Thomas, Tommy or Tom Thompson may refer to:

Politics

Thomas Thompson (1754–1828) Thomas Thompson (1754–1828), was a Kingston upon Hull banker and Wesleyan preacher. The father of Thomas Perronet Thompson, he had the gothic mansion, Cottingham Castle, built in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire. Biography Thomas Tho ...

, Hull banker, British MP for Midhurst, Weslyan, father of Thomas Perronet Thompson *

Thomas W. Thompson Thomas Weston Thompson (March 15, 1766October 1, 1821) was an American attorney and Federalist politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a United States representative and United States Senator during the 1800s. Early life ...

(1766–1821), U.S. Representative and Senator from New Hampshire *

Thomas Perronet Thompson Thomas Perronet Thompson (1783–1869) was a British Parliamentarian, a governor of Sierra Leone and a radical reformer. He became prominent in 1830s and 1840s as a leading activist in the Anti-Corn Law League. He specialized in the grass-root ...

(1783–1869), British politician and reformer *

Thomas Charles Thompson Thomas Charles Thompson (18 February 1821 – 26 September 1892) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1874 and from 1880 to 1885. Thompson was the son of Thomas Thompson of Bishopwearmouth and his wife Eli ...

(1821–1892), British MP for City of Durham, 1874 and 1880–1885 *

Thomas Thompson (New Zealand politician) Thomas Thompson (1832 – 21 January 1919) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. Biography Early life and career Thompson was born in Ireland in 1832 where he was entered the grocery trade as a merchant. In 1853 he shifted to Aust ...

(1832–1919), New Zealand politician *

Thomas Larkin Thompson Thomas Larkin Thompson (May 31, 1838 – February 1, 1898) was an American newspaperman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1887 to 1889. He was the son of Robert Augustine Thompson. Early life an ...

(1838–1898), U.S. Representative from California, ambassador to Brazil *

Thomas Henry Thompson Thomas Henry Thompson (July 1, 1866 – May 17, 1925) was a merchant, undertaker and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Hastings East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 as a Unionist Party and then Conservat ...

(1866–1925), Ontario merchant, undertaker and political figure *

Thomas Thompson (Australian politician) Thomas Turner Thompson (11 July 1867 – 10 July 1947) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1927 to 1930, one of the two members for the Port Adelaide seat. He was variously described as a ...

(1867–1947), Australian politician * Thomas Alfred Thompson (1868–1953), Ontario farmer and political figure * Thomas Josiah Thompson,Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician *

Tommy Thompson Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American Republican politician who most recently served as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served ...

(born 1941), U.S. politician and governor of Wisconsin * Tommy Thompson (Kentucky politician) (born 1948), U.S. politician and state legislator in Kentucky * Tommy Thompson (Arkansas politician) (fl. 2010–2015), U.S. member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (D-AR)

Sports

Football, soccer, rugby

* Thomas Thompson (footballer) (1879–1939), English footballer for Small Heath * Tom Thompson (footballer, born 1894) (1894–?), English footballer * Tom Thompson (Australian soccer), Australian soccer player *

Tom Thompson (American football) Emmet C. "Tom" Thompson II (born c. 1948) is an American former college football player who was a member of the football team at Austin College in Sherman, Texas during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In 2011, he earned a graduate degre ...

, member of the 2009 football team for Austin College, Sherman, Texas *

Tommy Thompson (rugby union) Gerald "Tommy" W. Thompson (4 October 1886 – 20 June 1916) was a South African rugby union player who played for Somerset West Rugby Club. He was selected for the provincial team of Western Province in 1912. He was selected to participate in t ...

(1886–1916), or Gerald Thompson, South Africa rugby player *

Tommy Thompson (rugby league) Thomas "Tommy" Thompson (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Tubby", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level has played for England n ...

(fl. 1920–1930s), rugby league player for England and Warrington *

Tommy Thompson (quarterback) Thomas Pryor Thompson (August 15, 1918 – April 22, 1989) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. Early life and education Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Thompson graduated from R. L. Pas ...

(1916–1989), American pro football quarterback, NFL 1940s *

Tommy Thompson (linebacker) Thomas Wright Thompson (January 6, 1927 – October 1, 1990) was an American football linebacker and center who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL) in the late 1 ...

(1927–1990), American football linebacker *

Tommy Thompson (footballer, born 1928) Thomas Thompson (10 November 1928 – 15 September 2015) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Barrow, Newcastle United, Preston North End and Stoke City as well as the England national team. Career ...

(1928–2015), English footballer, Aston Villa and Preston North End * Tommy Thompson (footballer, born 1938), English footballer, Blackpool and York City * Tommy Thompson (punter) (born 1972), American pro football punter *

Tommy Thompson (soccer) Thomas Palmer Thompson (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes. Career Thompson played one year of college soccer at Indiana University where h ...

(born 1995), American soccer player

Baseball, cricket

* Thomas Thompson (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer * Tommy Thompson (pitcher) (1889–1963), American baseball player *

Tommy Thompson (outfielder) Rupert Lockhart "Tommy" Thompson (May 19, 1910 – May 24, 1971) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves (1933–36), Chicago White Sox (1938–39), and St. Louis Browns (1939). He was born in Elkh ...

(1910–1971), American baseball player * Tommy Thompson (baseball, born 1947), American minor league baseball player and manager

Other sports

* Thomas E. Thompson (1885–?), American college basketball coach * Tommy Thompson (NASCAR), American race car driver in the

1955 Southern 500 The 1955 Southern 500, the sixth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event. The event was held on September 5, 1955, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. This race spanned 500 miles on a paved oval track. An ...

