Thomas, Tommy or Tom Thompson may refer to:

Politics

Thomas Thompson (1754–1828) Thomas Thompson (1754–1828), was a Kingston upon Hull banker and Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain), Wesleyan Methodist preacher. The father of Thomas Perronet Thompson, he had the gothic mansion, Cottingham Castle, built in Cottingh ...

, Hull banker, British MP for Midhurst, Wesleyan, father of Thomas Perronet Thompson * Thomas W. Thompson (1766–1821), U.S. representative and senator from New Hampshire *

Thomas Perronet Thompson Thomas Perronet Thompson (15 March 1783 – 6 September 1869) was a British Parliamentarian, a governor of Sierra Leone and a radical reformer. He became prominent in 1830s and 1840s as a leading activist in the Anti-Corn Law League. He speci ...

(1783–1869), British politician and reformer * Thomas Charles Thompson (1821–1892), British MP for City of Durham, 1874 and 1880–1885 *

Thomas Thompson (New Zealand politician) Thomas Thompson (1832 – 21 January 1919) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. Biography Early life and career Thompson was born in Ireland in 1832 where he was entered the grocery trade as a merchant. In 1853 he shifted to Aust ...

(1832–1919), New Zealand politician *

Thomas Larkin Thompson Thomas Larkin Thompson (May 31, 1838 – February 1, 1898) was an American newspaperman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1887 to 1889. He was the son of Robert Augustine Thompson. Early life an ...

(1838–1898), U.S. representative from California, ambassador to Brazil * Thomas Henry Thompson (1866–1925), Ontario merchant, undertaker and political figure *

Thomas Thompson (Australian politician) Thomas Turner Thompson (11 July 1867 – 10 July 1947) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1927 to 1930, one of the two members for the Port Adelaide seat. He was variously described as a ...

(1867–1947), Australian politician * Thomas Alfred Thompson (1868–1953), Ontario farmer and political figure * Thomas Josiah Thompson, Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician *

Tommy Thompson Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American politician who served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the Presidency of George W. Bush, cabinet of President of the United State ...

(born 1941), U.S. politician and governor of Wisconsin * Tommy Thompson (Kentucky politician) (born 1948), U.S. politician and state legislator in Kentucky * Tommy Thompson (Arkansas politician) (fl. 2010–2015), U.S. member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (D-AR) * T. P. Thompson (Arizona politician)

Sports

American football

Tom Thompson (American football) Emmet C. "Tom" Thompson II (born c. 1948) is an American former college football player who was a member of the football team at Austin College in Sherman, Texas during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In 2011, he earned a graduate deg ...

, American college football kicker and coach *

Tommy Thompson (quarterback) Thomas Pryor Thompson (August 15, 1916 – April 22, 1989) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Early life and education Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Thompson graduated f ...

(1916–1989), American pro football quarterback in 1940s * Tommy Thompson (linebacker) (1927–1990), American pro football linebacker * Tommy Thompson (punter) (born 1972), American pro football punter

Association football (soccer)

Thomas Thompson (footballer) Thomas Thompson (1879–1939) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath. Thompson was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was playing for Nettlefolds' works team when Small Heath signed him, attr ...

(1879–1939), English footballer for Small Heath * Tom Thompson (footballer, born 1894) (1894–?), English footballer * Tom Thompson (Australian soccer), Australian soccer player * Tommy Thompson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2015), English footballer, Aston Villa and Preston North End *

Tommy Thompson (footballer, born 1938) Thomas William Thompson (born 9 March 1938) is an English former professional footballer. He spent nine years at Blackpool in the 1960s, making more than 150 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender, specifically at fu ...

, English footballer, Blackpool and York City *

Tommy Thompson (soccer) Thomas Palmer Thompson (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back. Career Thompson played one year of college soccer at Indiana University where he scored five goals and one assist in 12 matches ...

(born 1995), American soccer player

Baseball

Tommy Thompson (pitcher) Thomas Carl Thompson (November 7, 1889 – January 16, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Thompson played for the New York Highlanders in the baseball season. In seven career games, he had a 0–2 record, with a 6.06 ERA. He batted and t ...

(1889–1963), American baseball player *

Tommy Thompson (outfielder) Rupert Luckhart "Tommy" Thompson (May 19, 1910 – May 24, 1971) was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves (1933–36), Chicago White Sox (1938–39), and St. Louis Browns (1939 ...

(1910–1971), American baseball player *

Tommy Thompson (baseball, born 1947) Thomas Norman Thompson (May 22, 1947 - September 30, 2019) was an American infielder and manager in minor league baseball. As a player, he stood tall and weighed . He threw and batted right-handed. He was born in Upland, California. Thompson g ...

