Bill Thompson may refer to:
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William Hale Thompson
William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as "Big Bill", Reynolds, Paul (November 29, 2009)"US-UK 'Special Relationshi ...
(1868–1944), known as Big Bill Thompson, Mayor of Chicago
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Bill Thompson (Wyoming politician)
William Leigh Thompson (August 11, 1937 – June 21, 2018) was a Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 60th district from 2001 until his retirement in 2011.
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(1937–2018), member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives
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Bill Thompson (South Dakota politician) (born 1949), South Dakota State House of Representatives
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Bill Thompson (New York politician) (born 1953), New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for mayor
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Bill Thompson (Ohio politician), Ohio House of Representatives
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Bill Thompson (Arkansas politician)
William H. "Bill" Thompson was an American state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1953 until his death in 1981, when his wife Norma Thompson replaced him.
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, long-serving state legislator
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Bill Thompson (Australian footballer) (1876–1965), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
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Bill Thompson (racing driver) (1906–1945), 3-time winner of the Australian Grand Prix in the 1930s
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Bill Thompson (Scottish footballer)
William Gordon Thompson (10 August 1921 – 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half for Portsmouth and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He went on to manage clubs in England and the Netherlands.
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(1921–1988), for Portsmouth and Bournemouth, manager in England and the Netherlands
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Bill Thompson (English footballer) (1940–2011), for Newcastle, Rotherham and Darlington
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Bill Thompson (American football)
William Allen Thompson (born October 10, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draf ...
(born 1946), American football player
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Bill R. Thompson (born 1949), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
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Bill Thompson (basketball)
William Thompson was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season and averaged 3.7 points per game.
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, American professional basketball player
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Bill Thompson (Nottingham Forest footballer)
William Potter Thompson (1899 – October 1959) was an English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest.
Thompson was a full back and made his debut for Nottingham Forest on 26 August 1922 in the First Division match at the City Ground a ...
(1899–1959), English football player for Nottingham Forest
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Bill Thompson (manager)
William Carl Thompson (June 22, 1944 - January 13, 2015) was an American talent manager, most notable for managing the bands Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, as well as the careers of their individual performers su ...
(1944–2015), of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship
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Bill Thompson (technology writer)
William George Thompson (born 6 October 1960) is an English technology writer, best known for his weekly column in the Technology section of BBC News Online and his appearances on ''Digital Planet'', a radio show on the BBC World Service. He is a ...
(born 1960), UK technology writer
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Bill Thompson (television host)
William Earnest Thompson (December 18, 1931 – July 23, 2014), better known as Wallace, co-hosted ''The Wallace and Ladmo Show'', a daily children's variety show broadcast on KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona for 36 years. The program featured short c ...
(1931–2014), creator and co-host of the children's television program ''The Wallace and Ladmo Show''
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Bill Thompson (voice actor) (1913–1971), voice of Droopy Dog
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Bill Thompson (bishop) (1946–2020), Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans (U.S.)
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Bill Thompson III
Bill Thompson III (March 3, 1962 – March 25, 2019) was the publisher and editor of ''Bird Watcher's Digest'' and the author of numerous books on birds and nature. He is also the author of ''Bird Watching For Dummies'' (1997, John Wiley & Sons), ...
(1962–2019), editor of ''Bird Watcher's Digest''
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William Forde Thompson, known as Bill Thompson, Australian psychologist
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Billy Thompson (disambiguation) Billy Thompson may refer to:
* Billy Thompson (baseball) (1874–1960), American baseball player
*Billy Thompson (basketball) (born 1963), American basketball player
*Billy Thompson (boxer) (1923–2009), British and European champion lightweight b ...
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William Thompson (disambiguation) William Thompson may refer to:
Academics
* William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist
* William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar
* William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine
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