Tom (given name)
Name list
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Tom is a masculine given name, often used as a diminutive of Thomas.[1] In Germanic countries and Scandinavia, "Tom" is in use as a formal given name.
The Gaelic-Cymric name Tom means "rising ground" or "eminent".[1] In literature and popular culture, it is often used to represent "an ordinary man".[2] The name Tôm also exists as an independent Aramaic name.
Disambiguation pages
- Tom Adams (disambiguation)
- Tom Anderson (disambiguation)
- Tom Arnold (disambiguation)
- Tom Austin
- Tom Baker (disambiguation)
- Tom Bell (disambiguation)
- Tom Brown (disambiguation)
- Tom Browne (disambiguation)
- Tom Carter
- Tom Chambers (disambiguation)
- Tom Clark (disambiguation)
- Tom Cochran (disambiguation)
- Tom Collins (disambiguation)
- Tom Cotter (disambiguation)
- Tom Curran (disambiguation)
- Tom Daly (disambiguation)
- Tom Dixon (disambiguation)
- Tom Dooley (disambiguation)
- Tom Erlandson
- Tom Fletcher (disambiguation)
- Tom Friedman
- Tom Gilmartin (disambiguation)
- Tom Green (disambiguation)
- Tom Harris (disambiguation)
- Tom Hayes (disambiguation)
- Tom Holland (disambiguation)
- Tom Jennings (disambiguation)
- Tom Jones (disambiguation)
- Tom Keen (disambiguation)
- Tom Kennedy (disambiguation)
- Tom Kenny (disambiguation)
- Tom Kirby (disambiguation)
- Tom Lee (disambiguation)
- Tom Lewis (disambiguation)
- Tom Lloyd (disambiguation)
- Tom Long (disambiguation)
- Tom Marshall (disambiguation)
- Tom Miller (disambiguation)
- Tom Morris (disambiguation)
- Tom Mullen (disambiguation)
- Tom Murphy (disambiguation)
- Tom Newman
- Tom Parker (disambiguation)
- Tom Price (disambiguation)
- Tom Quinn
- Tom Ray (disambiguation)
- Tom Rooney (disambiguation)
- Tom Scott (disambiguation)
- Tom Simpson (disambiguation)
- Tom Sloan (disambiguation)
- Tom Smith (disambiguation)
- Tom Taylor (disambiguation)
- Tom Tierney
- Tom Vaughn
- Tom Walters (disambiguation)
- Tom Williams (disambiguation)
- Tom Wright (disambiguation)
- Tom Young
Sportsmen
- Tom (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer
- Tom (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
- Tom (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer
- Tom (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer
- Tom Ashworth (born 1977), American former football offensive tackle
- Tom Aspinall (born 1993), English professional mixed martial artist
- Tom Berry (rugby union) (1911–1993), English rugby union player and administrator
- Tom Brady (born 1977), American football player best known for playing with the New England Patriots
- Tom Brandi (born 1966), American professional wrestler
- Tom Brown (footballer, born 1919) (1919–2000), Scottish footballer
- Tom Brown (footballer, born 1968), Scottish former footballer
- Tom Brown (outfielder) (1860–1927), American baseball player and manager
- Tom Brown (safety) (born 1940), American baseball outfielder and first baseman, football player
- Tom Brown (pitcher) (born 1949), American baseball pitcher
- Tom Brown (tackle) (1890–1972), American football player
- Tom Brown (end) (1921–2013), American football player in the NFL
- Tom Brown (guard) (born 1936), American football player in the CFL
- Tom Brown (safety) (born 1940), American athlete who played football in the NFL and baseball in MLB
- Tom Brown (wide receiver) (born 1963), American football player in the NFL
- Tom Brown (running back) (born 1964), American football player in the NFL
- Tom Brown (rugby, born 1983), English rugby union and rugby league player
- Tom Brown (rugby union, born 1990), Scottish rugby union player
- Tom Brown (bowls) (1915–1980), England lawn bowls competitor
- Tom Brown (tennis) (1922–2011), American tennis player
- Tom Brown (Australian footballer) (born 2003), Australian rules football player
- Tom Browning (1960–2022), American professional baseball pitcher
- Tom Burton (1961–2010), American professional wrestler
- Tom Cannon (1852–19??), British professional wrestler
- Tom Cannon (born 2002), English is a professional footballer
