Thompson is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Tom (or Thomas)". A patronym, is a component of a Personal name based on the name of one's father A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. There are varied spellings. Thompson can refer to:
|
Thompson |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Related names | Thomson |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Thompson |
Contents |
People
Well-known individuals whose surname is or was Thompson include:
- Ahmir Khalib Thompson (b. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or 1971), aka ?uestlove, African-American musician, DJ, and record producer
- Alden Thompson, Christian theologian
- Archie Thompson, Australian football (soccer) player for Melbourne Victory
- Barry Thompson
- Ben Thompson (1842–1884), gunfighter and gambler
- Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814), Anglo-American physicist, usually called "Count Rumford"
- Bradley Thompson, American television producer and writer
- Bryan Thompson, American automotive designer
- Burnett Thompson American musician
- Cameron Thompson, Australian politician
- D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948), Scottish biologist and mathematician
- Dan Thompson (b. Alden Lloyd Thompson (19??— is a Christian theologian, author and popular speaker and seminar presenter Archibald Gerald "Archie" Thompson (born 23 October 1978 in Otorohanga, New Zealand) is an Australian Football (soccer player Bolt Thrower are an English Death metal band from Coventry, England. Ben Thompson, born in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England on November 2, 1843. Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (in German: de Reichsgraf von Rumford FRS ( 26 March 1753 – 21 August 1814 Bradley Thompson is an American Television producer and writer for Star Trek Deep Space Nine (1996 - 1999 and Battlestar Galactica Bryan Thompson (born October 11, 1974 in Phoenix Arizona) is an automotive and freelance designer Burnett Thompson is a United States pianist Composer, and educator Cameron Paul Thompson (born 1 October 1960) was an Australian politician in Queensland. Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson ( May 2, 1860, Edinburgh &ndash June 21, 1948 St Dan Thompson (born June 15, 1956) was a Canadian swimmer competing in the butterfly events during the 1970s and early 1980s 1956), Canadian butterfly swimmer
- Dave Thompson, British standup comedian
- David Thompson (explorer) (1770–1857), Canadian explorer
- Daley Thompson (b. Dave Thompson is an English stand-up comedian and Actor from Brighton, who hit the headlines in July 1997 after being sacked from the role of David Thompson ( April 30, 1770 &ndash February 10, 1857) was an English-Canadian fur trader surveyor and map-maker known Francis Morgan Oyodélé Thompson CBE (born July 30, 1958 in Worcester Park) known commonly as Daley Thompson, is a former 1958), twice Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon
- Duncan Thompson, Australian rugby league footballer
- Eddie Thompson, Scottish businessman and chairman of Dundee United F. Duncan Fulton Thompson MBE (born 14 March 1895 in Warwick Queensland, died 17 May 1980 in Auchenflower Queensland Edward Thompson OBE (born 1940 is the chairman of Scottish football club Dundee United and a well known figure in the Scottish Retail C.
- Edward Thompson (1881–1949), English steam locomotive engineer for the LNER
- Emma Thompson (b. Edward Thompson (1881-1954 was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway between 1941 and 1946 Emma Thompson (born April 15 1959 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - BAFTA Award - and Golden Globe -winning Anglo-Scottish Actress 1959), British actress
- E. P. Thompson (1924–1993), British 'new-left' historian
- Fred Dalton Thompson (b. Edward Palmer Thompson ( February 3, 1924, Oxford &ndash August 28, 1993, Worcester) was an English historian 1942), Former U. S. Senator (Tennessee), film/TV actor, candidate for the 2008 U. S. Presidential Election
- Francis Thompson (1859–1907), English poet
- Georgia Thompson
- Georgie Thompson
- Greg Thompson
- Gregg Thompson, Australian astronomer
- Gregg Thompson, U. Francis Thompson ( December 18, 1859 – November 13, 1907) was an English poet and Ascetic. Georgia L Thompson (born ca 1950 is a current Wisconsin Civil servant who was convicted of federal corruption charges in 2006 but released by an appeals court Georgina Jane 'Georgie' Thompson is a broadcast Journalist and Television presenter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News. Gregory Francis Thompson, PC, MP (born March 28, 1947 in St Stephen New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician Gregg D Thompson of Brisbane, Australia is an amateur astronomer and the executive director of the Dreamtech Designs and Productions company Gregg Thompson (born May 29 1961 is a retired US Soccer forward who was the 1983 North American Soccer League Rookie of the Year S. soccer player
