William Thompson may refer to:
Academics William Forde Thompson (), Canadian psychologist William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine William Oxley Thompson (1855–1933), president of Ohio State University William Hertzog Thompson (1895–1981), American psychology professor and minister William Irwin Thompson (1938–2020), American social philosopher and cultural critic William Robert Thompson (1923/4–1979), Canadian psychologist and behavior geneticist William Y. Thompson (1922–2013), American historian
Entertainment William Thompson (poet, born circa 1712) (1712–1766), English poet William C. Thompson (cinematographer) (1899–1963), American cinematographer William H. Thompson (actor), (1852–1923), American actor William Tappan Thompson (1812–1882), American humorist and journalist Will Lamartine Thompson (1847–1909), American composer Bill Thompson (talent manager) (William Carl Thompson, 1944–2015), American talent manager Bill Thompson (television host) (William Earnest Thompson, 1931–2014), American television host Bill Thompson (voice actor) (William H. Thompson, 1913–1971), American radio personality and voice actor
Military William Thompson (general) (1736–1781), American Revolutionary War general William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861) (1812–1872), signal quartermaster in the American Civil War William P. Thompson (1844–1864), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor William Francis Kynaston Thompson (1909–1980), British officer who fought and was captured at Arnhem William Thompson (admiral) (1922–2018), American admiral, chief of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950) (1927–1950), Korean War recipient of the Medal of Honor Frank Thompson (SOE officer) (William Frank Thompson, 1920–1944), British officer who worked in Bulgaria in the Second World War James Thompson (VC) (William James Thompson, 1830–1891), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Politics U.S. William Thompson (North Carolina politician) (1772–1802), member of the North Carolina General Assembly William B. Thompson (1797–?), Virginia farmer and politician William Thompson (Iowa politician) (1813–1897), representative from Iowa William C. Thompson (New York judge) (1924–2018), lawyer and state senator William F. Thompson (1852–?), representative from Florida William George Thompson (1830–1911), representative from Iowa William G. Thompson (1840–1904), mayor of Detroit William H. Thompson (Nebraska politician) (1853–1937), senator from Nebraska William I. S. Thompson (1936–1993), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives William Barlum Thompson (1860–1941), mayor of Detroit William T. Thompson (Nebraska politician) (1860–1939), Nebraska attorney general and solicitor of the United States Treasury William Hale Thompson (1868–1944), mayor of Chicago William H. Thompson (Kansas politician) (1871–1928), senator from Kansas W. Lair Thompson (1880–1940), American politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon William Carrington Thompson (1915–2011), American politician and jurist from Virginia Bill Thompson (New York politician) (William Colridge Thompson Jr., born 1953), New York City comptroller and Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City Bill Thompson (Arkansas politician) (William Henry Thompson, 1915–1981), state legislator in Arkansas Bill Thompson (South Dakota politician) (William R. Thompson, born 1949) Bill Thompson (Wyoming politician) (William Leigh Thompson, 1937–2018)
U.K. William Thompson (1614–1681), English member of parliament for the City of London William Thompson (Ipswich MP) (1678–1739), English member of parliament for Ipswich William Thompson (died 1744) (c.1680–1744), British Whig politician, MP for Scarborough 1701–1722 and 1730–1744 William Thompson (1792–1854), MP for Callington, London, Sunderland and Westmorland, also sheriff and lord mayor of London William Thompson (Ulster Unionist politician) (1939–2010), Northern Ireland politician
Elsewhere William Thompson (Upper Canada) (1786–1860) William Thompson (New South Wales politician) (1862–1937), Australian politician William Thompson (Australian politician) (1863–1953) William Murray Thompson (1841–1912), railway contractor and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia William Adjei Thompson (1937–2025), Ghanaian soldier and politician