* Tommy Thompson (racing driver) (1943–1978), Formula Super Vee racing driver

Other

* Thomas Thompson (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (died 1540), Master of Christ's 1508–1517 *

Thomas Thompson (herald) Thomas Thompson (d. September 1641), herald, the son of Samuel Thompson, Windsor herald, was raised by his father to follow in his footsteps. He was appointed Rouge Dragon Pursuivant in the reign of James I. He married Elizabeth Bynd of Carshaltern ...

(died 1641), Rouge Dragon Pursuivant in the reign of James VI and I *

Thomas Thompson (priest) Thomas Thompson (8 July 1756 – 10 November 1799) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the 18th century. Thompson was born in County Mayo; and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Killala The Dean of Killala is based at the ...

, Anglican priest in Ireland *

Sir Thomas Thompson, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet, Order of the Bath, GCB (28 February 1766 – 3 March 1828) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary War, American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary Wars, French Revo ...

(1766–1828), Royal Navy admiral *

Thomas Thompson (songwriter) Thomas Thompson (1773–1816) was a Tyneside poet, from Bishop Auckland area in County Durham. His last song was ''Jemmy Joneson's Whurry'', first published in 1823, seven years after his death. Early life Thomas Thompson was born in 1773 in ...

(1773–1816), Tyneside poet *

Thomas Clement Thompson Thomas Clement Thompson (1780 – 11 February 1857) was an Irish artist and a founder member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. Thomas Thompson was born in Belfast in 1780. He embarked on a career as a painter of portrait miniatures in Belfast ...

(1780–1857), Irish artist * Thomas Thompson (businessman) (1797-1869), American businessman and art collector *

Thomas Napier Thomson Thomas Napier Thomson (25 February 1798 – 1 February 1869) was a Scottish minister, historian and biographer. While still young he stopped using his middle name. Life He was born in Glasgow on 25 February 1798, the fifth son of Hugh Thomson, ...

(25 February 1798 – 1 February 1869) was a Scottish minister, historian and biographer. * Thomas W. Thompson (Medal of Honor), American Medal of Honor recipient *

Thomas Phillips Thompson Thomas Phillips Thompson (25 November 1843 – 20 May 1933) was an English-born journalist and humorist who was active in the early socialist movement in Canada. Early years Thomas Phillips Thompson was born on 25 November 1843 in Newcastle upon ...

(1843–1933), English-born journalist and humorist *

Thomas Thompson (writer) Thomas Thompson (1880–1951) was a Lancashire writer and broadcaster, whose work generally appeared under the name of T. Thompson. He lived all his life in Bury, an industrial town some ten miles north of Manchester. Early life Thomas Thomps ...

(1880-1951), Lancashire author and broadcaster (1880-1951) *

Thomas Gordon Thompson Thomas Gordon Thompson (November 28, 1888 – August 10, 1961) was an American chemist and oceanographer. Early life and education Thompson was born on November 28, 1888, at Rose Bank, Staten Island, New York. He received his bachelor's degree fro ...

(1888–1961), American chemist and oceanographer *

Thomas Thompson (American author) Thomas Thompson ( Thomas Van Thompson; October 3, 1933 – October 29, 1982) was a journalist and author. Career Thompson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Clarence Arnold Thompson (1897–1983) and Ruth Oswalt (1904–1983). He graduated from ...

(1933–1982), American journalist and author * Thomas Everett Thompson (1933–1990), British malacologist and embryologist *

Thomas L. Thompson Thomas L. Thompson (born January 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American-born Danish biblical scholar and theologian. He was professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen from 1993 to 2009. He currently lives in Denmark. Thompson is ...

(born 1939), American biblical scholar *

Thomas Martin Thompson Thomas Martin Thompson (March 20, 1955 – July 14, 1998) was an American man who was executed in 1998 by the state of California for the 1981 killing of Ginger Fleischli. His execution was controversial; some believe him to have been innocent of ...

(1955–1998), executed for rape and murder * Thomas J. Thompson (fl. from 1981), American television director *

Tommy Thompson (Royal Navy officer) Commander Charles Ralfe "Tommy" Thompson, Order of St Michael and St George, CMG, OBE (22 November 1894 – 11 August 1966) was a British naval officer and Prime Ministerial aide-de-camp. Thompson was born at Penshaw, County Durham. A sailor from ...

(1894–1966), World War II British naval officer *

Llewellyn Thompson Llewellyn E. "Tommy" Thompson Jr. (August 24, 1904 – February 6, 1972) was an American diplomat. He served in Sri Lanka, Austria, and for a lengthy period in the Soviet Union, where his tenure saw some of the most significant events of the Cold ...

(1904–1972), known as Tommy, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union and to Austria *

Tommy Thompson (type designer) Samuel Winfield "Tommy" Thompson (1906–1967) was an American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer. He was born Blue Point, New York. In 1944 he became the first designer to earn royalties for a type design, from Photo Lettering Inc ...

(1906–1967), American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer * Tommy Thompson (parks commissioner) (1913–1985), Toronto's first Commissioner of Parks * Tommy Thompson, birth name

Willoughby Harry Thompson Willoughby Harry "Tommy" Thompson Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (3December 191925January 2018) was a British colonial administrator who served in various posts in a number of countries, including Kenya, the Falkland Islands, and British ...

(1919–2018), British colonial administrator *

Tommy Gregory Thompson Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS ''Central America'' on September 11, 1988. He is also the author of a book about the discovery, ''America's Lost Treasure'' ...

(born 1952), known for his leading role in the rediscovery of ''SS Central America''

Characters

* Tommy Thompson, fictional character in ''

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack ''The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' is an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933, in the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ended April 1, 1973. After a run of 40 years, it was the longest-running aviation comic strip. The strip was created ...