William Thompson may refer to:

Academics

* William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist * William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar *

William Gilman Thompson William Gilman Thompson (December 26, 1856 - October 27, 1927) was an American physician, dietitian and medical writer. Biography Gilman attended Yale Sheffield Scientific School, receiving a Ph. B. in 1877. The then pursued medical training ...

(1856–1927), American professor of medicine * William Oxley Thompson (1855–1933), president of Ohio State University * William Hertzog Thompson (1895–1981), American psychology professor and minister * William Irwin Thompson (1938–2020), American social philosopher and cultural critic *

William Robert Thompson William Robert Thompson (1923/1924 – October 22, 1979) was a French-born Canadian psychologist. With John L. Fuller, he co-authored a 1960 book entitled ''Behavior Genetics'' that is credited with launching the field of behavioral genetics. Bi ...

(1923/4–1979), Canadian psychologist and behavior geneticist

Entertainment

William Thompson (poet) Rev. William Thompson (1712 - 1766) was an 18th-century English poet. Life William Thompson was the son of Rev. Francis Thompson, vicar of Brough in Westmoreland, NW England, who died in 1735; William's date of birth is not known. William Tho ...

(1712–1766), English poet * William C. Thompson (cinematographer) (1899–1963), American cinematographer *

William H. Thompson (actor) William H. Thompson (April 24, 1852 - February 4, 1923) was an American actor on stage, in vaudeville, and in films. Early years Thompson was born in Scotland on April 24, 1852 and came to the United States when he was six years old. Both of his ...

, (1852-1923), American actor *

William Tappan Thompson William Tappan Thompson (August 31, 1812 – March 24, 1882). He co-founded the ''Savannah Morning News'' in the 1850s, known then as the ''Daily Morning News''. One of his most notable works was ''Major Jones's Courtship,'' an epistolary n ...

(1812–1882), American humorist and journalist *

Will Lamartine Thompson William Lamartine Thompson (November 7, 1847 – September 20, 1909) was a noted American composer. He founded the W. L. Thompson Music Company and tried his hand with some success at secular compositions before finding his ''forte'' in hymns ...

(1847–1909), American composer

Military

William Thompson (Leveller) William Thompson may refer to: Academics * William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist * William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar * William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine * William Oxl ...

(died 1649), Leveller leader of the Banbury mutiny of the New Model Army in 1649 * William Thompson (general) (1736–1781), American Revolutionary War general * William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861) (1812–1872), signal quartermaster in the American Civil War *

William P. Thompson William P. Thompson (January 11, 1844 – October 7, 1864) was a sergeant in the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for action at Battle of the Wilderness during which he was killed on May 6, 1864 with an award being issued ...

(1844–1864), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor * William Francis Kynaston Thompson (1909–1980), British officer who fought and was captured at Arnhem * William Thompson (admiral) (1922–2018), American admiral, former chief of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation * William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950) (1927–1950), Korean War recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Frank Thompson (SOE officer) Major William Frank Thompson (17 August 1920 – 10 June 1944) was a British officer who acted as a liaison between the British Army and the Bulgarian communist partisans during the Second World War. Early life, family, and education Thompson ...

(William Frank Thompson, 1920–1944), British officer who worked in Bulgaria in the Second World War * James Thompson (VC) (William James Thompson, 1830–1891), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

Politics

U.S.

* William Thompson (North Carolina politician) (1772–1802), member of the North Carolina General Assembly *

William B. Thompson William B. Thompson (1797 – after 1870) was a Virginia farmer and politician who served a term in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Jefferson County, Virginia. Jefferson County voters elected him as one of their (part-time) represe ...

(1797–?), Virginia farmer and politician * William Thompson (Iowa politician) (1813–1897), representative from Iowa *

William C. Thompson (New York) William Colridge Thompson Sr. (October 26, 1924 – December 24, 2018) was a New York State Senator and justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division. Biography He was born on October 26, 1924, in New York City. He graduated from Bro ...

, lawyer and state senator * William George Thompson (1830–1911), representative from Iowa *

William G. Thompson William Gillon Thompson (July 23, 1842 – July 20, 1904) was a Union (American Civil War), Union Union Army, Army officer, lawyer, politician, and the mayor of Detroit, Michigan. He also founded Detroit's first major league baseball team. ...