- Hugh Thompson, Jr., U. Hugh C Thompson Jr ( April 15, 1943 &ndash January 6, 2006) was a United States Army Helicopter pilot during the S. Army helicopter pilot, known for saving lives at the My Lai Massacre
- Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005), U. Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most S. journalist and author
- Jack Thompson (attorney) (b. John Bruce "Jack" Thompson (born July 25 1951 is an American Activist and former Attorney, based in Coral Gables, 1951), U. S. Lawyer and anti-videogame activist
- James R. Thompson (b. James Robert Thompson Jr (born May 8, 1936) also known as "Big Jim Thompson" was the longest-serving Governor of the U 1936), longest-serving governor of State of Illinois
- Jim Thompson (writer) (1906–1977), U. James Myers Thompson ( September 27, 1906, Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory - April 7, 1977, Los Angeles, California S. pulp fiction writer
- Jonathan Thompson British television presenter, actor and entrepreneur
- John B. Thompson, Cambridge sociologist
- John Thompson (Manitoba politician) (b. Jonathan Thompson, born in Salford, Greater Manchester, November 1976 is a British television presenter actor and entrepreneur John William McLeod Thompson, BA LLB (born July 18 1908 in Elkhorn Manitoba; died December 15 1986 in Winnipeg) was a lawyer politician and judge in Manitoba 1908), Manitoba Provincial Cabinet Minister
- John Thompson (b. John Thompson may refer to Academics Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (1898&ndash1975 English archeologist and Mayan scholar John G 1941), All-America basketball player and longtime basketball coach for Georgetown University, who coached the Hoyas to the 1984 NCAA Men's title
- John G. Thompson (b. John Griggs Thompson (born October 13 1932 in Ottawa Kansas, USA) is a Mathematician noted for his work in the field of Finite 1932), U. S. mathematician, Fields Medal winner
- John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894), former Prime Minister of Canada
- John W. Thompson (b. Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, KCMG, PC, QC, ( November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian John W Thompson (born April 24, 1949) is a former vice-president at IBM and the current CEO of Symantec. 1949), CEO of Symantec
- Kate Thompson (author), author of The New Policeman
- Ken Thompson (computer programmer) (b. Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults Kenneth Lane Thompson (born February 4 1943) commonly referred to as Ken Thompson (or simply 1943), U. S. computer scientist
- Kenan Thompson, American actor
- Lady Gwen Thompson
- Laird A. Thompson, American astronomer
- LaMarcus Adna Thompson (1848–1919), known for his early work developing roller coasters, sometimes called the "Father of Gravity"
- Lea Thompson
- Lee Jay Thompson (b. Kenan Thompson (born May 10 1978 is an American Actor and Comedian who is currently known for the titular role in Fat Albert, as a regular Lady Gwen Thompson ( September 16 1928 &ndash May 22 1986) was the "public Craft name " or pseudonym of Witchcraft author Laird A Thompson (born 6 September 1947) is a professor of Astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. LaMarcus Adna Thompson ( March 8, 1848 &ndash May 8, 1919 in Ohio, United States is best known for his early work developing Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31 1961 is a People's Choice Award winning American actress and director. Lee Jay Thompson (born 5 October 1957, London) nicknamed Kix or El Thommo, is an English Musician, best 1947), the saxophonist of Madness
- Llewellyn Thompson, U. Llewellyn E "Tommy" Thompson Jr (1904 - 1972 was a United States diplomat S. Ambassador to Austria and Soviet Union
- Libby Thompson (1855–1953), frontier prostitute and madam
- Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican reggae artist
- Linda Chavez-Thompson, American union leader
- Mickey Thompson, renowned race car driver, promoter
- Morris Thompson, American politician and businessman
- Mychal Thompson, one of the Jena 6
- Nathan Thompson, AFL football player
- Paul Thompson (ice hockey b. 1906), former ice hockey player
- Paul Thompson (ice hockey b. 1968), former Guildford Flames Captain
- Paul Thompson (ice hockey coach)
- Paul Thompson (football), quarterback for the University of Oklahoma Sooners
- Paul Thompson (musician) (Roxy Music)
- Paul Thompson (professor), a management professor at the university of Strathclyde
- Paul Thompson, author of The Terror Timeline
- Paul B. Thompson, fantasy writer
- Paul "Porl" Thompson (musician) (The Cure)
- Reginald Campbell Thompson (1876–1941), a British archaeologist and epigraphist
- Richard Thompson, British musician
- Rob Thompson (musician)
- Sir Robert Grainger Ker Thompson (1916–1992), a member of Wingate's Chindits, a counter-insurgency expert and author