Science William Thompson (naturalist) (1805–1852), Irish ornithologist and botanist William Thompson (viticulturist) (1816–1897), Englishman who developed the Thompson Seedless grape William Wardlaw Thompson (died 1917), South African ichthyologist and zoologist William Thompson (physician) (1861–1926), physician, registrar general for Ireland William A. Thompson (1864–1925), member of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers William Boyce Thompson (1869–1930), American mining engineer and financier William Robin Thompson (1887–1972), Canadian entomologist William Rae Thompson, American mathematician and statistician William Francis Thompson (biologist) (1888–1965), American ichthyologist William Lay Thompson (1930–2016), American ornithologist
Sports William Thompson (boxer) (1811–1880), British prizefighter William Thompson (archer) (1848–1918), American archer William V. Thompson (1865–1938), American bowler William Thompson (cricketer, born 1866) (1866–1920), English cricketer William Thompson (cricketer, born 1882) (1882–1954), English cricketer William Thompson (Australian cricketer) (1891–?), Australian cricketer William Thompson (British Guiana cricketer) (1888–?), Guyanese cricketer William Thompson (rower) (1908–1956), American Olympic rower William Thompson (footballer) (1868–?), Scottish footballer William Thompson (skier) (1905–1994), Canadian Olympic skier Will Thompson (baseball) (1870–1962), American baseball player Willie Thompson (William Pringle Thompson 1867-1928), English footballer, see List of Newcastle United F.C. seasons Bill R. Thompson (William Robert Thompson, born 1949), Australian rules footballer Bill Thompson (American football) (William Allen Thompson, born 1946), American football player Bill Thompson (Australian footballer) (William Hargreaves Thompson, 1876–1965), Australian rules footballer Bill Thompson (Scottish footballer) (William Gordon Thompson, 1921–1986) Bill Thompson (basketball) (William Thompson, 1920–1969), American basketball player Bill Thompson (footballer, born 1899) (William Potter Thompson, 1899–1959), English footballer Bill Thompson (footballer, born 1940) (William Thompson, 1940–2011), English footballer Bill Thompson (racing driver) (William Bethel Thompson, 1906–1945), Australian racing driver Billy Thompson (baseball) (William Penn Thompson, 1874–1960), American Negro league outfielder Billy Thompson (basketball) (William Stansbury Thompson, born 1963), American basketball player Billy Thompson (footballer, born 1886) (William Thompson, 1886–1933), English footballer Billy Thompson (referee) (William Henry Thompson, 1933–2021), British rugby league referee Billy Thompson (rugby league) (William Thompson, 1923–1992), Australian rugby league player Billy Thompson (soccer, born 1968) (William Thompson, born 1968), American soccer player Billy Thompson (soccer, born 1990) (William Aaron Thompson, born 1990), American soccer player
Other William Thompson (banker) (), governor of the Bank of England from 1725 to 1727 William Thompson (horticulturist) (1823–1903), English horticulturist and nurseryman William Thompson (painter) (c. 1730–1800), Irish painter William Thompson (Methodist) (1733–1799), first president of the Methodist Conference after Wesley's death William Thompson (philosopher) (1775–1833), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer William Thompson (journalist) (1846–1934), American Indian fighter and newspaper editor William Clyde Thompson (1839–1912), leader of the Mount Tabor Indian Community in Texas William Thompson (bishop) (1885–1975), Anglican bishop of Persia (Iran) Bill Thompson (bishop) (William Avery Thompson, 1946–2020), Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans (U.S.) William Thompson (archdeacon of Cork) (1766–1833) William Thompson (archdeacon of Wellington) (), Canadian Anglican priest William Paul Thompson (1937–1989), American serial killer William Thompson (aeronautics commissioner) (born 1951), pilot for Delta Air Lines, lawyer, and businessman William C. Thompson (Alabama judge) (born 1962), judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals William Harvey Thompson (died 1927), prohibition enforcement agent in Seattle, Washington William Thompson (confidence man) (), American criminal William S. Thompson (born 1969), American judge in West Virginia William Francis Thompson (philologist) (1810–1842), civil servant, magistrate and philologist William Thompson (1805–1866), also known as Wiremu Tamihana, Maori preacher Bill Thompson (technology writer) (William George Thompson, born 1960), English technology writer and technologist William Eastwood Thompson (c. 1868–1952), Australian settler of Phillip Island, Victoria, and philanthropist William Lee Thompson, American convicted murderer, see murder of Sally Ivester
See also Bill Thompson (disambiguation) Billy Thompson (disambiguation) William Thomson (disambiguation) William H. Thompson (disambiguation) William Thompson House (disambiguation)