Thom

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 surname

Alexander Thom (disambiguation), multiple people
Andreas Thom (b. 1965), former German football player
Bing Thom (b. 1940), 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 (born 1951), French historian and Sovietologist
Graeme Thom (born 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, 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 (born 1943), American filmmaker, film critic and teacher
Thom Adcox-Hernandez (born 1960), American actor
Thom Barry, American actor
Thomas Thom Bell (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 (born 1940), American actor
Thomas Thom Darden (born 1950), American retired National Football League player
Thomas Thom Dornbrook (born 1956), American retired National Football League player
Thom Eberhardt (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 (1929–2004), English poet
Thomas Thom Hartmann (born 1951), American radio host, author, former psychotherapist, entrepreneur and political commentator
Thom Haye (born 1995), Dutch-born Indonesian footballer
Thom Jones (1945–2016), American writer, primarily of short stories
Thomas Thom Mathews (born 1958), American actor
Thom Michael Mulligan, American actor
Thom Noble (born 1936), British film editor
Thom Racina, American television writer and novelist
Thomas Thom Russo (born 1969), American record producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter
Thomas Thom Schuyler (born 1952), American songwriter and singer
Thomas Thom Tillis (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, Dutch actor and photographer Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion (born 1957)

Fictional characters

Thom Kallor, a DC Comics superhero
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