- Ruth Thompson, first female state representative of Michigan, first female U. Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Thompson (1855-1953 was a prostitute and dance hall girl who worked in Dodge City Kansas and other frontier cattle towns during the 1870s Prince Lincoln Thompson, known as Sax, was a Jamaican Singer, musician and Songwriter with the Reggae band the Royal Rasses and a member of Linda Chavez-Thompson ( August 3, 1944) is a second-generation Mexican American and union leader Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson ( December 7, 1928 - March 16, 1988) was an American Off-road racing legend Morris Thompson (died January 31, 2000) was an Alaska Native leader American businessman and politicial appointee working on matters vital to Mychal George Thompson (born January 30, 1955, in Nassau Bahamas) is a former National Basketball Association player who was the #1 pick in Jena Six was the name given to a group of six black teenagers charged with the beating of Justin Barker a white student at Jena High School Nathan Thompson (born 14 February 1978 is a former Australian rules footballer who previously played with the Hawthorn and North Melbourne Football Clubs The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Paul Ivan Thompson (born November 2, 1906 in Calgary, Alberta - September 13, 1991) was a Canadian Ice hockey Paul Thompson (Born May 6, 1968 is a former Canadian Ice hockey defenceman from Manitoba. Paul "Thommo" Thompson (born) is the current Head coach of Coventry Blaze and Great Britain national ice hockey team. Paul Thompson (born November 23, 1983 in Leander Texas) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a Free agent Paul Thompson (born 13 May 1951 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is the Drummer for Roxy Music from 1971 to 1980 and from 2001 onwards Professor Paul Thompson is the head of the department of Human Resource Management at the University of Strathclyde Business School. The Terror Timeline Year by Year Day by Day Minute by Minute A Comprehensive Chronicle of the Road to 9/11 &mdash and America's Response is described by its publisher Paul B Thompson (born 1958 is a freelance writer and novelist Porl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson, November 8 1957, in Wimbledon, England) is an English Musician Reginald Campbell Thompson (1876-1941 was a British Archaeologist, Assyriologist, and cuneiformist. Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player Rob Thompson is a Canadian musician from the Okanagan valley near Naramata. Sir Robert Grainger Ker Thompson KBE CMG DSO MC (1916&ndash1992 was a British military officer and Counter-insurgency Ruth Thompson ( September 15, 1887 - April 5, 1970) was a politician from the U S. Representative from Michigan
- Sada Thompson (b. Sada Thompson (born September 27, 1929) is an award-winning American stage, Film and Television Actress 1929), an American actress
- Saige Thompson, an American actress
- Sarah Thompson (b. Saige Thompson is an American actress Thompson graduated from Phoenixville High School in 1999 1979), an American actress
- Scott Thompson (b. Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian television comedian best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall 1959), Canadian television comedian
- Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916), English physicist
- Susanna Thompson (b. Silvanus Phillips Thompson FRS ( June 19, 1851 – June 12, 1916) was a professor of physics at the City and Guilds Technical College Susanna Thompson (born January 27, 1958) is an American television and film Actress. 1958), American television and film actress
- Syd'quan Thompson, defensive back for Cal Golden Bears
- Thomas L. Thompson, Old Testament scholar
- Thomson and Thompson, The Adventures of Tintin's Character
- Tiny Thompson
- Tommy Thompson, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, one-time candidate for the 2008 U. The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley. Thomas L Thompson (born Jan 7, 1939 in Detroit Michigan) is a biblical theologian who lives in Denmark and is now a Danish citizen Thomson and Thompson ( Dupond et Dupont) are a pair of detectives in Hergé 's classic European comic strip The Adventures Cecil R "Tiny" Thompson (May 31 1905 – February 9 1981 was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey Goaltender who played for the Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) a United States Politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin and the 7th S. Presidential Election
- Marko "Thompson" Perković, Croatian musician
- Whitney Thompson - a fashion model, winner of America's Next Top Model
Places
In Canada:
- Thompson, Manitoba
- Thompson (Manitoba riding), an electoral district in the above location
- Thompson River, a river in British Columbia
- Thompson Country, a region within the basin of the Thompson River
- Thompson Plateau, a landform in the Interior of British Columbia named for the Thompson River
- Thompson-Nicola Regional District, a regional district in British Columbia
In Chile:
- Thompson Island, a small island in the south
In England:
In the United States of America:
