Tommy

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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.
• Tommy (comics), a former member of the Morlocks in the Marvel Comics universe.

[edit] 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 Codename: Kids Next Door
• 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 Igeland, Norwegian celebrity builder
• Tommy Turnbull, a fictional character in the TV series Robotboy

[edit] In music

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