John Thompson may refer to:
Academics J. A. Thompson (1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health John G. Thompson (born 1932), American mathematician John Thompson (business academic) (fl. 1990s–2010s), professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield John Thompson (sociologist), professor at Cambridge John Herd Thompson (1946–2019), Canadian historian John N. Thompson (born 1951), American evolutionary biologist
Business John Thompson (American banker) (1802–1891), American banker John Fairfield Thompson (1881–1968), chairman of Inco John L. Thompson (1869–1930), Iowa journalist and businessman John Philp Thompson Sr. (1925–2003), American businessman with 7-Eleven John Thompson (Canadian banker) (born 1942), non-executive chairman of the board of Toronto-Dominion Bank John W. Thompson (born 1949), chairman of the board of Microsoft John Thompson (company), a company based in Wolverhampton
Entertainment John Thompson (actor) (died 1634), member of the King's Men in the 1621–1631 era John Thompson (engraver) (1785–1866), English wood engraver John Reuben Thompson (1823–1873), American poet, journalist, editor and publisher John Edward Thompson (1882–1945), American artist John Sylvanus Thompson (1889–1963), American pianist John Thompson (Australian poet) (1907–1968), Australian poet and broadcaster J. Lee Thompson (1914–2002), English film director, screenwriter, and producer John Thompson (writer, born 1918) (1918–2002), American poet, critic, professor Johnny Thompson (1934–2019), Las Vegas illusionist John Thompson (Canadian poet) (1938–1976), Canadian poet John Cargill Thompson (1938–2000), Scottish dramatist John Douglas Thompson (born 1964), actor John Dall (John Dall Thompson, 1920–1971), American actor John Thompson Productions, a German pornographic film studio established in 1997 John Thompson (producer) (born 1945), producer and director of John Thompson Productions
Military John Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1776–1864), British navy officer John Thompson (soldier, born 1838) (1838–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient John Thompson (soldier, born 1842) (1842–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient John T. Thompson (1860–1940), inventor of the Thompson submachine gun John Marlow Thompson (1914–1994), British Second World War Ace and Battle of Britain pilot John Thompson (RAF officer) (1947–2023), former Royal Air Force officer John F. Thompson (general) (fl. 1980s–2020s), U.S. Air Force general
Politics United States John Thompson (Louisiana judge) (died 1810), registrar of lands and judge John C. Thompson (1790–1831), Vermont lawyer, politician, and judge John H. Thompson (politician), Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1824–1828 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 Martin Thompson (1829–1907), lumberman and civic leader John McCandless Thompson (1829–1903), US congressman from Pennsylvania John R. Thompson (1834–1894), founder of the Grange John E. W. Thompson (1860–1918), American diplomat John F. Thompson (politician) (1920–1965), Massachusetts state Speaker of the House John D. Thompson Jr. (1928–1986), member of the Ohio House of Representatives John Thompson (Minnesota politician), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives John Thomson (Ohio politician) (1780–1852), also Thompson, U.S. congressman from Ohio, member of the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives John W. Thompson (Iowa politician) (1823–1883), member of the Iowa House of Representatives, Iowa Senate, and mayor of Davenport, Iowa
Canada John Hall Thompson (1810–1893), Canadian court commissioner and political figure Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894), prime minister of Canada J. Enoch Thompson (1846–1932), Canadian politician, diplomat, writer, and businessman John W. Thompson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1914), politician in Manitoba, Canada John Thompson (Manitoba politician) (1908–1986), Manitoba provincial cabinet minister John Thompson (Alberta politician) (1924–2016), Alberta provincial politician
United Kingdom John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham (c. 1648–1710), English politician John Thompson (politician, born 1861) (1861–1959), British member of parliament for East Somerset, 1906–1910 Jack Thompson (politician) (John Thompson, 1928–2011), British Labour MP for Wansbeck John Thomson (diplomat) (1927–2018), British ambassador to Angola
Other John Malbon Thompson (1830–1908), Australian politician, MLA for Queensland
Science John Vaughan Thompson (1779–1847), British biologist
John Hannay Thompson (1869–c. 1940), British harbour engineer John McLean Thompson (1888–1977), Scottish botanist Sir J. Eric S. Thompson (John Eric Sidney Thompson, 1898–1975), English archeologist and Mayan scholar John Edd Thompson (1942/1943–2025), American meteorologist
Sports American football John Thompson (American football coach) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team John Thompson (American football executive) (1927–2022), American football executive John Thompson (tight end) (born 1957), American football player
Association football John Thompson (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1984), English footballer for Sunderland Ernie Thompson (footballer, born 1909) (John Ernest Thompson, 1909–1985), Manchester United F.C. player in the 1930s John Thompson (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2006), English football goalkeeper who played for Newcastle United and Lincoln City John Thompson (footballer, born 1981), Irish professional footballer
Australian football John Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1903) (1903–1985), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne John Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1938) (1938–1999), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
Baseball Jocko Thompson (John Samuel Thompson, 1917–1988), Major League Baseball pitcher Tug Thompson (John Parkinson Thompson, 1856–1938), Major League Baseball outfielder
Basketball John Thompson (basketball) (1941–2020), American basketball player and Hall of Fame coach at Georgetown University John Thompson III (born 1966), his son, also former basketball coach at Georgetown Cat Thompson (John Ashworth Thompson, 1906–1990), American basketball player
Cricket John Thompson (cricketer, born 1870) (1870–1945), English cricketer John Thompson (cricketer, born 1918) (1918–2010), English cricketer Johnny Thompson (cricketer) (born 1983), Irish cricketer Jock Thompson (cricketer) (John de Lisle Thompson, 1904–1978), cricketer for Rhodesia
Rugby John Thompson (rugby union, born 1886) (c. 1886–c. 1978), rugby union player who represented Australia John Thompson (rugby union, born 1898) (1898–1951), rugby union player who represented Ireland John Thompson (rugby league) (born 1959), rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
Other sports John Garcia Thompson (born 1979), British beach volleyball player John Thompson (boxer) (born 1989), professional boxer Jock Thompson (bowls) (John Dawson Hedley Thompson, 1920–2000), Scottish-born Welsh international lawn bowler
Other people John Thompson (priest) (died 1571), Canon of Windsor John Lester Thompson, American Californian bishop John Thompson (journalist) (1928–2017), British journalist John Thompson (landscape architect) (1941–2015), British landscape architect for the city of Oxford Jack Thompson (activist) (John Bruce Thompson, born 1951), Florida lawyer John H. Thompson (statistician) (1951–2025), American statistician, Census Director John Thompson (convict), convict of the colony of New South Wales John Thompson (inventor) (born 1959), inventor of the Lingo programming language John Thompson (mass murderer) (1938–2008), Scottish-born arsonist responsible for the Denmark Place fire Sir John Thompson (judge) (1907–1995), British barrister and judge John Rosolu Bankole Thompson (1936–2021), Sierra Leonean judge and jurist Sir John Perronet Thompson (1873–1935), British administrator in India Snowshoe Thompson (John Albert Thompson, 1827–1876), mail carrier across the Sierras John Thompson, exonerated death row inmate, party in 2011 United States Supreme Court case Connick v. Thompson
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