Thad
# Thad

Thad is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Thaddeus. It may refer to:

* Thad Allen (born 1949), United States Coast Guard admiral
* Thad Altman (born 1955), American politician
* Thad Balkman (born 1971), American politician, lawyer, and judge
* Thaddeus Thad Bingel, American educator and political consultant
* Thaddis Thad Bosley (born 1956), American baseball player
* Thaddeus Thad F. Brown (1902–1970), American police chief
* Thad Busby (born 1974), American football player
* Thaddeus Thad Carhart (born 1950), American writer
* Thad Castle, character in the TV series Blue Mountain State
* William Thad Cochran (1937–2019), United States Senator from Mississippi
* Thad Cockrell, American singer-songwriter
* Thaddeus Thad A. Eure (1899–1993), American politician
* Thad McIntosh Guyer (born 1950), American lawyer
* Thad Heartfield (1940–2022), American lawyer and federal judge
* Thaddeus Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), American attorney and politician
* Thad J. Jakubowski (1924–2013), American Roman Catholic bishop
* Thad Jaracz (born 1946), American basketball player
* Thaddeus Thad Jones (1923–1986), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader
* Thad Krasnesky (fl. 2000s–2020s), American children's author
* Thad Levine (born 1971), American baseball executive
* Thaddeus Thad Lewis (born 1987), American football player
* Thaddeus Thad Luckinbill (born 1975), American actor and film producer
* Thad Matta (born 1967), American men's basketball coach
* Thad McArthur (born 1928), American Olympic modern pentathlete
* Thad McClammy (1942–2021), American politician
* Thaddus Thad McFadden (American football) (born 1962), American football player
* Thaddus Thad McFadden (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player
* Thaddeus Thad Moffitt (born 2000), American racing driver
* Thaddeus Thad Mumford (1951–2018), American television writer and producer
* Thaddeus Thad Spencer (1943–2013), American heavyweight boxer
* Thad Starner (fl. 1980s–2010s), American computer scientist
* Thaddeus Thad Stem Jr. (1916–1980), American author and poet
* Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
* Robert Thaddeus R. Thad Taylor (1925–2006), American theatre director
* Thaddeus Thad Tillotson (1940–2012), American baseball pitcher
* Thad Vann (1907–1982), American football player and coach
* Thad Viers (born 1978), American politician
* Thad Vreeland Jr. (1924–2010), American materials scientist
* Thad Weber (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