- Tom Cutler (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- Tom Daley (born 1994), English diver
- Tom Dickinson (American football) (1897–1999), American football player
- Tom Dradiga (born 1996), Ugandan middle-distance runner
- Tom Drake (baseball) (1912–1988), American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher
- Tom Drake (wrestler) (1930–2017), American professional wrestler
- Tom Dwan (born 1986), American poker player
- Tom Emson (born 2002), British racing driver
- Tom Finney (1922–2014), English international association footballer
- Tom Gamboa (born 1948), American baseball coach and manager
- Tom Gilson (American football) (born 1988), American football
- Tom Goodwin (born 1968), American professional baseball player
- Tom Gordon (born 1967), American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher and current radio color commentator
- Tom Griffin (baseball) (born 1948), American former professional baseball pitcher
- Tom Hardy (soccer), American soccer defender
- Tom Heinsohn (1934–2020), American professional basketball player
- Tom Hoover (basketball) (born 1941), American former professional basketball player
- Tom Howard (wrestler) (born 1969), American professional wrestler
- Tom Hubert (born 1964), American road course racer
- Tom Humble (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
- Tom Jenkins (baseball) (1898–1979), American baseball player
- Tom Jenkins (golfer) (born 1947), American golfer
- Tom Jenkins (wrestler) (1872–1957), American professional wrestler
- Tom Johnson (ice hockey) (1928–2007), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Tom Kingston (rugby union) (born 1991), Australian rugby union player
- Tom Konchalski (1947–2021), American basketball scout
- Tom Landry (1924–2000), American Football coach for the Dallas Cowboys
- Tom Lawlor, (born 1983), American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial artist
- Tom Leppard (1936–2016), English soldier best known as the most tattooed senior citizen
- Tom Maayan (born 1993), Israeli basketball player in the Israeli National League
- Tom Magee (born 1958), Canadian powerlifter and pro wrestler
- Tom Marsh (baseball) (born 1965), Major League Baseball player
- Tom McKean (born 1963), Scottish former middle-distance runner who won the European Championships 800 m gold medal at Split in 1990
- Tom Mees (1949–1996), American sports broadcaster
- Tom Murphy (catcher) (born 1991), American baseball player
- Tom Okker (born 1944), Dutch tennis player
- Tom Paradise, American geomorphologist
- Tom Peck (born 1953), American racing driver
- Tom Platz (born 1955), American retired professional bodybuilder
- Tom Pratt (American football) (born 1935), American football coach
- Tom Prichard (born 1959), American retired professional wrestler
- Tom Pritchard (1917–2017), New Zealand cricketer
- Tom Prince (bodybuilder) (1968–2022), American professional bodybuilder
- Tom Re (1913–1996), Australian rules footballer
- Tom Rehder (born 1965), American football player
- Tom Reuveny (born 2000), Israeli Olympic champion windsurfing sailor
- Tom Rockliff (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
- Tom Sellers (athlete), American wheelchair racer
- Tom Stolhandske (born 1931), American football player
- Tom Stone, American retired professional wrestler
- Tom Sunkel (1912–2002), American professional baseball player
- Tom Symonds (born 1989), Australian Rugby League player
- Tom Tavares (born 1987), Cape Verdean footballer
- Tom Trbojevic (born 1996), Australian rugby league player
- Tom Voyce (1981–2024), English rugby union player
- Tom Vu (born 1957), Vietnamese American poker player, real estate investor and speaker
- Tom Watson (fighter) (born 1982), English mixed martial artist
- Tom Yaacobov (born 1992), Israeli triple jumper
- Tom Zenk (1958–2017), American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
Politicians
- Tom Ada (born 1949), Guamanian politician
- Tom Arthur (born 1985), Scottish politician
- Tom Brüntrup (born 1997), German politician
- Tom Carper (born 1947), American politician
- Tom Coburn (1948–2020), American politician and physician