(1947–2019), American minor league baseball player and manager

Other sports

* Thomas E. Thompson (1885–?), American college basketball coach *

Thomas Thompson (cricketer) Thomas Thompson (born 24 February 1934) is an English former cricketer. Thompson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Workington, Cumberland. Thompson made his debut for Cumberland in the 1955 Minor Countie ...

(born 1934), English cricketer *

Tommy Thompson (NASCAR) Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American politician who served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Part ...

, American race car driver in the

1955 Southern 500 The 1955 Southern 500, the sixth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event. The event was held on September 5, 1955, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. This race spanned 500 miles on a paved oval track. ...

Tommy Thompson (racing driver) Thomas Vincent Thompson (January 16, 1943 – September 28, 1978) was an American racing driver of Afro-American descent. Thompson competed in various racing series most notably in the SCCA Formula Super Vee and USAC Mini-Indy series. Racing c ...

(1943–1978), Formula Super Vee racing driver * Tommy Thompson (rugby union) (1886–1916), or Gerald Thompson, South Africa rugby player * Tommy Thompson (rugby league) (fl. 1920–1930s), rugby league player for England and Warrington

Other

* Thomas Thompson (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (died 1540), Master of Christ's 1508–1517 * Thomas Thompson (herald) (died 1641), Rouge Dragon Pursuivant in the reign of James VI and I *

Thomas Thompson (priest) Thomas Thompson (8 July 1756 – 10 November 1799) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the 18th century. Thompson was born in County Mayo; and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Killala The Dean of Killala is based at the ...

(1756–1799), Anglican priest in Ireland *

Sir Thomas Thompson, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet, Order of the Bath, GCB (28 February 1766 – 3 March 1828) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary War, American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary Wars, French Revo ...

(1766–1828), Royal Navy admiral *

Thomas Thompson (songwriter) Thomas Thompson (1773–1816) was a Tyneside poet, from Bishop Auckland area in County Durham. His last song was ''Jemmy Joneson's Whurry'', first published in 1823, seven years after his death. Early life Thomas Thompson was born in 1773 in ...

(1773–1816), Tyneside poet * Thomas Clement Thompson (1780–1857), Irish artist * Thomas Thompson (businessman) (1797-1869), American businessman and art collector * Thomas W. Thompson (Medal of Honor) (1839–1927), American Medal of Honor recipient * Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843–1933), English-born journalist and humorist *

Thomas Thompson (writer) Thomas Thompson (1880–1951) was a Lancashire writer and broadcaster, whose work generally appeared under the name of T. Thompson. He lived all his life in Bury, an industrial town some ten miles north of Manchester. Early life Thomas Thomp ...

(1880-1951), Lancashire author and broadcaster (1880-1951) * Thomas Gordon Thompson (1888–1961), American chemist and oceanographer ** RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23), an oceanographic research ship ** USNS Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-9), an oceanographic research ship *

Thomas Thompson (American author) Thomas Thompson (3 October 1933 – 29 October 1982) was an American journalist and author. Career Thompson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Clarence Arnold Thompson (1897–1983) and Ruth Oswalt (1904–1983). He graduated from the University ...

(1933–1982), American journalist and author * Thomas Everett Thompson (1933–1990), British malacologist and embryologist * Thomas L. Thompson (born 1939), American biblical scholar * Thomas Martin Thompson (1955–1998), executed for rape and murder * Thomas J. Thompson (fl. from 1981), American television director * Tommy Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1894–1966), World War II British naval officer *

Llewellyn Thompson Llewellyn E. "Tommy" Thompson Jr. (August 24, 1904 – February 6, 1972) was an American diplomat. He served in Sri Lanka, Austria, and for a lengthy period in the Soviet Union, where his tenure saw some of the most significant events of the Cold ...

(1904–1972), known as Tommy, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union and to Austria *

Tommy Thompson (type designer) Samuel Winfield "Tommy" Thompson (1906–1967) was an American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer. He was born Blue Point, New York. In 1944 he became the first designer to earn royalties for a type design, from Photo Lettering ...

(1906–1967), American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer * Tommy Thompson (parks commissioner) (1913–1985), Toronto's first Commissioner of Parks * Tommy Thompson, birth name

Willoughby Harry Thompson Willoughby Harry "Tommy" Thompson CMG (3December 191925January 2018) was a British colonial administrator who served in various posts in a number of countries, including Kenya, the Falkland Islands, and British Virgin Islands. He was the first ...

(1919–2018), British colonial administrator *

Tommy Gregory Thompson Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS ''Central America'' on September 11, 1988. He is also the author of a book about the discovery, ''America's Lost Treasure'' ...

(born 1952), known for his leading role in the rediscovery of ''SS Central America''

Characters

* Tommy Thompson, fictional character in ''

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack ''The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' is an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933, in the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ended April 1, 1973. After a run of 40 years, it was the longest-running aviation comic strip. The strip was create ...