Tam (name)
Tam is a short form of Thomas in Scots, a nickname and a surname. It may refer to:Thomas
- Tam Dean Burn, Scottish actor
- Tam Courts, Scottish footballer
- Tam Dalyell of the Binns, Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Tam Dalyell, Scottish politician and Member of Parliament
- Tam Galbraith, Scottish politician
- Thomas McGraw, Scottish gangster
- Tam McManus, Scottish former footballer
- Tam Mulder, Freelance Technician and Music producer
Nickname or other first name
- Tamunoemi "Tam" David-West, Nigerian academic, social critic and former federal minister
- Tam Joseph, Dominica-born British painter formerly known as Tom Joseph
- Tam or Tom Kellichan, Scottish musician, The Skids original drummer
- Tam Lenfestey, Guernsey poet
- Tamandani "Tam" Nsaliwa, Malawian footballer
- Walter Sumner "Tam" Rose, American football player and head coach
- Hubert Tamblyn "Tam" Spiva, American television screenwriter of The Brady Bunck and Gentle Ben
Surname
- the Cantonese romanisation of Tan , a common Chinese surname
- Reuben Tam, American artist
- Rabbeinu Tam, Rabbi Jacob Tam
- Rod Tam, American businessman and politician
Fictional characters
- River Tam and Simon Tam, fictional characters/siblings from Firefly