Tad (given name) explained

Tad is a male given name or shortened version of Tadhg,^[1] Thaddeus,^[2] Thomas or other names. It may refer to:

People

• Tad Boyle (born 1963), University of Colorado men's basketball head coach and former player
• Tad Crawford (born 1984), Canadian Football League player
• Tad Devine (born 1955), American political consultant
• Tad Dorgan (1877–1929), American cartoonist
• Edward T. Foote II (1937–2016), fourth president of the University of Miami
• Tad Friend (born 1962), American journalist
• Tad Gormley (1884–1965), Louisiana State University men's basketball head coach and trainer
• Tad Hilgenbrink (born 1981), American actor
• Tad Jones (politician) (born 1972), American politician
• Tad Kornegay (born 1982), collegiate football and Canadian Football League player
• Tad Lincoln (1853–1871), youngest son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln
• Tad J. Oelstrom (born 1943), retired US Air Force lieutenant general
• Tad Mosel (1922–2008), American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and dramatist
• Tad Richards (born 1940), American writer and visual artist
• Tad Robinson, (born 1956), American soul blues singer
• Tad Schmaltz (born 1960), professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan
• Tad Stones (born c. 1952), American animator, screenwriter, producer and director best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company
• Tad Wieman (1896–1971), American collegiate football player, coach and athletic director

Fictional characters

• Thaddeus "Tad" Martin, on the American soap opera All My Children
• Wayne Terrence "Tad" Reeves, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• General Thaddeus Ross, from Marvel Comics, enemy of the Hulk
• Tad Hamilton, in the movie Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
• Tad Spencer, a wealthy resident of Bullworth and member of the Prep clique from Bully (video game)
• Tad, a longnose butterflyfish in the Finding Nemo franchise
• Tad Ghostal, the real name of Space Ghost in
• Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture from the American animated television series The Venture Bros.
• Tad Strange, most average citizen in the town of Gravity Falls, Oregon
• Tad Cooper, Dragon from the tv show Galavant

See also

• Thad

Notes and References

1. Book: A Dictionary of First Names. 9780198610601. Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate. Hodges. Flavia. 2006.
2. Book: A World of Baby Names. registration . 117 . tad. . Penguin . 9780399528941. Norman. Teresa. 2003.