George Thompson may refer to:

Politics

George Lowther Thompson George Lowther Thompson (1786 – 25 December 1841) was Member of Parliament for Haslemere (1826–1830) and Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) 1830–1831. His family was associated with Sheriff Hutton Sheriff Hutton is a village and civil parish in ...

(1786–1841), Member of Parliament (MP) for Haslemere, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight *

George Thompson (abolitionist) George Donisthorpe Thompson (18 June 1804 – 7 October 1878) was a British anti-slavery orator and activist who toured giving lectures and worked for legislation while serving as a Member of Parliament. He was arguably one of the most importan ...

(1804–1878), British anti-slavery lecturer and MP for Tower Hamlets *

George Thompson (shipowner) George Thompson of Pitmedden (1804–1895) was a Scottish Liberal politician who was The Lord Provost of Aberdeen and MP for city. He was also the founder of the Aberdeen Line shipping company. Background He was born at Woolwich on 23 June ...

(1804–1895), founder of the Aberdeen Line and Liberal MP for Aberdeen * George W. Thompson (politician) (1806–1888), Virginia politician and lawyer * George L. Thompson (1864–1941), New York politician * George F. Thompson (1870–1948), New York politician * George Thompson (Wisconsin politician) (1918–1982), Attorney General of Wisconsin * George Thompson (Scottish National Party politician) (1928–2016), Scottish National Party politician, MP for Galloway *

George Thompson (Australian politician) George Edmund Thompson (born 27 May 1945) is a former Australian politician, who served as the member for Rockdale in the NSW State Parliament. Thompson went to school at Marist Brothers, Kogarah and after finishing, got a job at the Rural Ba ...

(born 1945), former Australian politician * George Henry Thompson (1848–1940), member of the Queensland Legislative Council

Sports

* George Thompson (basketball) (born 1947), American basketball player *

George Thompson (cricketer) George Joseph Thompson (27 October 1877 – 3 March 1943) was the mainstay of the Northamptonshire county cricket eleven for a long period encompassing both its days as a minor county and its earliest years in the County Championship. A hug ...

(1877–1943), English Test cricketer * George Thompson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–?), winger for Sheffield United and Derby County in the 1900s, and manager for Luton Town * George Thompson (footballer, born 1895) (1895–?), played for Burnley, Rotherham and Ashington in the 1920s * George Thompson (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1968), goalkeeper for York City and Southampton in the 1920s * George Thompson (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2004), goalkeeper for Scunthorpe United, Preston North End, Manchester City and Carlisle United in 1950s and 1960s * George Thompson (Australian footballer) (1906–1986), Australian rules footballer * George Thompson (American football) (1899–1939), American football player

Other

George Thompson (aviator) George W. Thompson (April 3, 1888 – August 21, 1912) was a self-taught aviator, and is one of the first Coloradan flyers. He was born near Sharon Springs, Kansas. Thompson built a Mathewson biplane, a Curtiss design, and soloed it on January 4, ...

(1888–1912), one of Colorado's earliest aviators *

George Thompson (engineer) George Thompson (1839-1876) was an English engineer and military officer who was in charge of the Paraguayan military engineering during the Paraguayan War. He later wrote a history of this conflict that became one of the main sources on the subj ...

(1839–1876), British engineer who served in Paraguay during the Paraguayan War * George Thompson (traveller), author of a two-volume travelogue ''Travels and Adventures in South Africa'' * George Thompson (VC) (1920–1945), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross *George Thompson, musical director of the

Grimethorpe Colliery Band The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. Along with the Blac ...

, early 1950s to 1972 * George A. Thompson (businessman) (1921–2000), American inventor and businessman * George A. Thompson (geologist) (1919–2017), Stanford geophysicist, winner of the Penrose Medal in 2008 *

George Peter Thompson George Peter Thompson (1819–1889) was a Liberian-born educator, clergyman and pioneer missionary of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society of Switzerland. He was also the first African to be educated in Europe by the mission and subsequ ...

(1819–1889), Liberian-born educator, clergyman and missionary * George W. Thompson (Medal of Honor) (1847–?), American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor * George William Thompson (born 1956), American international trade attorney and adjunct professor

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