Tom, Dick and Harry

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“Tom, Dick and Harry” is a placeholder phrase referring to several randomly-selected people, not necessarily three and not necessarily all men. “Every Tom, Dick and Harry” can refer to the general public. "Tom, Dick or Harry" is a song from the Cole Porter musical Kiss Me Kate.

Tom, Dick, and Harry were also the names given to three Galapagos Island tortoises brought back to England aboard the HMS Beagle by Charles Darwin as documented in his book, The Voyage of the Beagle.

[edit] See also

• Tom, Dick and Sally — British comic strip
• 3rd Rock from the Sun- the three main male characters were named Tom, Dick and Harry Solomon. (The female was named Sally, perhaps in reference to the comic strip.)
• The Great Escape - The three tunnels were named Tom, Dick, and Harry.
• Tom, Dick & Harry Creative [1] - a graphic design company based in South Africa.