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Tommy Davis (venture capitalist)

Tommy Davis, born Thomas J. Davis, was an American venture capitalist who co-founded Davis & Rock with Arthur Rock in 1961 and founded the Mayfield Fund in 1969.

Tommy DeVito (American football)

Tommy DeVito, "Tommy Cutlets", quarterback for the New England Patriots; undrafted 2023 Giants rookie who won three straight starts, set unique 80%-completion/70-yard-rushing game record, and earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Tommy DeVito (musician)

Tommy DeVito (Gaetano DeVito, 1928–2020), American singer and guitarist, founding lead guitarist and baritone vocalist of the Four Seasons, not the NFL quarterback or the Goodfellas character; three consecutive US No. 1 hits 1962–63, Rock Hall 1990, left the band in 1970.

Tommy Docherty

Tommy Docherty (Thomas Henderson Docherty, 1928-2020), Scottish footballer and manager, 25 Scotland caps, managed Chelsea, Scotland and Manchester United, winning the 1977 FA Cup; sacked for an affair, famed for one-liners.

Tommy Doman

Tommy Doman Jr. (Thomas Doman Jr., born 2002) is an NFL punter for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 239th overall in 2026 after punting at Michigan and Florida; led FBS in 2025 hangtime.

Tommy Dorfman

Tommy Dorfman (born 1992) is an American actress from Atlanta known for Ryan Shaver on 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020); she came out as a trans woman in 2021, starred on Broadway in Romeo + Juliet, directed I Wish You All the Best, and wrote the memoir Maybe This Will Save Me.

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey (Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr., 1905–1956), American swing-era trombonist and bandleader, "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing," led the top dance band of 1935–45, recorded 286 chart hits, and launched Frank Sinatra's career.

Tommy Douglas

Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), Scottish-born Baptist minister and politician; Premier of Saskatchewan 1944–1961 and first federal NDP leader 1961–1971; introduced Canada's first universal hospital insurance (1947) and medicare, voted Greatest Canadian in 2004.

Tommy Doyle (footballer, born 2001)

Tommy Doyle (Thomas Glyn Doyle, born 2001, Manchester) is an English midfielder for Wolverhampton Wanderers, formerly Manchester City; grandson of Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe, England U21 Euro 2023 winner.

Tommy Dreamer

Tommy Dreamer (Thomas Laughlin), American hardcore wrestler from Yonkers, NY; ECW Original and Innovator of Violence, one-time ECW Champion, founder of House of Hardcore, later WWE and TNA veteran.

Tommy Edman

Tommy Edman (Thomas Hyunsu Edman), MLB utility player for the Dodgers, formerly Cardinals; 2021 Gold Glove second baseman, 2024 NLCS MVP and World Series champion, drafted 2016 out of Stanford.

Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel (born 1955, Muswellbrook, NSW) is an Australian fingerstyle guitarist, Certified Guitar Player under Chet Atkins, Grammy winner, Maton signature artist, and solo performer of about 300 concerts a year.

Tommy Farr

Tommy Farr, the Tonypandy Terror (1913–1986), Welsh heavyweight champion who took Joe Louis the full 15 rounds in Louis's first title defence at Yankee Stadium on 30 August 1937, losing a unanimous decision.

Tommy Flanagan (actor)

Tommy Flanagan (born 1965, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor known as Filip "Chibs" Telford in Sons of Anarchy, Cicero in Gladiator, Tullk in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Walter Flynn in Power Book IV: Force; his facial scars come from a real knife attack.

Tommy Fleetwood

Tommy Fleetwood (Thomas Paul Fleetwood, born 1991 in Southport, England) is an English professional golfer who won the 2025 Tour Championship and FedEx Cup for his first PGA Tour title.

Tommy Flowers

Tommy Flowers, born Thomas Harold Flowers (1905 to 1998), was an English engineer who designed and built Colossus, the first large-scale electronic digital computer, used at Bletchley Park.

Tommy Four Seven

Tommy Four Seven, also known as T47, is a British-born, Berlin-based techno producer who founded the label 47 and released the albums Primate (2011) and Veer (2019).

Tommy Franks

Tommy Franks, also known as General Tommy Ray Franks, is the retired four-star U.S. Army general who commanded CENTCOM from 2000 to 2003, leading the Afghanistan and Iraq invasions, before retiring in 2003 and publishing the memoir American Soldier.

Tommy Fury

Tommy Fury (Thomas John Fury, born 1999, Salford), 'TNT', unbeaten British cruiserweight boxer (11-0), half-brother of Tyson Fury and Love Island alumnus; beat Jake Paul by split decision in 2023 and KSI in 2023.

Tommy Gagliano

Tommaso "Tommy" Gagliano, original boss of the Gagliano crime family (today's Lucchese family), one of New York's Five Families, and a founding Commission member, boss 1931 to about 1951, succeeded by Tommy Lucchese.

Tommy Green

Tommy Green (Thomas William Green, 1894–1975), British race walker of Belgrave Harriers; won the first Olympic 50 km walk, Los Angeles 1932, in 4:50:10, oldest-ever winner of the event.

Tommy Gunn (actor)

Tommy Gunn, stage name of Thomas Joseph Strada, is an American adult film actor and director who has worked in the industry since the early 2000s.

Tommy Haas

Tommy Haas, German tennis player born 1978 in Hamburg, former world No. 2, 2000 Olympic silver medalist, 15 ATP titles, four Grand Slam semifinals, later BNP Paribas Open tournament director.

Tommy Hampson

Tommy Hampson (Thomas Hampson, 1907-1965), English 800m runner and Achilles Club member, won 1932 Olympic gold in world record 1:49.7, first under 1:50, plus 1930 Empire Games 880y gold and 1932 relay silver.

Tommy Hannan

Tommy Hannan (Thomas George Hannan), American swimmer born 1980 in Baltimore; butterfly and medley specialist. Won 2000 Sydney Olympic gold in the 4x100 medley relay as a heat swimmer and 1999 Universiade 200 IM gold; later coached at Washington and KING Aquatics.

Tommy Hanson

Tommy Hanson is an American Republican politician and commercial real estate broker from Chicago, the 2026 GOP nominee for the U.S. House in Illinois's 5th District.

Tommy Henriksen

Tommy Henriksen, American rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer from Long Island, New York; member of Alice Cooper's band since 2011, founding member of Hollywood Vampires, ex-Warlock/Doro, and frontman of Crossbone Skully.

Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger (Thomas Jacob Hilfiger, b. 1951): American premium lifestyle fashion brand founded 1985 in New York with Murjani backing, flag logo, 1990s hip-hop adoption, PVH-owned since 2010 alongside Calvin Klein, ~$9 billion retail sales.

Tommy Hilfiger (company)

Tommy Hilfiger (company): American apparel and lifestyle brand founded in New York City in 1985 by designer Tommy Hilfiger; brands TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS; owned by PVH Corp. since a 2010, $3 billion (€2.2 billion) acquisition from Apax Partners; about $9 billion global retail sales in 2025.

Tommy Hill (Twin Peaks)

Tommy "Hawk" Hill, played by Michael Horse, is the deputy and later deputy chief of the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department in Twin Peaks and The Return, the show's one Indigenous character and expositor of the Black Lodge legend.