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Thor is a major god in Norse mythology.
Thor may also refer to:
Entertainment
Comics
- Thor (comics), various characters
- Thor (Marvel Comics), most notable comic book character with this name
- Thor (film), a 2011 American live-action superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character.
- Thor (soundtrack), to the 2011 film.
- Thor: The Dark World, a 2013 American film sequel
- Thor: Ragnarok, a 2017 American film sequel
- Thor: Tales of Asgard, a 2011 American direct-to-video animated film based on the Marvel Comics character
- Thor (film), a 2011 American live-action superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character.
- Thor (Marvel Comics), most notable comic book character with this name
- Thor (Comico Comics), a fictional character in the Comico comic book series Elementals
Music
- Jon Mikl Thor (born 1955), Canadian heavy metal singer and bodybuilder
- Thor Salden (born 1997), Belgian singer
- Thor (singer) (born 1982), Filipino singer, performer & songwriter
- Thor (Wizard album), 2009
- Thor (band), a Canadian heavy metal band
Other
- Phecda Gamma Thor, a character from the anime, Saint Seiya
- Thor (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), a character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Thor (Stargate), an extraterrestrial alien character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
- Legends of Valhalla: Thor, 2011 CGI animated feature film
- a playable character in the video game Gauntlet
- Thor, a Terran "Ultimate Heavy-assault Mech unit" in Starcraft 2
- Thor, early stage name for professional wrestler Kevin Wacholz
- Thor, later stage name used by Ole Olsen, a professional wrestler from All Star Wrestling
- The Mighty Thor/The Incredible Thor, a professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling
- Thor Lundgren, a character on Nurse Jackie, played by actor Stephen Wallem
- Almighty Thor, a 2011 direct-to-DVD film, loosely based on Norse mythology
Technology
- Thor (satellite) (previously known as Marcopolo), a satellite constellation owned by Telenor
- Thor (rocket family), a space launch vehicle derived from the PGM-17
- THOR, a type of crash test dummy
- Thor-CD, a recordable CD format proposed in 1988 by Tandy but never released in commercial version
- Bristol Thor, ramjet engine used on the Bristol Bloodhound missile
- Thor 1-A, a version of the Thor T/A ultralight aircraft
- THOR (trading platform), an electronic trading platform
- Thor (video codec), a candidate for the development of an open and royalty free next-generation video coding standard
Companies and brands
- Thor washing machine, the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in the United States
- CST Thor, a series of personal computers designed by Cambridge Systems Technology
- Thor Equities, a private equity corporation in New York City
- Thor Industries, world's largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles
- Thor Power Tool Company, a former U.S. manufacturer that was party to the 1979 U.S. Supreme Court Case Thor Power Tool Company v. Commissioner
- Thor (motorcycles), American company founded 1901
People
By forename
- Thor Bjørklund (1889–1975), Norwegian inventor
- Thor Nis Christiansen (1957–1981), serial killer in California, US
- Thor Erdahl (born 1951), Norwegian painter
- Thor Furulund (1943–2016), Norwegian painter
- Thor Halvorssen Hellum (born 1943), Venezuelan-Norwegian businessman and ambassador
- Thor Halvorssen Mendoza (born 1976), human rights advocate and film producer
- Thor Hansen (born 1947), Professional Poker Player and 2 time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner
- Thor Henning (1894–1967), Swedish Olympic medalist in swimming
- Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002), Norwegian explorer
- Thor Hushovd (born 1978), Norwegian professional road bicycle racer
- Thor Longus (died 12th-century), 12th century Anglian noble, active in Scotland
- Thor Pedersen (born 1945), Danish politician
- Thor Thorvaldsen (1909–1987), Norwegian sailor
- Thor Tjøntveit (born 1936), Norwegian-American aviator
- Thor of Tranent, 12th century Anglian Sheriff of Lothian, Scotland
By surname
- Brad Thor, author
- Cameron Thor, film and TV actor
- Ebba Busch Thor, Swedish politician
By middle name
- Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson (born 1967), Icelandic businessman and entrepreneur
By nickname
- Bobby Nystrom, nicknamed "Thor", NHL ice hockey player
- Noah Syndergaard, nicknamed "Thor", MLB baseball player
Places
- Le Thor, a town in southern France
- Mount Thor, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Mount Thor (Alaska), Chugach Mountains, Alaska, US
- Thor (volcano), an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io
- Thor, Iowa, a small town in the United States
- Thor's Cave, in the English Peak District
- Thorland Peninsula, Greenland
- Thor Fjord, Greenland
Science
- Thor (genus), a genus of shrimp
- Thorium, an element
War, weaponry, military technology
- German auxiliary cruiser Thor, a German surface raider in the Second World War
- PGM-17 Thor, an American intermediate range ballistic missile
- HNoMS Thor, Royal Norwegian Navy warships named after the Norse god of thunder
- HMS Thor, a cancelled British T-class submarine
- Project Thor, a theoretical orbital weapons system designed to launch a kinetic bombardment
- Thor, an alternate name for the Karl-Gerät, a 600mm German mortar used in the Second World War
- THOR/Multi Mission System (MMS), a British Army vehicle mounted Starstreak missile launcher
- Theatre History of Operations Reports, a U.S. Air Force database endeavoring to catalog every bomb dropped by the US military since World War I
- Mark 7 nuclear bomb "Thor", the first US tactical nuclear bomb
- Thor III, a man-portable device for remote-controlled IED jamming
See also
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