Robert or Bob Thompson may refer to:

Entertainment

Bob Thompson (musician) Robert Lamar Thompson (August 24, 1924 – May 21, 2013) was a composer, arranger, and orchestra leader from the 1950s through the 1980s. Active in Los Angeles, Thompson was a recording artist for RCA Victor and Dot Records, scored film and telev ...

(1924–2013), American orchestra leader, arranger, composer *

Bob Thompson (painter) Bob Thompson (June 26, 1937 – May 30, 1966) was an African-American figurative painter known for his bold and colorful canvases, whose compositions were influenced by the Old Masters. His art has also been described as synthesizing Baroque and ...

(1937–1966), American figurative painter * Bob Thompson (pianist) (born 1942), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger * Bob Thompson (wine) (born 1934), American wine writer * Robert E. Thompson (screenwriter) (1924–2004), American screenwriter * Robert Livingstone Thompson, birth name of

Dandy Livingstone Dandy Livingstone (born Robert Livingstone Thompson, 14 December 1943) is a British Jamaican, British-Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae musician and record producer, best known for his 1972 hit record, hit "Suzanne Beware of the Devil", and fo ...

(born 1943), British-Jamaican reggae musician and producer *

Robert Scott Thompson Robert Scott Thompson (born 1959, California) is an American composer of ambient, instrumental and electroacoustic music. He earned the B.Mus. degree from the University of Oregon and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, S ...

(born 1959), composer of ambient, instrumental and electroacoustic music * Robert Thompson (bassoonist) (born 1936), American bassoonist * Robert Thompson (dancer), (1933–1984), dancer and choreographer. Starred in the 1961 movie version of ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

''.Wanda Orton, ''Baytonian is Choreographer, Dancer for Movies, Television'', The Baytown, Jan 09, 1970, Page 9

Military

* Robert G. Thompson (1915–1965), American World War II hero and Communist Party USA activist * Robert Grainger Ker Thompson (1916–1992), British soldier and counter-insurgency expert *

Robert Means Thompson Robert Means Thompson (2 March 1849 – 5 September 1930) was a United States Navy officer, business magnate, philanthropy, philanthropist and a president of the United States Olympic Committee, American Olympic Association. He is the namesake of ...

(1849–1930), American naval officer * Robert Thompson (spy) (born 1935), U.S. Air Force clerk and spy for the Soviet Union

Politics

* Robert A. Thompson (1805–1876), American politician, U.S. Representative from Virginia * Robert Adam Thompson (1860–1947), merchant, miller and politician in Ontario, Canada * Robert F. Thompson (born 1971), American politician, Arkansas state senator * Robert J. Thompson (1937–2006), Pennsylvania State Senator * Robert N. Thompson (1914–1997), Canadian politician, chiropractor, and educator * Robert Schuyler Thompson (1844–1930), businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada * Robert Thompson (Irish politician) (1839–1918), Irish Member of Parliament in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland *

Robert Thompson (Mississippi politician) Robert Thompson (born c. 1830) was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875 from Lowndes County, Mississippi. He was born in South Carolina and worked as a laborer. He served on a ...

(1830–?), Mississippi state Representative *

Robert Thompson (New Zealand politician) Robert Thompson (1840 – 21 April 1922) was a Member of Parliament for Marsden, in Northland, New Zealand. Early life Born at Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Thompson migrated to New South Wales in 1864, and New Zealand in 1870. He was a ...

(1840–1922), New Zealand politician *

Robert Thompson (Wisconsin politician) Robert M. Thompson (November 25, 1927 – June 1, 1999) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Thompson was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from Poynette High School in Poynette, Wisconsin. Later, he joined the United ...

(1927–1999), American politician, Wisconsin state assemblyman *

Robert Townshend Thompson Robert Townshend Thompson (1792–August 9, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, planter and politician in Fairfax County, Virginia, which he represented in the Virginia House of Delegates for nearly a decade (1816–1825). Thompson married Leah W. Kitch ...

