Thompson (surname)

Notable people with the surname

A–D

• Addison Roswell Thompson, Louisiana segregationist politician
• Ahmir Khalib Thompson, aka Questlove, African-American musician, DJ, and record producer
• Alana Thompson, American reality TV star
• Alfred Hill Thompson British architect
• Andrew Thompson , baseball manager
• Archie Thompson, Australian football player for Melbourne Victory
• Ashley Thompson, British filmmaker
• Ben Thompson , gunfighter and gambler
• Benjamin Thompson, Anglo-American physicist, usually called "Count Rumford"
• Bill Thompson, several people
• Bodene Thompson, New Zealand Rugby League player
• Bradley Thompson, American television producer and writer
• Bronwyn Thompson, Australian long jumper
• Bryan Thompson, several people
• Cameron Thompson, Australian politician
• Carl V. Thompson, American engineer
• Cec Thompson, British rugby league footballer
• Cecil Thompson , Australian cricketer
• Charles C. Thompson, American Catholic bishop
• Charles Thompson, several people
• Chris Thompson, several people
• Corey Thompson,, Australian Rugby League player
• Corey Thompson , American football player
• D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Scottish biologist and mathematician
• Daley Thompson, twice Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon
• Dan Thompson , Canadian butterfly swimmer
• Darwin Thompson, American football player
• Daryl L. Thompson, American inventor and entrepreneur
• Dave Thompson, British standup comedian
• David Thompson, several people, including:
• *David Thompson , Canadian explorer
• Deionte Thompson, American football player
• Del Thompson, American football player
• Deonte Thompson, American football player
• Des Thompson, English footballer
• Dickie Thompson, American guitarist and songwriter
• Dicky Thompson, American professional golfer
• Dijon Thompson, American basketball player
• Don Thompson, several people
• Dorothy Thompson, several people
• Duane Thompson, American actress
• Duncan Thompson, Australian rugby league footballer

  E–H

• Eddie Thompson, Scottish businessman and chairman of Dundee United F.C.
• Edward Thompson , English steam locomotive engineer for the LNER
• Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter
• Eli "Lucky" Thompson American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist
• Elsie Thompson, American supercentenarian
• Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson, lawyer
• Emma Thompson, British actress
• E. P. Thompson, British 'new-left' historian
• Eric Thompson, several people
• Ethan Thompson, Puerto Rican basketball player
• Eric Thompson, Canadian professional wrestler better known as Viktor or Rick Victor
• Eva Griffith Thompson, American newspaper editor
• Francis Thompson, English poet
• Frank Thompson, British officer
• Fred Thompson, former U.S. Republican senator, film/TV actor, 2008 U.S. presidential candidate
• Fred Thompson , English footballer
• Frederic Thompson, American engineer, inventor, and showman known for creating Luna Park and the New York Hippodrome
• Frederick Thompson, several people
• Gary Thompson, several people
• George Thompson
• Georgia Thompson, Wisconsin civil servant wrongfully convicted of corruption, but later exonerated
• Georgie Thompson, British broadcast journalist and television presenter
• Greg Thompson, Canadian politician
• Gregg Thompson, U. S. soccer player
• Gregg Thompson, Australian astronomer
• Gwen Thompson, Canadian violinist
• Lady Gwen Thompson, American witchcraft author
• Hank Thompson , American country music entertainer
• Hank Thompson, several people
• Harry Thompson, several people
• Helen F. Thompson, American businesswoman, teacher, and politician
• Henry Thompson, several people
• Hugh Thompson, Jr., U.S. Army helicopter pilot, known for saving lives at the My Lai Massacre
• Hunter S. Thompson, U.S. journalist and author

  I–K

• Ian Thompson , Bahamian high jumper
• Ian Thompson , English long-distance runner
• J. Lee Thompson, British film director
• Jack Thompson , American lawyer and anti-videogame activist
• James R. Thompson, longest-serving governor of State of Illinois
• Jasmine Thompson, English singer and YouTube celebrity
• Jeff R. Thompson, Louisiana politician
• Jennifer Laura Thompson, American stage actress and singer
• Jenny Thompson, American swimmer
• Jerry Thompson, American long-distance runner
• Jerry D. Thompson, American historian
• Jim Thompson , American writer
• Joe Thompson British rugby union and rugby league footballer
• John Thompson, several people, including:
• *John Thompson , American basketball player and coach
• *John Sparrow David Thompson, former Prime Minister of Canada
• Jonathan Thompson , New York banker and politician
• Jordan Thompson, several people
• Joseph Thompson, several people
• Judith Thompson, Canadian playwright
• Kamila Thompson, British singer-songwriter
• Kate Thompson , British-Irish writer
• Kemel Thompson, Jamaican hurdler
• Ken Thompson, American computer scientist
• Kenan Thompson, American actor
• Kirt Thompson, Trinidad and Tobago javelin thrower
• Klay Thompson, American basketball player; son of Mychal

