David or Dave Thompson may refer to:

Business

David Thompson (American businessman, born 1798) David Thompson (1798 – February 1871) was an American businessman. He was President of the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company. Life He was the son of Jonathan Thompson (Collector), Jonathan Thompson who was Collector of the Port of N ...

(1798–1871), president of New York Life Insurance & Trust Company *

David Thompson (British businessman) David Brian Thompson (4 April 1936 – 29 December 2020) was the co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings, one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses. Career Having initially worked as a meat trader at Smithfield Market, David Thompson help ...

(1936–2021), co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings *

G. David Thompson George David Thompson (March 20, 1899 – June 26, 1965) was an American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector, based in Pittsburgh. He started as a banker, but by 1945 was running four steel mills. In 1959 Pittsburgh's Carne ...

(1899–1965), American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector

Entertainment

Dave Thompson (author) David Thompson (born 4 January 1960, aka Dave Thomas) is an English writer who is the author of more than 100 books, largely dealing with rock and pop music, but also covering film, sports, philately, numismatics and erotica. He wrote regularly ...

(born 1960), British author, largely dealing with rock and pop music *

Dave Thompson (comedian) Dave Thompson (born 30 June 1959) is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer, who made headlines in July 1997 after being removed from the role of Tinky Winky in the children's television series, ''Teletubbies'' after 70 episodes. The BB ...

(born 1959), British actor and comedian *

David M. Thompson David Marcus Thompson (born 18 July 1950 in Hackney, London) is a British film and television producer, and the editor of several books about film directors. Overview Thompson worked for the BBC from 1978 as a film programmer and documentary ...

(born 1950), founder of BBC Films * David Thompson (singer) (1950–2010), lead singer of the Canadian country band Thunder Road *

David Thompson (writer) David Thompson (born September 29, 1956) is an American writer, playwright, and producer. His notable theater productions include Chicago, Scottsboro Boys, The Prince of Broadway, and the upcoming production of New York, New York. Thompson was ...

, American writer and playwright *

David W. Thompson David William Thompson (born July 21, 1994) is an American actor known for ''Win Win (film), Win Win'' (2011), ''Blue Ruin'' (2013) and ''Green Room (film), Green Room'' (2015). He plays Scarecrow (DC Comics), Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in the Fo ...

(born 1994), American actor * Lil' Dave Thompson (1969–2010), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * A pen name for David L. Robbins (born 1950)

Law

* David R. Thompson (1930–2011), U.S. federal judge * David N. Thompson (1859–1945), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court *

David Thompson (attorney) David H. Thompson is an American trial attorney and the managing partner of the law firm Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, a litigation boutique. Thompson has litigated numerous high-profile cases, including civil litigation on behalf of the Duke lacro ...

, American trial attorney * Sir

Dave Thompson (police officer) Sir David Thompson is the former chief constable of West Midlands Police, England's second-largest and the United Kingdom's third-largest police force. He retired from the post on 5 December 2022, succeeded by Craig Guildford. Police career ...

, Chief Constable of West Midlands Police

Politics

David Thompson (Canada West politician) David Thompson (February 4, 17931851) was an entrepreneur and a political figure in Canada West. He represented Haldimand in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851 as a Reformer. Biography Thompson was born on ...

(1793–1851), entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West *

David P. Thompson David Preston Thompson (November 8, 1834 – December 14, 1901) was an American businessman and politician in the Pacific Northwest. He was governor of the Idaho Territory from 1875 to 1876. A native of Ohio, he immigrated to the Oregon Territor ...

(1834–1901), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon *

David E. Thompson David Eugene Thompson (February 28, 1854 – August 25, 1942) was an American diplomat. Thompson was born in 1854 in Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the nort ...

(1854–1942), American diplomat *

David Thompson (Canadian politician) David Thompson (December 7, 1836April 18, 1886) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Haldimand in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1886. He was born in Wainfleet Township in Upper C ...

