Thompson (surname)

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Thompson is an English patronymic surname with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Tom (or Thomas)". According to the 1990 United States Census, 'Thompson' was the seventeenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.27% of the population.United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). . Retrieved on 2008-07-04.

Thompson can refer to:

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People

Well-known individuals whose surname is or was Thompson include:

Ahmir Khalib Thompson (b. 1971), aka Questlove, African-American musician, DJ, and record producer
Alden Thompson, Christian theologian
Andrew M. Thompson, baseball player and manager
Archie Thompson, Australian football (soccer) player for Melbourne Victory
Ben Thompson (1842–1884), gunfighter and gambler
Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814), Anglo-American physicist, usually called "Count Rumford"
Bill Thompson (New York), 42nd New York City Comptroller and presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor
Bill Thompson (voice actor), voice actor who played Droopy Dog and in a number of Disney films
Bill Thompson (South Dakota politician), member of the South Dakota State House of Representatives
Bill Thompson (politician), member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives
Bill Thompson (technology writer), UK technology writer
Bill Thompson III, editor of Bird Watcher's Digest
Bill Thompson (American football), former American football player
Bill Thompson (footballer)
Bradley Thompson, American television producer and writer
Bryan Thompson, American automotive designer
Cameron Thompson, Australian politician
Cec Thompson, British rugby league footballer
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948), Scottish biologist and mathematician
Daley Thompson (b. 1958), twice Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon
Dan Thompson (swimmer) (b. 1956), Canadian butterfly swimmer
Dave Thompson (comedian), British standup comedian
David Thompson (explorer) (1770–1857), Canadian explorer
Des Thompson (b. 1928), English footballer
Duncan Thompson, Australian rugby league footballer
Eddie Thompson, Scottish businessman and chairman of Dundee United F.C.
Edward Thompson (engineer) (1881–1949), English steam locomotive engineer for the LNER
Emma Thompson (b. 1959), British actress
E. P. Thompson (1924–1993), British 'new-left' historian
Fred Thompson (b. 1942), former U.S. Republican senator (Tennessee), film/TV actor, 2008 U.S. presidential candidate
Fred Thompson (rower) (1910–1971), New Zealand rower
Francis Thompson (1859–1907), English poet
Georgia Thompson
Georgie Thompson (b. 1977), British broadcast journalist and television presenter
Greg Thompson (b. 1947), Canadian politician
Gregg Thompson, U. S. soccer player
Gregg Thompson (astronomer), Australian astronomer
Gwen Thompson, Canadian violinist
Lady Gwen Thompson (1928–1986), American witchcraft author
Hugh Thompson, Jr., U.S. Army helicopter pilot, known for saving lives at the My Lai Massacre
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005), U.S. journalist and author
Jack Thompson (attorney) (b. 1951), U.S. Lawyer and anti-videogame activist
James R. Thompson (b. 1936), longest-serving governor of State of Illinois
Jim Thompson (writer) (1906–1977), U.S. pulp fiction writer
John Thompson, numerous people, including:
John Thompson (basketball) (b. 1941), All-America basketball player and longtime basketball coach for Georgetown University, who coached the Hoyas to the 1984 NCAA Men's title
John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894), former Prime Minister of Canada
Jonathan Thompson, British television presenter, actor and entrepreneur
Jonathan Thompson (Collector) (1773-1846), New York banker and politician
Kate Thompson (author), author of The New Policeman
Ken Thompson (b. 1943), U.S. computer scientist
Kenan Thompson, American actor
Laird A. Thompson (b. 1947), American astronomer
LaMarcus Adna Thompson (1848–1919), known for his early work developing roller coasters, sometimes called the "Father of Gravity"
Lea Thompson (b. 1961), American actress and director
Lee Thompson (saxophonist) (b. 1947), member of the UK band Madness
Leonard Thompson, British professional footballer
Libby Thompson (1855–1953), frontier prostitute and madam
Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican reggae artist
Linda Chavez-Thompson, American union leader
Llewellyn Thompson, U.S. Ambassador to Austria and Soviet Union
Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC
Mickey Thompson, race car driver, promoter
Mildred Thompson (1935–2003) American painter, sculptor and printmaker
Morris Thompson, American politician and businessman
Mychal Thompson, retired National Basketball Association player
Nathan Thompson, Australian Football League player
Paul Thompson (disambiguation)
Porl Thompson, musician in The Cure
Reginald Campbell Thompson (1876–1941), a British archaeologist and epigraphist
Richard Thompson (musician), British musician
Richard H. Thompson born on September 24, 1926 in New York City, New York.
Richard H. Thompson (philatelist) was a philatelist from Baltimore, Maryland
Rob Thompson (musician)
Sir Robert Grainger Ker Thompson (1916–1992), a member of Wingate's Chindits, a counter-insurgency expert and author
Ruth Thompson, first female state representative of Michigan, first female U.S. Representative from Michigan
Sada Thompson (b. 1929), an American actress
Saige Thompson, an American actress
Sarah Thompson (actress) (b. 1979), an American actress
Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford (1774–1852), first American countess
Sean Thompson (b. 1981), an English Games Developer
Scott Thompson (b. 1959), Canadian television comedian
Scottie Thompson (born Susan Scott Thompson; November 9, 1981), an American actress
Sheldon Thompson (1785–1851), American politician from Buffalo, New York
Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916), English physicist
Steve Thompson (disambiguation)
Susanna Thompson (b. 1958), American television and film actress
Thomas L. Thompson, Old Testament scholar
Tiny Thompson (1905–1981), Canadian professional ice hockey goalie
Tommy Thompson, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, one-time candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
William Thompson (disambiguation)
William Forde Thompson, Australian psychologist
Whitney Thompson, fashion model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
Woodrow R. Thompson (1919-1942), a United States Marine Corps sergeant and posthumous Navy Cross recipient
Zadock Thompson (1796-1856), a Vermont naturalist
Zoe Thompson New Zealand international football (soccer) player

Thompson (surname)

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