Tom is mostly used as a diminutive of Thomas. In Germanic countries and Scandinavia, and various other countries like New Zealand, "Tom" is in use as a formal given name.
The name Tôm also exists as an independent Aramaic name (תום).
Notable people who use the diminutive include:
Tom Anderson (disambiguation)
Tom Baker (disambiguation)
Tom Bell, multiple people
Tom Bergeron, American television personality and game show host
Tom Bosley, American actor
Tom Brady, American football player for the New England Patriots
Tom Brokaw, American anchor for NBC
Tom Cassell, British Youtuber
Tom Chaplin, British singer of band Keane
Tom Clancy, American author
Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian singer/songwriter
Tom Cotter (disambiguation)
Tom Cruise (disambiguation)
Tom Cutler, Australian rules footballer
Tom Daly (disambiguation)
Tom DeLay, American politician
Tom DeLonge, American musician
Tom Dwan, American poker player
Tom Felton, English actor and singer
Tom Fletcher (disambiguation)
Tom Gamboa, American baseball coach and manager
Tom Gilson, American actor
Tom Gilson (American football), American football player
Tom Green (disambiguation)
Tom Hanks, American film actor
Tom Hardy (disambiguation)
Tom Hiddleston, English actor
Tom Hopper, English actor
Tom Humble, Australian Rugby League player
Tom Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter
Tom Jones (disambiguation)
Tom Kenny (disambiguation)
Tom Kingston, Australian rugby union player
Tom Kingston (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
Tom Konyves, Canadian poet, pioneer of video poetry
Tom Leppard, English surfer
Tom Mix, American cowboy actor
Tomm Moore, Irish illustrator, comics artist and filmmaker
Tom Morello, American guitarist from Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
Oswald 'Tom' Mosley, English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists
Tom Odell, British singer
Tom Parker (disambiguation)
Tom Pratt (American football), American football coach
Tom Petty, American musician and singer-songwriter
Tom Poston, American actor
Tom Rehder, American football player
Tom Riddle, fictional Harry Potter series villain
Tom Rockliff, Australian rules footballer
Tom Selleck, American actor and film producer
Tom Simpson (disambiguation)
Tom Smothers, American comedian, composer, and musician
Tom Stolhandske, American football player
Tom Symonds, Australian Rugby League player
Tom Thumb, A character of English folklore
Tom Tsuchiya, American sculptor
Tom Verlaine, American guitarist for the punk band Television
Tom Vu, Vietnamese-American poker player, real estate investor and speaker
Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
Tom Welling, American actor best known for playing Clark Kent on Smallville
Tom Zé, Brazilian singer‐songwriter
Notable people with Tom as given name include:
Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist
Tom Kaulitz, guitarist of band Tokio Hotel
Tom Segev, Israeli historian, author, and journalist
Tom Tykwer, German film director
Tom Veen, Dutch politician