- Thompson, Connecticut
- Thompson, Iowa
- Thompson Island, Massachusetts
- Thompson Township, Michigan
- Thompson, New York
- Thompson, Alamance County, North Carolina
- Thompson, Robeson County, North Carolina
- Thompson, North Dakota
- Thompson Township, Delaware County, Ohio
- Thompson and Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio
- Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio
- Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Thompson, Wisconsin
In the South Atlantic
Nations and languages
- Thompson River Salish, a Canadian First Nation in south central British Columbia
- Thompson language (Thompson River Salish), a Salishan language spoken by the Thompson people of British Columbia
Things
- USS Thompson, two U. Thompson is a Croatian rock band led by Frontman musician Marko Perković who is often identified with the band itself being his Stage name. Whitney Thompson is an American Fashion model most notable as the winner of the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model. America's Next Top Model Cycle 10 is the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the fourth season to be aired on The CW network The City of Thompson, "Hub of the North" is the regional trade and service centre of Northern Manitoba. Thompson is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Thompson River is the largest Tributary of the Fraser River The Thompson Country, also referred to as The Thompson and in some ways as the Thompson Valley and historically known as the Couteau Country or Couteau Thompson Plateau, also knows as the Okanagan-Thompson Plateau occupies much of the south-west portion of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, Thompson is a relatively secluded village in Norfolk, England, located amongst acres of woodland the nearest town being Watton. Thompson is a rural town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. Thompson is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 596 at the 2000 census Thompson Island is an Island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 4 Miles offshore from downtown Thompson Township is a Civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U Thompson is a Town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. Thompson is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota in the United States. Thompson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. Thompson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. Thompson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. Thompson is an unincorporated community in the town of Erin in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. Thompson Island is a Phantom island in the South Atlantic. According to the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution, it was supposed The Nlaka'pamux (nɬeʔképmx commonly called "the Thompson", and also Thompson River Salish, Thompson Salish, Thompson River Indians The Thompson language, properly known as Nlaka'pamuctsin or the Nlaka'pamux language, is an Interior Salishan language spoken in the Fraser Canyon USS Thompson may refer to USS ''Thompson'' (DD-305, named for Richard Wigginton Thompson and served in the 1920s USS S. Navy destroyers
- Thompson submachine gun
- Thompson v. Johnson County Community College in Oklahoma
- Rothmund-Thompson's syndrome, a hereditary and familial disease
- Thomson and Thompson (Dupont et Dupond), the two clumsy detectives from the Tintin series
- Thompson Twins, English 1980s neoromantic rock band
- Thompson (band), a Croatian rock band
- Sadie Thompson, a 1928 film about a "fallen woman" which was remade several times
- Aarne-Thompson classification system of folk stories
References
See also
The Thompson submachine gun is an American Submachine gun that became infamous during the Prohibition era Thompson v Johnson County Community College is a Kansas court case involving the Johnson County Community College in which workers were given no right to privacy Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome is a rare Autosomal Recessive skin condition originally described by August von Rothmund (1830-1906 in 1868 Thomson and Thompson ( Dupond et Dupont) are a pair of detectives in Hergé 's classic European comic strip The Adventures Thompson Twins were a British Pop group The band formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993 Thompson is a Croatian rock band led by Frontman musician Marko Perković who is often identified with the band itself being his Stage name. Sadie Thompson (1928 is a Silent film which tells the story of a "fallen" woman who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start The Aarne-Thompson classification system is a system for classifying folktales. John Thompson may refer to Academics Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (1898&ndash1975 English archeologist and Mayan scholar John G Thomsen is a Danish Patronymic Surname meaning "son of Tom (or Thomas" itself dervied from the Aramaic תום or Tôm,Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic