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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 ...
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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

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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 create ...
, a locality


Bulgaria

* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province


Canada

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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", ...
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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 fi ...
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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 ri ...
, 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 d ...
, 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 ma ...
, 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 Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands located at the eastern end of Queen Ch ...
, an unincorporated locality at Thompson Sound * Thompson Station, Nova Scotia


England

* Thompson, Norfolk


New Zealand

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Thompson Sound (New Zealand) Thompson Sound (; officially Te Awa-o-Tū / Thompson Sound) is a fiord of the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the fiords that form the coast of Fiordland. Geography The fiord is connected at its farthest extent with Pendulo Reach, ...
, one of the indentations in the coast of the South island's Fiordland National Park


United States

* Thompson, Alabama * Thompson, California *
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, Missouri * Thompson, Nebraska * Thompson, New York * Thompson, North Dakota * Thompson, Ohio * Thompson, Pennsylvania * Thompson, Wisconsin * Thompson Island (Massachusetts), an island in Boston Harbor * Thompson Springs, Utah, 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 ...
, the former train station in Thompson Springs


Other uses

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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 ...
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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, 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 ...
, 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 rifle, magazine-fed Selective fire, selective-fire subm ...
* Thomson and Thompson (Dupont et Dupond), two clumsy detectives from the ''Tintin'' series * Thompson (band), a Croatian rock band * Thompson Media Group * ''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


See also

* Thompson Hall (disambiguation) * Thompson Creek (disambiguation) * Thompson River (disambiguation) *
Thompson Lake (disambiguation) Thompson Lake or Lake Thompson may refer to: ;in Canada *Thompson Lake (Manitoba) *Thompson Lake (York Region, Ontario), near Wilcox Lake ;in New Zealand *Lake Thompson (Canterbury), one of List of lakes of New Zealand, New Zealand's lakes *Lake T ...
* Thompson Township (disambiguation) *
Thomson (disambiguation) Thomson may refer to: Names * Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin * Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson Businesses and organizations * SGS-Thomson M ...
* Thomsen *
Justice Thompson (disambiguation) Justice Thompson may refer to: *Smith Thompson (1768–1843), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court *Charles H. Thompson (Illinois judge) (1882–1972), chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court * David N. Thompson (1859–1945), a ...
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