Thaw or THAW may refer to: * Thawing or melting * Thaw (weather), the melting of snow and ice

Film and television

* ''The Thaw'' (1931 film), a Soviet film * ''The Thaw'' (2009 film), an American horror film starring Val Kilmer * "The Thaw" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 1996 episode of ''Star Trek Voyager'' * ''The Thaw'' (TV series), a Russian television series 2013 * ''

Zagar Pyaw Thaw Athe Hnalone ''Zagar Pyaw Thaw Athel Hnalone'' ( my, စကားပြောသောအသည်းနှလုံး) is a 1968 Burmese black-and-white drama film directed by Thukha. The film won three Myanmar Academy Awards including Best Film, Best Direc ...

'', a 1968 Burmese black & white drama film

Geography

* River Thaw, a river in south Wales, United Kingdom *

Thaw Hill Thaw Hill is a cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the volcanoes in the central portion of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex and last erupted during the Pleistocene period.thermokarst Thermokarst is a type of terrain characterised by very irregular surfaces of marshy hollows and small hummocks formed as ice-rich permafrost thaws. The land surface type occurs in Arctic areas, and on a smaller scale in mountainous areas such as ...

Literature

* ''The Thaw'' (novel), a 1954 novel by Ilya Ehrenburg * ''The Thaw'' (novelette), a 1979 novelette by Tanith Lee

Music

* ''Thaw'' (Foetus album) (1988) * ''Thaw'', a 2014 album by Buckethead

Political developments

Cuban thaw The Cuban thaw ( es, Deshielo cubano) was the normalization of Cuba–United States relations that began in December 2014 ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the nations. In March 2016, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to ...

, warming of Cuba–United States relations that began in 2014 *

Gomułka thaw Polish October (), also known as October 1956, Polish thaw, or Gomułka's thaw, marked a change in the politics of Poland in the second half of 1956. Some social scientists term it the Polish October Revolution, which was less dramatic than the ...

, Polish thaw or Polish October, a political change in Poland in 1956 *

Khrushchev Thaw The Khrushchev Thaw ( rus, хрущёвская о́ттепель, r=khrushchovskaya ottepel, p=xrʊˈɕːɵfskəjə ˈotʲ:ɪpʲɪlʲ or simply ''ottepel'')William Taubman, Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, London: Free Press, 2004 is the period ...

, a period in the history of the Soviet Union from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s

Other uses

Theaters Against War Theaters Against War (THAW), was a coalition of theaters and volunteer theater artists organized to protest the Iraq War and the perceived concomitant restrictions on civil liberties in the US. As of November 2007, THAW had more than 250 member t ...

, a coalition of theaters and theater artists protesting against the Iraq war * The Heat and Warmth Fund, a nonprofit organization in Michigan providing energy assistance *

Thaw Hall Thaw Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh that is a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District and has been named a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Lan ...

, historic academic building at the University of Pittsburgh, United States * "

The Thaw Session "The Thaw Session" is a jam session by English alternative rock band the Verve. It was released exclusively as a free download by the band through the NME website on 22 October 2007. The fourteen-minute song was available for only one week f ...

", a jam session by the English rock band The Verve

People

Surname

Alan Thaw Alan Thaw (17 January 1926 – 22 February 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League. Recruited locally, Thaw was a back pocket in Essendon's 1949 premiership side. He retired in 1954 a ...

(1926–2007), Australian rules footballer *

Alice Cornelia Thaw Alice Cornelia Thaw (January 2, 1880 – May 8, 1955) was an American philanthropist and, upon her marriage to George Seymour, Earl of Yarmouth (who later succeeded as 7th Marquess of Hertford), the Countess of Yarmouth. Early life Thaw was b ...

(1880–1955), American philanthropist (daughter of William Thaw Sr. and Mary Sibbet Copley) *

Abigail Thaw Abigail J. Thaw (born 1 October 1965) is an English actress. Early life Abigail Thaw was born in London to actor John Thaw and his first wife, Sally Alexander, an academic/feminist activist who taught modern history at Goldsmiths College. Her ...

(born 1965), British actress (daughter of John Thaw) *

Benjamin Thaw Sr. Benjamin Thaw Sr. (March 24, 1859 – August 20, 1933) was a Pittsburgh banker and philanthropist. Early life Thaw was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1859. He was one of five surviving children born to Eliza Burd (née Blair) T ...

(1859–1933), American banker and philanthropist (son of William Thaw Sr., father of William Thaw II) *

Eugene V. Thaw Eugene Victor Thaw (October 27, 1927 – January 3, 2018) was an American art dealer and collector. He was the owner of an art gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, and a past president of the Art Dealers Association of America. With his wif ...

