Richard Thompson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Richard Thompson (animator) (1914–1998), Warner Bros. cartoon animator in the 1950s Richard Thompson (cartoonist) (1957–2016), cartoonist who also worked as an illustrator Richard Thompson (musician) (born 1949), songwriter and musician Richard Earl Thompson (1914–1991), artist Rick Thompson, television series character, see list of Falling Skies characters
Politics Sir Richard Thompson, 1st Baronet (1912–1999), British Conservative politician Richard Thompson (Australian politician) (1832–1906), New South Wales politician Richard Thompson (Maine politician) (born 1947), attorney and Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives Richard Thompson (MP for Reading) (died c. 1735), British Whig politician Richard E. Thompson (1871–1928), member of the Mississippi State Senate Richard Frederick Thompson (1873–1949), farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada Richard Henry Thompson (1906–1964), Australian politician and Methodist lay preacher Richard W. Thompson (1809–1900), United States Secretary of the Navy Rick Thompson, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Religion Richard Thompson (priest) (1648–1685), Dean of Bristol Richard Thomson (theologian) (died 1613), or Thompson, 17th-century theologian Richard L. Thompson (1947–2008), American author and Gaudiya Vaishnava religious figure
Sports Richard Thompson (cricket administrator) (born 1966), Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board Richard Thompson (footballer, born 1969), English football player Richard Thompson (footballer, born 1974), English football player Richard Thompson (sprinter) (born 1985), Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Rich Thompson (outfielder) (born 1979), American baseball player Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1984), Australian baseball player Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1958), American baseball player Richard Thompson (triple jumper) (born 1969), American triple jumper, All-American for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets track and field team
Other Richard Thompson (marine biologist), director of the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth, coined the term "microplastics" Richard Thompson (physician) (born 1940), president of the Royal College of Physicians and formerly physician to the Queen Richard Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (born 1966), British admiral Richard F. Thompson (1930–2014), American behavioral neuroscientist Richard H. Thompson (philatelist) (1903–1985), American philatelist Richard Horner Thompson (1926–2016), U.S. Army general Richard M. Thomson (born 1933), Canadian banker Richard W. Thompson (journalist) (1865–1920), journalist and public servant in Indiana and Washington, D.C. Richard Thompson, former prosecutor and current president of Thomas More Law Center Richard Thompson, mathematician for whom the infinite Thompson groups are named
See also Dick Thompson (disambiguation) Rich Thompson (disambiguation) Richard Thomson (disambiguation) Richard Tomson, British sailor Thompson (surname)