John Thompson may refer to:

Academics

J. A. Thompson John Arthur Thompson (1913–2002) was an Australian Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist. Thompson studied at the University of Queensland, the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge, gaining degrees in science, t ...

(1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar * John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health *

John G. Thompson John Griggs Thompson (born October 13, 1932) is an American mathematician at the University of Florida noted for his work in the field of finite groups. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970, the Wolf Prize in 1992, and the Abel Prize in 2008. ...

(born 1932), American mathematician * John Thompson (business academic), professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield *

John Thompson (sociologist) John Brookshire Thompson () is a British sociologist. He is a sociology professor at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College. Education Thompson gained his first degree in philosophy, sociology and social anthropology at Keel ...

, professor at Cambridge * John Herd Thompson (1946–2019), Canadian historian * John N. Thompson (born 1951), American evolutionary biologist

Business

John Thompson (American banker) John Thompson (November 27, 1802 – April 19, 1891) was an American banker, financial publisher, and dealer in bank notes. Early life Thompson was born in Peru, Massachusetts, near Pittsfield on November 27, 1802. He was the son of a farmer an ...

(1802–1891), American banker *

John Fairfield Thompson John Fairfield Thompson was a metallurgist who became President and later Chairman of Inco Limited. Biography Thompson was born a Unitarianism, Unitarian in Portland, Maine, in 1881, and attended Columbia University's School of Mines, receiving a B ...

, chairman of

Inco Vale Canada Limited (formerly Vale Inco, CVRD Inco and Inco Limited; for corporate branding purposes simply known as "Vale" and pronounced in English) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale. Vale's nickel mining and ...

* John L. Thompson (1869–1930), Iowa journalist and businessman * John Philp Thompson Sr. (1925–2003), American businessman with 7-Eleven * John Thompson (Canadian banker) (born 1942), non-executive chairman of the board of Toronto-Dominion Bank * John W. Thompson (born 1949), chairman of the board of Microsoft *

John Thompson (company) John Thompson Limited was a major engineering business based in Wolverhampton, in its latter years offering products for the nuclear engineering industry. History The company was founded by William Thompson, in or around 1820, in Wolverhampton, ...

, a company based in Wolverhampton

Entertainment

John Thompson (actor) John Thompson (died December 1634) was a noted boy player acting women's roles in English Renaissance theatre. He served in the King's Men (playing company), King's Men, the acting troupe formerly of William Shakespeare and Richard Burbage. Thomp ...

(died 1634), member of the King's Men in the 1621–1631 era * John Thompson (engraver) (1785–1866), English wood engraver *

John Reuben Thompson John Reuben Thompson (October 23, 1823 – April 30, 1873) was an American poet, journalist, editor and publisher. Biography John Reuben Thompson was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1823. He graduated in law from the University of Virgini ...

(1823–1873), American poet, journalist, editor and publisher *

John Edward Thompson John Edward Thompson (1882–1945) was an American painter and university professor who is credited with introducing modern art to Denver, Colorado in 1917, much to the chagrin of local critics. Due to his pioneering career, Thompson was refer ...

(1882–1945), American artist * John Sylvanus Thompson (1889–1963), American pianist *

John Thompson (Australian poet) John Thompson may refer to: Academics * J. A. Thompson (1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar * John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health * John G. Thompson (born 1932), American mathematician ...

(1907–1968), Australian poet and broadcaster * John Thompson (writer, born 1918) (1918–2002), American poet, critic, professor *

Johnny Thompson John Max Thompson (July 27, 1934 – March 9, 2019) was an American comedian and Las Vegas illusionist who performed under the stage name The Great Tomsoni with his wife, Pamela Hayes. They had a comedic slapstick act with the well-dressed Thom ...

(1934–2019), Las Vegas illusionist *

John Thompson (Canadian poet) John Thompson (17 Mar 1938 – 26 Apr 1976) was an English-born, Canadian poet, translator and university professor. He is noted for his mastery of poetic forms, which he used to express the intensity and power of images in spare and precise lan ...

(1938–1976), Canadian poet *

John Cargill Thompson John Cargill Thompson (1 November 1938 – 19 September 2000) was a Scottish dramatist specialising in one-person plays. After the performance of his 52nd play, he was described as "Britain's most prolific playwright", surpassing Shakespeare's 37 a ...

