List of Famous people named Tom
Tommy Lister Jr.
Tommy Debo Lister was an American character actor and occasional professional wrestler known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the 1995 film Friday and its 2000 sequel and as President Lindberg in The Fifth Element. He had two short professional wrestling stints, with Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as Zeus in the 1989 movie No Holds Barred, and resuming the feud as Z-Gangsta in 1996 for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was blind in his right eye which droops, and the look in movies is a product created by film crews. He played in both comedies and dramas, usually cast as 'the heavy.' He also had a distinguished track and field experience while in college.
Tom Herman
Thomas Herman III is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin from 2017 to 2020. Before that, he served as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 2015 to 2016.
Tom Hopper
Thomas Edward Hopper is a British actor. He has appeared as Sir Percival in Merlin, Billy Bones in Black Sails, Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Luther Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy.
Tom Parker
Tom Parker is an English singer best known for being a member of the British-Irish boy band the Wanted.
Tom Grennan
Tom Bruno Grennan is a British musician who was born in Bedford, now based in London. Grennan found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's "All Goes Wrong", which was featured as the Hottest Record on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show, and later performed by Grennan on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and on BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland.
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew Daschle is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 and later the Majority Leader in 2001.
Tom Green
Michael Thomas Green is a Canadian-American comedian and actor. Known for shock comedy, he found mainstream prominence via his MTV show, The Tom Green Show (1994–2000). Green has also played in the Hollywood films Road Trip (2000), Charlie's Angels (2000), Freddy Got Fingered, Stealing Harvard (2002) and Shred (2008). He was briefly married to actress Drew Barrymore (2001–2002), who co-starred with him in Charlie's Angels and Freddy Got Fingered.
Tom Burke
Tom Burke is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Athos in the 2014–2016 BBC series The Musketeers, Dolokhov in the 2016 BBC literary-adaptation miniseries War & Peace, the eponymous character Cormoran Strike in the 2017 BBC series Strike, and Orson Welles in the 2020 film Mank.
Tom Hollander
Thomas Anthony Hollander is an English actor. He began his career in theatre, winning the Ian Charleson Award in 1992 for his performance as Witwoud in The Way of the World at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. He is known for his role in About Time, and in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and In the Loop and drama films such as Enigma, Pride & Prejudice, Gosford Park, and Hanna, additionally portraying George V in The Lost Prince and The King's Man. He co-wrote and played the lead role in the sitcom Rev., which won the British Academy Television Award for best sitcom in 2011. He also played the lead in the ITV's Doctor Thorne and won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Major Lance "Corky" Corkoran in the BBC series The Night Manager.
Tom Hunter
Sir Thomas Blane Hunter is a Scottish businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.