David or Dave Thompson may refer to:
Business David Thompson (American businessman, born 1798) (1798–1871), president of New York Life Insurance & Trust Company David Thompson (British businessman) (1936–2021), co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings G. David Thompson (1899–1965), American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector
Entertainment Dave Thompson (author) (born 1960), English author, largely dealing with rock and pop music Dave Thompson (comedian) (born 1959), English actor and comedian David M. Thompson (born 1950), founder of BBC Films David Thompson (singer) (1950–2010), lead singer of the Canadian country band Thunder Road David Thompson (writer) (born 1956), American writer and playwright David W. Thompson (born 1994), American actor Lil' Dave Thompson (1969–2010), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter David Thompson, a pen name of American author David L. Robbins (born 1950)
Law David R. Thompson (1930–2011), U.S. federal judge David N. Thompson (1859–1945), justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court Sir Dave Thompson (police officer), chief constable of West Midlands Police
Politics David Thompson (Canada West politician) (1793–1851), entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West David P. Thompson (1834–1901), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon David E. Thompson (1854–1942), American diplomat David Thompson (Canadian politician) (1836–1886), member of the Canadian House of Commons Dave Thompson (Scottish politician) (born 1949), Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Dave Thompson (Minnesota politician) (born 1961), Minnesota state senator David Thompson (Barbadian politician) (1961–2010), prime minister of Barbados
Sports Football and rugby David Thompson (footballer, born 1962), former English football player with Rochdale, Notts County, Wigan, Preston and Chester David Thompson (footballer, born 1968), English former professional footballer David Thompson (footballer, born 1977), former English football player with Liverpool, Coventry, Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton Dave Thompson (footballer, born 1945), English former professional footballer Dave Thompson (American football) (born 1949), American football player David Thompson (American football) (born 1975), American football player David Thompson (rugby league, born 1978), Australian rugby league footballer Dave Thompson (rugby league, born 1995), for Leigh Centurions
Other sports David Thompson (basketball) (born 1954), American basketball player David Thompson (cricketer) (born 1976), former English cricketer David Thompson (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player
Other fields David B. Thompson (1923–2013), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church David D. Thompson (born 1963), US Space Force general David Thompson (New Hampshire settler) (1593–?), founder of the first European settlement in New Hampshire David Thompson (explorer) (1770–1857), Canadian explorer David Thompson (chef), Australian chef David Thompson (nurse) (born 1955), British academic nurse and psychologist Rosa 'David Thompson', a rose cultivar David A. Thompson (born 1940), American electrical engineer
See also David Thompson Highway, named for the explorer of Canada David Thompson Secondary School (disambiguation) David Thomson (disambiguation)