(1938–2000), Scottish dramatist *

John Douglas Thompson John Douglas Thompson (born 1964) is an English-American actor. He is a Tony Award nominee and the recipient of two Drama Desk Awards, three Obie Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award. ''The New York Times'' critic B ...

(born 1964), actor *

John Dall Thompson John Dall (born John Dall Thompson; May 26, 1920 – January 15, 1971) was an American actor. Primarily a stage actor, he is best remembered today for portraying the cool-minded intellectual killer in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope'' (1948), and the ...

(1920–1971), American actor *

John Thompson Productions John Thompson Productions is a German Pornography, pornographic film studio based in Berlin, Germany. The studio is best known for its Bukkake (sex act), bukkake-themed series German Goo Girls (GGG), but it has other series focusing on gang ban ...

, a German pornographic film studio **

John Thompson (producer) John Thompson Productions is a German Pornography, pornographic film studio based in Berlin, Germany. The studio is best known for its Bukkake (sex act), bukkake-themed series German Goo Girls (GGG), but it has other series focusing on gang ban ...

, producer and director of John Thompson Productions

Military

John Thompson (Royal Navy officer) John Thompson (1776 – 30 January 1864) was a British Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King ...

(1776–1864), British navy officer *

John Thompson (soldier, born 1838) John J. Thompson (August 14, 1838 - July 2, 1915) was a Duchy of Holstein-born soldier in the Union Army in the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other na ...

(1838–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

John Thompson (soldier, born 1842) Sergeant John Thompson (c. 1842 – unknown) was a Scottish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 1st U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a hostile band of Apache Indians at th ...

(1842–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

John T. Thompson John Taliaferro Thompson (December 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Army officer known for being the inventor of the Tommy gun. Early life Born on December 31, 1860, in Newport, Kentucky, Thompson grew up on a succession of Army p ...

(1860–1940), inventor of the Thompson submachine gun * John Marlow Thompson (1914–1994), British Second World War Ace and Battle of Britain pilot *

John Thompson (RAF officer) Air Marshal John Hugh Thompson, (18 September 1947 – 15 March 2023) was a British Royal Air Force officer who became Head of the British Defence Staff – US, British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C. from 2000 until his retirement in 2002. ...

(1947–2023), former Royal Air Force officer * John F. Thompson (general), U.S. Air Force general

Politics

United States

* John Thompson (Louisiana judge) (died 1810), registrar of lands and judge * John C. Thompson (1790–1831), Vermont lawyer, politician, and judge * John H. Thompson (politician), Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1824–1828 * John Thompson (1749–1823), US congressman from New York * John Thompson (1809–1890), US congressman from New York *

John Burton Thompson John Burton Thompson (December 14, 1810 – January 7, 1874) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. Early life Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson ...

(1810–1874), Whig politician from Kentucky *

John Martin Thompson John Martin Thompson (c. 1829 – 1907) was a lumberman, Native American tribal and civic leader, born in the old Cherokee Nation prior to removal in what is now Bartow County, Georgia, USA.Starr's History of the Cherokee Indians, By Dr. Emmet Sta ...

(1829–1907), lumberman and civic leader * John McCandless Thompson (1829–1903), US congressman from Pennsylvania * John R. Thompson (1834–1894), founder of the Grange * John E. W. Thompson (1860–1918), American diplomat * John F. Thompson (politician) (1920–1965), Massachusetts state Speaker of the House * John D. Thompson Jr. (1928–1986), member of the Ohio House of Representatives *

John Thompson (Minnesota politician) John Thompson is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the 67A district from 2021 to 2023. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 5, 2021. Prior to seeking elected office, Thom ...

, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives *

John Thompson (Ohio politician) John Thomson (November 20, 1780 – December 2, 1852), also known as John Thompson, was a United States Representative from Ohio from 1825 to 1827 and from 1829 to 1837. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 1814 to 1815 and from 1817 to ...

