Walter Thompson may refer to: J. Walter Thompson, an advertisement holding company James Walter Thompson (1847–1928), founder of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency Walter Thompson (composer) (born 1952), American musician Walter A. Thompson (1903–1975), American film editor Walter H. Thompson (1890–1978), bodyguard of Winston Churchill Walter P. Thompson (1889–1970), President of the University of Saskatchewan, 1949–1959 Walter Thompson (engineer) (fl. 1870s), builder of a section of the East-West Telegraph Line in South Australia
See also Walter Thomson (1895–1964), Canadian politician