- Tom Cotton (born 1977), American politician
- Tom Daschle (born 1947), American politician
- Tom DeLay (born 1947), American politician
- Tom Determann (born 1950), American politician
- Tom Harkin (born 1939), American politician
- Tom Lukiwski (born 1951), Canadian politician
- Tom Mulcair (born 1954), Canadian politician and former leader of the Opposition
- Tom Perry (politician), Canadian former politician
- Tom Russcher (born 1992), Dutch politician
- Tom Stewart (1892–1972), American politician
- Tom Suozzi (born 1962), American politician
- Tom Taylor (politician), American politician
- Tom Udall (born 1948), American politician and diplomat
- Tom van den Nieuwenhuijzen (born 1982), Dutch politician
- Tom Veen (1942–2014), Dutch politician
- Tom Wolf (born 1948), American politician
Personalities
- Tom Bergeron (born 1955), American television personality and game show host
- Tom Brown (police officer) (1889–1959), American law enforcement official
- Tom Holkenborg (born 1967), Dutch DJ previously known as Junkie XL
- Tom Karen (1926–2022), British industrial designer
- Tom Marsh (astronomer) (1961–2022), British astronomer and astrophysicist
- Tom Ray (1919–2010), American animator
- Tom Scott (presenter), British YouTuber
- Tom Simons (born 2004), British Youtuber also known as Tommyinnit
- Tom Stafford (astronomer), American astronomer
- Tom Westman (born 1964), American firefighter and television personality
Actors
- Tom Adams (actor) (1938–2014), English actor
- Tom Baker (born 1934), English actor best known for playing the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who
- Tom Blyth (born 1995), English actor
- Tom Bosley (1927–2010), American actor
- Tom Cassell (born 1993), British YouTuber
- Tom Cruise (born 1962), American actor and film producer
- Tom Ellis (actor) (born 1978), Welsh actor
- Tom Felton (born 1987), English actor
- Tom Gilson (1934–1962), American actor
- Tom Glynn-Carney (born 1995), English actor
- Tom Green (born 1971), Canadian actor and comedian
- Tom Hanks (born 1956), American actor and filmmaker
- Tom Hardy (born 1977), English actor
- Tom Hiddleston (born 1981), English actor
- Tom Hodges (born 1965), American actor and film producer
- Tom Holland (born 1996), English actor
- Tom Hopper (born 1985), English actor
- Tom Jordan (1937–2019), Irish actor
- Tom Kane (1962–2026), American voice actor
- Tom Kenny (born 1962), American actor and comedian
- Tom Lister (born 1978), English actor
- Tom LeDuc (1957–1989), American actor and model
- Tom Maden, American actor
- Tom Mix (1880–1940), American cowboy actor
- Tom Olivar (born 1963), Filipino film actor
- Tom Oliver (born 1938), British-American retired actor
- Tom Poston (1921–2007), American actor
- Tom Rodriguez (born 1987), Filipino actor
- Tom Selleck (born 1945), American actor
- Tom Sizemore (1961–2023), American actor
- Tom Sturridge (born 1985), English actor
- Tom Welling (born 1977), American actor best known for playing Clark Kent on Smallville
Musicians
- Tom Araya (born 1961), American bassist and vocalist with Slayer
- Tom Cardy (born 1994), Australian comedian, musician, songwriter, and actor
- Tom Chaplin (born 1979), British singer of Keane
- Stompin' Tom Connors (1936–2013), Canadian singer/songwriter
- Tom DeLonge (born 1975), American musician (blink-182)
- Tom Dowd (1925–2002), American sound engineer and producer for Atlantic Records
- Tom Evans (musician) (1947–1983), English musician and songwriter (Badfinger)
- Tom Fogerty (1941–1990), American guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Tom Fowler (1951–2024), American bassist for Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, It's a Beautiful Day, among others
- Tom Grennan (born 1995), English singer and songwriter
- Tom Hamilton (born 1951), American bassist (Aerosmith)
- Tom Lehrer (1928–2025), American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician
- Tom Jobim (1927–1994), Brazilian singer-songwriter
- Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
- Tom Kaulitz, (born 1989), German guitarist (Tokio Hotel)
