Famous People with Name Tom

Tom Otterness            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Otterness: an American sculptor whose works adorn parks, plazas, subway stations, libraries, courthouses and museums in New York---most notably in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City[1] and in the 14th Street/8th Avenue subway station---and other cities around the world. He was the first artist ever to have contributed a balloon to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[2] “…he made a giant Humpty Dumpty suspended in an upside-down tumble, as though he might have jumped from one of the swanky Central Park West rooftops…”[3]His style is often described as cartoonish and cheerful but tends to carry a political punch.[4] His sculptures are filled with multiple meanings and allude to sex, class, money and race.[5] These sculptures depict, among other things, huge pennies, pudgy characters in business suits with moneybag heads,

Tom Friedman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Friedman: American conceptual sculptor known for his work employing everyday material, such as toothpicks or sugar cubes in intricate geometric arrangements. Friedman was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Washington University there, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic illustration in 1988. He pursued graduate coursework at the University of Illinois at Chicago receiving a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture in 1990. His first solo exhibits were held the following year at Feature in New York City, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the Rezac Gallery in Chicago. He has since exhibited in London, UK, Rome, Italy, Geneva, Switzerland and Tokyo, Japan among other cities. Friedman currently lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.

Tom Baehr-Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Baehr-Jones: an American physicist who has made contributions in the field of Nanophotonics. His findings have been published in Nature Materials,[1] the IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology,[2] and Optics Express,[3] among many others. Baehr-Jones is a co-founder of Luxtera, Inc.

Tom Higgins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Higgins: is a California rock climber with many first and first free ascents primarily in the western United States. He is noted for pushing standards using a purist, free-climbing style.He began climbing in the early 1960s with partners Bud (later Ivan) Couch and

Tom Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Williams: was a Canadian ice hockey player.Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30th. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists.

Lauren Tom            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lauren Tom: is an American actress and voice actress.

Logan Maile Lei Tom            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Logan Maile Lei Tom: is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. In Beijing, Tom helped Team USA win a silve

Richard Tom            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Tom: is an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He obtained a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.