(1792–1887), Virginia politician, lawyer and slavery opponent

Sports

Bob Thompson (footballer, born February 1890) Robert Thompson (27 February 1890 – 3 July 1958) was an English professional footballer who made 154 appearances in the Football League playing as a full back for Leicester Fosse, Everton, Millwall and Tranmere Rovers. He was a regular in ...

(1890–1958), English football full back for Everton and others *

Bob Thompson (footballer, born September 1890) Robert Atkinson Thompson (5 September 1890 – 1 June 1969) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Preston North End, Leeds United, Ashington, Luton Town, Accrington Stanley, Bury, Tranmere Rovers ...

(1890–1969), English football forward for numerous clubs *

Bob Thompson (soccer) Bob Thompson (May 7, 1981 in Framingham, Massachusetts) is the current head coach of Boston College. He previously played professionally with the New England Revolution before coaching at Northeastern, Tufts, and UMass Lowell as an assistant. ...

(born 1981), American Association football player, coach *

Robbie Thompson Robbie Thompson (born 22 October 1967) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional ...

(born 1967), Australian rules footballer for Adelaide *

Robbie Thompson (Scottish footballer) Robbie Thompson (born 26 April 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle. His younger brother, Sam, also plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Career In J ...

(born 2004), Scottish footballer for Inverness Caledonian Thistle *

Robby Thompson Robert Randall Thompson (born May 10, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (1986–1996) as the second baseman for the San Francisco Giants. During the Giants ...

(born 1962), American baseball player * Robert Thompson (American football) (born 1960), American football linebacker * Robert Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1891) (1891–1918), Australian rules footballer for University * Robert Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1947) (1947–2018), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Robert Thompson (cyclist) (1884–1974), British Olympic road racing cyclist * Robert Thompson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–19??), English footballer * Robert Thompson (rugby, born 1869) (1869–1952), Irish rugby union player * Robert Thompson (rugby union, born 1947) (1947–2018), New Zealander-Australian rugby union player who represented Australia * Robert Thompson (water polo) (born 1947), Canadian water polo player and coach

Others

* Robert B. Thompson (1811–1841), British-American Latter Day Saint leader, historian, and newspaper editor * Robert Charles Thompson (1931–1995), Canadian-American mathematician *

Robert E. Thompson (journalist) Robert Elliott Thompson (June 28, 1921 – November 19, 2003) was a top political writer and Washington journalist known for his sharp analysis and crisp writing of political affairs, who knew and covered every president from Harry Truman to Geo ...

(1921–2003), American political writer and journalist *

Robert Farris Thompson Robert Farris Thompson (December 30, 1932 – November 29, 2021) was an American art historian and writer who specialized in Africa and the Afro-Atlantic world. He was a member of the faculty at Yale University from 1965 to his retirement more ...

(1932–2021), American art historian, writer, professor * Robert H. Thompson (1944–2017), British numismatist *Robert Thompson (born 1982), a 10-year-old perpetrator in the

murder of James Bulger On 12 February 1993 in Merseyside, England, two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, abducted, tortured, and murdered a two-year-old boy, James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 – 12 February 1993). Thompson and Venables led Bulger ...

* Robert Thompson (chef) (born 1981), British Michelin-starred chef *

Robert Thompson (designer) Robert "Mouseman" Thompson (7 May 1876 – 8 December 1955), also known as Mousey Thompson, was a British furniture maker. He was born and lived in Kilburn, North Yorkshire, Kilburn, Yorkshire, England, where he set up a business manufacturing o ...

(1876–1955), British furniture maker *

Robert Thompson (media scholar) Robert James Thompson (born 1959) is an American educator and media scholar. He is the Trustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and founding director of the ...

(born 1959), American media historian *

Robert Thompson (poker director) Robert or Bob Thompson may refer to: Entertainment *Bob Thompson (musician) (1924–2013), American orchestra leader, arranger, composer *Bob Thompson (painter) (1937–1966), American figurative painter *Bob Thompson (pianist) (born 1942), Ameri ...

, American poker official in Las Vegas * Robert Thompson (priest), Irish Dean of Ardfert from 1959 until 1966

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