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Tom Thomson
Tom Thomson, full name Thomas John Thomson, was a Canadian landscape painter whose oil paintings of northern Ontario shaped modern Canadian art before he drowned in Algonquin Park in 1917.
Tom Thould
Tom Thould (Thomas Henry Thould, 1886-1971), English water polo half-back from Weston-super-Mare who won gold for Great Britain at the 1908 London Olympics; club national champion 1906-07 with Paul Radmilovic.
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb, English folklore hero no bigger than a thumb, tale type ATU 700; earliest prose version Richard Johnson's 1621 chapbook linked to King Arthur; continental parallels include Perrault's Le petit Poucet (1697) and Grimm's Daumesdick (KHM 37); adapted by Fielding to stage and by George Pal in the 1958 Oscar-winning film.
Tom Thumb (1958 film)
Tom Thumb (1958) is a George Pal British-American musical fantasy adapted from the Grimm tale Daumesdick, starring Russ Tamblyn, Terry-Thomas, and Peter Sellers; it won the 1959 Oscar for Best Special Effects for its oversized-set trickery.
Tom Thumb (locomotive)
Tom Thumb was a small experimental steam locomotive built by Peter Cooper in 1829-1830 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first American-built locomotive on a common-carrier railroad.
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany, or Thomas P. Tiffany, is an American Republican politician who has represented Wisconsin's 7th district in the U.S. House since 2020 and is the Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 2026.
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club is the dance-rock and new wave band formed in 1981 by Talking Heads rhythm section Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, known for "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love", the latter one of hip-hop's most sampled tracks, famously behind Mariah Carey's "Fantasy".
Tom Treasure
Tom Treasure is a British cardiothoracic surgeon and honorary professor at University College London, known for the MARS mesothelioma trial and the PulMiCC metastasectomy trial.
Tom Tryon
Tom Tryon (Thomas Lester Tryon, 1926-1991), American actor turned novelist; starred in The Cardinal and Texas John Slaughter, then wrote the horror best sellers The Other (1971) and Harvest Home (1973).
Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat is a British Conservative politician and former intelligence officer. He served as Minister of State for Security and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer, German director, screenwriter, producer, and composer born 1965 in Wuppertal; maker of Run Lola Run, Cloud Atlas, and Babylon Berlin; co-founder of X-Filme Creative Pool and One Fine Day Films.
Tom Udall
Tom Udall, born Thomas Udall in 1948, is an American Democratic politician who served as New Mexico's attorney general, U.S. representative, and senator from 2009 to 2021.
Tom Umberg
Tom Umberg is an American Democratic politician and retired U.S. Army colonel who has represented California's 34th State Senate district since 2018, after serving three Assembly terms and as Deputy Drug Czar under President Clinton.
Tom van der Poll
Tom van der Poll (born 1961) is a Dutch internist-infectiologist, professor of medicine at the University of Amsterdam since 2003, known for research on sepsis and pneumonia.
Tom Van Grieken
Tom Van Grieken is a Belgian politician, born in 1986, who has chaired Vlaams Belang since 2014, served in the federal parliament from 2019 to 2024, and returned to the Flemish Parliament in 2024.
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (born 1977, Dublin) is an Irish actor, Nidge in RTÉ's Love/Hate and Ebony Maw in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame; RADA-trained, multiple IFTA and Irish Times theatre award winner.
Tom Verica
Tom Verica (born 1964, Philadelphia) is an American actor, director, and executive producer; Head of Creative Production at Shondaland. Directed all of Queen Charlotte and key Bridgerton episodes; acted as Jack Pryor in American Dreams and Sam Keating in How to Get Away with Murder.
Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine (Thomas Miller, 1949-2023) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who founded the New York band Television, recorded Marquee Moon (1977), released eight solo albums including Dreamtime, and influenced punk, post-punk, and alt-rock guitarists.
Tom Villard
Tom Villard (born 1953, died 1994) was an American actor; Tom Villard played Jay Bostwick on We Got It Made and Toby in Popcorn, died of AIDS-related pneumonia.
Tom Vilsack
Tom Vilsack (Thomas James Vilsack, born 1950) is an American Democratic politician, two-term 40th Governor of Iowa (1999-2007) and the 30th and 32nd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under Obama and Biden, now World Food Prize Foundation CEO.
Tom W. Bonner
Tom W. Bonner was an American nuclear physicist at Rice University who led its physics department and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1959.
Tom Wagner (financier)
Tom Wagner, also known as Thomas Wagner, is an American financier who co-founded the New York distressed-credit firm Knighthead Capital in 2008 and chairs Birmingham City FC.
Tom Waits
Tom Waits, born Thomas Alan Waits in Pomona, California in 1949, is an American singer-songwriter and actor known for a gravelly voice and music spanning piano ballads to experimental rock.
Tom Waits discography
Tom Waits discography: recorded catalog of Thomas Alan Waits (born 1949), from 1973's Closing Time through the Island trilogy (Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Frank's Wild Years), Bone Machine, Mule Variations, and 2011's Bad as Me, plus 2026 singles with Massive Attack.
Tom Walker (singer)
Tom Walker (Thomas Alexander Walker, born 1991) is a Scottish singer-songwriter raised in Manchester, known for "Leave a Light On," the 2019 UK number-one debut album What a Time to Be Alive, the 2019 Brit Breakthrough Award, and the 2024 album I Am.
Tom Watson (golfer)
Tom Watson (born 1949), American golfer, winner of five Open Championships and eight major titles, famous for the 1977 Duel in the Sun and nearly winning the 2009 Open aged 59.
Tom Weiskopf
Tom Weiskopf (Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, 1942-2022), American golfer, 16 PGA Tour wins, 1973 Open champion at Royal Troon wire-to-wire, four Masters runner-ups, later golf course architect with Jay Morrish and broadcaster.
Tom Welling
Tom Welling, American actor born 1977, played Clark Kent for ten seasons on Smallville (2001-2011), later directed, produced, appeared in Lucifer and The Winchesters, and cohosts the Talk Ville podcast.
Tom Werner
Tom Werner (Thomas Charles Werner, born 1950), American TV producer and sports executive; co-founded Carsey-Werner (The Cosby Show, Roseanne), chairman of Fenway Sports Group, Boston Red Sox, and Liverpool F.C.
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson (Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson, 1948-2023) was an English actor, born in Leeds, Oscar-nominated for In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton, Bafta winner for The Full Monty, Emmy and Golden Globe winner for John Adams.