (1948-2022), American country singer and guitarist * Thom Browne (b. 1965), American fashion designer * Thom Christopher (1940-2024), American actor * Thomas Thom Darden (b. 1950), American retired National Football League player * Thomas Thom Dornbrook (b. 1956), American retired National Football League player * Thom Eberhardt (b. 1947), American film director, producer and screenwriter * Thom Evans (b. 1985), Scottish former international rugby union player * Thomas Thom Fitzgerald (b. 1968), American-Canadian film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright and producer * Thom Flodqvist (b. 1990), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Thomas Thom Gimbel, (b. 1959) American musician best known as a member of the rock band Foreigner * Thomas Thom de Graaf (b. 1957), Dutch jurist and politician, former Deputy Prime Minister (2003-2005) * Thomson Thom Gunn (1929–2004), English poet * Thomas Thom Hartmann (b. 1951), American radio host, author, former psychotherapist, entrepreneur and political commentator * Thom Haye (b. 1995), Dutch-born Indonesian footballer * Thom Jones (1945–2016), American writer, primarily of short stories * Thomas Thom Mathews (b. 1958), American actor * Thom Michael Mulligan, American actor * Thom Noble (b. 1936), British film editor * Thom Racina, American television writer and novelist * Thomas Thom Russo (b. 1969), American record producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter * Thomas Thom Schuyler (b. 1952), American songwriter and singer * Thomas Thom Tillis (b. 1960), American politician, Senator from North Carolina * Thomas Thom Yorke (b. 1968), English musician, singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead

People with the stage name or pseudonym

* Thom Hell, Norwegian singer-songwriter Thomas Helland (b. 1976) * Thom Hoffman, Dutch actor and photographer Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion (b. 1957)

Fictional characters

* Thom Kallor, a DC Comics superhero *List of Wheel of Time characters#M, Thom Merrilin, a gleeman in Robert Jordan's book series ''The Wheel of Time'' * Thom Pain, the titular protagonist of Will Eno's one man play ''Thom Pain (based on nothing)'' * Thom Rainier, a character from the ''Dragon Age'' video game series

People with the surname

People with the nickname or given name

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