David Couper Thomson
David Couper Thomson Deputy lieutenant, DL (6 August 1861 – 12 October 1954) was a newspaper proprietor and founder of the newspaper and publishing company D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd in Dundee, Scotland.
Early life
Thomson was raised in Newport-on ...
(1861–1954), Scottish publisher, founder of D. C. Thomson & Co.
* David Kinnear Thomson (1910–1992), Scottish businessman
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David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet
David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957), is a Canadian/British hereditary peer and media magnate. Upon the death of his father in 2006, Thomson became the chairman of Thomson Corporation and also inherited his f ...
(born 1957), Canadian businessman
Entertainment
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David Thomson (film critic)
David Thomson (born 18 February 1941) is a British film critic and historian based in the United States, and the author of more than 20 books.
His reference works in particular''Have You Seen...?: A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films'' (200 ...
(born 1941), American-based British film critic
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David Thomson (writer)
David Thomson (1914–1988) was a writer and BBC producer. He was known for radio documentaries as well as writing children's books, memoirs and novels.
Early life
David Robert Alexander Thomson was born in British colonial India to Scottish p ...
(1914–1988), writer and radio producer
* Dave Thomson (born 1982/83), Canadian songwriter, record producer and former member of
Wave
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David Thomson (footballer, born 1847)
David Thomson (baptized 5 November 1847Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. – 14 September 1876) was an England-born Welsh amateur footballer who helped found the Druids club and played for Wales in their first i ...
(1847–1876), Welsh international footballer
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David Thomson (footballer, born 1892)
David Thomson (1892 – c. 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Dundee and Scotland. He played in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final which Dundee lost to Celtic.
Known as 'Napper',Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2016), Scottish football player for Dunfermline Athletic
* Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1943) (1942–2019), Scottish footballer (Rochester Lancers and Toronto Metros)
* Dave Thomson (hammer thrower) (born c. 1959), American hammer thrower, two-time All-American for the
Stanford Cardinal track and field
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David Thomson (bishop)
David Thomson (born 2 February 1952) is a British retired Church of England bishop. From 2008 to 2013, he was the Bishop of Huntingdon, sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Ely.
Early life
Thomson was born in Sunderland, County Durham, wher ...
(born 1952), Bishop of Huntingdon
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David Thomson (historian)
David Thomson (13 January 1912 – 24 February 1970) Beales, Derek"Thomson, David (1912–1970)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, September 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2024. was an English his ...
(1912–1970), English historian
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David and Mary Thomson David and Mary Thomson were Scottish immigrants from Westerkirk, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, and they were the first official European settlers in what later became Scarborough, Ontario.
David Thomson (1760–1834) and Mary Glendenning Thomson (1767†...
(1760–1834), Scottish immigrants, first official European settlers in what became Scarborough, Ontario
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David Cleghorn Thomson
David Cleghorn Thomson (9 October 1900 – 23 April 1980), was a Scottish journalist, author, poet, playwright, and Liberal and Labour Party politician. He was notably Director of the BBC's Scottish Region.
Background
Thomson was born in Edinb ...
David Thomson (physicist) Prof David Thomson (1817–1880) was a 19th-century Scottish physicist. He was known as Davie Thomson or later Auld Dauvit.
Life
He was born on 27 November 1817 the son of David Thomson a merchant in Leghorn in Italy. He was educated in Italy ...
(1817-1880) Scottish physicist
See also
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David Thompson (disambiguation) 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 Hold ...