- Tom Morello (born 1964), American guitarist (Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave)
- Tom Northcott (born 1943), Canadian folk-rock singer
- Tom Petersson (born 1950), American bassist (Cheap Trick)
- Tom Petty (1950–2017), American singer-songwriter and musician
- Tom Robinson (born 1950), English musician, activist and radio presenter
- Tom Skinner (born 1980), English drummer
- Tom Smothers (1937–2023), American comedian, composer, and musician (Smothers Brothers)
- Tom Verlaine (1949–2023), American guitarist for the punk band Television
- Tom Waits (born 1949), American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
- Tom Zé (born 1936), Brazilian singer‐songwriter
Artists
- Tom Allen (broadcaster) (born 1964), Canadian radio host
- Tom Allen (painter) (born 1975), American painter
- Tom Baril (born 1952), American photographer
- Tom J. Bartuska, American architect, educator, and author
- Tom Luckey (1940–2012), American architect and sculptor
- Tom Palumbo (1921–2008), Italian born, American photographer
- Tom Scutt (born 1983), British designer
- Tom Tsuchiya (born 1972), American sculptor
Other
- Tom Brokaw (born 1940), American anchor for NBC
- Tom Clancy (1947–2013), American author
- Tom Crosslin (1954–2001), marijuana rights activist
- Tom DeSanto (born 1968), American film producer and screenwriter
- Tom Dolphin (born 1978/9), British anaesthetist
- Tom Freston (born 1945), American media proprietor, businessman, and financier
- Tom Fulp (born 1978), American programmer, creator of Newgrounds
- Tom Konyves (born 1947), Canadian poet, pioneer of video poetry
- Tom Hagen (born 1950), Norwegian businessman
- Tom Hooper (born 1972), British-Australian film director
- Tom Hunter (born 1961), Scottish businessman and philanthropist
- Tom Insko, American businessman and 12th president of Eastern Oregon University
- Tom Lotherington (born 1950), Norwegian writer and translator
- Tom Luse, American film producer
- Tom McGillis, Canadian producer
- Tom McLaury (1853–1881), Wild West gunfighter
- Tom Moore (1920–2021), known as Captain Tom, a British Army officer
- Tom Mylan (born 1976), American butcher, author, writer
- Tom O'Carroll (born 1945), British paedophilia advocate
- Tom Ruegger, American animator and screenwriter
- Tom Segev (born 1945), Israeli historian, author, and journalist
- Tom Six, Dutch filmmaker, writer and actor
- Tom Stone (magician), Swedish magician, editor and author
- Tom Stoppard (1937–2025), British playwright and screenwriter
- Tom Tykwer (born 1965), German film director
Fictional characters
- Tom (Paralympic mascot), the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Tom Lucitor, a character from Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- Tom, character in Bob the Builder
- Tractor Tom, the main character from the same show
- Tom Harper, the father character from an live action nickelodeon show Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
- Tom Bombadil, a character from The Lord of the Rings and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
- Tom Cat, a title character from Tom and Jerry
- Tom Cat, a thumb wrestler in Thumb Wrestling Federation
- Tom Canty, a title character from The Prince and the Pauper
- Tom Edison, a character in The Edison Twins
- Tom Gurney, a character in the video game Bully
- Tom, the main character from an CGI/live action Tree Fu Tom
- Dr. Tom Horton, character on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Tom Lizard, a character in the animated film Hoppers
- Tom Nook, a character in Animal Crossing video game series
- Tom Pottage, one of the Pottage's twin in Postman Pat
- Tom Riddle, Harry Potter series villain
- Tom Sawyer, title character of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Tom Servo, a robot character from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series
- Talking Tom, A Grey tabby cat and the main Character of the Talking Tom & Friends franchise
- Tom Thomas, character in Fireman Sam
- Tom Thumb, character of English folklore
- Tom Wachowski, a character from the Sonic The Hedgehog films, portrayed by James Marsden
