Thaw or THAW may refer to: *

Thawing Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid. This occurs when the internal energy of the solid increases, typically by the application of heat or pressure, which incre ...

or melting *

Thaw (weather) Thaw is the period when the snow and ice melt, at the end of the winter, in cold climates. January thaw January thaw is a term applied to a thaw or rise in temperature in mid-winter found in mid-latitude North America. Sinusoidal estimates ...

, 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 2013 Russian television series * ''The Thaw'' (Polish TV series), a 2022 Polish television series * '' Zagar Pyaw Thaw Athe Hnalone'', a 1968 Burmese black & white drama film

Geography

River Thaw The River Thaw ( cy, Afon Ddawan) (also Ddaw) is a river in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. At 20 kilometres/12.4 miles, it is the longest river entirely in the Vale of Glamorgan. Course Its source is in the hills just south of th ...

, a river in south Wales, United Kingdom * Thaw Hill, a cinder cone in British Columbia, Canada * Thaw lake, a lake formed in a

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 Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...

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", 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. (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 Evelyn Nesbit (born Florence Evelyn Nesbit; December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 17, 1967) was an American artists' model, chorus girl, and actress. She is best known for her years as a young woman in New York City, particularly her invo ...

( 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 Harry Kendall Thaw (February 12, 1871 – February 22, 1947) was the son of American coal and railroad baron William Thaw Sr.. Heir to a multimillion-dollar fortune, the younger Thaw is most notable for murdering the renowned architect Sta ...

(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 John Edward Thaw, (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series ''Inspector Morse'' as title character Detective Chief Inspector ...

(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 (1877–1942), American philanthropist (daughter of William Thaw Sr. and Mary Sibbet Copley) * Mary Sibbet Copley (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. (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 Lieutenant Colonel William Thaw II () was an American combat aviator who served in World War I and became a flying ace. Credited with five confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories, he is believed to be the first American to engage in aerial ...

(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 (1893–1980), Burmese businessman, trader, administrator, and politician * Maung Thaw Ka, 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 Mya Thaw ( my, မြသော်; born 13 November 1955) is a Burmese dental professor who served as Rector of the University of Dental Medicine, Yangon from 1998 to 2009. Biography Mya Thaw was born in Rangoon, Myanmar on 13 November 1955. ...

(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 Zayar Thaw ( , also called U Phyo Zayar Thaw or Zeya Thaw; 26 March 1981 – 23 July 2022) was a Burmese politician and hip-hop artist who was detained for the perceived anti-government messages of his lyrics. Amnesty International named him a ...

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