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Tom Burlinson

Tom Burlinson (born 1956, Toronto) is a Canadian-born Australian actor and singer, Jim Craig in The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Tommy Woodcock in Phar Lap (1983), later the singing voice of young Frank Sinatra and creator of Frank – A Life in Song; distinct from a British camera-department namesake.

Tom Byron

Tom Byron (Thomas Bryan Taliaferro Jr., born 1961) is an American adult film performer, director, and producer active since 1982, a two-time AVN Male Performer of the Year and AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame inductee who founded Extreme Associates and Tom Byron Pictures.

Tom Cat

Tom Cat (Thomas Cat, originally Jasper) is Hanna and Barbera's bluish-gray tuxedo cat from MGM's Tom and Jerry shorts, debuting in Puss Gets the Boot (1940), usually the antagonist chasing Jerry Mouse across 114 classic-era cartoons and seven Oscar-winning series entries.

Tom Cavanagh

Tom Cavanagh (born 1963, Ottawa) is a Canadian actor and director, star of NBC's Ed (2000–2004) and Harrison Wells/Reverse-Flash on The Flash, now leading Acorn TV's You're Killing Me.

Tom Chambers (actor)

Tom Chambers (born 1977, Darley Dale, Derbyshire) is an English actor known for Sam Strachan in Holby City, Max Tyler in Waterloo Road, Inspector Sullivan in Father Brown, winning Strictly Come Dancing 2008, and West End roles in Top Hat, White Christmas, and Elf.

Tom Chaplin

Tom Chaplin, born 1979 in Hastings, is the British frontman of piano-rock band Keane (Hopes and Fears, 2004) and a solo artist whose albums The Wave, Twelve Tales of Christmas, and Midpoint document his recovery from addiction.

Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy (1947–2013) was an American novelist who popularized the techno-thriller; his 1984 debut The Hunt for Red October began the bestselling Jack Ryan series.

Tom Clancy bibliography

Tom Clancy bibliography: the Jack Ryan novels from The Hunt for Red October (1984) to Command Authority (2013), nonfiction guided tours, Tom Clancy's branded series, and continuation authors.

Tom Cochrane

Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter born 1953 in Lynn Lake, Manitoba; Red Rider frontman and solo artist behind "Life Is a Highway" (No. 1 Canada, No. 6 US), Mad Mad World, eight JUNOs, and 2024 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction.

Tom Colicchio

Tom Colicchio (born 1962), American chef from Elizabeth, New Jersey; co-founder of Gramercy Tavern (1994) and founder of Craft (2001); owner of Crafted Hospitality; eight-time James Beard winner; head judge and executive producer of Bravo's Top Chef.

Tom Collins

Tom Collins: classic long cocktail of gin (originally Old Tom), lemon juice, sugar, and soda water over ice in a Collins glass; descended from the John Collins of Limmer's Old House, London.

Tom Conti

Tom Conti (born 1941, Paisley) is a Scottish actor; Tony and Olivier winner for Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Oscar-nominated for Reuben, Reuben, later in Shirley Valentine, The Dark Knight Rises and Oppenheimer. Not the Philadelphia marketing executive of the same name.

Tom Conway

Tom Conway (Thomas Charles Sanders, 1904–1967), British actor, older brother of George Sanders; played the Falcon in ten RKO B-mysteries and starred in Val Lewton's Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, and The Seventh Victim.

Tom Cothran

Tom Cothran (Thomas Walter Cothran, 1947–1987), American musicologist and composer, Bernstein collaborator on the Norton Lectures, Songfest, and an unfinished Lolita opera; died of AIDS-related illness.

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay (born 25 February 1937, Hull) is an English actor, knighted in 2001, known for Billy Liar, Doctor Zhivago, The Dresser, 45 Years, and the Silver Bear-winning Queen at Sea (2026).

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, born 1962, Syracuse, New York) is an American actor and producer, star of Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, and the Mission: Impossible franchise, with four Oscar nominations and a 2025 Academy Honorary Award.

Tom Cruise filmography

Tom Cruise filmography: screen credits of American actor-producer Tom Cruise (born 1962, Syracuse), from Endless Love (1981) and Risky Business through Top Gun, the Mission: Impossible franchise, Top Gun: Maverick, Digger, and the 2028 Days of Thunder sequel.

Tom Cullen

Tom Cullen (born 1985, Aberystwyth, Wales) is a Welsh actor known for Weekend (2011), Downton Abbey's Lord Gillingham, Knightfall's Landry, Guy Fawkes in Gunpowder, John Palmer in The Gold, and Michael in Trespasses.

Tom DeLonge

Tom DeLonge (born 1975, Poway, California) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded pop-punk band blink-182, later formed Angels & Airwaves and Box Car Racer, and founded the UFO research company To the Stars Academy.

Tom Dooley (song)

"Tom Dooley" (also "The Ballad of Tom Dooley") is an American murder ballad about Tom Dula, hanged in 1868 for killing Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina. First recorded by Grayson & Whitter in 1929, it became a 1958 number-one hit for the Kingston Trio and sparked the folk revival.

Tom Ellis (actor)

Tom Ellis is a Welsh actor from Cardiff, known for Gary Preston in Miranda and for playing Lucifer Morningstar across six seasons of Lucifer on Fox and Netflix. He later starred in Tell Me Lies, Washington Black, The Thursday Murder Club, and CBS's CIA as CIA agent Colin Glass.

Tom Evans (musician)

Tom Evans (5 June 1947 – November 1983) was the Liverpool-born Badfinger bassist and singer who co-wrote "Without You" with Pete Ham, later covered by Nilsson and Mariah Carey; he died by suicide in 1983 amid royalty disputes.

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott (born 1970, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts) is an American actor known for his debut as Guy Patterson in That Thing You Do! (1996) and TV roles in Southland, Z Nation, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Elle.

Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell (Samuel Yewell Tompkins, 1909-1994), American stage, film, and TV actor; Tony and Golden Globe winner as Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch on Broadway and screen opposite Marilyn Monroe; later a regular on Baretta.

Tom Felton

Tom Felton (born 1987, Surrey) is an English actor and musician who played Draco Malfoy in all eight Harry Potter films, wrote the bestselling memoir Beyond the Wand, and returned as adult Draco on Broadway in Cursed Child.

Tom Fletcher

Tom Fletcher (Thomas Michael Fletcher, born 1985) is an English singer, songwriter and children's author, best known as a founding member and lead songwriter of the pop-rock band McFly.

Tom Fogerty

Tom Fogerty (1941–1990), Berkeley-born rhythm guitarist and background vocalist of Creedence Clearwater Revival; left the band in early 1971, recorded nine solo and Ruby albums, died in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Tom Ford

Tom Ford (Thomas Carlyle Ford, born 1961, Austin, Texas) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker, creative director of Gucci 1994–2004 and Yves Saint Laurent from 2000, founder of the Tom Ford brand (sold to Estée Lauder for $2.8bn in 2022), and director of A Single Man and Nocturnal Animals.

Tom Gates

Tom Gates is a British children's book series by Liz Pichon, first published in 2011, presented as a schoolboy's doodle-filled notebook. Over 16.5 million copies sold; Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Blue Peter and Waterstones award winner; adapted for Sky Kids TV.

Tom Geismar

Tom Geismar, born Thomas H. Geismar in 1931, is an American graphic designer and founding partner of Chermayeff & Geismar, known for abstract trademarks for Mobil, Chase Bank, and PBS.