David or Dave Thompson may refer to:

Business

David Thompson (American businessman, born 1798) David Thompson (1798 – February 1871) was an American businessman. He was President of the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company. Life He was the son of Jonathan Thompson (Collector), Jonathan Thompson who was Collector of the Port of N ...

(1798–1871), president of New York Life Insurance & Trust Company *

David Thompson (British businessman) David Brian Thompson (4 April 1936 – 29 December 2020) was the co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings, one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses. Career Having initially worked as a meat trader at Smithfield Market, David Thompson help ...

(1936–2021), co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings * G. David Thompson (1899–1965), American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector

Entertainment

Dave Thompson (author) David Thompson (also Dave Thomas; born 4 January 1960) is an English writer who is the author of more than 100 books, largely dealing with rock and pop music, but also covering film, sports, philately, numismatics and erotica. He wrote regular ...

(born 1960), British author, largely dealing with rock and pop music *

Dave Thompson (comedian) Dave Thompson (born 30 June 1959) is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer, who made headlines in July 1997 after being removed from the role of Tinky Winky in the children's television series, ''Teletubbies'' after 70 episodes. The BB ...

(born 1959), British actor and comedian * David M. Thompson (born 1950), founder of BBC Films * David Thompson (singer) (1950–2010), lead singer of the Canadian country band Thunder Road * David Thompson (writer) (born 1956), American writer and playwright * David W. Thompson (born 1994), American actor *

Lil' Dave Thompson David Lonzo Thompson (May 21, 1969 – February 14, 2010) was an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known by his stage name Lil' Dave Thompson. He is best known for his tracks "She Didn't Say Goodbye" and "I Got the B ...

(1969–2010), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * David Thompson, a pen name of American author David L. Robbins (born 1950)

Law

David R. Thompson David Renwick Thompson (December 26, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education and career Thompson was born in San Diego, California and graduated from Poi ...

(1930–2011), U.S. federal judge * David N. Thompson (1859–1945), justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court * Sir Dave Thompson (police officer), chief constable of West Midlands Police

Politics

* David Thompson (Canada West politician) (1793–1851), entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West * David P. Thompson (1834–1901), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon * David E. Thompson (1854–1942), American diplomat * David Thompson (Canadian politician) (1836–1886), member of the Canadian House of Commons *

Dave Thompson (Scottish politician) David George Thompson (born 20 September 1949) is a Scottish former politician who was the leader of Action for Independence (AFI) from 2020 to 2021. A former member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Thompson was a Member of the Scottish Par ...

(born 1949), Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch *

Dave Thompson (Minnesota politician) David A. Thompson (born October 2, 1961)Thompson, David A. "Dave"
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(born 1961), Minnesota state senator *

David Thompson (Barbadian politician) David John Howard Thompson (25 December 1961 – 23 October 2010) was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010. Early life Thompson was born in Londonref name=TriniExpr ...

(1961–2010), prime minister of Barbados

Sports

Football and rugby

* David Thompson (footballer, born 1962), former English football player with Rochdale, Notts County, Wigan, Preston and Chester *

David Thompson (footballer, born 1968) David George Thompson (born 20 November 1968 in Ashington) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Cambridge United, Bristol City, Blackpool and Brentford as a central defender In the sp ...

, English former professional footballer *

David Thompson (footballer, born 1977) David Anthony Thompson (born 12 September 1977) is an English football pundit currently working for the BBC. Thompson played as a midfielder, though he had to retire aged 29 through an osteochondral defect of the left knee sustained at age 25. ...

, former English football player with Liverpool, Coventry, Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton *

Dave Thompson (footballer, born 1945) David Thompson (born 12 March 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a right winger In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle ...

, English former professional footballer *

Dave Thompson (American football) David Wayne Thompson (born February 1, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. He was selected b ...

(born 1949), American football player *

David Thompson (American football) } David Farrod Thompson (born January 13, 1975) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Rams. He also was a member of the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe. He played college ...

(born 1975), American football player *

David Thompson (rugby league, born 1978) David Thompson (born 17 March 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Background Thompson was born in Sydney, ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Dave Thompson (rugby league, born 1995) David Thompson (born ) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a er for Whitehaven in Betfred League 1. He previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers and in the reserve team at Warrington Wolves. He has played for the Leig ...

, for Leigh Centurions

Other sports

David Thompson (basketball) David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954), commonly known by the nickname "Skywalker", is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketb ...

(born 1954), American basketball player *

David Thompson (cricketer) David James Jonathan Thompson (born 11 March 1976) is a former English cricketer active from 1994 to 2000 who played for Surrey and Essex. He appeared in eleven first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium-fast pace ...

(born 1976), former English cricketer *

David Thompson (baseball) David Thompson (born August 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He played college baseball at the University of Miami. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 2015 Major League Ba ...

(born 1993), American baseball player

Other fields

* David B. Thompson (1923–2013), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * David D. Thompson (born 1963), US Space Force general *

David Thompson (New Hampshire settler) David Thompson or David Thomson (c. 1588 – disappeared 1628) was an early Scot settler of the New England area, considered the founder and first non-native settler of New Hampshire. He was granted a land patent for Thompson Island in Boston H ...

(1593–?), founder of the first European settlement in New Hampshire *

David Thompson (explorer) David Thompson (30 April 1770 – 10 February 1857) was an English Canadians, Anglo-Canadian fur trader, Surveying, surveyor, and Cartography, cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's care ...

(1770–1857), Canadian explorer *

David Thompson (chef) David Thompson is an Australian chef, restaurateur and cookery writer, known for his expertise in Thai cuisine. His restaurant Nahm, opened in London in 2001, was the first Thai restaurant to receive a Michelin star. Nahm Bangkok remained on ...

, Australian chef * David Thompson (nurse) (born 1955), British academic nurse and psychologist *

Rosa 'David Thompson' ''Rosa'' 'David Thompson' is a deep pink, Hybrid rugosa cultivar, bred by Canadian rose breeder, Felicitas Svejda in 1970. It was introduced in Canada in 1979 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It is one of the Canadian Explorer roses that Sv ...

, a rose cultivar