David or Dave Thompson may refer to:

Business

* David Thompson (American businessman, born 1798) (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) (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 (born 1950), founder of BBC Films * David Thompson (singer) (1950–2010), lead singer of the Canadian country band Thunder Road * David Thompson (writer), 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 David Lonzo Thompson (May 21, 1969 – February 14, 2010) was an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known by his stage name Lil' Dave Thompson. He is best known for his tracks "She Didn't Say Goodbye" and "I Got the ...

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

Law

David R. Thompson David Renwick Thompson (December 26, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education and career Thompson was born in San Diego, California and graduated from Poi ...

(1930–2011), U.S. federal judge *

David N. Thompson David Newton Thompson (January 7, 1859 – November 28, 1945) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from December 5, 1922, to December 1, 1930. Born in Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, Thompson was a Deputy Clerk of Court and Rec ...

(1859–1945), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court * David Thompson (attorney), American trial attorney * Sir Dave Thompson (police officer), Chief Constable of West Midlands Police

Politics

* David Thompson (Canada West politician) (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 (1854–1942), American diplomat * David Thompson (Canadian politician) (1836–1886), member of the Canadian House of Commons * Dave Thompson (Scottish politician) (born 1949), Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch * Dave Thompson (Minnesota politician) (born 1961), Minnesota state senator * David Thompson (Barbadian politician) (1961–2010), Prime Minister of Barbados

Sports

Football and rugby

* David Thompson (footballer, born 1962), former English football player with Rochdale, Notts County, Wigan, Preston and Chester * David Thompson (footballer, born 1968), English former professional footballer * David Thompson (footballer, born 1977), former English football player with Liverpool, Coventry, Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton * Dave Thompson (footballer, born 1945), English former professional footballer * Dave Thompson (American football) (born 1949), American football player * David Thompson (American football) (born 1975), American football player * David Thompson (rugby league, born 1978), Australian rugby league player * Dave Thompson (rugby league, born 1995), for Leigh Centurions

Other sports

* David Thompson (basketball) (born 1954), American basketball player * David Thompson (cricketer) (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 David Bernard Thompson (May 29, 1923 − November 24, 2013) was an Americans, American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina from 1990 to 1999. Biography Thompson w ...

(1923–2013), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * David D. Thompson, U.S. Space Force general * David Thompson (New Hampshire settler) (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) David Robert Thompson (born 10 February 1955) is a British academic nurse and psychologist. He is professor of nursing at Queen's University Belfast. He holds honorary and adjunct positions in the United Kingdom, China and Australia and is an ...

(born 1955), British academic nurse and psychologist