Joseph Thompson may refer to:

Politicians

* Joseph B. Thompson (1871–1919), US congressman from Oklahoma *

Joseph Thompson (Canadian politician) Joseph Elijah Thompson (July 19, 1867 – March 16, 1941) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from 1924 to 1926 and served as Conservative MLA for St. David and Toronto Northeast from 1919 to 1929. This was the period of the Ontario ...

(1867–1941), speaker of the Legislature of Ontario *

Joseph Oswalt Thompson Joseph Oswalt Thompson (February 2, 1869 – 1933) served as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and was the Republican Party candidate in the 1910 Alabama gubernatorial election. He was also a congressional candidate in 1918. One of the larg ...

(1869–1933), Alabama politician *

Joe Thompson (Australian politician) Joe Slater Thompson AM (25 July 1923 – 14 May 2005) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1974 to 1988. Thompson was born in Manly and attended Christian Brothers College ther ...

(1923–2005), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Sport

* Joe Thompson (rugby) (1902–1983), British rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Joe Thompson (footballer) Joseph Thompson (5 March 1989 – 17 April 2025) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, Southport and Bury. Early life Thompson was born on 5 March 1989 in Bath, Somer ...

(1989–2025), English footballer * Joseph Atang Thompson (born 1989), Nigerian football player *

Joe Thompson (speedway rider) Joseph Thompson (born 22 April 2004) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Thompson began his speedway career riding for the Leicester Lion Cubs during the 2019 National Development League speedway season. In 2021, he ...

(born 2004), English speedway rider

Others

Joseph Thompson (actor) Joseph Thompson is a British theatre, screen and voice actor from England, best known for playing Dr. Paul Browning in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. He studied at the University of Bristol and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas ...

(active since 2005), English actor *

Joseph Thompson (doctor) Dr. Joseph Thompson (September 29, 1797 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina – August 21, 1885) was an early settler of Atlanta, Georgia, doctor, hotelier, and real-estate investor. Biography Beginnings Born to a Pennsylvania-bred fami ...

(1797–1885), early settler of Atlanta, Georgia, hotelier, and real-estate investor *

Joseph Thompson (pirate) Joseph Thompson (died 1719) was a pirate from Trinidad, Cuba, and was active in the Caribbean. He is primarily known for a single incident involving grenades. History Thompson was among 209 pirates on New Providence who declared to Captain V ...

(died 1719), pirate from Trinidad, Cuba *

Joseph Cheesman Thompson Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874–1943) was an American career medical officer in the United States Navy who attained the rank of commander before retirement in 1929. His foes called him "Crazy Thompson", but to friends he was known as "Snake", a n ...

(1874–1943), medical officer in the United States Navy *

Joseph H. Thompson Joseph "Colonel Joe" Henry Thompson (26 September 1871 – 1 February 1928) was a highly decorated World War I veteran, recipient of the Medal of Honor, lawyer, Pennsylvania State Senate, Pennsylvania state senator, head football coach of the U ...

(1871–1928), World War I Medal of Honor recipient, lawyer, state senator and college football player and head coach *

Joseph Parrish Thompson Joseph Parrish Thompson (1819–1879) was an American abolitionist and Congregationalist minister. He was pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle Church in New York from 1845 to 1871, (also known as Broadway United Church of Christ and Second Free Presb ...

(1819–1879), American abolitionist and Baptist minister *

Joseph Whitaker Thompson Joseph Whitaker Thompson (August 19, 1861 – January 7, 1946) was a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the Uni ...

(1861–1946), American judge *

Joe Thompson (musician) Joseph Aquiler Thompson (December 9, 1918 – February 20, 2012) was an American old-time fiddle, old-time fiddle player, and one of the last musicians to carry on the black string band tradition. Accompanied by his cousin Odell, Thompson was rec ...

(1918–2012), American musician * Joe Thompson (c. 1784–?), African-American slave who sued in the case ''

Joe Thompson vs Walter Clarke ''Joe Thompson vs Walter Clarke'' was decided in December 1817. Background and facts Joe Thompson was born circa 1784 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, St. Mary's County, Maryland where he was enslaved to a prosperous farmer and slaveholder Joh ...

'' for his freedom *

Joe Thompson (bookmaker) Joseph Thompson, born Joseph Solomon (6 March 1838 – 3 March 1909) "King of the Ring" "The Leviathan", was a bookmaker in Melbourne, Victoria, and later in London, England. History Thompson was born in London to tobacco merchant Samuel T. Solo ...

(1838–1909), bookmaker in Melbourne, Victoria, and London, England *

Joe Thompson (pilot) Joseph Thompson Jr. (1919–2012) was a decorated World War II pilot from Tennessee, who later in life became active in Nashville civic affairs. Nicknamed "Tiger Joe", Major Thompson flew 90 combat missions in 1944 for the Allied forces in Euro ...

(1919–2012), American World War II pilot * Joe F. Thompson (born 1930s), American aerospace engineer *

Joseph H. Thompson (attorney) Joseph H. Thompson is an American lawyer serving since 2025 as the acting United States attorney for the District of Minnesota. Education Thompson attended Gustavus Adolphus College and received his Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. ...

, American lawyer

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