Thompson (surname)
Thompson is a patronymic surname of English origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Tom (or Thomas)". It is the 14th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[1] According to the 1990 United States Census, Thompson was the seventeenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.27% of the population.[2]
Thompson can refer to:
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| Pronunciation | /ˈtɒmpsən/ TOMP-sən |
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| Related names | Thomson |
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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 (disambiguation), numerous people, including:
- 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
- Gary Thompson (basketball), American basketball player
- 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
- Jerry D. Thompson (b. 1943), historian
- Jim Thompson (writer) (1906–1977), U.S. pulp fiction writer
- John Thompson (disambiguation), 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
- Kirt Thompson (b. 1967), Trinidad and Tobago javelin thrower
- 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
- Nainoa Thompson, Hawaiian navigator
- 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)
- Robert (Mouseman) Thompson (1876–1955), British carpenter and furniture maker
- 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 Thompson (disambiguation), numerous people, including:
- Thomas L. Thompson, Old Testament scholar
- 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
- Tiny Thompson (1905–1981), Canadian professional ice hockey goalie
- William Thompson (disambiguation)
- 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
References
- ^ British surnames
- ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
- ^ 1990 Census Name Files
See also
This page lists people with the surname Thompson.
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