Tad is a male given name or shortened version of

Tadhg Tadhg (, ), (pronunciations given for the name ''Tadgh'' separately from those for the slang/pejorative ''Teague''.) commonly misspelled "Taig" or "Teague", is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name that was very common when the Goidelic l ...

Thaddeus Thaddeus (Latin ''Thaddaeus'', Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος ''Thaddaĩos'', from Aramaic תדי ''Ṯaday'') is a male given name. As of the 1990 Census, ''Thaddeus'' was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while ''Thad'', ...

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or other names. It may refer to:

People

Tad Boyle Thomas Martin "Tad" Boyle (born January 6, 1963) is an American college basketball coach who is the men's head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference. He was named the 18th coach in Colorado men's basketball history on April 19 ...

(born 1963), University of Colorado men's basketball head coach and former player *

Tad Crawford Tad Crawford (born April 16, 1984) is a former Canadian football safety in the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 2007 CFL Draft by the BC Lions. He played college football at Columbia. He ...

(born 1984), Canadian Football League player *

Tad Devine Thomas A. "Tad" Devine (born June 11, 1955) is an American political consultant. Devine was a senior adviser in Al Gore's 2000 and John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaigns. He was also the chief strategist for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential ...

(born 1955), American political consultant *

Tad Dorgan Thomas Aloysius Dorgan (April 29, 1877 – May 2, 1929), also known as Tad Dorgan, was an American cartoonist who signed his drawings as Tad. He is known for his cartoon panel ''Indoor Sports'' and comic strip '' Judge Rummy'', as well as the ma ...

(1877–1929), American cartoonist *

Edward T. Foote II Edward Thaddeus "Tad" Foote II (December 15, 1937 – February 15, 2016) was an American academic administrator, attorney, and journalist who served as the fourth president of the University of Miami from 1981 through 2001. Early life and educat ...

(born 1937), fourth president of the University of Miami * Tad Gormley (1884–1965), Louisiana State University men's basketball head coach and trainer *

Tad Hilgenbrink Tad Hilgenbrink (born Tad Davie Hilgenbrinck Quintana, October 9, 1981) is an American actor, known for his role as Matt Stifler in '' American Pie Presents: Band Camp'', Chance Marquis in '' The Curiosity of Chance'' and Tyler in '' The Hills R ...

(born 1981), American actor * Tad Jones (politician) (born 1972), American politician * Tad Kornegay (born 1982), collegiate football and Canadian Football League player *

Tad Lincoln Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (April 4, 1853 – July 15, 1871) was the fourth and youngest son of Abraham Lincoln, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. Early life and education Thomas Lincoln was born on April 4, 1853, the fourth son of Abraham Lincoln and Ma ...

(1853–1871), youngest son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln * Tad J. Oelstrom (born 1943), retired US Air Force lieutenant general *

Tad Mosel Tad Mosel (May 1, 1922 – August 24, 2008) was an American playwright and one of the leading dramatists of hour-long teleplay genre for live television during the 1950s. He received the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play '' All the Way H ...

(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 Edward T. "Tad" Stones (born May 28, 1952) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, producer and director, best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company, where he worked from 1974 to 2003. His most notable credits for Disn ...

(born c. 1952), American animator, screenwriter, producer and director best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company *

Tad Wieman Elton Ewart "Tad" Wieman (October 4, 1896 – December 26, 1971) was an American football collegiate player, coach and athletic director. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1915 to 1917 and 1920 under head coach Fielding H. Yo ...

(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! ''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Victor Levin and starring Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Gary Cole, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sean Hayes and Nathan Lane. The fi ...

'' * Tad, a longnose butterflyfish in the '' Finding Nemo'' franchise * Tad Ghostal, the real name of Space Ghost in '' Space Ghost: Coast to Coast'' * Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture from the American animated television series ''The Venture Bros.'' * Tad Strange, most average citizen in the town of

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines ( Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel ( Kristen Schaal) ...

, Oregon * Tad Cooper, Dragon from the tv show

Galavant ''Galavant'' is an American Musical film, musical fantasy comedy television series, created and written by Dan Fogelman, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Fogelman, Menken and Slater also serve as executive producers alongs ...

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