Thor (disambiguation)

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Thor is a major god in Norse mythology.

Thor may also refer to:

Technology

• Thor (satellite) (previously known as Marcopolo), a satellite constellation owned by Telenor
• CST Thor, a series of personal computers designed by Cambridge Systems Technology
• THOR, a type of crash test dummy
• Thor (mx), a motorcross clothing and equipment brand
• Thor-CD, a recordable CD format proposed in 1988 by Tandy but never released in commercial version
• Thor (rocket family), a space launch vehicle derived from the PGM-17
• Bristol Thor, ramjet engine used on the Bristol Bloodhound missile
• Thor Power Tool Company, a defunct automobile maker in Aurora, Illinois
• Thor Industries worlds largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles
• Thor washing machine, the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in the United States
• Thor III, a man-portable device for remote-controlled IED jamming

Entertainment

Music

• Jon Mikl Thor (born 1955), Canadian heavy metal singer and bodybuilder
• Thor Salden (born 1997), Belgian singer
• Thor (singer) (born 1982), Filipino singer, performer & songwriter
• Thor (Wizard album), 2009
• Thor (band), a Canadian heavy metal band

Other

• Thor (comics), various characters
• Thor (Marvel Comics), most notable comic book character with this name
  • Thor (film), a 2011 American live-action superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character.
    • Thor (soundtrack), to the 2011 film.
  • Thor: The Dark World, a 2013 American film sequel
  • Thor: Tales of Asgard, a 2011 American direct-to-video animated film based on the Marvel Comics character
• Thor (Comico Comics), a fictional character in the Comico comic book series Elementals
• Phecda Gamma Thor, a character from the anime, Saint Seiya
• Thor (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), a character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Thor (Stargate), an extraterrestrial alien character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
• Legends of Valhalla: Thor, 2011 CGI animated feature film
• a playable character in the video game Gauntlet
• Thor, a Terran "Ultimate Heavy-assault Mech unit" in Starcraft 2
• Thor Lundgren, a character on Nurse Jackie, played by actor Stephen Wallem
• Almighty Thor, a 2011 direct-to-DVD film, loosely based on Norse mythology

People

By forename

• Thor Nis Christiansen (1957–1981), serial killer in California, USA
• Thor Halvorssen Hellum (born 1943), Venezuelan-Norwegian businessman and ambassador
• Thor Halvorssen Mendoza (born 1976), human rights advocate and film producer
• Thor Hansen (born 1947), Professional Poker Player and 2 time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner
• Thor Henning (1894–1967), Swedish Olympic medalist in swimming
• Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002), Norwegian explorer
• Thor Hushovd (born 1978), Norwegian professional road bicycle racer
• Thor Longus (died 12th-century), 12th century Anglian noble, active in Scotland
• Thor of Tranent, 12th century Anglian Sheriff of Lothian, Scotland

By surname

• Brad Thor, author
• Cameron Thor, film and TV actor

By middle name

• Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson (born 1967), Icelandic businessman and entrepreneur

Places

• Le Thor, a town in southern France
• Mount Thor, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
• Thor, Iowa, a small town in the United States
• Thor's Cave, in the English Peak District

Science

• Thor (volcano), an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io
• Thor (genus), a genus of shrimp
• Thorium, an element
• Thorlabs, an American company

War

• German auxiliary cruiser Thor, a German surface raider in the Second World War
• PGM-17 Thor, an American intermediate range ballistic missile
• HNoMS Thor, Royal Norwegian Navy warships named after the Norse god of thunder
• HMS Thor
• Project Thor, a theoretical orbital weapons system designed to launch a kinetic bombardment
• Thor, an alternate name for the Karl-Gerät, a 600mm German mortar used in the Second World War
• THOR/Multi Mission System (MMS), a British Army vehicle mounted Starstreak missile launcher
• THOR (Theatre History of Operations Reports), a US Air Force database endeavoring to catalog every bomb dropped by the US military since World War I.

See also

• Bobby Nystrom, nicknamed "Thor", NHL ice hockey player
• Thor Equities, a private equity corporation in New York City
• Thaw (disambiguation)

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