Ernest Thompson (born 1949) is an American writer, actor and director.
Ernest Thompson may also refer to:
Ernie Thompson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1930s Ernest Heber Thompson (1891–1971), New Zealand artist Ernest O. Thompson (1892–1966), general in the United States Army during World War I Ernie Thompson (American football) (born 1969), American football running back Ernie Thompson (footballer, born 1892), English footballer Ernie Thompson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1985), English footballer E. V. Thompson (1931–2012), English author of historical novels Ernest Thompson (musician) (1892–1961), blind street musician from Winston-Salem, North Carolina