John Thompson

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John Thompson is the name of:

Contents 1 Academics 2 Business figures 3 Media figures 4 Political figures 5 Sports figures 6 Others 7 See also

[edit] Academics

• Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (1898–1975), English archeologist and Mayan scholar
• John G. Thompson (b. 1932), mathematician
• John Thompson (sociologist), professor at Cambridge

[edit] Business figures

• John Thompson (banker) (1802–1891), American banker
• John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson (1827–1876), mail carrier across the Sierras
• John W. Thompson (b. 1949), CEO of Symantec
• John R. Thompson (Born 1953), Owner and Manager Of Plexus Manufacturing Inc.

[edit] Media figures

• John William MacWean (J.W.M.) Thompson, English journalist who edited The Sunday Telegraph
• John L. Thompson, publisher of the Iowa Bystander
• John E. Thompson, Cartoonist, graphic artist and printmaker. Creator of “Action Cop!” and president of Drippan Design.

[edit] Political figures

• John Thompson (1952-present, Illinois Sheriff, US
• John Thompson (1749-1823), US Congressman from New York
• John Thompson (1809-1890), US Congressman from New York [1]
• John Burton Thompson (1810–1874), Whig politician from Kentucky
• John McCandless Thompson (1829–1903), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John R. Thompson (1834–1894), a founder of the Grange
• Sir John Thompson (politician) (1845–1894), Prime Minister of Canada
• John T. Thompson (1860–1940), inventor of the Thompson submachine gun
• John W. Thompson (mayor) (b. 1949), mayor of Davenport, Iowa
• John Thompson (b.1928), British Labour MP for Wansbeck

[edit] Sports figures

• John A. Thompson (football coach) head football coach at University of Kentucky from 1892-1893
• John "Cat" Thompson (1906-1990), basketball player [2]
• John Thompson (basketball), Jr. (b. 1941), former basketball coach at Georgetown University
• John Thompson III (b. 1966), his son, current coach at Georgetown
• John Thompson (footballer) (b. 1981), professional footballer, currently playing for Tranmere Rovers

[edit] Others

• John Thompson (Medal of Honor), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1869), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Thompson (poet) (1938–1976), Canadian poet
• John Thompson (Army Commadation Medal, 2006), Operation Iraqi Freedom soldier and Army Commadation Medal recipient
• Jack Thompson (attorney) (b. 1951), attorney
• John Thompson (musician), an American guqin player

[edit] See also

• John Thomson