John Thompson

John Thompson may refer to:

Academics

• Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (1898–1975), English archeologist and Mayan scholar
• John G. Thompson (born 1932), mathematician
• John Thompson (sociologist), professor at Cambridge
• John Thompson (business professor), Roger M Bale professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield

Business figures

• John Thompson (banker) (1802–1891), American banker
• John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson (1827–1876), mail carrier across the Sierras
• John Thompson (TD banker) (born 1942), IBMer and non-executive Chairman of the Board of Toronto-Dominion Bank
• John W. Thompson (born 1949), Chairman of the Board of Symantec
• John Philp Thompson, Sr. (1925–2003), American businessman with 7-Eleven

Media figures

• J. W. M. Thompson, English journalist who edited The Sunday Telegraph
• John L. Thompson (1869–1930), publisher of the Iowa Bystander
• John E. Thompson (born 1969), cartoonist, graphic artist and printmaker
• John Thompson Productions, a German pornographic film studio
• John Douglas Thompson (born 1964), Canadian-American actor of Jamaican descent
• John Thompson Productions, a British production company serving radio, TV and clients
• John C. Thompson (born 1948) English broadcaster, producer and journalist

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

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)

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

See also

• Jon Thompson (born 1936), British artist
• Jonathan Thompson (born 1976), British TV presenter
• Jack Thompson (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Thompson (disambiguation)
• John Thompson (company), a company based in Wolverhampton
• Thompson (disambiguation)