(1840–1904), mayor of Detroit * William Henry Thompson (1853–1937), senator from Nebraska *

William I. S. Thompson William Isaac Shelby "Billy" Thompson (November 24, 1936 - November 24, 1993) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for Hinds County, serving from 1964 to 1968. Biography William Isaac Shelby Thompson was born on November 2 ...

(1936-1993), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * William Barlum Thompson (1860–1941), mayor of Detroit * William T. Thompson (Nebraska politician) (1860–1939), Nebraska Attorney General and Solicitor of the United States Treasury * William Hale Thompson (1868–1944), mayor of Chicago * William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), senator from Kansas *

W. Lair Thompson William Lair Thompson (January 1, 1880 – August 5, 1940), known as Lair Thompson or W. Lair Thompson, was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon. He served one term in the Oregon House of Representatives followed by a ...

(1880–1940), American politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon *

William Carrington Thompson William Carrington Thompson (November 6, 1915 – June 11, 2011) was an American jurist and politician. Early and Family Life Thompson was born in Chatham, Virginia. He attended Hampden-Sydney College and graduated in 1935. He received his ...

(1915–2011), American politician and jurist from Virginia *

William Thompson (New York) William Colridge Thompson Jr. (born July 10, 1953)"William Thomps ...

(born 1953), New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City

U.K.

William Thompson (died 1637) William Thompson may refer to: Academics * William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist * William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar * William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine * William Oxl ...

, MP for Scarborough *

William Thompson (1614–1681) Sir William Thompson (10 April 1614 – ca. April 1681) of London was an English businessman and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the City of London from 19 March 1661 to 1679. He was born the youngest of the four sons of ...

, English Member of Parliament for the City of London *

William Thompson (1629–1692) William Thompson may refer to: Academics * William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist * William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar * William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine * William Ox ...

, English Member of Parliament for Scarborough * William Thompson (Ipswich MP) (1678–1739), English Member of Parliament for Ipswich * William Thompson (died 1744) (c.1680–1744), British Whig politician, MP for Scarborough 1701–1722 and 1730–1744 *

William Thompson (1792–1854) William Thompson (baptised 23 January 1792 – 10 March 1854) was an English businessman who was Lord Mayor of London and Member of Parliament. Baptised on 23 January 1792, he was the son of James Thompson of Grayrigg, Kendal, Westmorland and edu ...

, MP for Callington, London, Sunderland and Westmorland, also Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London * William Thompson (Ulster Unionist politician) (1939–2010), Northern Ireland politician

Elsewhere

William Thompson (Upper Canada) William Thompson (June 17, 1786 – January 18, 1860) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in New Brunswick in 1786, the son of a United Empire Loyalist, and came to Grantham Township with his family in 1809. He se ...

(1786–1860) * William Thompson (New South Wales politician) (1862–1937), Australian politician * William Thompson (Australian politician) (1863–1953) *

William Murray Thompson William Murray Thompson was a railway contractor and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1907. William Thompson was born at Tyrrell, in Cumberland, England in 1841. He travelled to the gold diggings of N ...

(1841–1912), railway contractor and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Science

William Thompson (naturalist) William Thompson (2 December 1805 – 17 February 1852) was an Irish naturalist celebrated for his founding studies of the natural history of Ireland, especially in ornithology and marine biology. Thompson published numerous notes on the dis ...

(1805–1852), Irish ornithologist and botanist * William Thompson (viticulturist) (1816–1897), Englishman who developed the Thompson Seedless grape * William Wardlaw Thompson (died 1917), South African ichthyologist and zoologist *

William Thompson (physician) Sir William John Thompson (May 1861 – 9 June 1929) was a physician who became Registrar General for Ireland from 1909 to 1926. Life He was born in Tattyreagh, County Tyrone to farmer William Thompson, in May 1861. He was educated at Enniskil ...

(1861–1926), physician, Registrar General for Ireland *

William A. Thompson William A. Thompson (born December 16, 1864, in Greenwich, New York – 1925) was an engineer with the United States Army Corps of Engineers who managed improvements on the Mississippi River. Thompson's career Thompson attended high sch ...

(1864–1925), member of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers * William Boyce Thompson (1869–1930), American mining engineer and financier * William R. Thompson (1887–1972), Canadian entomologist *

William Francis Thompson William Francis Thompson (born St. Cloud, Minnesota 1888, died 7 November 1965) was an American ichthyologist and fisheries scientist. He researched the exploitation and management of the stocks of Pacific halibut for the fisheries department ...

(1888–1965), American ichthyologist *

William Lay Thompson William Lay Thompson was an American ornithologist, naturalist and educator. He was Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Wayne State University, an expert on bird vocalizations, past President of the Michigan Audubon Society, and past E ...

(1930–2016), American ornithologist

Sports

* William Thompson (boxer) (1811–1880), British prizefighter *

William Thompson (archer) William Henry Thompson (March 10, 1848 – August 12, 1918) was an American archery, archer, poet and lawyer. With his brother Maurice Thompson, Maurice, he was a founder of the National Archery Association in 1879 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, C ...

(1848–1918), American archer *

William V. Thompson William V. Thompson (April 25, 1865 – September 30, 1938) was an American professional and champion tenpin bowler. He was the proprietor of Plaza Bowling Alley in the Chicago Plaza Hotel, the first official regulation ten-pin bowling alley. H ...

(1865–1938), American bowler * William Thompson (cricketer, born 1866) (1866–1920), English first-class cricketer *

Willie Thompson Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...

(William Pringle Thompson, 1867–1928), English footballer, played for Newcastle United in the 1890s * William Thompson (cricketer, born 1882) (1882–1954), English cricketer * William Thompson (Australian cricketer) (born 1891), Australian cricketer * William Thompson (British Guiana cricketer) (born 1888), Guyanese cricketer *

William Thompson (rower) William G. Thompson (July 19, 1908 – February 8, 1956) was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, ...

(1908–1956), American Olympic rower *

William Thompson (footballer) William Thomson (born 4 May 1868) was a Scottish footballer of the 1890s. Career Thomson played for Dumbarton (two spells), Aston Villa, Newton Heath and Clyde. He also played internationally for Scotland between 1892 and 1898. Honours ;Dumb ...

, Scottish footballer *

William Thompson (skier) William Thompson (18 May 1905 – 3 April 1994) was a Canadian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (frenc ...

(1905-1994), Canadian Olympic skier *

Will Thompson (baseball) Will McLain Thompson (August 30, 1870 – June 9, 1962) was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. He played college ball at the University of Pen ...

(1870–1962), American baseball player

Other

* William Thompson (banker), Governor of the Bank of England from 1725 to 1727 *

William Thompson (Methodist) William Thompson (1733–1799) was the first President of the Methodist Conference after John Wesley's death, being elected President at the Manchester conference in 1791.Kelly, C. H. (1891)''Wesley and his successors: a centenary memorial o ...

(1733–1799), first President of the Methodist Conference after Wesley's death * William Thompson (philosopher) (1775–1833), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer *

William Thompson (journalist) Col. William Thompson (1846–1934) was an American-Indian fighter and journalist, the editor of multiple newspapers in Oregon and California, having his longest run with the ''Alturas Plaindealer''. Thompson was born in Missouri on February ...

(1846–1934), American Indian fighter and newspaper editor * William Clyde Thompson (1839–1912), leader of the Mount Tabor Indian Community in Texas * William Thompson (bishop) (1885–1975), Anglican bishop of Persia (Iran) * William A. Thompson (bishop) (1946-2020), Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans (U.S.) * William Thompson (archdeacon of Cork) (1766–1833) * William Thompson (archdeacon of Wellington), Canadian Anglican priest * William C. Thompson (New York judge) (1924–2018), New York politician and judge * William Paul Thompson (1937–1989), American serial killer * William L. ("T") Thompson (born 1951), pilot for Delta Air Lines, lawyer, and businessman * William C. Thompson (Alabama judge) (born 1962), judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals * William Harvey Thompson (died 1927), prohibition enforcement agent in Seattle, Washington * William Thompson (confidence man), American criminal *

William S. Thompson William Stewart Thompson (born 1969) is the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia since 2021. From 2007 to 2021, he served as a judge on the Wes ...

, American judge in West Virginia *

William Thompson (pirate) William Thompson may refer to: Academics * William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist * William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar * William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine * William O ...

, ship captain who stole the Treasure of Lima c. 1820 * William Thompson (1805–1866), also known as Wiremu Tamihana, Maori preacher