The phrase "Tom,<unk> , and<unk> " is a placeholder for unspecified people. The phrase most commonly occurs as "every<unk> ", meaning everyone, and "any<unk> ,<unk> , or<unk> ", meaning anyone, although Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable defines the term to specify "a set of nobodies; persons of no note". Similar expressions exist in other languages of the world, using commonly used first or last names. The phrase is used in numerous works of fiction.
Tom, Dick and Harry
Rats, Lice and History
Harry and Louise
Rennie v. Klein
McFall v. Shimp
Edward John Wherry III
Culley C. Carson III
Katie and Eilish Holton