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

Tom Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

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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 (b. 1965), former German football player * Bing Thom (b. 1940), Canadian architect *

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 (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) (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 John Watson Triplett Thom (November 11, 1769 – May 22, 1855) was an American slave owner, planter and politician. He served in the Virginia Senate in 1815 and two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates. Early life 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 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 (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, American sound design * 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 (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 (born 1963), American sportscaster * Thom Bresh, (born 1948), American country singer and guitarist * Thom Browne (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 (born 1950), American retired National Football League player * Thomas

Thom Dornbrook Thomas Dornbrook (born December 1, 1956 in Berea, Ohio) is a former professional American football player who played Center and Guard for two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 1979, Dornbrook earned a ring in Super Bowl XIV over the Los Ange ...

(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, American musician best known as a member of the rock band Foreigner * Thomas Thom de Graaf (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 (born 1951), American radio host, author, former psychotherapist, entrepreneur and political commentator *

Thom Haye Thom Jan Marinus Haye (born 9 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Heerenveen. Club career AZ Haye was born in Amsterdam and is a youth exponent from AZ. He signed his first contract for ...

(born 1995), Dutch footballer * Thom Jones (1945–2016), American writer, primarily of short stories * Thomas Thom Mathews (born 1958), American actor * Thom Noble (born 1936), British film editor * Thom Racina, American television writer and novelist * Thomas

Thom Russo Thomas "Thom" Russo is an American record producer, composer, engineer, mixer and songwriter.Thom Schuyler Thomas James Schuyler (born June 10, 1952, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny R ...

(born 1952), American songwriter and singer * Thomas

Thom Tillis Thomas Roland Tillis (born August 30, 1960) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and began se ...

(born 1960), American politician, Senator from North Carolina * Thomas Thom Yorke (born 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 (born 1976) *

Thom Hoffman Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion (born 3 March 1957), known by the pseudonym Thom Hoffman, is a Dutch actor and photographer.Note: parts of this article have been translated from the Dutch version of this page. Biography Hoffman acts mainly i ...

, Dutch actor and photographer Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion (born 1957)

Fictional characters

Thom Kallor Thom Kallor is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He has many incarnations connected to the Legion of Super-Heroes. The character has also been known as Star Boy and Starman. Publication history Thom Kallor fir ...

, a DC Comics superhero * Thom Merrilin, a gleeman in

Robert Jordan James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan," Robert Jordan" was the name of the protagonist in the 1940 Hemingway novel ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', though this is not how the n ...

's book series ''

The Wheel of Time ''The Wheel of Time'' is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three novels. Originally planned as a six-book series, ''The Wheel of Time'' spans 14 volumes, in a ...

'' * Thom Pain, the titular protagonist of

Will Eno Will Eno (born 1965) is an American playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. His play, ''Thom Pain (based on nothing)'' was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2005. His play '' The Realistic Joneses'' appeared on Broadway in 2014, whe ...

's one man play ''

Thom Pain (based on nothing) ''Thom Pain (based on nothing)'' is a 2004 one man show written by Will Eno. It is a rambling monologue in which the protagonist, who has suffered a lot in his life, tells the story of a bee sting, a boy with a dog that died, and his experience ...

'' * Thom Rainier, a character from the '' Dragon Age'' video game series

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