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