Tommy

Tommy

Tommy is a given name that is the English diminutive of "Thomas" and could refer to:

* Thomson's Gazelles, commonly referred to as "tommys"
* Thompson submachine gun, also known as the "Tommy Gun"
* Tommy Atkins, a generic nickname for a British soldier, particularly in World War I and immortalized in the poem "Tommy" by Rudyard Kipling.

Real and fictional people

* Tommy Cooper, a prop comedian and magician
* Tommy Dawkins, a character from "Big Wolf on Campus" series
* Tommy DeBarge, American R'n'B musician formerly of Funk/Soul band Switch
* Tommy Docherty
* Tommy Douglas, father of universal healthcare in Canada
* Tommy Donnelly, a character in the NBC drama The Black Donnellys
* Tommy Dorsey
* Tommy Emmanuel, an Australian guitarist
* Tommy Finke, a German Singer/Songwriter, see German article
* Tommy Gavin, the lead character in the FX drama Rescue Me
* Tommy Gilligan, the younger brother of Numbuh Two in
* Tommy Hilfiger, the fashion designer
* Tommy Lee, the drummer for hard rock band Mötley Crüe
* Tommy Lee (footballer), football goalkeeper for Macclesfield Town F.C.
* Tommy Lee Jones, the actor
* Tommy Oliver, a main character from the Power Rangers television series portrayed by Jason David Frank
* Tommy Pickles, the main character in the Rugrats and All Grown Up! series.
* Tommy Robredo, Spanish Tennis player
* Tommy Sale, an English footballer
* Tommy Smith (footballer born 1945)
* Tommy Steele, Britain's first Teen idol and rock n roll star.
* Tommy Thompson, U.S. politician
* Tommy Vercetti, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
* Tommy Walker, the main character of the rock opera "Tommy" by The Who
* Tommy Walsh, hurler with Kilkenny GAA
* Tommy Walsh, Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
*Tommy Walsh, English celebrity builder
*Tommy Walsh, Gaelic footballer with Wicklow GAA
*Tommy Turnbull, a fictional character in the TV series Robotboy
*Tommy, a former member of the Morlocks in the Marvel Comics universe.

In music

* Tommy (album), by The Who
* Tommy (film), based on the rock opera album
* Tommy (musical), Broadway musical based on the rock opera album
*Tommy (1985-1987) LP by the The Wedding Present
* Tommy February6 and Tommy Heavenly6, the stage names for Japanese singer Tomoko Kawase


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