(1836–1886), member of the Canadian House of Commons *

Dave Thompson (Scottish politician) David George Thompson (born 20 September 1949) is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the leader of Action for Independence (AFI) from 2020 to 2021. Thompson was an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 2007 to ...

(born 1949), Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch *

Dave Thompson (Minnesota politician) David A. Thompson (born October 2, 1961)Thompson, David A. "Dave"
Minneso ...

(born 1961), Minnesota state senator *

David Thompson (Barbadian politician) David John Howard Thompson (25 December 1961 – 23 October 2010) was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010. Early life Thompson was born in Londonref name=TriniExp ...

(1961–2010), Prime Minister of Barbados

Sports

Football and rugby

David Thompson (footballer, born 1962) David Stephen Thompson (born 27 May 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Manchester, Thompson started his professional career with Rochdale before joining Notts County in 1986. Thompson joined Wigan Athlet ...

, former English football player with Rochdale, Notts County, Wigan, Preston and Chester *

David Thompson (footballer, born 1968) David George Thompson (born 20 November 1968 in Ashington) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Cambridge United, Bristol City, Blackpool and Brentford as a central defender In the s ...

, English former professional footballer *

David Thompson (footballer, born 1977) David Anthony Thompson (born 12 September 1977) is an English football pundit currently working for the BBC. Thompson played as a midfielder, though he had to retire aged 29 through an osteochondral defect of the left knee sustained at age 25. ...

, former English football player with Liverpool, Coventry, Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton *

Dave Thompson (footballer, born 1945) David Thompson (born 12 March 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a right winger A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively ...

, English former professional footballer *

Dave Thompson (American football) David Wayne Thompson (born February 1, 1949) is a former American football offensive lineman who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Lions in the second ...

(born 1949), American football player *

David Thompson (American football) David Farrod Thompson (born January 13, 1975) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the St. Louis Rams. He also was a member of the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe. He played college football at Oklahom ...

(born 1975), American football player *

David Thompson (rugby league, born 1978) David Thompson (born 17 March 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Background Thompson was born in Sydney ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Dave Thompson (rugby league, born 1995) David Thompson (born ) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a er for Whitehaven in Betfred League 1. He previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers and in the reserve team at Warrington Wolves. He has played for the Le ...

, for Leigh Centurions

Other sports

David Thompson (basketball) David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Seattle ...

(born 1954), American basketball player *

David Thompson (cricketer) David James Jonathan Thompson (born 11 March 1976) is a former English cricketer active from 1994 to 2000 who played for Surrey and Essex. He appeared in eleven first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium-fast pac ...

(born 1976), former English cricketer *

David Thompson (baseball) David Thompson (born August 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He played college baseball at the University of Miami. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 2015 Major League Ba ...

(born 1993), American baseball player

Other fields

* David B. Thompson (1923–2013), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

David D. Thompson David Dean Thompson (born February 18, 1963) is a retired United States Space Force General (United States), general who served as the first vice chief of space operations from 2020 to 2023. He served as the vice commander of the Air Force Spac ...

, U.S. Space Force general *

David Thompson (New Hampshire settler) David Thompson or David Thomson (1588–1628) was the first governor of Massachusetts under the 1622 Council for New England grant to Robert Gorges. He also held the 6000-acre 1622 Piscataqua grant under the Council and is considered the founder an ...

(1593–?), founder of the first European settlement in New Hampshire *

David Thompson (explorer) David Thompson (30 April 1770 – 10 February 1857) was a English Canadian, British-Canadian fur trader, surveying, surveyor, and Cartography, cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's care ...

(1770–1857), Canadian explorer *

David Thompson (chef) David Thompson is an Australian chef, restaurateur and cookery writer, known for his skill and expertise in Thai cuisine. Career Thompson made his name at ''Darley Street Thai'' in Sydney, which he opened in 1992 in Darley St, Newtown upon ...

, Australian chef * David Thompson (nurse) (born 1955), British academic nurse and psychologist