  L–P

• L. F. Thompson,, American politician
• Laird A. Thompson, American astronomer
• LaMarcus Adna Thompson, known for his early work developing roller coasters, sometimes called the "Father of Gravity"
• Larry Thompson, several people
• Laura Thompson, several people
• Lea Thompson, American actress and director
• Lee Thompson , member of the UK band Madness
• Leonard Thompson, British professional footballer
• Lexi Thompson, American golfer
• Liam Thompson Australian Youtuber
• Libby Thompson, frontier prostitute and madam
• Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican reggae artist
• Linda Chavez-Thompson, American union leader
• Lisa Thompson, several people
• Llewellyn Thompson, U.S. Ambassador to Austria and Soviet Union
• Loren P. Thompson, American politician
• Eli "Lucky" Thompson American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist
• Luke Thompson, several people
• Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson, Argentine patriot and salonnière
• Mark Thompson , Director-General of the BBC
• Martín Jacobo Thompson, Argentine navy officer and patriot
• Mary E. Thompson, Canadian statistician
• Max Thompson, several people
• Mel Thompson , American basketball coach
• Mickey Thompson, race car driver, promoter
• Mildred Thompson American painter, sculptor and printmaker
• Miles Thompson, American lacrosse player
• Miles Thompson , English architect
• Morris Thompson, American politician and businessman
• Mychal Thompson, Bahamian–American basketball player and broadcaster
• Mychel Thompson, American basketball player; son of Mychal
• Myron Thompson, Canadian politician
• Nainoa Thompson, Hawaiian navigator
• Nathan Thompson , Australian rules footballer
• Nathan Thompson , English professional footballer
• Nathaniel Thompson, better known as Giggs
• Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter
• Patricia Thompson, American TV and film producer
• Patrick Thompson, British politician
• Paul Thompson, several people
• Pauline Thompson, New Zealand artist
• Peyton Thompson, American football player
• Porl Thompson, musician in The Cure

  R–S

• Ralph Thompson , English footballer
• Randall Thompson, American composer
• Rangi Thompson, New Zealand rower
• Raymond Thompson, New Zealand television writer and producer
• Reginald Campbell Thompson, British archaeologist and epigraphist
• Richard Thompson, director of the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth, coined the term "microplastics"
• Richard Thompson , British musician
• Richard Thompson , Trinidadian sprinter
• Richard Horner Thompson, U.S. Army general
• Richard H. Thompson, philatelist from Baltimore, Maryland
• Richard S. Thompson, Louisiana state legislator
• Rob Thompson
• Robert Thompson, several people
• Roger Thompson, Canadian soccer player
• Roly Thompson, English cricketer
• Ron Thompson, several people
• Ruth Thompson, first female state representative of Michigan, first female U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Sada Thompson, American actress
• Sarah Thompson , American actress
• Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford, first American countess
• Sarah Thompson
• Scott Thompson , Canadian television comedian
• Scottie Thompson, American actress
• Sheldon Thompson, American politician from Buffalo, New York
• Silvanus P. Thompson, English physicist
• Siobhan Thompson, British-American sketch comedian and comedy writer.
• Soren Thompson, American épée fencer
• Steve Thompson, several people
• Susanna Thompson, American television and film actress
• Sydney Thompson, several people
• *Sydney Thompson, BBC bandleader

  T–Z

• Teddy Thompson, British musician
• Tedric Thompson, American football player
• Tessa Thompson, American actress
• Thomas Thompson, several people, including:
• *Thomas L. Thompson, Old Testament scholar
• *Tom Thompson, oldest college football player
• *Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin, Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, and one-time candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
• Torger G. Thompson, born 1853, Wisconsin politician
• Tiny Thompson, Canadian professional ice hockey goalie
• Trayce Thompson, American baseball player, son of Mychal
• Trenton Thompson, American football player
• Tristan Thompson, Canadian basketball player
• Tyrone Thompson, English footballer
• Tyrone Thompson , American politician
• Wallace Thompson, American politician
• Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter
• William Thompson, several people
• Whitney Thompson, fashion model, winner of America's Next Top Model, cycle 10
• Woodrow R. Thompson, United States Marine Corps sergeant and posthumous Navy Cross recipient
• Wright Thompson, American sportswriter
• Zadock Thompson, Vermont naturalist
• Zoe Thompson, New Zealand international association footballer

  Fictional characters

• Agent Thompson, a character in The Matrix franchise
• Connie Thompson, from the Disney television series Jessie
• Eugene "Flash" Thompson, a character in Marvel Comics
• Holly Thompson, a character in the 1988 movie They Live
• Nancy Thompson, a character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
• Nucky Thompson, a character in Boardwalk Empire
• Sarah Thompson, a character in the Home and Away soap opera
• Vivian Thompson, the main villain of the film In Dreams