{{short description|Given name most often associated with males}} {{Infobox name | name = Tim | image = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɪ|m}} | gender = male | meaning = | region = | nickname = Timmy, Timo, Timbo | origin = Greek name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}} | related names = Timothy, Timo, Timofei, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée, Tijs, Timofey | footnotes = }}
'''Tim''' is a masculine given name. It is often short for Timothy. ''Tim'' (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.
In Glasgow, Scotland ''Tim'' is a slang term for a Catholic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: snd00090541 |url=https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00090541 |access-date=29 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=People assume it is Protestants laughing at jokes about Catholics and vice versa... |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/people-assume-it-is-protestants-laughing-at-jokes-about-catholics-and-vice-versa-1.624528 |access-date=29 January 2023 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>
==In academia== * Tim Berners-Lee, English founder of the World-Wide Web * Tim Harford, English economist author and popularizer of economics * Tim de Zeeuw (born 1956), Dutch astronomer
==In arts and entertainment== * Tim Allen (born 1953), American actor * Tim Armstrong (born 1965), American musician * Tim Braun, percussionist for American red dirt metal ensemble Texas Hippie Coalition * Tim Bergling, known as Avicii (1989–2018), Swedish DJ and record producer * Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020), English actor * Tim Buckley (1947–1975), American singer and musician * Tim Burton (born 1958), American director * Tim Christensen, Danish musician * Tim Commerford, bassist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave * Tim Conway (1933–2019), American actor * Tim Curry (born 1946), English actor * Tim Dadabo (born 1961), American voice actor and singer * Tim Daly (born 1956), American actor * Tim Dever, American actor * Tim Douglas, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series ''You Can't Do That on Television'' * Tim Dunigan (born 1955), American actor * Tim Elston, Australian actor * Tim Ferguson (born 1963), Australian comedian * Tim Hardin, an American folk and blues musician and composer * Tim Harding (musician), original member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5 * Tim Heidecker (born 1976), American actor * Tim Hildebrandt, American illustrator * Tim Holt (1919–1973), American actor * Tim Kash, British television presenter * Tim Key, English actor, writer and performance poet * Tim Lagasse, American muppeteer * Tim Longest – member of the North Carolina House of Representatives * Tim Maddren, Australian television personality and modern member of Hi-5 * Tim Maia, stage name of Sebastião Rodrigues Maia, Brazilian singer-songwriter and businessman * Tim Mälzer, German television chef * Tim McGraw (born 1967), American country singer * Tim McIlrath, Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American punk rock band Rise Against * Tim Meadows (born 1961), American actor and comedian * Tim Minchin (born 1975), Australian comedian–musician * Tim Moore (1887–1958), American actor and comedian * Tim Rice, British lyricist * Tim Robbins (born 1958), American actor * Tim Roth, English actor * Tim Russ (born 1956), American actor * Tim Stallworth (born 1966), American football player * Tim Thomerson (born 1946), American actor * Tim Urban, American musician * Tim Van Patten (born 1959), American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer * Tim Vine, British comedian * Tim Westwood, British DJ and broadcaster * Tiny Tim (musician) (Herbert Buckingham Khaury), American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist * Tim (singer), popular K-pop solo singer
==In politics== * Tim Achtermeyer (born 1993), German politician * Tim Farron, British politician * Tim Hutchinson, former United States Senator from Arkansas * Tim Johnson, former United States Senator from South Dakota * Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia * Tim Orbos, Filipino businessman, government administrator, and politician * {{anbl|Tim Paulson}} * Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor * Tim Remington, American politician and pastor in Idaho * Tim Ryan, Democratic Congressperson from Ohio * Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina * Tim Sheehy, United States Senator from Montana * Tim Smith, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Tim Walz, current governor of Minnesota * Tim Wilson, Australian federal politician
==In sports==
===In American football=== * Tim Biakabutuka, NFL player * Tim Bowens, NFL player * Tim Boyle, American football player * Tim Couch, NFL player * Tim Cowan, American football player * Tim Daniel, American football player * Tim DeMorat, NFL player * Tim Gilligan, American football player * Tim Gray, NFL player * Tim Grunhard, NFL player * Tim Hasselbeck, NFL player * Tim Hightower, NFL player * Tim Jennings, NFL player * Tim Keenan III, college football player * Tim Krumrie, NFL player * Tim Levcik, American football player * Tim Payne (footballer) (born 1994), New Zealand footballer * Tim Payne (rugby union) (born 1979), rugby player * Tim Riordan, American football player * Tim Settle, American football player * Tim Simpson, American football player * Tim Skipper, American football player and coach * Tim Stallworth, NFL player * Tim Tebow, American football player * Tim Williams, American football player
===In baseball=== * Tim Atherton, Australian baseball player * Tim Belcher, MLB player * Tim Elko, MLB player * Tim Foli, MLB player * Tim Herrin, MLB player * Tim Hudson, American baseball player * Tim Kennelly, Australian professional baseball player * Tim Lincecum, American baseball player * Tim Lopes (baseball), American baseball infielder * Tim McCarver, MLB player & broadcaster * Tim Murnane, MLB player & sportswriter * Tim Raines, MLB player * Tim Salmon, MLB player * Tim Wakefield, American baseball player * Tim Wallach, MLB player
