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 peopleTom Bergeron, American television personality and game show hostTom Bosley, American actorTom Brady, American football player for the New England PatriotsTom Brokaw, American anchor for NBCTom Cassell, British YoutuberTom Chaplin, British singer of band KeaneTom Clancy, American authorStompin' Tom Connors, Canadian singer/songwriterTom Cotter (disambiguation)Tom Cruise (disambiguation)Tom Cutler, Australian rules footballerTom Daly (disambiguation)Tom DeLay, American politicianTom DeLonge, American musicianTom Dwan, American poker playerTom Felton, English actor and singerTom Fletcher (disambiguation)Tom Gamboa, American baseball coach and managerTom Gilson, American actorTom Gilson (American football), American football playerTom Green (disambiguation)Tom Hanks, American film actorTom Hardy (disambiguation)Tom Hiddleston, English actorTom Hopper, English actorTom Humble, Australian Rugby League playerTom Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriterTom Jones (disambiguation)Tom Kenny (disambiguation)Tom Kingston, Australian rugby union playerTom Kingston (rugby league), Australian rugby league playerTom Konyves, Canadian poet, pioneer of video poetryTom Leppard, English surferTom Mix, American cowboy actorTomm Moore, Irish illustrator, comics artist and filmmakerTom Morello, American guitarist from Rage Against the Machine and AudioslaveOswald 'Tom' Mosley, English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of FascistsTom Odell, British singerTom Parker (disambiguation)Tom Pratt (American football), American football coachTom Petty, American musician and singer-songwriterTom Poston, American actorTom Rehder, American football playerTom Riddle, fictional Harry Potter series villainTom Rockliff, Australian rules footballerTom Selleck, American actor and film producerTom Simpson (disambiguation)Tom Smothers, American comedian, composer, and musicianTom Stolhandske, American football playerTom Symonds, Australian Rugby League playerTom Thumb, A character of English folkloreTom Tsuchiya, American sculptorTom Verlaine, American guitarist for the punk band TelevisionTom Vu, Vietnamese-American poker player, real estate investor and speakerTom Waits, American singer-songwriter, composer, and actorTom Welling, American actor best known for playing Clark Kent on SmallvilleTom Zé, Brazilian singer‐songwriterNotable people with Tom as given name include:
Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclistTom Kaulitz, guitarist of band Tokio HotelTom Segev, Israeli historian, author, and journalistTom Tykwer, German film directorTom Veen, Dutch politician