William Thompson

William Thompson may refer to:

Academics and scientists

• William Thompson (naturalist) (1805–1852), Irish ornithologist and botanist
• William Thompson (viticulturist) (fl. 1863), Englishman who developed the Thompson Seedless grape
• William Thompson (philosopher) (1775–1833), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer
• William Forde Thompson, Australian psychologist
• William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
• William Irwin Thompson (born 1938), United States cultural historian, philosopher, poet, novelist, yogi
• William Oxley Thompson (1855–1933), fifth President of The Ohio State University
• William Robin Thompson (1887–1972), Canadian biologist
• William Y. Thompson (born 1922), historian

Military figures

• William Thompson (general) (1736–1781), Irish-born American Revolutionary War general
• William A. Thompson (1864–1925), figure in the United States Army Corps of Engineers whose name is used for the USACE's dredge for the upper Mississippi River
• William Frank Thompson (SOE officer) (1920–1944), British officer who worked in Bulgaria in the Second World War
• William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950) (1927–1950), Korean War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• William James Thompson (VC) (1830–1891), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

Political figures

• William Thompson (1629-1692), English Member of Parliament for Scarborough
• Sir William Thompson (London) (1614–1681), English Member of Parliament for the City of London, 1661–1679
• William Thompson (Ipswich MP) (1678–1739), English Member of Parliament for Ipswich
• William Thompson (died 1744), English Member of Parliament for Scarborough
• William Thompson (philosopher) (1775–1883), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer
• William Thompson (Upper Canada) (1786–1860), political figure in Upper Canada
• William Thompson (ironmaster) (1793–1854), ironmaster and MP for Westmorland
• William Thompson (Iowa) (1813–1897), United States representative from Iowa
• William Barlum Thompson (1860–1941), Mayor of Detroit, 1907–1908 and 1911–1912
• William Clyde Thompson (1839–?), Texas Choctaw leader
• William Thompson (Australian politician) (1863–1953), Irish-born Australian politician
• William Thompson (?–1866), also known as Wiremu Tamihana, Maori preacher and public figure
• William Thompson (North Carolina), member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1778 and 1779
• William G. Thompson (1840–1904), two-time mayor of Detroit
• William George Thompson (1830–1911), United States representative from Iowa
• William Hale Thompson (1869–1944), mayor of Chicago, 1915–1923 and 1927–1931
• William Henry Thompson (1853–1937), United States senator from Nebraska
• William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), United States senator from Kansas
• William Carrington Thompson (1915–2011), American politician and jurist from Virginia
• William Thompson (Ulster Unionist politician) (1939–2010), Northern Ireland politician
• William Thompson (New York) (born 1953), known as Bill, 42nd New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor
• Col. William Thompson (journalist) (1848–1934), American Indian fighter and journalist

Sports figures

• William Thompson (archer) (1848–1918), United States archer who won three medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics
• William Thompson (boxer) (1811–1880), British prizefighter
• William Thompson (cricketer) (1882–1954), cricketer
• William Thompson (rower) (1908–1956), American Olympic rower
• William Thompson (footballer), Scottish footballer

Others

• William Thompson (confidence man), American criminal, first to be identified as a "confidence man"
• William Boyce Thompson (1869–1930), American mining engineer, financier, philanthropist, and founder of Newmont Mining
• William Tappan Thompson (1812–1882), United States humorist
• William Harvey Thompson, prohibition enforcement agent in the Seattle, Washington
• William C. Thompson (1899–1963), American cinematographer
• William Thompson (bishop) (1885–1975), Anglican bishop of Persia (Iran)
• William Thompson (physician) (1861–1926), physician; Registrar General for Ireland, 1909–1926
• William Thompson (poet), 18th century English poet
• William Fawcett Thompson (1894–1974), character actor
• William Thompson (leveller) (died 1649), leader of the Banbury mutiny of the New Model Army in 1649
• William Thompson (Medal of Honor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

See also

• Bill Thompson (disambiguation)
• Billy Thompson (disambiguation)
• William Thomson (disambiguation)
• William Thompson House (disambiguation)