===In basketball=== * Tim Cone, American basketball coach for the Philippine Basketball Association * Tim Duncan, American basketball coach and player * Tim Floyd, American basketball coach * Tim Frick, Canadian wheelchair basketball coach * Tim Hardaway, American basketball player * Tim Hardaway Jr., American basketball player * Tim Legler, American basketball player and commentator * Tim Soares (born 1997), American-Brazilian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Tim Thomas, American basketball player
===In football (soccer)=== * Tim Borowski, German footballer * Tim Cahill, Australian soccer player * Tim de Cler (born 1978), Dutch footballer * Tim DiBisceglie, American soccer player * Tim Flowers, English footballer * Tim Hoogland, German footballer * Tim Howard, American soccer player * Tim Krul (born 1988), Dutch footballer * Tim Matavž (born 1989), Slovenian footballer * Tim Ream, American soccer player * Tim Sherwood, English footballer * Tim Spycher, Swiss footballer * Tim Wiese, German footballer * Tim, Brazilian footballer and manager
===In rugby=== * Tim Browne, Australian Rugby League player * Tim Grant (rugby league), Australian Rugby League player * Tim Lafai, Samoan Rugby League player * Tim Mannah, Australian Rugby League player * Tim Moltzen, Australian Rugby League player * Tim Simona, New Zealand Rugby League player * Tim Visser (born 1987), Dutch rugby union player
===In hockey=== * Tim Armstrong (ice hockey) (born 1967), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player * Tim Brent, NHL player * Tim Conboy, NHL player * Tim Connolly, NHL player * Tim Ecclestone, NHL player * Tim Gleason, NHL player * Tim Horton, NHL player * Tim Jackman, NHL player * Tim Kennedy (ice hockey), NHL player * Tim Kerr, NHL player * Tim Sestito, NHL player * Tim Stützle, NHL player * Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974), NHL player * Tim Wallace, NHL player * Tim Young (ice hockey), NHL player
===In cricket=== * Tim Bresnan, English cricketer * Tim May, Australian cricketer * Tim Munton, English cricketer * Tim Paine, Australian cricketer * Tim Ravenscroft, Guernsey cricketer * Tim Robinson, English cricketer * Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer * Tim Zoehrer, Australian cricketer
===In other sports=== * Tim Arson (1976–2015), American professional wrestler * Tim Catalfo (born 1959), American former amateur and Mixed Martial Arts fighter * Tim Celen (born 1998), Belgian para-cyclist * Tim Clark (jockey) (born 1986), horse racing jockey * Tim DeBoom, Ironman triathlete * Tim Don, Triathlete * Tim Gould, Mountain Bike racer * Tim Henman, English tennis player * Tim Horner (born 1959), American retired professional wrestler * Tim Hunt (died 2014), American professional wrestler * Tim Mayotte, American tennis player * Tim Janus, American competitive eater * Tim Silvia, Mixed Martial Arts fighter * Tim Storm (rower) (born 1956), Canadian rower * Tim Storm (born 1964), American professional wrestler * Tim Tramnitz (born 2004), German racing driver * Tim Veldt (born 1984), Dutch track cyclist * Tim de Vries (born 1978), Dutch para-cyclist * Tim Wellens (born 1991), Belgian racing cyclist * Tim White (wrestling), wrestling referee * Tim Wood, American figure skater
==In other fields== * Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web * Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. * Tim Dorsey, American crime novelist * Tim Foecke, metallurgist * Tim Gunn, television personality * Tim Krabbé (born 1943), Dutch journalist, novelist and chess writer * Tim Kretschmer, German mass murderer * Tim Kurkjian, Baseball writer and analyst * Tim LaHaye, American author and evangelical minister * Tim Lopes (journalist), Brazilian investigative journalist and producer * Tim Mudde, Dutch rightist * Tim Orr (born 1968), American cinematographer * Tim Russert, American news anchor * Tim Ryan (sportscaster), American sportscaster * Tim Steiner (businessman) (born 1969), British businessman, CEO of Ocado
==Fictional characters== * Old Tim the Ice Moose, a character from the Playhouse Disney animated show PB&J Otter * Tim from the ''Petronix Defenders'' * Tim, a character from the film ''Robots'' * TIM, a computer from ''The Tomorrow People'' * Tim the Bear, a character from ''The Cleveland Show'' * Tim the Beaver, the mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Tim Bisley, a character in the television series ''Spaced'' * Tim Canterbury, a character from ''The Office'' * Tim Carpenter, a character in ''Final Destination 2'' * Tim Delaney, a character in the Netflix series ''Grand Army'' * Tim Drake, the third character to go by the name of "Robin" in DC Comics * Tim Flaherty, a character from ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Tim Lockwood, supporting character in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and its sequel * Tim Okazaki, a character in ''Angry Boys'' * Tim Riggins, a character from ''Friday Night Lights'' * Tim Rimmer, a character in the Pixar film ''Cars'' * Tim Speedle, a character in ''CSI: Miami'' * Tim Stoker, a character in The Magnus Archives * Tim Taylor, a character in ''Home Improvement'' * Tim the Enchanter, a character from the film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' * "Tiny" Tim Cratchit, a character from Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol'' * Tinny Tim, a character in ''Futurama'' * Twitchy Tim, a character in ''Ninjago'' * Tim, a character from ''The Magic School Bus'' * Tim, the title character from the adult animated sitcom ''The Life & Times of Tim'' * Tim, a character from ''BrainPop'' * Mountain Tim, a supporting character in Steel Ball Run, a story arc of the Japanese manga series ''Jojo's Bizarre Adventure''
==Disambiguations== * Tim Dillon (disambiguation), multiple people * Tim Harris (disambiguation), multiple people * Tim Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people * Tim Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people * Tim Ward (disambiguation), multiple people * Tim Wheeler (disambiguation), multiple people
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