Thompson may refer to:

People

Thompson (surname) Thompson is a surname of English, Irish and Scottish origin which is a variant of Thomson (surname), Thomson, meaning 'son of Thom'. Thom(p)son is also the English translation of MacTavish, which is the Anglicised version of the Gaelic languages, ...

* Thompson Lantion, Filipino retired police general * Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician

Places

Australia

* Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality

Bulgaria

* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province

Canada

Thompson, Manitoba Thompson is a List of cities in Manitoba, city in north-central Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada, the largest city and most populated municipality in Northern Manitoba. Situated along the Burntwood River, Thompson is located north of Lake Winnipeg a ...

Thompson (electoral district) Thompson is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968 from parts of Churchill and Rupertsland (now Keewatinook), and has formally existed since the provincial election of 19 ...

, an electoral district in the above location * Rural Municipality of Thompson, Manitoba *

Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river ...

, a river in British Columbia **

Thompson Country Thompson Country, also referred to as The Thompson and sometimes as the Thompson Valley and historically known as the Couteau Country or Couteau District, is a historic geographic region of the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of Britis ...

, a region within the basin of the Thompson River **

Thompson Plateau The Thompson Plateau forms the southern portion of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, Canada, lying to the west of Okanagan Lake, south of the Thompson River and east of (although never adjoining it) the Fraser River. At its most southern ...

, a landform in the Interior of British Columbia named for the Thompson River **

Thompson-Nicola Regional District The Thompson–Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2021 Census population was 143,680 and the area covers 44,449.49 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the ma ...

, a regional district in British Columbia * Thompson Sound (British Columbia), a sound in the area of the Broughton Archipelago * Thompson Sound, British Columbia, an unincorporated locality at Thompson Sound * Thompson Station, Nova Scotia

England

Thompson, Norfolk Thompson is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and including Tottington had a population of 341 in 147 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 343 in 155 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes ...

New Zealand

* Thompson Sound (New Zealand), one of the indentations in the coast of the South island's Fiordland National Park

United States

Thompson, Alabama Thompson, also known as Thompson Station, is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United ...

Thompson, Connecticut Thompson is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The town was named after Sir Robert Thompson, an English landholder. The population was 9,189 at the 2020 census ...

Thompson, Iowa Thompson is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 495 at the time of the 2020 census. Thompson is home to the Winnebago County Fair, held annually, various agricultural businesses, a public outdoor swimming pool, th ...

* Thompson, Missouri *

Thompson, Nebraska Thompson is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,240. Its county seat is Fairbury. The county was name ...

Thompson, New York Thompson is a town in the southern part of Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was recorded as 16,550 in the 2020 census. The town is named after William A. Thompson, an early settler who served as the first judge of Sullivan ...

Thompson, North Dakota Thompson is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the " Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or " Greater Grand Forks". It is located on the border of Allendale and Walle townships, with Walle ...

Thompson, Ohio Thompson is an unincorporated community in Thompson Township, Geauga County, in the U.S. state of Ohio at an elevation of 1270 ft (287 m). The Thompson Ledges, an important geologic and topographic feature of northeast Ohio Northe ...

Thompson, Pennsylvania Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeaste ...

Thompson, Wisconsin Thompson is an unincorporated community in the town of Erin, in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North Ame ...

Thompson Island (Massachusetts) Cathleen Stone Island, also known as Thompson Island, is a island in the Dorchester Bay (Boston Harbor), Dorchester Bay section of Boston Harbor, offshore from Downtown Boston, downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is located slightly more than fr ...

, an island in Boston Harbor *

Thompson Springs, Utah Thompson Springs, also officially known for a time as just Thompson, is a small census-designated place in central Grand County, Utah, Grand County, Utah, United States. The population was 39 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The tow ...

, which for a time was also officially known as simply "Thompson" **

Thompson (Amtrak station) Green River station is a train station in Green River, Utah, United States. It is served by Amtrak's ''California Zephyr'', which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The station has a p ...

, the former train station in Thompson Springs

Other uses

Thompson Island (South Atlantic) Thompson Island was a phantom island in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic. It was thought to be about north-northeast of Bouvet Island, a small Norway, Norwegian Dependent territory, dependency between South Africa and Antarctica. History T ...

Thomson-CSF Thomson-CSF was a French company that specialized in the development and manufacture of electronics with a heavy focus upon the aerospace and defence sectors of the market. Thomson-CSF was formed in 1968 following the merger of Thomson-Hous ...

, a French defense contractor *

Nlaka'pamux The Nlakaʼpamux or Nlakapamuk ( ; ), also previously known as the ''Thompson'', '' Thompson River Salish'', ''Thompson Salish'', ''Thompson River Indians'' or ''Thompson River people'', and historically as the ''Klackarpun'', ''Haukamaugh'', ''K ...

, a Canadian First Nation also known as "the Thompson" **

Thompson language The Thompson language, also known as , also known as Nlaka'pamuctsin, also known as the Nlaka'pamux ('Nthlakampx') language, is an Interior Salishan language spoken in the Fraser Canyon, Thompson Canyon, Nicola Country of the Canadian provinc ...

, spoken by the Nlaka'pamux * USS ''Thompson'', two U.S. Navy destroyers *

Thompson submachine gun The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Arm ...

Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...

(Dupont et Dupond), two clumsy detectives from the ''Tintin'' series *

Thompson (band) Thompson is a Croatian ethno hard rock band, founded by songwriter and lead vocalist Marko Perković ("Thompson"), who is often identified with the band itself. The lineup consists of Tomislav Mandarić, Duje Ivić, Ivica Bilić Ike, Ivan Dabro ...

, a Croatian rock band *

Thompson Media Group Thompson Media Group, LLC, originally established as Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Richard E. Thompson. Thompson Media Group is an American privately held media company that specializes in providing compliance, regulatory, a ...

* ''Thompson'' (TV series), 1988 British variety television series *

Thompson/Center Contender The Thompson/Center Contender is a break-action single-shot pistol or rifle that was introduced in 1967 by Thompson/Center Arms. It can be chambered in cartridges from .17 Bumble Bee to .45-70 Government. History Warren Center, working in his ...

, a single-shot pistol *

Clan MacTavish Clan MacTavish (), is an Ancient Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan with Gaelic Ireland, Irish origins. The MacTavish lands were in Argyll in the Western Highlands. Their current Chief is Steven Edward Dugald MacTavish of Dunardry, the ...

, An Ancient Scottish Highlands Clan