(1780–1852), U.S. congressman from Ohio, member of the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives * John W. Thompson (Iowa politician) (1823–1883), member of the Iowa House of Representatives, Iowa Senate, and mayor of Davenport, Iowa

Canada

* John Hall Thompson (1810–1893), Canadian court commissioner and political figure * Sir

John Sparrow David Thompson Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Canada from 1892 until his death in 1894. He had previously been fifth premier o ...

(1845–1894), Prime Minister of Canada * J. Enoch Thompson (1846–1932), Canadian politician, diplomat, writer, and businessman * John W. Thompson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1914), politician in Manitoba, Canada *

John Thompson (Manitoba politician) John William McLeod Thompson (July 18, 1908 in Elkhorn, Manitoba – December 15, 1986 in Winnipeg) was a lawyer, politician and judge in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1962 as a Progressive Co ...

(1908–1986), Manitoba provincial cabinet minister * John Thompson (Alberta politician) (1924–2016), Alberta provincial politician

United Kingdom

John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham (c. 1648 – 1 November 1710), known as Sir John Thompson, Bt, between 1673 and 1696, was an English politician. Thompson was the son of Maurice Thomson (1601/4-1676), of St Andrew, Eastcheap, City of London ...

(c. 1648–1710), English politician *

John Thompson (Liberal politician) John William Howard Thompson (1861-17 October 1959) was a British Liberal Party politician, solicitor and soldier. Background He was educated at Carshalton and Whitgift School, Croydon. He married Antoinette Ebden Keene of Crewkerne, Somerset. ...

(1861–1959), British Member of Parliament for East Somerset, 1906–1910 *

Jack Thompson (politician) John Thompson DL (27 August 1928 – 21 July 2011), known as Jack Thompson, was a British Labour Party politician - the Member of Parliament for Wansbeck from 1983 to 1997. Thompson had a lasting achievement to thwart a plan for a nuclear ...

(John Thompson, 1928–2011), British Labour MP for Wansbeck *

John Thomson (diplomat) Sir John Adam Thomson, (27 April 1927 – 3 June 2018) was a British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to India and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Career John Thomson was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, the Univer ...

(1927–2018), British ambassador to Angola

Other

John Malbon Thompson John Malbon Thompson (24 December 1830 – 30 May 1908) was an Australian lawyer and politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Thompson was the son of John Thompson, sometime Deputy Surveyor-General for New South ...

(1830–1908), Australian politician, MLA for Queensland

Science

John Vaughan Thompson John Vaughan Thompson FLS (19 November 1779 – 21 January 1847) was a British military surgeon, marine biologist, zoologist, botanist, and published naturalist. Early years John Vaughan Thompson was born in British controlled Brooklyn on Lon ...

(1779–1847), British biologist * John Ashburton Thompson (1846–1915), British-Australian physician * John Hannay Thompson (1869–c. 1940), British harbour engineer * John McLean Thompson (1888–1977), Scottish botanist * Sir

J. Eric S. Thompson Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (31 December 1898 – 9 September 1975) was a leading English Mesoamerican archaeologist, ethnohistorian, and epigrapher. While working in the United States, he dominated Maya studies and particularly the study o ...

(John Eric Sidney Thompson, 1898–1975), English archeologist and Mayan scholar * John Edd Thompson (1942/1943–2025), American meteorologist

Sports

American football

* John Thompson (American football coach) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team * John Thompson (American football executive) (1927–2022), American football executive * John Thompson (tight end) (born 1957), American football player

Association football

* John Thompson (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1984), English footballer for Sunderland *

Ernie Thompson (footballer, born 1909) John Ernest Thompson (21 June 1909 – 28 December 1985) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, he played for Stakeford United, Ashington, Bradford Park Avenue, Carlisle United, Brist ...

(John Ernest Thompson, 1909–1985), Manchester United F.C. player in the 1930s * John Thompson (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2006), English football goalkeeper who played for Newcastle United and Lincoln City * John Thompson (footballer, born 1981), Irish professional footballer

Australian football

* John Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1903) (1903–1985), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne * John Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1938) (1938–1999), Australian rules footballer for Richmond

Baseball

Jocko Thompson John Samuel "Jocko" Thompson (January 17, 1917 – February 3, 1988) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1951. He also served in the Army o ...

