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John Thompson may refer to:
[edit] Academics
[edit] Business figures
[edit] Media figures
[edit] Political figures
- John Thompson (1749–1823), US Congressman from New York
- John Thompson (1809–1890), US Congressman from New York
- John Burton Thompson (1810–1874), Whig politician from Kentucky
- John F. Thompson (1920–1965), former Massachusetts state Speaker of the House
- John Hall Thompson (1810–1893), Canadian court commissioner and political figure
- John McCandless Thompson (1829–1903), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John Richardson Thompson (1834–1894), founder of the Grange
- Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894), Prime Minister of Canada
- John W. Thompson (Manitoba politician) (1858–?), politician in Manitoba, Canada
- John T. Thompson (1860–1940), inventor of the Thompson submachine gun
- John Thompson (Manitoba politician) (1908–1986), Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
- John Thompson (UK politician) (born 1928), British Labour MP for Wansbeck
- John W. Thompson (mayor) (born 1949), mayor of Davenport, Iowa
- John William Howard Thompson, British Member of Parliament for East Somerset, 1906–1910
- John Thompson (Alberta politician) Alberta provincial politician
- John Thompson (Louisiana) (died 1810), registrar of lands and judge
- John D. Thompson, Jr., former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- J. Enoch Thompson, Canadian politician, diplomat, writer, and businessman
- John Martin Thompson (1829–1907), lumberman and civic leader
[edit] Sports figures
- Jocko Thompson (1917–1988), born John Samuel Thompson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- John "Cat" Thompson (1906–1990), basketball player
- John Thompson (basketball) (born 1941), former basketball coach at Georgetown University
- John Thompson III (born 1966), his son, current coach at Georgetown
- John Thompson (American football) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team
- John Thompson (American football tight end) (born 1957), American football player
- John Thompson (English footballer) (1909–1985), former Manchester United F.C. player in the 1930s
- John Thompson (Irish footballer) (born 1981), Irish professional footballer
- Jon Thompson (beach volleyball) (born 1977), American beach volleyball player
- Tug Thompson, John "Tug" Thompson, (1856–1958), former Major League Baseball outfielder
- John Thomson (footballer) (1909–1931), Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper, who died in a collision with an opposing player
- John Thompson (rugby), rugby union player who represented Australia
- John Thompson (cricketer)
- John Thompson (Australian footballer)
[edit] Others
- Johnny Thompson, Polish-American magician "The Great Tomsoni"
- John Bruce Thompson (born 1951), Florida lawyer
- John Thompson (actor) (died 1634), member of the King's Men in the 1621–31 era
- John Thompson (Medal of Honor) (born 1842), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Thompson (poet) (1938–1976), Canadian poet
- John G. Thompson (Ohio), Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John J. Thompson, editor of True Tunes News
- John Ashburton Thompson (1846–1915), British-Australian physician
- John Edward Thompson (1882–1945), American artist
- John Edd Thompson, chief meteorologist for WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama
- John Marlow Thompson (1914–1994), British second world war ace and Battle of Britain pilot
- John Thompson (aviator), Red Baron's fifth victory.
- Johnny Thompson, Las Vegas illusionist
- John Thompson (diplomat), former British Ambassador to Angola
- John Thompson (convict), convict of the colony of New South Wales
- John Thompson, exonerated death row inmate, party in United States Supreme Court case Connick v. Thompson
[edit] See also