(1927-2018), American art dealer and collector * Evelyn Nesbit ( 1884–1967), also known as Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, artists' model and actress (married Harry Kendall Thaw 1905, div. 1915, mother of Russell Thaw) *

Florence Thaw Florence Thaw (February 17, 1864 – March 5, 1940) was an American painter. Born in New York City, Thaw studied with Abbott Handerson Thayer and L. Birge Harrison in that city; she also attended the Académie Julian in Paris. She was married to ...

(1864–1940), American painter * Harry Kendall Thaw (1871–1947), American heir found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity (son of William Thaw Sr. and Mary Sibbet Copley, husband of Evelyn Nesbit, father of Russell Thaw) * John Thaw (1942–2002), English actor (father of Abigail Thaw) *

Kevin Thaw Kevin Thaw (born 1967 in Uppermill, Saddleworth, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British rock climber and mountaineer. Thaw has climbed notable routes and added many first ascents since commencing in Britain’s Peak District then relocating to Ca ...

(born 1967), English alpinist *

Margaret Copley Thaw Margaret Copley Thaw, Comtesse de Périgny (January 9, 1877 – January 9, 1942) was an American socialite and philanthropist. Biography Thaw was born on January 3, 1877, to William Thaw and Mary Sibbet Copley. In 1898, she married George Lau ...

(1877–1942), American philanthropist (daughter of William Thaw Sr. and Mary Sibbet Copley) *

Mary Sibbet Copley Mary Sibbet Copley Thaw (June 19, 1843 – June 9, 1929) was an American philanthropist and charity worker. Early life Mary was born at Appleby Manor near Kittanning, Pennsylvania in Armstrong County on June 19, 1843. She was the daughte ...

(1943–1929), also known as Mary Sibbet Copley Thaw, American philanthropist (second wife of William Thaw Sr., mother of Alice Cornelia Thaw, Margaret Copley Thaw, and Harry Kendall Thaw) *

Russell Thaw Russell William Thaw (October 25, 1910 – May 6, 1984) was an American airplane pilot. While working as the chief pilot for the Guggenheim family, he was sponsored for air races and excursions. He served during World War II in the United St ...

(1910–1984), American racing pilot (son of Harry Kendall Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit) *

William Thaw Sr. William Thaw Sr. (October 12, 1818 – August 17, 1889) was an American businessman who made his fortune in transportation and banking. Early life He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 12, 1818, to John Thaw and his wife Elizabeth ...

(1818–1889), American railroad baron (husband of Mary Sibbet Copley, father of Alice Cornelia Thaw, Benjamin Thaw, Harry Kendall Thaw, and Margaret Copley Thaw) * William Thaw II (1893–1934), American aviator who fought in World War I

Burmese names

Aung Thaw Aung Thaw ( my, အောင်သော် ; born c. 1920) is a Burmese archaeologist and Emeritus Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of Burma. Between 1959 and 1968, he excavated and studied intensely the historical site of Beikthano ...

(born 1920), Burmese archaeologist *

Baganset U Thaw U Thaw ( my, ဦးသော်; 5 September 1893 – 25 June 1980), known honorifically as Baganset U Thaw ( my, ပန်းကန်စက် ဦးသော်), was a Burmese businessman, trader, administrator, and politician. He was the fi ...

(1893–1980), Burmese businessman, trader, administrator, and politician *

Maung Thaw Ka Maung Thaw Ka ( Burmese: မောင်သော်က) was the pen name of retired Major Ba Thaw (Navy). He was a satirist, popular speaker and Central Executive Committee member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) of Burma. Early life ...

, pen name of author and retired Major Ba Thaw *

May Barani Thaw May Barani Thaw ( my, မေဘရဏီသော်; born 19 October 1990) is a Burmese model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2015 and represented Myanmar at the Miss Universe 2015 Pageant. Educat ...

(born 1990), Burmese super model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe * Mya Thaw (born 1955), Burmese dental professor (father of Zayar Thaw) *

Nyein Thaw Nyein Thaw ( my, ညိမ်းသော်; born Nyein Nyein Thaw 13 April 1993) is a Burmese actor and model. He gained popularity after starring in the 2017 thriller film '' Nya'' which brought him wider recognition. Early life and educat ...

(born 1993), Burmese actor and model *

San Thaw Thaw San Thaw Thaw (born 9 January 2001) is a Burmese footballer who plays as a forward for the Myanmar women's national team. International career San Thaw Thaw represented Myanmar at the 2015 AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship, the 2017 AFC U-1 ...

(born 2001), Burmese footballer *

Thaw Kaung Sithu Thaw Kaung ( my, သော်ကောင်း) is a Burmese university librarian, historian and leading authority in Asian library studies. He specializes in the preservation and archival of traditional documents, including palm leaf manu ...

, Burmese university librarian * Zayar Thaw (1981–2022), Burmese politician, hip-hop artist, and political activist (son of Mya Thaw)