(John Samuel Thompson, 1917–1988), Major League Baseball pitcher * Tug Thompson (John Parkinson Thompson, 1856–1938), Major League Baseball outfielder

Basketball

John Thompson (basketball) John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegia ...

(1941–2020), American basketball player and Hall of Fame coach at Georgetown University *

John Thompson III John Robert Thompson III (born March 11, 1966) is an American professional basketball coach and executive who has been the assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team since 2017. He previously served as the head coach of ...

(born 1966), his son, also former basketball coach at Georgetown *

Cat Thompson John Ashworth "Cat" Thompson (February 10, 1906 – October 7, 1990) was an American basketball player. He won the Utah state championship with Dixie High School team and finished second in the High School National Tournament in 1925. In colleg ...

(John Ashworth Thompson, 1906–1990), American basketball player

Cricket

* John Thompson (cricketer, born 1870) (1870–1945), English cricketer *

John Thompson (cricketer, born 1918) John Ross Thompson (10 May 1918 – 15 June 2010) was an English amateur cricketer, rackets player and school master. Life and career Thompson was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and at St John' ...

(1918–2010), English cricketer

Rugby

* John Thompson (rugby union, born 1886) (c. 1886–c. 1978), rugby union player who represented Australia * John Thompson (rugby union, born 1898) (1898–1951), rugby union player who represented Ireland * John Thompson (rugby league) (born 1959), rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

Other sports

* John Garcia Thompson (born 1979), British beach volleyball player *

John Thompson (boxer) John Thompson (born March 5, 1989) is an American junior middleweight professional boxer. 2015 Boxcino tournament Thompson won the 2015 Boxcino tournament - a tournament featured exclusively on ESPN Friday Night Fights. At the finals of this t ...

(born 1989), professional boxer

Other

* John Thompson (priest) (died 1571), Canon of Windsor * John Thompson (journalist) (1928–2017), British journalist * John Thompson (landscape architect) (1941–2015), British landscape architect for the city of Oxford *

Jack Thompson (activist) John Bruce Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is an American activist and disbarred attorney. As an attorney, Thompson focused his legal efforts against what he perceives as obscenity in modern culture. Thompson gained recognition as an anti-video ...

(John Bruce Thompson, born 1951), Florida lawyer *

John H. Thompson John Hubert Thompson (June 19, 1951May 9, 2025) was an American statistician and Director of the United States Census Bureau. In this position, one of his main duties was to oversee preparations for the 2020 United States Census. On May 9, 20 ...

(1951–2025), American statistician, Census Director *

John Thompson (convict) John Thompson, a convict of the colony of New South Wales (now Australia), was one of four men who set off on a timber getting mission from Sydney bound for Illawarra in 1823. The men were caught in a severe storm and driven north 728 km to ...

, convict of the colony of New South Wales *

John Thompson (inventor) John Henry Michael "JT" Thompson (born June 15, 1959) is the inventor of the Lingo programming language used in Adobe Director and a former Chief Scientist at Macromedia. He is a former professor in the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) ...

(born 1959), inventor of the Lingo programming language * John Thompson (mass murderer) (1938–2008), Scottish-born arsonist responsible for the

Denmark Place fire The Denmark Place fire occurred on 16 August 1980 at 18 Denmark Place in Central London. The fire, caused by arson, killed 37 people of eight nationalities. Most of the victims were Spanish or Latin American, and were patrons of two unlicensed ...

* Sir John Thompson (judge) (1907–1995), British barrister and judge *

John Rosolu Bankole Thompson John Rosolu Bankole Thompson (15 December 1936 - 15 May 2021) was a Sierra Leonean judge and jurist who published several studies on the law of Sierra Leone. Bankole Thompson served on the Special Court for Sierra Leone and headed the Commission o ...

(1936–2021), Sierra Leonean judge and jurist *

Snowshoe Thompson John Albert Thompson (born Jon Torsteinsson Rue; April 30, 1827 – May 15, 1876), nicknamed Snowshoe Thompson, an early resident of the Sierra Nevada of Nevada and California, was a Norwegian-American considered to be the father of California s ...

(John Albert Thompson, 1827–1876), mail carrier across the Sierras * John Thompson, exonerated death row inmate, party in United States Supreme Court case '' Connick v. Thompson''

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