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People

Thompson (surname) Thompson is a surname of English origin, with Thomson, originally meaning 'son of Thomas (twin)' being the more common spelling in Scotland. An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the parish of Thompson in Norfolk. During the P ...

Thompson M. Scoon Thompson Maxwell Scoon (August 29, 1888 – July 27, 1953) was an American farmer and politician from New York. Life He was born on August 29, 1888, in Geneva, Ontario County, New York. He graduated from Cornell University. He was President of the ...

(1888–1953), New York politician

Places

Australia

Thompson Beach, South Australia Thompson Beach is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about north of the Adelaide city centre. Thompson Beach started as a sub-division in 1980 with boundaries being created ...

, a locality

Bulgaria

Thompson, Bulgaria Thompson ( bg, Томпсън ; also transliterated ''Tompsan'', ''Tompsun'', ''Tompsǎn'' or ''Tompson'') is a village in central western Bulgaria, part of Svoge municipality, Sofia Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 838 and the mayor i ...

, a village in Sofia Province

Canada

Thompson, Manitoba Thompson (population 13,678) is the largest city in the Northern Region of Manitoba and is situated along the Burntwood River, north of Winnipeg. Originally founded in 1956 as a mining town, it now primarily serves as the "Hub of the North", p ...

Thompson (electoral district) Thompson is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968 from parts of Churchill and Rupertsland, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. Thompson is ...

, an electoral district in the above location *

Rural Municipality of Thompson Thompson is a rural municipality in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 1,259 according to the Canada 2006 Census. The RM was incorporated on 1 November 1908. It took its name from an early settler and its firs ...

, Manitoba *

Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river ...

, a river in British Columbia **

Thompson Country Thompson Country, also referred to as The Thompson and sometimes as the Thompson Valley and historically known as the Couteau Country or Couteau District, is a historic geographic region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, more or less de ...

, a region within the basin of the Thompson River **

Thompson Plateau The Thompson Plateau forms the southern portion of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, Canada, lying to the west of Okanagan Lake, south of the Thompson River and east of (although never adjoining it) the Fraser River. At its most southern p ...

, a landform in the Interior of British Columbia named for the Thompson River **

Thompson-Nicola Regional District The Thompson–Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2021 Census population was 143,680 and the area covers 44,449.49 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the mai ...

, a regional district in British Columbia *

Thompson Sound (British Columbia) Thompson Sound is a sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Tribune Channel and to the east of Gilford Island, part of the Broughton Archipelago. The headland on the north side of the sound's entrance i ...

, a sound in the area of the Broughton Archipelago *

Thompson Sound, British Columbia Thompson Sound is an unincorporated locality on the east side of the sound of the same name, which is in the area of Tribune Channel and the Broughton Archipelago in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada Canada is a cou ...

, an unincorporated locality at Thompson Sound * Thompson Station, Nova Scotia

England

Thompson, Norfolk Thompson is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and including Tottington had a population of 341 in 147 households at the 2001 census,Thompson Sound (New Zealand), one of the indentations in the coast of the South island's Fiordland National Park

United States

Thompson, Alabama Thompson, also known as Thompson Station, is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsvil ...

Thompson, California Thompson is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m). Thompson is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an Americ ...

Thompson, Connecticut Thompson is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named after Sir Robert Thompson, an English landholder. The population was 9,189 at the 2020 census. Thompson is located in the northeastern corner of the state and i ...

* Thompson, Florida * Thompson, Idaho *

Thompson, Iowa Thompson is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 495 at the time of the 2020 census. Thompson is home to the Winnebago County Fair, held annually, various agricultural businesses, a public outdoor swimming pool, the ...

Thompson, Missouri Thompson is an unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. It is located six miles west of Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern por ...

Thompson, Nebraska Thompson is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both a ...

Thompson, New York Thompson is a town in the southern part of Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 16,550 at the 2020 census.US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report Thompson, Sullivan County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts ...

Thompson, North Dakota Thompson is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". It is located on the border of Allendale and Walle townships, with Walle on t ...

Thompson, Ohio Thompson is an unincorporated community in Thompson Township, Geauga County, in the U.S. state of Ohio at an elevation of 1270 ft (287 m). The Thompson Ledges, an important geologic and topographic feature of northeast Ohio, are located ...

Thompson, Pennsylvania Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census. Geography Thompson is located at (41.862354, -75.515864). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a tota ...

Thompson, Wisconsin Thompson is an unincorporated community in the town of Erin, in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily ...

Thompson Island (Massachusetts) Thompson Island is an island in the Boston Harbor, about 1 mile offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The island is managed by the Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, a non-profit education organization. The island is open to v ...

, an island in Boston Harbor *

Thompson Springs, Utah Thompson Springs, also officially known for a time as just Thompson, is a small census-designated place in central Grand County, Utah, United States. The population was 39 at the 2010 census. The town is just north of the east–west highway rou ...

, which for a time was also officially known as simply "Thompson" **

Thompson (Amtrak station) Green River station is a train station in Green River, Utah. It is served by Amtrak's ''California Zephyr'', which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The station has a platform and bus-st ...

, the former train station in Thompson Springs

Other uses

Thompson Island (South Atlantic) Thompson Island was a phantom island in the South Atlantic. It was thought to be about north-northeast of Bouvet Island, a small Norwegian dependency between South Africa and Antarctica. History The island was first reported and named by ...

Thomson-CSF Thomson-CSF was a French company that specialized in the development and manufacture of electronics with a heavy focus upon the aerospace and defence sectors of the market. Thomson-CSF was formed in 1968 following the merger of Thomson-Houst ...

, a French defense contractor *

Nlaka'pamux The Nlaka'pamux or Nlakapamuk ( ; ), also previously known as the ''Thompson'', ''Thompson River Salish'', ''Thompson Salish'', ''Thompson River Indians'' or ''Thompson River people'', and historically as the ''Klackarpun'', ''Haukamaugh'', ''Kni ...

, a Canadian First Nation also known as "the Thompson" **

Thompson language The Thompson language, properly known as Nlaka'pamuctsin, also known as the Nlaka'pamux ('Nthlakampx') language, is an Interior Salishan language spoken in the Fraser Canyon, Thompson Canyon, Nicola Country of the Canadian province of British C ...

, spoken by the Nlaka'pamux * USS ''Thompson'', two U.S. Navy destroyers *

Thompson submachine gun The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy Gun", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", “Trench Sweeper” or "Trench Broom") is a blowback-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun, invented by United Stat ...

Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson (french: Dupont et Dupond ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two incompetent detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the ...

(Dupont et Dupond), two clumsy detectives from the ''Tintin'' series *

Thompson (band) Thompson is a Croatian ethno hard rock band, founded by songwriter and lead vocalist Marko Perković ("Thompson"), who is often identified with the band itself. The lineup consists of Tomislav Mandarić, Ivan Ivanković, Duje Ivić, and Ivica Bi ...

, a Croatian rock band *

Thompson Media Group Thompson Media Group, LLC, originally established as Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Richard E. Thompson. Thompson Media Group is an American privately held media company that specializes in providing compliance, regulatory, a ...

* ''Thompson'' (TV series), 1988 British variety television series *

Thompson/Center Contender The Thompson/Center Contender is a break-action single-shot pistol or rifle that was introduced in 1967 by Thompson/Center Arms. It can be chambered in cartridges from .22 Long Rifle to .45-70 Government. History Warren Center, working in his ba ...

, a single-shot pistol