Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy (April 12, 1947 - October 1, 2013) was an American author, novelist and historian that is best known for his military science and espionage stories and novels based during and after the Cold War. Specifically in the genre of military fiction. He wrote the Jack Ryan novels. His name was licensed for the Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon media franchises, which were influenced by his fiction. Tom Clancy's first, and perhaps best known novel, he published was The Hunt for Red October (published in 1984). This book was later produced into a film with the same name.

Tom Clancy's name is also best known in the Video Game world as the title for many popular tactical and military based Video Games published by Ubisoft. Video Games such as the Splinter Cell series, Rainbows Six series, Ghost Recon series and more; Tom Clancy's name was used for licensing and promotional means.

He passed away on October 1, 2013.

Tom Clancy's Games

Although there are other games based on Tom Clancy's works, the main video games series include:

• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
• Tom Clancy's Endwar
• Tom Clancy's The Division
• Tom Clancy's Elite Squad
• The Sum of All Fears
• Xdefiant