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Thad

Thad is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Thaddeus. It may refer to:Thad Allen, United States Coast Guard admiral Thad Altman, American politician Thad Balkman, American politician, lawyer, and judge Thaddeus Thad Bingel, American educator and political consultant Thaddis Thad Bosley, American baseball player Thaddeus Thad F. Brown (1902–1970), American police chief Thad Busby, American football player Thaddeus Thad Carhart, American writer Thad Castle, character in the TV series Blue Mountain State William Thad Cochran (1937–2019), United States Senator from Mississippi Thad Cockrell, American singer-songwriter Thaddeus Thad A. Eure (1899–1993), American politician Thad McIntosh Guyer, American lawyer Thad Heartfield (1940–2022), American lawyer and federal judge Thaddeus Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), American attorney and politician Thad J. Jakubowski (1924–2013), American Roman Catholic bishop Thad Jaracz, American basketball player Thaddeus Thad Jones (1923–1986), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Thad Krasnesky, American children's author Thad Levine, American baseball executive Thaddeus Thad Lewis, American football player Thaddeus Thad Luckinbill, American actor and film producer Thad Matta, American men's basketball coach Thad McArthur, American Olympic modern pentathlete Thad McClammy (1942–2021), American politician Thaddus Thad McFadden, American football player Thaddus Thad McFadden (basketball), American basketball player Thaddeus Thad Moffitt, American racing driver Thaddeus Thad Mumford (1951–2018), American television writer and producer Thaddeus Thad Spencer (1943–2013), American heavyweight boxer Thad Starner, American computer scientist Thaddeus Thad Stem Jr. (1916–1980), American author and poet Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868), United States Representative from Pennsylvania Robert Thaddeus R. Thad Taylor (1925–2006), American theatre director Thaddeus Thad Tillotson (1940–2012), American baseball pitcher Thad Vann (1907–1982), American football player and coach Thad Viers, American politician Thad Vreeland Jr. (1924–2010), American materials scientist Thad Weber, American baseball pitcher Thad, one of the side characters from the webseries Murder Drones (2021-2024)

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Thad is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Thaddeus. It may refer to: