Benjamin Thompson
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (german: Reichsgraf von Rumford; March 26, 1753August 21, 1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th-century revolut ...
(1753–1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor.
Benjamin Thompson may also refer to:
Entertainment
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Ben Thompson (actor)
Ben Thompson (born 1 June 1992) is an English actor best known for his role as Ryan Connor in the British soap opera '' Coronation Street''. Brought up in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, Thompson made his screen debut when he appeared in the 20 ...
(born 1992), in ''Coronation Street''
* Ben Thompson (born 1980), author of ''
Badass (book)'' and the ''
Guts & Glory (book series)
The ''Guts and Glory'' series is a four-book series written by Ben Thompson between 2014 and 2017. The series is written to appeal to children between the ages of eight and twelve, and focuses on violent and dramatic events. The books are all i ...
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Politics
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Benjamin Thompson (politician) (1798–1852), US congressman from Massachusetts
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Bennie Thompson (born 1948), US congressman from Mississippi
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Ben Thompson (Canadian politician) (1924–1998), lawyer and Progressive Conservative party member
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Samuel Benjamin Thompson
Samuel Benjamin Thompson (October 11, 1837 - August 1909) was a lawyer, judicial official, and Reconstruction Era politician in South Carolina.
He was a delegate to the 1865 South Carolina Constitutional Constitutional Convention. He was also an ...
reconstruction era African American politician in South Carolina
Sports
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Ben Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1973) (born 1973), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
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Ben Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1978) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
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Ben Thompson (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer for Millwall
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Ben Thompson (footballer, born 2002), Welsh footballer
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Benjamin Thompson (cricketer) (born 1980), former English cricketer
Other
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Benjamin Thompson (farmer) (1806–1890), main benefactor of the University of New Hampshire
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Ben Thompson (lawman)
Ben Thompson (November 2, 1843 – March 11, 1884) was a gunman, gambler, and sometimes lawman of the Old West. He was a contemporary of "Buffalo" Bill Cody, Bat Masterson, John Wesley Hardin, and "Wild Bill" Hickok, some of whom considered hi ...
(1843–1884), Texas gunfighter and marshal of Austin
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Benjamin Thompson (architect) (1918–2002), American architect and founder of ''Design Research''
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Ben Thompson (writer), American business, technology, and media analyst
* Ben Thompson,
BBC News (TV channel) presenter and correspondent
See also
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Benny Thomson (1913–1940), British footballer
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